You can call me SRS Mike Honcho from now on

College baseball is insane its the most rising sport in the US in my opinion

The camera angle on the check swing was not down the third base line.

As a life long Tennessee Vols fan in every sport. This run felt so good. Year after year we kept coming up short. I honestly thought it was just gonna be our thing in the Tournament. But AS SOON as the Blake Burke check swing happened, I knew we might have. had a chance. We NEVER get calls, and always find new ways to lose. So something like that happening is a miracle. One of the best feelings ever was that final out. I literally didn’t sit down the whole game lmao

I go to A&M so it hurt to lose at the end against Tennessee, but they are a really good team. Congratulations to Tennessee. They are amazing. And I hope to see them again next year if we can rebound from the coaching situation

I don’t even watch baseball… Everyone told me to watch it, I did IT WAS INSANE

And then, 1 day later my Aggies lost their coach in a gut-punching fashion...

As a gator, I’m so proud of our team for beating a top 10 Georgia to make the regional, beat a top 15 Oklahoma state, beat top 10 Clemson to make Omaha, and played some great games there

Surprised you didn’t mention Travis Chestnut’s 0-2 bunt that scored A&M’s first run of game 3

4:00 People keep insisting on showing that angle. That is not the angle the 3rd base ump sees.

I appreciate your commentary as a non-biased UT or TXAM fan. I can not find any more 21.15 minutes on KZfaq more refreshing. Thanks.

This was the first time I ever watched a CWS! My alma mater, Niagara University, made the tournament for the first time! It looked like a lot of fun for everyone

You can go on about that check swing but tennessee dominated the hole series of their games they are the best team .1 for a reason

Love this video so far, great narration, great content! That check swing is very VERY close. And that green line has nothing to do with “breaking the plane”.

From a Vols fan, this recap was incredible! I can tell the intense amount of passion for this sport from the work you did producing this video. Thank you for this!

And then 1 day later half the whole A&M team goes to texas

GBO WHAT A COLLEGE WORLD SERIES GO VOLS NATIONAL CHAMPS

post the check swing rule lol

Tears got screwed on that deep shot in game 3 on the finals. Should’ve counted as a home run. At least Tennessee got the epic Hunter leap into home plate.

Also, Tennessee is the first #1 overall seed to win it all in 25 years. That adds to the team of destiny comment. It was just meant to be.

I want to see Pittsburgh draft Connell. Would be funny as hell seeing Skenes mustache evolve into Connells in a game.

I grew up in Omaha and consider it my home. I hope you had a fantastic time, it’s an awesome town.

I was at work and my boss had the game on for everyone to watch. The entire room went nuts when we got that final out. Such a good feeling

The crying for fsu is insane

Just shows how many people don't really know baseball. A swing is not decided based on bat and home plate. This is because of how big the batters box is, you could be all the way up or all the way back in the box. Strictly based on batters hands and bat. Not saying this was a swing or not but its far closer than everyone is acting.

That 50/50 check swing wasn't the only close call and TN scored all those runs. Each team got bad/good calls throughout the game. The Vols didn't make an error in the outfield, they didn't give up the 4 two-out hits, and so on. They would've still won the their way to the Championship I think. To call one 50/50 check swing as the sole reason they won is just doing the team a disservice.

I was at game 3 of the championship and man that was an awesome game to watch! Hotter than hell, but worth it! Even my friend that was with me, who doesn’t like baseball, said she had a blast!

UT alum here, it was the sweetest thing imaginable. I was just born after the 98 championship, this meant everything for me.

This was my first time watching & betting the college baseball season. Boy did I have a blast. The College playoffs were crazy too. Thanks for the video. Can’t wait til next year

Tennessee was a big part of why this CWS was among the best ever! It was awesome and I hope it continues to grow in popularity

Good recap my friend! I was there as well and was definitely the craziest week of baseball ever. Being a Vols fan was icing on the cake of an amazing season!

@SRSMike Honcho ....you forgot to mention that Dylan Dreiling (kid that walked off FSU) homered in the 7th inning of all 3 of the championship series games. Another first and, even with less juiced bats, this CWS tied the record for most HR's and the Vols almost broke LSU's single season HR record set in 1994 or 95. Came up 4 short of a 30 year old record nobody thought could be touched with today's equipment (bats have less pop), cap on number of regular season games and the huge park in Omaha that replaced the more HR friendly park. We also had 5 guys with 20 HR's when no team in history has had more than 3. Crazy stuff from possibly the best team of all time.

5-9, 4-1, 6-5. Congrats Tennessee 👏

will never forget how my Ags played. Texas A&M will be back lets run it back!

Love the Tyler instrumentals in the back

I would not be surprised if we see WMU in the World Series in a few years, they won the MAC, and there last game was a photo finish,bases loaded 2 outs down one

The Florida A&M game was so perfect of a delay bc I was with my summer ball team in a hotel lobby at 1:00 AM screaming at the screen

BLAKE DID NOT SWING!!!!!

i've got no horse in the race as i'm a buckeyes fan, but i'm glad the vols won it and that pitcher didn't cost his team the championship trying to pick of a runner that wasn't there and then throwing a wild pitch. good god that'd be rough.

