Anybody see what he did did in Alabama game yesterday. Has a excellent team, but he should be suspended for a bunch of games and heavily fined as this ain't his first rodeo...he's a thug coaching a bunch of thugs!
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Filthy Oranges's Vitello?
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Vitello is an absolute a-hole. But he’s got his team playing with swagger and attitude. And right now, they’re projected to be the number one seed in the NCAA. All while Kentucky will be setting on their thumbs at home for the 4th straight season.
Agree with all, but this guy sure seems like the Billy Martin type.
Suspended 4 games. Seems light. IIRC, if you are ejected you have to sit out the next game regardless per league rules. Is that correct? So, really, they just sat him 3 additional games. So, he'll miss the entire Florida series in Gainesville.
I heard someone say he would be back for the Sunday game against Florida but may have misheard them.
Well, the suspension is 4 games. I think what that person may have thought was that UT played a midweek game this week, but they don't (unless they are filling one in?). So, barring them playing a makeup, he would be out the whole Florida series.
Which is kind of wild... I imagine he still takes the trip, but then he just has to watch from the stands or something.
After watching the video it's quite obvious the bump was on purpose and not accidentally. Should have been finded and suspended at least 6 SEC Games. There was already a lot of "heat" before the game and I think he was definitely trying to intimidate the officials. The game was in Kville and we all know what that bunch is low down enough to do.
Yea, 4 games seems soft. And, again, IIRC, it is an automatic 1 game suspension if you get ejected. So, really it is just a 3 game suspension. Which is bull. I mean, reality is that he assaulted an official. Seems like the league might want to be a bit more harsh on something like that so as to ensure that it doesn't happen again.
Something interesting I heard on the radio this morning:
On the ride to work this morning I listened to a Knoxville radio station where a Tennessee booster was interviewed regarding what their program called, 'Friends of the BaseVols.' It sounded as though what essentially happens is that a group of boosters has a pool of money available for players. When a player needs money they go before a 3 person committee consisting of team leaders, Evan Russell was one he mentioned. If the committee determines the player's need is 'worthy,' enough then they will reach out to the boosters and let them know what is going on and who needs the funds and the funds will then be distributed to the player. He specifically cited a situation where a player recently needed $1,000 to help pay for tuition.
On the ride to work this morning I listened to a Knoxville radio station where a Tennessee booster was interviewed regarding what their program called, 'Friends of the BaseVols.' It sounded as though what essentially happens is that a group of boosters has a pool of money available for players. When a player needs money they go before a 3 person committee consisting of team leaders, Evan Russell was one he mentioned. If the committee determines the player's need is 'worthy,' enough then they will reach out to the boosters and let them know what is going on and who needs the funds and the funds will then be distributed to the player. He specifically cited a situation where a player recently needed $1,000 to help pay for tuition.
No clue. I know it wouldn't be prior to the NIL rules, and it kind of doesn't smell right. However, with the new NIL stuff, I just assume everything is possible.
I think maybe a work around might be if the players pooled their NIL money. That money is then held basically in trust for all the players and the money leaves a trust account and goes to a player directly when they need/request it. Maybe that cleans it up? No idea.
I couldn’t imagine outside the NIL this would be ok in any other sport. Could you imagine the uproar if Calipari did something like this. (And I’m not gullible enough to think this doesn’t go on. People just aren’t openly talking about it on a radio show.)
I guarantee you that Tennessee has this same thing setup regardless of the sport and has had it set up for decades. They've just never openly talked about it. Now, they are openly talking about it and acting like they're doing something great and honorable.
I have very little respect for Tennessee’s athletic department.
You can’t argue with the results. By the way, I don’t ever recall having a coach who wasn’t an ass, especially on the football side.
Saw this matches MLB suspension length for contact. MLB much longer season.
Definite purposeful bump and disrespect, but not violent or dangerous. Suspension seems reasonable.
Definite purposeful bump and disrespect, but not violent or dangerous. Suspension seems reasonable.
Isn't this basically what Vandy does? Think every kid on their roster is on a full ride.
No, it is pretty different. The way Vandy works, to my knowledge, is that every student that attends Vandy is eligible for financial support if their family makes under a certain amount of money, which is a pretty high amount. So, the baseball players, if they are not on athletic scholarships, can be on those 'hardship,' scholarships.
Now, I don't know the full details of this. For instance, I imagine it is on a sliding scale. So, if the cutoff is say 150,000 and a family makes 140,000, then it is highly unlikely that the student gets a full ride, but they get a smaller amount. The student whose family makes just 30,000 probably is eligible for the full amount. Most baseball players would be eligible for this and they've used it to help them attract more talent to a great academic university. I don't know that they are all on full rides, but they probably all get something. However, they could be paying more than what many might pay going to a public university.
This is done as a university policy and not, like what is happening at UT, through boosters/alumni.
I think most, if not all, of Corbin’s pro players have endowed a scholarship to be used for baseball
