Getting eliminated would stop that god damned whistle. I’ve known a few kids who played for Vanderbilt over the past twelve years. But that damn whistle wipes out any admiration I have for the program. It’s too bleeping annoying. I changed the channel. I hope they get upset before the CWS. Then that person stick the whistle where the sun don’t shine.
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Everyone hates him. Heard there was a little activity in the stands over the last game or two involving the Whistler. Vandy is pounding LSU right now so they'll stay alive in the SEC tournament. Son's team played Vandy at home this year so no whistler present to ruin the weekend.
That guy is the worst. Kendall Rogers from D1 Baseball was tweeting about another fan getting in the whistler's grill. I wish I could buy that man a beer. Apparently security moved him into another section; too bad they didn't move him to another county.
Seems like a good time to start pimping our favorites. I think the west coast contingent is very solid this year, and I feel like we'll see another Pac 12 team win it all.
I’m still rooting for Whitman. Oh, wait...
"You stop those cowbells, I'll stop whistling."
The Whistler
I turned Vandy off for the second day in a row. I can't imagine anyone showing up at the stadium that finds out they are sitting within 50 feet of him that doesn't just get up and go over and punch him in the face. They did show him during the game....exactly what you would have expected....hillbilly with a mullet 
Buckeye 2015 posted:I turned Vandy off for the second day in a row. I can't imagine anyone showing up at the stadium that finds out they are sitting within 50 feet of him that doesn't just get up and go over and punch him in the face. They did show him during the game....exactly what you would have expected....hillbilly with a mullet
Probably can’t spell Vanderbilt. If you Google “Vanderbilt whistler” there are pages of articles and hatred for the guy. Apparently he donates to Vanderbilt. So they don’t do anything about him. Some day someone is going to bust his face.
i called ESPN. I told the person it’s unwatchable when Vanderbilt plays. I told the person if tv was ever going to exert power over a conference this would be the time. I was told they’ve received many calls complaining.
Being an arsehole has made the guy famous. Why would he stop unless someone stops him?
After 50 games, I dont really hear it anymore. as far as a PAC12 team....UCLA must be pretty good...but it you take the best baseball conference in the country and watch a team win the regular season then watch them beat Miss St. Auburn, LSU and dont think they are RPI 1 your delusional
I watch a lot of college baseball. I flip on Vandy games and change the channel within a few minutes every time.
Buckeye 2015 posted:I turned Vandy off for the second day in a row. I can't imagine anyone showing up at the stadium that finds out they are sitting within 50 feet of him that doesn't just get up and go over and punch him in the face. They did show him during the game....exactly what you would have expected....hillbilly with a mullet
What's wrong with a mullet?
bacdorslider posted:After 50 games, I dont really hear it anymore. as far as a PAC12 team....UCLA must be pretty good...but it you take the best baseball conference in the country and watch a team win the regular season then watch them beat Miss St. Auburn, LSU and dont think they are RPI 1 your delusional
RPI isn’t emotional or opinion based. It’s mathematical. It doesn’t matter where a team is ranked within 1-16 for the first round and 1-8 for the Super Series.
I guess muting the TV or any viewing device is an insufferable compromise. There is a local radio weather man with a terrible S whistle lisp. Luckily we havent had many sunny days here so my ear drums have been spared.
More details on the Whistler (there's actually two of them)
Timr71 posted:More details on the Whistler (there's actually two of them)
Yup beat me to it. One is a preacher.
You would think a preacher wouldn’t be all about annoying people and pissing them off.
Uhh, I’m not gonna touch that one, RJM.
From the article:
“ESPN microphones hanging overhead picked up every shrieking sound during the broadcast.” I think there’s a very bad word hiding in there, somewhere.
All kidding aside, wouldn’t zero whistlers be two more than enough?
I wish he would tone it down some.... honestly it's louder on TV than in the stands...
OH BTW the way where do I start my NCAA bitch thread.....
NCAA sends out a video with 2018 in it, and tells all the umpires , the double pump is illegal now... 2/3 thirds of the season over and they make a new rule interpretation. So some coach must have gotten pissed off.
So rule 9.1 a doesn't say anything about a double pump. You know if they don't like it, they should change it after the season is over. The NCAA told me that the pitcher has to have on continuous motion.... except if Ethan Small wants to completely pause.... the pause is ok... it's ridiculous...
And further more how the flip did TCU get in the tourney? Coach must have a friend at the NCAA.... Vandy gets three teams in their regional that have all won their end of year tourney...? F*ck the NCAA....
