The Official Tennessee vs S.Miss Super Regional Game 3 Thread 10:06 PM EST ESPNU

[mr.checkerboards]

I would think actually playing the game is more important. I’m perfectly fine with not watching a rain-soaked game with constant delays if our guys were able to play in better weather without interruptions.

This game should have been played at noon.

No, ESPN pays massive contracts for these games. Putting this at noon would've killed their viewers and hurt ratings. It'd be incredibly ignorant to have played this early.

 

[Volstylexx]

5 hours to kill. Join me for a sights and sounds of Hattiesburg tour, narrated by your very own, Volstylexx

First stop, a walk around the baseball stadium (in search of stray balls) turned up a stray cat! I have named him Knox and he immediately seemed happier. Off to the next adventure. Be back soon!!

 

[Orange.]

I would think actually playing the game is more important. I’m perfectly fine with not watching a rain-soaked game with constant delays if our guys were able to play in better weather without interruptions.

This game should have been played at noon.

Well, how are you going to put our guys on the concrete under the bleachers if you have already played through earlier? You need as many rain delays as possible. It was terrible also how both nights they kept the team waiting til near midnight to find out when we would play.

 

[Orange.]

LFG! I'm ready for us to have a big game.

 

[Baseburg2000]

Just popping back in before I make the hour drive back to the game for some USM fan perspective here.

1. The NCAA and ESPN are terrible. Game should be moved up and to hell with tv viewers. It’s the right thing to do. I do however believe after 7:00 ct tonight the game will/could resume if it does get delayed.

2. Kudos to whatever the kids name y’all pitched yesterday. Sorry, bad with names and don’t feel like looking it up. We jumped on him some early, but the way he settled in and pitched was an amazing performance. Nothing but respect for that young player.

3. The bomb hit to the church was one of if not the farthest ball I’ve ever seen hit there. Me and the crew I sit around all said the same thing

4. As far as the fan throwing stuff and getting kicked out. I didn’t see any of that, but I’m sure it probably happened and have no reason to believe it didn’t. Unfortunately even our fan base has some fans that just plain suck and our POSs. The season ticket holders I sit around and myself all plan on sending a letter to our friends in the Athletic Department and requesting their season tickets be revoked and they be banned forever due to that behavior.

5. Today favors UT for sure. More arms left, etc. Baseball can be funny at times and we are a good team, but going to need a few breaks I feel.

6. No matter who wins, it sucks for anyone who has to face Skenes from LSU in Omaha. Guy is from another planet. But, back to bullet point 5…. Baseball is funny sometime and anyone is beatable.

7. Safe travels to those that made the trip. It’s the road fans that really mean a lot to programs so my respect goes out to those that travel for games.

Of course I hope we win, but if we don’t, then best of luck to UT in Omaha. No one likes LSU, but LSU.

 

[Orange.]

No, ESPN pays massive contracts for these games. Putting this at noon would've killed their viewers and hurt ratings. It'd be incredibly ignorant to have played this early.

You're agreeing with Mookie. He said the game is and should be more important than manipulation by ESPN, putting its profits ahead of the good of the game. And ESPN has already raked in it's money when it sold its commercials and cable/streaming subscriptions, right?

 

[OldTimer]

All they had to do was start us on Friday, right? Start the Saturday game early. We'd have been finished yesterday.

but then the USM pitchers wouldn't have gotten their extra day of rest............

 

[jdogvol]

Just popping back in before I make the hour drive back to the game for some USM fan perspective here.

1. The NCAA and ESPN are terrible. Game should be moved up and to hell with tv viewers. It’s the right thing to do. I do however believe after 7:00 ct tonight the game will/could resume if it does get delayed.

2. Kudos to whatever the kids name y’all pitched yesterday. Sorry, bad with names and don’t feel like looking it up. We jumped on him some early, but the way he settled in and pitched was an amazing performance. Nothing but respect for that young player.

3. The bomb hit to the church was one of if not the farthest ball I’ve ever seen hit there. Me and the crew I sit around all said the same thing

4. As far as the fan throwing stuff and getting kicked out. I didn’t see any of that, but I’m sure it probably happened and have no reason to believe it didn’t. Unfortunately even our fan base has some fans that just plain suck and our POSs. The season ticket holders I sit around and myself all plan on sending a letter to our friends in the Athletic Department and requesting their season tickets be revoked and they be banned forever due to that behavior.

5. Today favors UT for sure. More arms left, etc. Baseball can be funny at times and we are a good team, but going to need a few breaks I feel.

6. No matter who wins, it sucks for anyone who has to face Skenes from LSU in Omaha. Guy is from another planet. But, back to bullet point 5…. Baseball is funny sometime and anyone is beatable.

7. Safe travels to those that made the trip. It’s the road fans that really mean a lot to programs so my respect goes out to those that travel for games.

