Coming after Vitello

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Y9 Vol said:
Only one of us is emotional about a business decision.
You are welcome anytime you are in God’s country NCV.
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I've never considered philanthropy a business.

Can't think of a single charitible contribution that has given me any return at all.
 
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TN_gal said:
3HL 5-28-21 Hour Two: What does Tennessee need to do to keep Tony Vitello

I saw Chris Low's recent interview with 3HL (104.5 The Zone in Nashville) referenced in yesterday's game day thread, so thought I'd put it here too. The link to his interview is above. I couldn't direct link it, but the segment is fairly high up on the interview segment page.

You can listen to his interview in its entirety, but the main takeaways:

*Tennessee is seriously working on a new deal and package to keep CV.
*Tennessee will not lose CV because of money - Chris thinks they are willing to step up and make CV if not the highest paid college baseball coach, one of the highest paid college baseball coaches in the country.
*Tennessee is making a firm commitment to LNS upgrades (press box, entrance, basically everything) to make it more representative of baseball stadiums in the SEC.
*Chris also mentioned salary increases for CV's staff.
*Tennessee is doing everything it can to have CV stay here.
*CV loves it here in Knoxville.

Chris is about as well connected and trusted locally as any reporter. After listening to his interview, I'm confident that Tennessee is going all out for this new package and deal for CV.
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I believe it’s going to come down to whether or not LSU pushes hard for him. We don’t know for a fact where their head is at.
 
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Tyler865 said:
I believe it’s going to come down to whether or not LSU pushes hard for him. We don’t know for a fact where their head is at.
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I think O’Sullivan is #1 on their list, with ECU’s Godwin #2 (he has prior ties to LSU) for now.

We’ll see what happens.
 
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TN_gal said:
I think O’Sullivan is #1 on their list, with ECU’s Godwin #2 (he has prior ties to LSU) for now.

We’ll see what happens.
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Reading through their threads on the Tiger Rant that's what it seems like. Although I think they would be more than happy to "settle" on TV.
 
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Good interview this morning with Vitello on Robby and Rexrode in Nashville. Talked about Boyd coming to South Carolina to look at facilities. Also noted some major donors stepping up. Called the administration “progressive” in trying to improve LNS.

Nothing earth shattering per se, but I think it’s encouraging.
 
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Chris Burke was on The Swain Event this morning, and he said the UT administration has done everything it possibly can from a commitment standpoint to keep the current staff, and that they are extremely excited about the future for the baseball program.
 
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Gilbert said:
Good interview this morning with Vitello on Robby and Rexrode in Nashville. Talked about Boyd coming to South Carolina to look at facilities. Also noted some major donors stepping up. Called the administration “progressive” in trying to improve LNS.

Nothing earth shattering per se, but I think it’s encouraging.
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"Coming to South Carolina to look at facilities"... USCe? Or other facilities?
 
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TN_gal said:
They toured Founders Park, USCe’s baseball stadium
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I figured, but didn't want to make assumptions. Why would we look at an older park, albeit great atmosphere, that needs a facelift? Why aren't we looking at the cream of the crop stadiums so we don't have to have this conversation again in 8-10 years? If you just pony up to do things right the first time, often times it will cost you less in the long run.
 
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Volunteer08 said:
I figured, but didn't want to make assumptions. Why would we look at an older park, albeit great atmosphere, that needs a facelift? Why aren't we looking at the cream of the crop stadiums so we don't have to have this conversation again in 8-10 years? If you just pony up to do things right the first time, often times it will cost you less in the long run.
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Founder's Park is an incredibly nice ballpark. Let's be realistic, it's not possible to facelift LNS to look like Dudley Noble or Baum Walker. Both of those were built from the ground up and cost around $70 million.

You could probably make LNS look pretty nice in the $35-$40 million range which is what is being discussed.
 
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Volunteer08 said:
I figured, but didn't want to make assumptions. Why would we look at an older park, albeit great atmosphere, that needs a facelift? Why aren't we looking at the cream of the crop stadiums so we don't have to have this conversation again in 8-10 years? If you just pony up to do things right the first time, often times it will cost you less in the long run.
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My guess would be there are things about that park that Vitello likes.
 
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Volunteer08 said:
I figured, but didn't want to make assumptions. Why would we look at an older park, albeit great atmosphere, that needs a facelift? Why aren't we looking at the cream of the crop stadiums so we don't have to have this conversation again in 8-10 years? If you just pony up to do things right the first time, often times it will cost you less in the long run.
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It’s one of the newer parks, it’s first season being 2009. It doesn’t need a facelift. It is one of the best in the conference.
 
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