RJM posted:You would think a preacher wouldn’t be all about annoying people and pissing them off.
I wonder how many preachers are cowboy fans...
Vanderbilt didn’t draw a top twenty-five team in their bracket. But playing a major conference program in the first round increases the odds of an upset. A #1 pitcher on his game can ruin dreams.
Go44dad posted:RJM posted:You would think a preacher wouldn’t be all about annoying people and pissing them off.
I wonder how many preachers are cowboy fans...
Any team’s fans can be obnoxious. But not to the point of ruining the viewing experience like the Vanderbilt clowns.
This is obnoxious. And I expect to be wearing mine at the third parade in seven months in a couple of weeks ...
Vanderbilt didn’t draw a top twenty-five team in their bracket. But playing a major conference program in the first round increases the odds of an upset. A #1 pitcher on his game can ruin dreams.
You have a point, but what's more dangerous, having to play an OSU as the #4 seed in your first game, or having to face a dangerous team like, for example, Texas A & M or ASU in your second game?
Vanderbilt's regional pulled the following RPI clubs, ranked on D1 baseball RPI:
#1 (Vandy), 24, 85, 126. One power 5 conference team - Big 10 champ Ohio State from the 7th ranked conference - and that's the 126 RPI team).
Conversely, the Morgantown regional paired with them has RPI #13 (Big 12), 15 (SEC), 44 (ACC), 135. That's teams from the three top RPI conferences (none of which won their tourney), plus a conference tourney champ represented in the same regional.
All regionals have danger and have good teams - but I think Vandy will be fine.
To be fair, OSU was on the outside looking in on even making the Big 10 tournament. Yes they took care of business, but got some help from NW and RU to even get in to their conference tournament. On paper they're not a huge concern.
Then again, they just marched thru a conference tournament that features 4 other region qualifiers so they're hot right now. Not your typical 4 seed. Hot teams play well above their RPI.
IN State is tough as well. Not the ideal draw like I'm seeing in some other brackets but there are some brutal regionals.
RJM posted:bacdorslider posted:After 50 games, I dont really hear it anymore. as far as a PAC12 team....UCLA must be pretty good...but it you take the best baseball conference in the country and watch a team win the regular season then watch them beat Miss St. Auburn, LSU and dont think they are RPI 1 your delusional
RPI isn’t emotional or opinion based. It’s mathematical. It doesn’t matter where a team is ranked within 1-16 for the first round and 1-8 for the Super Series.
as opposed to a father of a boy in the program...I mean everyone who doesn't agree the SEC is the greatest organization of "academic" institutions is obviously delusional... duh
They are annoying. But, Whistlers, the Uh-Huh Man and the old geezers at UVA yelling "dirt ball" over and over are part of what make college baseball special. JMO
Well certainly Vanderbilt is a fine academic university by any standard. Outstanding school. At the risk of turning this into a debate about college rankings and their methodology, US News has the following SEC schools in their top 100:
14 - Vanderbilt 35 - Florida 46 - Georgia 66 - Texas A&M
4 out of 14 SEC schools in the top 100 rankings.
bacdorslider posted:I wish he would tone it down some.... honestly it's louder on TV than in the stands...
OH BTW the way where do I start my NCAA bitch thread.....
NCAA sends out a video with 2018 in it, and tells all the umpires , the double pump is illegal now... 2/3 thirds of the season over and they make a new rule interpretation. So some coach must have gotten pissed off.
So rule 9.1 a doesn't say anything about a double pump. You know if they don't like it, they should change it after the season is over. The NCAA told me that the pitcher has to have on continuous motion.... except if Ethan Small wants to completely pause.... the pause is ok... it's ridiculous...
And further more how the flip did TCU get in the tourney? Coach must have a friend at the NCAA.... Vandy gets three teams in their regional that have all won their end of year tourney...? F*ck the NCAA....
Chris Del Conte is one of his best friends, even though he is now the AD at Texas. Lots of pull...........
As a Buckeye by birth and Commodore by choice, I am compelled to attend the game in Nashville on Friday night with my son. We'll be seated in the outfield, so the whistler(s) should not be an issue. As a Vandy alum, I find the whistler obnoxious. But I hear Coach likes him, and he does get the Vandy crowd going, but it seems to me he could resist whistling for the entirety of the game. Maybe just for the big moments?
I'm just happy I get to eat some SATCO and watch my two favorite programs square off Friday night. Baseball is the only sport I will pull for Vandy over OSU, so will be sporting all black Friday! Go Dores & Bucks!
