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Wtf Soda? What racial slur theory did I start???
You can clearly see Tony chirping at the State dugout. And not in the direction of the coaches but the players. We all love his fiery demeanor but save it for the umps and opposing coaches.
Yes, Tony is the head coach. Tony should be the adult. Why is that a problem statement? Do you think he should act like he's a 21 year old in the dugout?
Since when is admitting both groups made mistakes that escalated the altercation in the heat of the moment a problem? If you think only one side is at fault (and that side is the opponent) you're suffering from confirmation bias. Everything settled down and nobody got in trouble so it's all fine. Everyone can chill. Let's not call our opponents racists with zero evidence. And that accusation pales in comparison to me giving Tony the tiniest bit of accountability and responsibility for very clearly talking to the dugout.
Edit: Btw, Tony's postgame statement he says the State dugout was calling his name so he started chirping back to them. So, no racial slurs. And yes, he was in fact jawing back to the players.
Not knowing what he said just shows you are wrong but keep clutching those Miss State pearls.I do know what happened and what was said. I know State didn't make any racial slurs towards Tennessee (Tony confirmed) and I know Tony was jawing at the State dugout (Tony confirmed).
What Tony said was irrelevant to my point, which was that, as the adult, he shouldn't have said anything. That goes for any coach.
I also understand why he did though. And that falls on State's staff for not controlling his guys. Which is what the ump was running over to get a handle of. Both parties erred to contribute to the situation and you're trying to call me out only because I gave the slightest criticism to Vitello while also criticizing State/Lemonis.
And you're also apparently criticizing me for speaking out against a heinous false accusation by a random Vol fan to our opponents. Which is something after all the false accusations our guys and TV have endured the past few years.