A day after ripping Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello, former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy apologized on his morning radio show “McElroy and Cubelic.”
Here is McElroy’s complete apology.
“I want to start by apologizing to Tony Vitello and the Tennessee Volunteers,” McElroy said. “I took my shot at them yesterday and it was unnecessary. My frustrations about where we’re at in society boiled over. It was unnecessary. Yesterday should have been a day of celebration of what Tennessee accomplished on the baseball field as opposed to a streaming consciousness, basically diatribe, about all the things that are bothering me right now in my personal life and all the things that are bothering me right now with where we’re at in society. Apologize to Tony Vitello. Apologize to Tennessee fans and the Tennessee baseball program. And know that I am as happy for you for bringing it home two nights ago as anybody that wears crimson and white in their college experience. Happy for that and it wasn’t the right place or time so I want everyone to understand that I am very very sorry and I will celebrate with you moving forward as opposed to being frustrated by little nitpicking moments that might have rubbed me the wrong way. I really really apologize. It wasn’t right and it won’t happen again.”
The day after Tennessee baseball won its first ever National Championship, McElroy ripped the way Vitello celebrated the championship on the field after the game.
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Here was McElroy’s original comments that angered Vol fans on Tuesday.
“I just wish he doesn’t have the antics that he does. He’s like a WWE character and it’s embarrassing. Seriously, to be an adult and I’d be appalled. I really would. I know he wins and he’s great and the kids love him and all that stuff, it’s awesome, but if that was the leader of my organization I’d have to have a little talking to him. I just would. It’s unbelievable. The team a couple years ago I think lost the National Championship, and they had the best team— that team was probably better than this team and I think they lost it because they didn’t harness their emotions and it’s great to lean into that but man, like I said, it’s a tough team to root for. Goodness gracious. His antics after the game last night were embarrassing. Seriously. Have some class. You just won a National Championship. Have some class. WWE, with all due respect, not class. Just not.”
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We all make mistakes, that said , never go ugly when a fine opponent wins! Show grace and be jubilant for them as you would want from them with your team.
Still not a Greg McElroy fan by any means but I honestly feel he meant his apology. There are so many times someone will apologize and you can tell it’s BS but his really felt genuine. As a Tennessee fan here I forgive you Greg, now whether the rest of Vol Nation does or not is a completely different story
Greg McElroy needs to step back & keep his thoughts to himself!! Nobody cares what he thinks anyway!!! GO VOLS!!! Thanks for a great season Coach Vitello & the entire Tennessee baseball family 🧡🧡🧡
We’ll, I mostly respect you for saying that. You were almost perfect until “ little nitpicking moments that might have rubbed me the wrong way.”
You gave away at the end of that you were unhappy with the way the game turned out after all, because of your anti-Tennesse bias. I’ll give you some credit, but I believe your job still requires Impartiality at least while at work
We’ll, I mostly respect you for saying that. You were almost perfect until “ little nitpicking moments that might have rubbed me the wrong way.”
You gave away your bias at the end; that you were unhappy with the way the game turned out. I’ll give you some credit, but I believe your job still requires Impartiality, at least while at work.
McElroy’s apology is a joke!! His comments are how he feels and no apology will lessen the sting of his original rant!! As far as I’m concerned, he needs to continue to feel the pain of his verbal actions and, I’d be willing to bet, his listenership takes a massive hit, deservingly so!!
Hey Greg, no one wants to hear your BS apology. You are a Bama homer and everyone knows it. You can’t STAND UT having any success anywhere. You also realize that your football team is on the way out and will most likely be 4th or 5th best in the SEC for a long time.
Oh, by the way. Special thanks to A&M players for showing mass amounts of class by not punching any female UT fans that were celebrating a win on Monday night (see what I did there Greg?).
Peanut butter and JELLY is what it all boils down to
I believe him. As a fan, I accept. Cannot speak for anyone else. I don’t see the enthusiasm the Vols show as any different than other teams in baseball and all other sports for that matter, including Bama. Not sure what he is alluding to re his frustration. I don’t see any trannies on the team. Saint Saban had not problem ripping the refs.
Dude you need too crawl under a stump some were and disappear you suck as a sec comtator and your comments on any tennessee sports is ridiculous that’s why spears lefted you behind cause hes good at his job you will go no were dude you wont even be iralvent in 2 more years
Not sincere, just damage control. Pound sand McElroy.