I'm generally all in for the games that are played in the stands/ among the fans with college baseball. I love the interaction and active participation, the creativity, banter, the "get in their heads" gamesmanship. But that constant shrill is so far beyond annoying, I can't enjoy watching them. It is the only instance that the irritation far exceeds the enjoyment, IMO. And it's a real shame because they otherwise always play really good baseball.
old_school posted:RJM posted:bacdorslider posted:After 50 games, I dont really hear it anymore. as far as a PAC12 team....UCLA must be pretty good...but it you take the best baseball conference in the country and watch a team win the regular season then watch them beat Miss St. Auburn, LSU and dont think they are RPI 1 your delusional
RPI isn’t emotional or opinion based. It’s mathematical. It doesn’t matter where a team is ranked within 1-16 for the first round and 1-8 for the Super Series.
as opposed to a father of a boy in the program...I mean everyone who doesn't agree the SEC is the greatest organization of "academic" institutions is obviously delusional... duh
old_school posted:RJM posted:bacdorslider posted:After 50 games, I dont really hear it anymore. as far as a PAC12 team....UCLA must be pretty good...but it you take the best baseball conference in the country and watch a team win the regular season then watch them beat Miss St. Auburn, LSU and dont think they are RPI 1 your delusional
RPI isn’t emotional or opinion based. It’s mathematical. It doesn’t matter where a team is ranked within 1-16 for the first round and 1-8 for the Super Series.
as opposed to a father of a boy in the program...I mean everyone who doesn't agree the SEC is the greatest organization of "academic" institutions is obviously delusional... duh
Vandy has a pretty good academic record .... I would guess UCLA does as well, but the facts are facts, the PAC12 is weaker than the SEC.... Its the SEC and a few scattered teams here and there. Sorry to see OSU get knocked out and UCLA fighting to stay alive.
Please don’t insult the intelligence of the board by saying there isn’t a difference between Mississippi State and MIT. Besides, one example is nothing but an outlier. By the way it’s not hard to get those licenses.
If a kid is brilliant and a pro prospect he may not go to MIT because it’s D3 baseball. But I wouldn’t bet against this kind of kid showing up at Stanford, UCLA, Texas, Michigan or Vanderbilt. Then there are times a school may be academically mediocre overall yet excel in a handful of programs.
Timr71 posted:Fair enough. Sorry, wasn't my intention to insult anyone. Certainly everyone knows that it's more difficult to get into MIT than MSU.
But, why is it OK to continuously perpetuate the (false) stereotype that institutions located in the southeast are somehow academically lesser than their counterparts in other geographic regions?
My point about Stripling was merely that he seems to be about more than just baseball. As I'm sure many other kids are too. Also, if you read the article, he was effectively out of baseball after his senior high school year, but good ole Dad drug him into the office of the coach at A&M, and the rest is history.
BTW, this board is very helpful and informative. Seriously, I didn't mean to ruffle any feathers. My apologies. (I'll take down my post if needed.)
1) Twelve of the sixteen teams are not ranked in the top 100 of the 300 ranked universities.
2) The perpetual arrogance of SEC fans telling the rest of the world how great SEC schools are as if sports is all that matters.
It’s interesting the posters who have sons who actually play(ed) SEC ball aren’t the ones driving the SEC down other’s throats.
They respect how hard it is to get to play D1. They respect others found a place to have a quality baseball and academic experience regardless of conference.
Got it. Thanks.
"Why I no longer root for Vanderbilt"
There is a big assumption that one needs a reason. ;-)
FWIW
Having a son at Tufts University in Boston and one at Vanderbilt, I can see that it just depends on what your goals are.
Tufts son.. ACT 34 honor roll 6 times running, studied abroad, interning in Manhattan for lobbyist... Boston College Law school... fast ball 85.......
Vanderbilt son.... ACT ( well let's just say it was high enough) 2.9 gpa as freshman Human and Organizational Development major.... ( vandy only school that offers it ) fastball 97
Vanderbilt may be the only college calling it Human and Organizational Development. But Human and Organizational Behavior is available at many colleges.
But regardless, Vanderbilt isn’t the typical SEC college. Both Vanderbilt and Tufts are academically top shelf.
I wonder if Whistler‘s Mother would approve. Actually given her demeanor no wonder he’s a PITA. But I digress.
Tufts also wins lots of games, the other NESCAC dads on the board enviously observe.
Eric Sorenson of D1 baseball posted this. Apparently Vanderbilt pitcher Kumar Rocker is not a fan of the whisters:
