Ross Kivett to Houston

[Gilbert]

Ross Kivett has been hired as a full time assistant at Houston. Good for him. Will always appreciate the work he put into the program.

 

[txbo]

Best of luck Ross.

Thanks for the memories.

 

[Spring Hill Jay]

Go get Matt Bragga now!!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Ugh. That SUCKS. Really happy for him, but this just underscores the ridiculous nature of the fact baseball has a limit on how many assistants you can pay. That rule should have been changed by now.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Best of luck Ross.

Thanks for the memories.

Dude, you are just trying to sell him a car once he gets down there. Ha ha

 

[txbo]

Dude, you are just trying to sell him a car once he gets down there. Ha ha

I might give him one.

 

[Ryno14]

I can assure you his moment from the Texas game will live on in Tennessee history

 

[youcancallmeAl]

I can assure you his moment from the Texas game will live on in Tennessee history

I haven't seen a meltdown like that since Earl Weaver! Epic.

 

[preacherman20]

I will defend Ross on that. The full video would show a somewhat different set of circumstances. he did not get ejected for throwing his papers. He was ejected by the third base umpire for questioning balls and strikes and then when he was thrown he threw his papers. I can guarantee for most UT fans in the stands at that point, they would have done the same thing.

 

[VolGee4]

I will defend Ross on that. The full video would show a somewhat different set of circumstances. he did not get ejected for throwing his papers. He was ejected by the third base umpire for questioning balls and strikes and then when he was thrown he threw his papers. I can guarantee for most UT fans in the stands at that point, they would have done the same thing.

The tv coverage actually confirmed this. When they showed the replay of him throwing the notebook on the field, they said that he had already been ejected at that point.

Ben McDonald was actually tough on the umpires, saying that this was an elimination game and that the umps need to let some emotions go. I agree. I have watched a bunch of college this year and can't believe how soft the college umps are.

 

[td23]

He's a dude. He will fit in. Atta boy Coach! Can't wait.

 

[Volprofch05]

Ross ran a TN baseball youth camp in the week in between super regionals and Omaha. They could've easily canceled it under the circumstances, and we would've understood, but I appreciate that they went forward with it.

 

[TN_gal]

Happy for him on getting a full time assistant job. I’m glad he was with our program for the past four years.

 

[vol66]

This sucks, but he needs to get paid, so congrats on that.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I might give him one.

The check is in the binder...

 

[Southern_Accent]

He sure went out with a bang. I loved it

 

[Volbackhomefromtx]

I agree with Preacherman. I am a very mild mannered person. All of my co-workers think I have great patience (notice I didn't say my wife). However, most everyone has a breaking point and I have had meltdowns. I got pretty animated during the Regional and Supers (sports meltdowns don't count) but at least I was a voice in the crowd. I cannot imagine in a pressure situation like that where every pitch counts that opinions get increasing loud and it is not unexpected that sometimes the mouth outpaces the mind. Very sorry to lose Ross and I wish him the best. No doubt that was an historic Vol baseball moment.

 

[BigDave]

I might give him one.

@txbo . . . Hi, I am Matt Bragga, what kind of car do you want to give me? I can be there in a few minutes to pick it up!

GBO

 

[Volunteer08]

In 5-10 years we'll be talking about Tony Vitello's coaching tree and when he retires after 13 CWS appearances, 4 National Championships we can look to his tree for his replacement.

 

[txbo]

@txbo . . . Hi, I am Matt Bragga, what kind of car do you want to give me? I can be there in a few minutes to pick it up!

GBO

LMAO

 

[txbo]

@txbo . . . Hi, I am Matt Bragga, what kind of car do you want to give me? I can be there in a few minutes to pick it up!

GBO

BTW...Rice replaced Bragga with Jose Cruz, Jr. He's never coached a day of college baseball in his life.

 

[BigDave]

BTW...Rice replaced Bragga with Jose Cruz, Jr. He's never coached a day of college baseball in his life.

WOW . . . Cruz was a solid MLB player . . . wasn't he a base or bench coach for a MLB team for a bit?? Regardless, this is a stretch in my opinion - no recruiting experience, limited assistant pay, limited schooly money (though this may not effect Rice, much like Vandy), etc.

Oh, and you didn't say what kind of car or what time to pick it up!! LMAO

EDIT: Tony Gwynn made the transition . . . not impossible.

GBO

 

[VolMarine1371]

I haven't seen a meltdown like that since Earl Weaver! Epic.

He went out with a bang that’s for sure.

 

[Volfan1000]

Congratulations to Coach Kivett and it will be interesting to see whom CTV hires as his replacement.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Ross ran a TN baseball youth camp in the week in between super regionals and Omaha. They could've easily canceled it under the circumstances, and we would've understood, but I appreciate that they went forward with it.

That's how volunteer assistants get paid, camps.