Of course I hope we win, but if we don’t, then best of luck to UT in Omaha. No one likes LSU, but LSU.

Classy post.

 

[DC_Vol]

Just popping back in before I make the hour drive back to the game for some USM fan perspective here.

1. The NCAA and ESPN are terrible. Game should be moved up and to hell with tv viewers. It’s the right thing to do. I do however believe after 7:00 ct tonight the game will/could resume if it does get delayed.

2. Kudos to whatever the kids name y’all pitched yesterday. Sorry, bad with names and don’t feel like looking it up. We jumped on him some early, but the way he settled in and pitched was an amazing performance. Nothing but respect for that young player.

3. The bomb hit to the church was one of if not the farthest ball I’ve ever seen hit there. Me and the crew I sit around all said the same thing

4. As far as the fan throwing stuff and getting kicked out. I didn’t see any of that, but I’m sure it probably happened and have no reason to believe it didn’t. Unfortunately even our fan base has some fans that just plain suck and our POSs. The season ticket holders I sit around and myself all plan on sending a letter to our friends in the Athletic Department and requesting their season tickets be revoked and they be banned forever due to that behavior.

5. Today favors UT for sure. More arms left, etc. Baseball can be funny at times and we are a good team, but going to need a few breaks I feel.

6. No matter who wins, it sucks for anyone who has to face Skenes from LSU in Omaha. Guy is from another planet. But, back to bullet point 5…. Baseball is funny sometime and anyone is beatable.

7. Safe travels to those that made the trip. It’s the road fans that really mean a lot to programs so my respect goes out to those that travel for games.

Of course I hope we win, but if we don’t, then best of luck to UT in Omaha. No one likes LSU, but LSU.

Enjoy the game…it should be a good one.

Every fan base has its share of yahoo’s and a-holes. No one should allow an entire group of people be defined by their lowest common denominator.

 

[BACKDOC]

The X factor for this game is SS. Let's face it we are outmanned at this position. If our guy can play error free, and our pitchers need to kinda pitch around their guy.......Dickerson I think???

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Tennessee Baseball Sheltering Under Bleachers Sparks Anger Over Southern Miss As Super Regional Host

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HOW IN BLUE BLAZES DID THIS BUSH LEAGUE PLACE GET TO HOST ANYTHING, MUCH LESS A SUPER REGIONAL. UT AMINISTRATION SHOULD GO NATIONAL BALLISTIC AND EMBARRASS THE NCAA. WHAT A TRASH ORGANIZATION.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

The backlash over a time zone joke is real.

 

[Orange.]

I am so excited for this game.

Baseball has really gotten to me. ️ Seeing my first games in person this weekend is an experience I will always remember. I love our players, love our crowd, love the skill, the strategy, and the emotion! I love how much I have learned on this board and the friends I have made.

Let's take these guys down. It's a whole new season today! GBO!

 

[youcancallmeAl]

The X factor for this game is SS. Let's face it we are outmanned at this position. If our guy can play error free, and our pitchers need to kinda pitch around their guy.......Dickerson I think???

Ahuna is more talented. Let's hope the talented Ahuna shows up from now on.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

Ahuna seems to be good in defense at short. He dropped one. But most time he is good. At bat though I don’t expect much. Was the big ten just garbage last year ?

Big XII (Kansas) and the league had two teams in the World Series last year. From UTsports.com,

• Finished the regular season second in the Big 12 in batting average (.396), third in hits (80), tied for third in triples (4), fourth in on-base percentage (.479), sixth in slugging percentage (.634) and eighth in total bases (128)
• Led the team in batting average (.396), on-base percentage (.479), slugging percentage (.634), hits (80), triples (4), walks (28) and stolen bases (13)

 

[BallerVolFan]

The X factor for this game is SS. Let's face it we are outmanned at this position. If our guy can play error free, and our pitchers need to kinda pitch around their guy.......Dickerson I think???

Maui Defense >> Dickerson Defense

Dickerson Offense >> Maui Offense

I don’t think we’re that outmanned at SS. Are you just posting because you don’t like Ahuna or is that truly your belief? Ahuna’s bat definitely needs to be better (even though he’s still batting .300+), just too many SO’s but his defense is probably the best on the field IMO.

 

[DC_Vol]

The X factor for this game is SS. Let's face it we are outmanned at this position. If our guy can play error free, and our pitchers need to kinda pitch around their guy.......Dickerson I think???

Not going to lie…my sphincter tightens up every time Dickerson and Montenegro come to the plate.

 

[malibuvol]

HOW IN BLUE BLAZES DID THIS BUSH LEAGUE PLACE GET TO HOST ANYTHING, MUCH LESS A SUPER REGIONAL. UT AMINISTRATION SHOULD GO NATIONAL BALLISTIC AND EMBARRASS THE NCAA. WHAT A TRASH ORGANIZATION.

Let's wait and see what our punishment is going to be before we vent on the NCAA...

 

[cobbwebb0710]

5 hours to kill. Join me for a sights and sounds of Hattiesburg tour, narrated by your very own, Volstylexx

First stop, a walk around the baseball stadium (in search of stray balls) turned up a stray cat! I have named him Knox and he immediately seemed happier. Off to the next adventure. Be back soon!!

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This is gonna be good!
I’m anxiously awaiting the next stop on the tour, because this one brought a smile to my face!

 

[youcancallmeAl]

I was listening to Basillio yesterday afternoon, when they were discussing the incident his sources were telling him Burkes mom was the one that played peacekeepers and talked to the ushers and got them straight. They said Scott's dad missed 2 innings before he was allowed back.

My God why do we have to play in such a bush league place?

 

[Orange.]

The backlash over a time zone joke is real.

I just un-ignored to see what some of the replies might have been and saw instead a goober claiming that we don't have a SS who can field.

 

[Volstylexx]

Locals suggested I try the neigborhood favorite- TJ Maxx and man they weren’t lying. Tougher parking than at the baseball game. A few casual observations!

1.Showering items were clearanced! Scored a 6 pack of loofahs for $6. As long as I don’t get tetanus from the rusted sales rack this was an amazing deal! (I avoided “killer deal” there for obvious reasons)



Soap was clearanced too!!



2. Great deals on luggage. Some nice samonsnite pieces. I said wow, why so cheap?! Lady said “you from around here you stay here, sweetie” OH MY.

3. Apparently they hate dogs in Hattiesburg. Haven’t seen one yet actually now that I think about the last 3 days. I scored a cart full of discounted dog toys for $2/3 each.



Last, a single Ole Miss cooler and Bud light yeti sat on the clearance rack.



On to the next adventure- LUNCH!!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

No, ESPN pays massive contracts for these games. Putting this at noon would've killed their viewers and hurt ratings. It'd be incredibly ignorant to have played this early.

I couldn’t care less about ESPN’s ratings. This is the same network that puts reruns of football Spring Games on their networks over regional games fairly often. All I care about is the game being played in the best conditions for the players. ESPN can kick rocks.

 

[greasemachine]

Just popping back in before I make the hour drive back to the game for some USM fan perspective here.

1. The NCAA and ESPN are terrible. Game should be moved up and to hell with tv viewers. It’s the right thing to do. I do however believe after 7:00 ct tonight the game will/could resume if it does get delayed.

2. Kudos to whatever the kids name y’all pitched yesterday. Sorry, bad with names and don’t feel like looking it up. We jumped on him some early, but the way he settled in and pitched was an amazing performance. Nothing but respect for that young player.

3. The bomb hit to the church was one of if not the farthest ball I’ve ever seen hit there. Me and the crew I sit around all said the same thing

4. As far as the fan throwing stuff and getting kicked out. I didn’t see any of that, but I’m sure it probably happened and have no reason to believe it didn’t. Unfortunately even our fan base has some fans that just plain suck and our POSs. The season ticket holders I sit around and myself all plan on sending a letter to our friends in the Athletic Department and requesting their season tickets be revoked and they be banned forever due to that behavior.

5. Today favors UT for sure. More arms left, etc. Baseball can be funny at times and we are a good team, but going to need a few breaks I feel.

6. No matter who wins, it sucks for anyone who has to face Skenes from LSU in Omaha. Guy is from another planet. But, back to bullet point 5…. Baseball is funny sometime and anyone is beatable.

7. Safe travels to those that made the trip. It’s the road fans that really mean a lot to programs so my respect goes out to those that travel for games.

Of course I hope we win, but if we don’t, then best of luck to UT in Omaha. No one likes LSU, but LSU.

Thank you ️Everyone (all the older adults for sure) has been pleasant and welcomed us to Hattiesburg. We had a few youngsters that would not fist bump us and then booed us, or walked by us and booed us. A little boy came down to the fence where our boys were after Sundays game and fist bumped everyone with a "good game".
The bullpen was greeted as as advertised. Things that can't be repeated on here. I think the only thing we were a bit surprised with was throwing cups at Coach Vitello's family and the security response was "meh". The other incident worked itself out and our guy was found not guilty by another security person that witnessed it. Let's play ball

 

[cardvolfan]

I am so excited for this game.

Baseball has really gotten to me. ️ Seeing my first games in person this weekend is an experience I will always remember. I love our players, love our crowd, love the skill, the strategy, and the emotion! I love how much I have learned on this board and the friends I have made.

Let's take these guys down. It's a whole new season today! GBO!

Good stuff there. Glad you’ve found the passion that is baseball, at least for many of us. Welcome to the club.