It's impossible to not like this guy - if you're a Tennessee Vols fan that is. Ever since he took charge of the baseball program, Tony Vitello has been a rockstar in Knoxville and he's got a College World Series to back that up too.
Following Thursday's memorable come-from-behind win over Texas in the SEC Tournament, even more people are backing Vitello. Right after the win, you'd think Vitello would be getting ready to work overtime in scouting for the semifinals right? Nope, instead Vitello had something else in mind. Some grub:
Tony Vitello couldn't be more relaxed ahead of the SEC Tournament semifinals
Again, it's impossible to not love this guy. As we all know by now, Vanderbilt took down Oklahoma, which is setting up a monster showdown with the Vols on Saturday afternoon. Remember the last time the two in-state rivals faced off?
Of course you do. Vanderbilt was able to pull off a bit of an upset and the two benches cleared after tempers were on the rise. Tennessee players were ticked off with the guys in Vandy jerseys talking a whole bunch of smack. Words were exchanged and now revenge could be served by Tennessee with a trip to the tournament title game on the line.
You think Tennessee has extra motivation for Saturday's dance? You bet. Vitello is of course going to do everything he can to keep these guys level-headed, but they haven't forgotten about what happened earlier this month.
Saturday's battle is going to be one to remember. Vitello will have his players relaxed, but also confident. The Vols would love nothing more than to make sure Vandy watches the title game from home instead of playing in it. Time will tell if that ends up being the case or not, but Tennessee supporters everywhere are fully behind Vitello and the amazing work he's getting done with his program.