You're preaching to the choir brotha.
Your last sentence is best. We got caught with our pants down prior to last year's courting of the mercenaries Skenes and White....and yes, we need to get some Marucci money involved or we will be ceding territory (Players) to the programs that back up a dump truck full of cash.
Supposedly our NIL for baseball is doing better now ( and there are people here that know more about that than me) but that is another way we are going to have to compete.... have to get them here on campus first.
Injuries and an unexplained drop (quit) right now could have affected yesterday, But probably not. Dude last night was dealing/PITCHING. It happens. LBJ did it last yr in Miami, as have countless other UT pitchers before him.
UT fans will show up at the Disch for big series and be loud. Gonna have to get used to Tiger and hillbillies from Arky showing up. Like others have hinted, I've already heard through grapevine about some expansion beyond the Yeti Yard in left (which we'll need) City is being a pain about that right now though.
Best thing about baseball? You get to play the next day and put the previous game behind you. 🤘