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Vols: Rift between Vitello & AD White over revenue share?
Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:41 pm
Perhaps why Vitello is looking at the Giants job
Reports suggest the rift between Danny White and Tony Vitello stems from a major discrepancy in how NCAA revenue-distribution funds were allocated across programs. Lady Vols Basketball received $5 million for 15 scholarship players — about $333K per player — while the Baseball program got $2.2 million for 34 players, or roughly $64K per player.
Reported on @FOXSportsKnox The Drive
Reports suggest the rift between Danny White and Tony Vitello stems from a major discrepancy in how NCAA revenue-distribution funds were allocated across programs. Lady Vols Basketball received $5 million for 15 scholarship players — about $333K per player — while the Baseball program got $2.2 million for 34 players, or roughly $64K per player.
Reported on @FOXSportsKnox The Drive
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 5:42 pm
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Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:42 pm to Covingtontiger77
Baseball is a fun sport but Vitello has to realize he is 4th down the pipeline when it comes to importance at that school
Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:43 pm to Covingtontiger77
Good for UTK.
Smash the patriarchy!
Smash the patriarchy!
Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:44 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Jay Johnson reportedly not happy with his baseball cut at LSU as well.
At some point, certain schools- LSU, TENN, MSU, Ole Miss, some others need put more resources into baseball.
Women’s basketball sucks to watch and is just propped because it’s politically correct to do so. The sport blows.
At some point, certain schools- LSU, TENN, MSU, Ole Miss, some others need put more resources into baseball.
Women’s basketball sucks to watch and is just propped because it’s politically correct to do so. The sport blows.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:44 pm to Covingtontiger77
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Lady Vols Basketball received $5 million for 15 scholarship players — about $333K per player — while the Baseball program got $2.2 million for 34 players, or roughly $64K per player.
Tennessee is probably one of the handful of places where Women's Basketball brings in some revenue.
That'd be like somebody at Nebraska being upset that Volleyball got more than their baseball program.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:45 pm to Covingtontiger77
quote:Those 4 are probably putting in more money than any other program right now. And they’ve won the last 5 national titles because of it. I would say they are investing the proper amount.
At some point, certain schools- LSU, TENN, MSU, Ole Miss, some others need put more resources into baseball
Posted on 10/21/25 at 5:56 pm to Covingtontiger77
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At some point, certain schools- LSU, TENN, MSU, Ole Miss, some others need put more resources into baseball.
Women’s basketball sucks to watch and is just propped because it’s politically correct to do so. The sport blows.
At Tennessee, Women's Basketball ticket sale revenue is pretty comparable to Baseball revenue. They also are comparable in merchandise sales.
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Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:06 pm to BluegrassBelle
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At Tennessee, Women's Basketball ticket sale revenue is pretty comparable to Baseball revenue. They also are comparable in merchandise sales.
So then why the huge discrepancy?
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Lady Vols Basketball received $5 million for 15 scholarship players — about $333K per player — while the Baseball program got $2.2 million for 34 players, or roughly $64K per player.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:08 pm to Radio One
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:08 pm to auisssa
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So then why the huge discrepancy?
Good question. Maybe the money was put into recruiting and travel budget instead?
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:09 pm to Covingtontiger77
I think I read somewhere where gymnastics is getting $$ at LSU
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:13 pm to Covingtontiger77
This is just proof that the era of trying to be competitive in everything is over. Schools are going to have to pick what matters and that will be the differentiator in who is successful in women’s basketball, softball, and baseball
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:16 pm to Covingtontiger77
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Lady Vols Basketball received $5 million for 15 scholarship players — about $333K per player
stupid
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:16 pm to BluegrassBelle
Tennessee makes money on Football, break on men’s basketball to cover expenses for women’s basketball. Women basketball breaks even because the men’s team pays for TBA upkeep. Baseball and Softball lose a little money.
Tony got his salary, his stadium upgrades, his staff, and built the program his way.
If he leaves it’s his choice. He can’t say the Vols were not absolutely doing everything they could to keep him.
Tony got his salary, his stadium upgrades, his staff, and built the program his way.
If he leaves it’s his choice. He can’t say the Vols were not absolutely doing everything they could to keep him.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:34 pm to Smokeyone
I'm not necessarily a fan either way of the guy, but hes good for Tennessee and hes good for college baseball. Every pro rasslin match has to have a villain.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:38 pm to Covingtontiger77
Gonna be a big pay cut for them basketball players when they go pro.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:44 pm to Covingtontiger77
Per backchannels, the main source of his grievance is the fact that all rev share money is pooled together and divided up, where he’d prefer money brought in by baseball to stay with baseball.
He also feels like he’s operating with one hand tied behind his back competing with LSU who spend a larger % on baseball compared to Tennessee at the expense of Men’s basketball (which seems obvious with VOLS making the S16/E8 fairly often while LSU finishes bottom of the conference).
Gonna be interesting watching schools who truly excel at everything ( a la Tennessee) try to navigate revenue sharing while competing with P4 programs who only focus on certain sports.
He also feels like he’s operating with one hand tied behind his back competing with LSU who spend a larger % on baseball compared to Tennessee at the expense of Men’s basketball (which seems obvious with VOLS making the S16/E8 fairly often while LSU finishes bottom of the conference).
Gonna be interesting watching schools who truly excel at everything ( a la Tennessee) try to navigate revenue sharing while competing with P4 programs who only focus on certain sports.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:48 pm to Rrrrroger
Yeah, right now LSU does not have institutional comittment to men’s basketball. That may change
Posted on 10/21/25 at 6:49 pm to Covingtontiger77
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Danny White
He should punt.
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