Coming after Vitello

[Volfan1000]

With Coach Bianco's son playing at LSU, that would be a solid hire for LSU.

Plus he is an alumnus of LSU.

 

[RedStickVOL]

Is O’Sullivan out of the running for LSU? Sorry if I missed it.

 

[TN_gal]

Is O’Sullivan out of the running for LSU? Sorry if I missed it.

Yes, he is.

 

[ArdentVol]

Yes, he is.

but goober sports radio said he was the one

 

[AthensVol2007]

With Coach Bianco's son playing at LSU, that would be a solid hire for LSU.

Plus he is an alumnus of LSU.

If they’re mad about Paul’s “underachieving” 5 Omaha appearances I don’t get why they’d be happy with Bianco’s 1 appearance in 20 years and 6 flame outs in Supers. He’s a great coach but I don’t see him being any different or better than what they have. You have a 20 year track record in the same division to evaluate him on so you know exactly what you’re getting.

 

[vol66]

66 was Blade’s high school coach?

I was not, but I agree with him.

 

[JCP201]

 

[Godfatha]

We're hungry for some winning. Outside of basketball, it's been a long drought. I was proud of the fan support last night!

 

[txbo]

 

[I4Vols]

I hope after we wta LS Shooo takes
Tony to Ruth Chris where he orders the most expensive dinner he's ever had.
Then tells them thanks for the dinner but no thanks for the offer. I'm going to Omaha.

Hope he doesn't order sparagus as a side.
Pass/fail test for all future UT coaching searches, esp football

 

[EZE]

Until he signs a new deal…he’s in play IMO.

 

[Daniel_Lincolns_Foot]

Present Tony with a contract extension with a number that he'll sign for before they even get on the plane for Nebraska. I'm thinking $1.3 million a year--make him the highest paid coach in the country and put all other schools on notice that we mean business. I don't care if we gets swept out of Omaha, he's earned it in the amount of time it has taken him to completely revitalize the program.

 

[peerless98]

Anything can happen, but I can't imagine TV leaving a Vol team that he is taking to the College World Series. It would be different if he coached at a smaller school and left for a power 5 program, but leaving an SEC team after a World Series run for another SEC team? I don't see it! He built this program and can put his own stamp on it.

 

[NorCalVol67]

In the wise words of 66...

‘He ain’t leaving’

 

[TheMookieMonster]

This is just the first in a long line of future CWS appearances under King Tony. He ain’t leaving.

 

[SGMVols]

With Coach Bianco's son playing at LSU, that would be a solid hire for LSU.

Plus he is an alumnus of LSU.

The reason Drew is at LSU in the first place and not Ole Miss is because Mike didn’t want to coach his kid in college. Drew being there might actually hurt LSU’s chances of getting Mike.

 

[MAD]

Are they really selling these?

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Present Tony with a contract extension with a number that he'll sign for before they even get on the plane for Nebraska. I'm thinking $1.3 million a year--make him the highest paid coach in the country and put all other schools on notice that we mean business. I don't care if we gets swept out of Omaha, he's earned it in the amount of time it has taken him to completely revitalize the program.

I would offer him 1.3, but with an understanding stated that if he gets a higher offer, we will top it, too.

 

[Y9 Vol]

I would offer him 1.3, but with an understanding stated that if he gets a higher offer, we will top it, too.

That would just pretty much guarantee his snake of an agent going out and getting him that better offer.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Anything can happen, but I can't imagine TV leaving a Vol team that he is taking to the College World Series. It would be different if he coached at a smaller school and left for a power 5 program, but leaving an SEC team after a World Series run for another SEC team? I don't see it! He built this program and can put his own stamp on it.

Assuming he's in play for the LSU job, and assuming all other things (pay, facilities) can be made more or less equal, he has to decide whether his legacy will be: 1) one name in a long coaching line for an existing longtime dominant program, or 2) someone who built and sustained a new longtime dominant program.

Remember that Rick Barnes almost chose #1. It was very enticing to him to revitalize a once longtime program. LSU wouldn't need a revitalization, but you get the point.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

That would just pretty much guarantee his snake of an agent going out and getting him that better offer.

He's going to do that anyway, isn't he?

 

[Y9 Vol]

He's going to do that anyway, isn't he?

You would be shocked how many connections he has and what kind of offer he could get Tony. You don’t proclaim that you’ll beat any other offer until another offer is made.

 

[Volfan1000]

Segments one through four of yesterday's Sports Source Show on You tube cover the Tennessee baseball program if anybody is interested.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

You would be shocked how many connections he has and what kind of offer he could get Tony. You don’t proclaim that you’ll beat any other offer until another offer is made.

So, if a higher offer is made, how do we know they might just take it while assuming UT won't match or exceed it? If we don't tell them that we'll exceed any other offer up front, then we might never get a chance to counter the offer before he accepts it.

This isn't a normal business deal. Cat and mouse and the Art of the Deal don't apply here. We want him to stay regardless of the cost of making him the highest paid coach.

 

[Y9 Vol]

So, if a higher offer is made, how do we know they might just take it while assuming UT won't match or exceed it? If we don't tell them that we'll exceed any other offer up front, then we might never get a chance to counter the offer before he accepts it.

This isn't a normal business deal. Cat and mouse and the Art of the Deal don't apply here. We want him to stay regardless of the cost of making him the highest paid coach.

If he doesn’t wanna be here he will not be here. If he wants to be here, and gets a better offer, he will allow us the chance to match or beat it. That is how the game is played.