Tony Vitello comments on Tennessee-Georgia: ‘The Chiefs can have Taylor Swift, we’ll take Dolly Parton’

Tony Vitello, Tennessee baseball’s head coach, met with reporters Thursday afternoon to discuss the current state of the Vols program. While speaking to reporters he made a brief comment regarding Week 12’s matchup at Neyland Stadium between Tennessee and Georgia.

On Monday Dolly Parton announced that she will be at Week 12’s SEC East clash. Knowing this, Vitello made the following statement: “The Chiefs can have Taylor Swift all they want. We’ll take Dolly Parton.”

Tony Vitello: The Chiefs can have Taylor Swift. We’ll take Dolly Parton.

— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) November 16, 2023

Swift, of course, is now dating Chiefs start TE Travis Kelce, something the NFL has marketed to its audience in detail across the past few weeks. And to Vitello’s point: Good luck charm, meet the ultimate good luck charm in Dolly Parton.

Parton’s influence on East Tennessee is otherworldly, which speaks to why she is universally liked by most people around the country, especially in Vol Nation. Parton will sing Rocky Top at the game, which is sure to pump up the crowd even more.

Let’s see if Tennessee can bring some chaos this weekend.

“The Kansas City Chiefs can have Taylor Swift all they want, we’ll take Dolly Parton”

Tennessee HC Tony Vitello mentions Dolly Parton, Howard Stern, Taylor Swift, and Todd Helton all in one answer.

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— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) November 16, 2023

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.