What a jack ass

Petulant child

Dewsh bag

Clown

There's a reason his teams haven't won it all despite being heavy favorites or at least crazy talented - no composure from the top down

"Attitude reflects leadership, captain"

He'll fit in perfect at tu

BPD

IYKYK

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Johnsy3 said:

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There's a reason his teams haven't won it all despite being heavy favorites or at least crazy talented - no composure from the top down

"Attitude reflects leadership, captain"

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The hate for Vitello on this Board reminds me of the hate for Mike Leach when Texas Tech was beating us.

Vitello's first season with Tennessee was 2018. A number of universities would love to have the lack of composure and poor leadership results Tennessee has had since 2019:

• 2019: NCAA Regional
• 2021: College World Series 7th Place
• 2022: NCAA Super Regional, Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champion
• 2023: CWS 5th Place
• 2024: CWS Finals, Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champion

In a way you're right. The criticism screams of "I'd rather lose than have a clown coach"

Personally, I'd rather just win

I don't know what he did to spur the OP today, but on Tiger Droppings, fans from across the SEC have been universally crapping on Vitello for several years now. He may be the most hated person in college baseball.

Buddy of mine who played for MSU a couple decades ago texted me and we chatted about.

Quote …

"I actually met and talked to him last year at USM super regional. Just as a dude, he's actually a pretty cool guy."

Next text …

"As an opposing coach he's a turd "

I think he has to get his team playing with a chip on their shoulder. They have to have some grievance to rally around. So he manufactures it with his fake jackassery. Tries to get them fired up and play pissed off.

He is who he is: a complete jackass and a hell of a college baseball coach. Hiring complete jackass Frank Anderson as his pitching coach gives them the award for most jackasses on a college coaching staff.

There's class and then there's bravado.

To me, Vitello is a hot head. He is what he is and I for one am glad we have the right coach.

They deserve each other. The guy never gives his opponent credit for anything and has no humility at all. Sadly everything comes from the top down and his players take on his petulant attitude and persona. Reminds me of a baseball form or Lane Kniffin.

I'll preface this by saying it isn't why we lost...they earned their runs and we made a number of mistakes...

But the antics in the first about the strike zone were undoubtedly part of the Tennessee strategy. Anderson and Vitello have been around enough baseball to know that the pitches they were throwing dirt over are not strikes. And then we got a wide outside corner for the rest of the game. Their pitchers effectively lived out there to start and end counts the rest of the game.

The patience at the plate is one of our strengths, and you can't play that to your liking with the strike zone that was established at that point. They got what they wanted from their outburst, and the umpire wasn't willing to eject either of them for something that could have easily warranted as much.

They'll try it again tomorrow. I guess we'll see if the home plate ump is willing to put up with them again.

dabo man said:

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He is who he is: a complete jackass and a hell of a college baseball coach. Hiring complete jackass Frank Anderson as his pitching coach gives them the award for most jackasses on a college coaching staff.

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This

I disagree. He is a great recruiter but good baseball coach. He's not a great baseball coach.

Vitello is a good baseball coach, a great recruiter, and a hell of an a**hole!

He's a hell of a coach. But a hell of a D bag. And that D bag attitude carries down to the rest of the team.

I like Tennessee fans in general and hate that we're gonna have to bring them misery tomorrow. But putting one up that team's backside tomorrow is gonna be super sweet. Just bc of their attitude. Thank you Schloss for preaching composure and class.

I'll second dixichkn.

My high school baseball Roy "Pete" Angermiller '60 always started every game with:

"I don't care if you win, lose or tie - but you play with class. And do your best to win."

If you didn't play with class - you were benched. No exceptions.

I tried to instill the same philosophy in my 14 years of coaching Little League and my 1 year of coaching high school..

He and Scottie have a really strange love/hate relationship.

Lance Uppercut said:

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I'll preface this by saying it isn't why we lost...they earned their runs and we made a number of mistakes...

But the antics in the first about the strike zone were undoubtedly part of the Tennessee strategy. Anderson and Vitello have been around enough baseball to know that the pitches they were throwing dirt over are not strikes. And then we got a wide outside corner for the rest of the game. Their pitchers effectively lived out there to start and end counts the rest of the game.

The patience at the plate is one of our strengths, and you can't play that to your liking with the strike zone that was established at that point. They got what they wanted from their outburst, and the umpire wasn't willing to eject either of them for something that could have easily warranted as much.

They'll try it again tomorrow. I guess we'll see if the home plate ump is willing to put up with them again.

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He got his desired result with the ump and zone, and Ag fans end up with the vapors.

A Colleague and I were talking about him this morning. Question, did he throw dirt onto the field during his tantrum?

I totally agree with Lance!

He came out in a MUST WIN game for them (to stay in the Nat'l Title) and did what he had to do to try and help his team out. And it worked. I agree that he may be a ******bag here and there along the way, but that's just his style. He has his way of coaching and everyone else has their ways of coaching.

IMO, the home plate blue gave their coaching staff and players way too much rope. The Tennesee bench and players took over the game and the blue struggled to maintain control.

I can only hope tonight's blue crew will lay down the law to both coaches/teams and enforce that law. One warning and one warning only. The second time should result in an immediate ejection even if it is the last college baseball game of the year.

After Tennesee's #1 "barked" at our pitcher yesterday after he drew a walk, did he get a warning or did the umpire let it go? I don't think they ever showed the umpire writing anything in his book like he did with the Tennesee coaching staff? Did anyone at the game see anything?

It worked for Tennesee yesterday and they will employ the tactic again tonight unless the blue crew takes control. I trust our coaching staff to have fully prepared our players for what will be thrown their way tonight.

What is it about the color orange that causes such an entitled attitude?

He's the Kim Mulkey of baseball

Amazing how people are just now realizing his personality has always been this...he's a tool, always has been, always will be. This was well before the CWS.

Why we need to win, but definitely missed our chances yesterday. Not having Sdao may be catching-up with us (due to rotations and fresh arms for today; Tenn has deeper pitching staff and healthier) and definitely missing Montgomery (just adds pressure to the opposing staff).

BTHO out of all of them and esp. their tool of a coach.

Lance Uppercut said:

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I'll preface this by saying it isn't why we lost...they earned their runs and we made a number of mistakes...

But the antics in the first about the strike zone were undoubtedly part of the Tennessee strategy. Anderson and Vitello have been around enough baseball to know that the pitches they were throwing dirt over are not strikes. And then we got a wide outside corner for the rest of the game. Their pitchers effectively lived out there to start and end counts the rest of the game.

The patience at the plate is one of our strengths, and you can't play that to your liking with the strike zone that was established at that point. They got what they wanted from their outburst, and the umpire wasn't willing to eject either of them for something that could have easily warranted as much.

They'll try it again tomorrow. I guess we'll see if the home plate ump is willing to put up with them again.

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Sadly, this