Cornelius

Vitello has to be the first call, and if he picks up, you don't let him off the phone until he says yes.

I hate all of the DVH replacement talk because it means the end is getting near.

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It's baseball. Weird shite happens.

That said, I personally think Vandy got overrated from their late heater and Texas' record didn't match their statistical output.

Georgia just flat out shite the bed. No real explanation there.

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Couldn't agree more. Vandy spent exactly 0 weeks ranked as the #1 team in the country and only 2-3 weeks ranked in the top 10. They were a borderline host 4 weeks before the SEC tournament and a borderline top 8 national seed before taking the series in Knoxville.

Considering they hit .264 as a team with putrid power numbers, to say they were overseeded at #1 is an understatement. Still doesn't excuse losing to Wright State, but plenty could see this coming from a mile away.

2007 with that roster was a pretty epic choke job.

2016 they lost Donny Everett a day before the regional started. Not sure many teams recover from losing a teammate like that.

2023 and 2025 feel very similar. Both teams were at the bottom of the league offensively and had decent enough pitching. Good SEC records, won the SEC tournament, but disappeared in the Regional.

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Their hitting is worse than meh. It’s bottom part of league.

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Said it a few weeks ago, this Vandy team is just like the Arkansas teams from the last few years. Pitch and play D, but can’t hit. Just like those teams, they’ll lose a home regional.

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Corbin was intense as hell at 3B. I never really noticed til seeing them play in person. He'd take a lead, get a secondary, and time up ball crossing the plate.

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Corbin went back to it this year. He had taken a year away from it. Hired a new hitting coach, so I'm sure that had something to do with it.

Corbin in the Sunday greens with his helmet on has always given me Patton vibes.

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Good thread. Makes me wonder if everyone is sleeping on Vandy being a national contender.

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I just don't think the bats are there to make a big run, and the pitching, while good, isn't great. They're clearly tested and have been a really good Sunday team.

I think this weekend will tell us a lot. They haven't been great on the road, and a road series win @Tennessee would go a long way to be in contention for a top 8 seed.

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Josh Elander, Tennessee Assistant Coach
Nick Mingione, Kentucky Head Coach

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These two seem like realistic targets and potentially good fits. Most of the other guys on the list appear to be fairly entrenched at a school or in a region.

I don't see Wes Johnson leaving Georgia unless it is for Arkansas.

Mingione at State would build the most insufferable program, and the melts on here would be glorious.

If State goes the assistant route, you think it would have to be Elander. Understand the apprehension with the assistant route after Cannizaro, but he was building something before it all fell apart.

No mention of Skylar Meade (Troy)?

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But if he does then the next guy might win 10.

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Vitello is going to kill it at Arkansas.

Solely to vote against compensation packages.

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How Tony Bennett keeps a job is beyond me.

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Boy, do I have news for you...