In my opinion the whole series boiled down to the “no swing check swing” on Tennessee’s Blake Burke with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. That and the defensive lapse on the fly ball to start the inning. FSU gets either of those plays to go there way they’re in the winners bracket which would have changed everything. Not an FSU fan but, damn, that no swing call would have been hard to take (no pun intended).

i work at a hotel close to Tennessee campus and while i’m usually not at all interested in sports, i ended up getting SOO invested over the baseball season especially since we hosted some visiting teams, i was lucky enough to make it to a watch party for the finals and the energy was insane. got like 4 beers spilled on me at the final strikeout and lost my voice screaming rocky top and i’d do it all again in a heartbeat. it felt so special, it feels like baseball could become a serious sport in Knoxville and i hope it helps college baseball’s star rise even higher as a new fan! :)

First CWS I have watched start to finish, absolutely wild stuff can’t wait for next year.

College baseball is the most underrated sport in America. I'm glad to see it getting the exposure it deserves.

"Cal Stark Raving Sports" will be a Wheel of Fortune phrase in 2026

Thanks for the video. Go Vols!

Great video. Go VOLS!!!!

GO VOLS!!!🧡🧡🧡

Jaugernaut as a bg song is fire

as a vols fan i had a blast this season. yea tn fans have to deal with blown calls all the time. were told to deal with it. so a check swing strike and then losing a 3 run lead is absurd. tn has to deal with blown calls in every sport.

I’m from Omaha and have series tickets. Literally live for this

Tennessee was probably the most exciting team I've seen in a looooong time. They were definitely overdue for a world series win.

I was at those first three games. I don't know about you but it just kind of felt like NC State was playing with fire the entire time

Damn this was an awesome surprise! I thought I saw A&M won!

GO VOLS BABYYYYYYYYYYY

I enjoyed mike Monaco’s crew way more, not sure how other people felt but all of his games were electric!

I’d be happy with Kirby Conell as the tigers pick at 11 ovr I’m ngl

Juiced bats at Rosenblatt were better than anything

Nah, the craziest College World Series was when Alvin Lockhart and the Powerful Tulips upset Zero Gibson and the Champion Rings to complete their worst-to-first comeback

the reason tennessee wore the black unis in game 3 is because they are the most breathable uniforms they have

We wore the black unis bc it was the most breathable material of all the jersey options. Apparently the off-whites, which are a fan favorite are the most stuffy, which is why we haven’t worn them in a while

literally just skipped over the entire A&M team no words

It’s a shame there was never a view from the 3rd base ump on the checked swing, which is the only view point that matters, not from the dugout.

For some information on why Tennessee wore black: 1: it’s actually the lightest jersey they have in material, therefore most breathable in heat. 2: superstition🤣

Let’s go!!

i went for 11 days as an ATM fan and it was the trip of a lifetime

18 hits in a game? Blows a 3 run lead in the 9th after Tennessee spotted them 6 runs in one inning. One non-strike call does not constitute robbery. Tennessee was the superior team.

Fun watch great job. Except maybe that was a strike but what about all the horrable ball strike calls in the whole game, maybe even a strike called that was a ball in that same AB?

The black for Tennessee had to do with superstition, and it's also at the same time their thinnest uniform with that special fabric.

Nice editing

I mean look at the where picture on the check swing is taken. You can't tell me that he went based off that angle lol

VOLSSSSSSSSS forever baby!!! GBO

Go Vols!

Gotta do a video now on the bistory of kitty litter

Cardiac Carolina went as far as we could :(

a&m sports so down bad lmao

and then Texas A&M coach left🤣🤣

Show what the 3rd base ump was seeing...not a swing.

Lmfao no it wasn’t everyone’s already forgot about it, schloss going to Texas was a bigger story than Tennessee winning

Can you please do a video about foul ball safety

Christian Moore angles legend

It was a check swing. To say otherwise is to say anyone who stands at the front of the box can't check their swing.

You’re saying the check swing went, although his wrists never broke, and you’re using an inferior angle. If multiple 3rd inning strike 3 calls were made, FSU never has that large of a lead.

This was my first time going. It was great.

I understand the check swing probably should have been called a strike. However, no umpire anywhere in the world would have ended a game like that on a bang bang check swing. That would have been, this is just my opinion, a bad way for such a great game to end.

I think 5 of the first 6 games were 1 run games

“By the rules of baseball” your line is drawn in the wrong place. That camera angle is not 90 degrees. This has been roundly confirmed.

14:01 Kirby is related to La steroid daddy hack

Brother come on, NCAA says there are general rules that consider wrist breaking and going past the hip. Please chill on the ref call

The SEC and ACC only MCWS has little to do with NIL baseball isn’t anywhere near driven by money the same way football and basketball are. In baseball it’s very rare to even receive a full scholarship. The truth is players who are given a chance from smaller schools or even D2-3 schools will take a spot on a D1 roster just for the promise of playing time and the best teams and coaches are in the south as well as most of the players so the SEC and ACC will always dominate. And that’s why teams like USC who have way more money and a more prestigious history than some southern schools don’t succeed as much as southern teams anymore. I totally agree with the take that NIL in it’s current form is ruining the competitiveness of college sports but the reason the south dominates in baseball doesn’t pretty much anything to do with NIL money they are just better.

1 bad call let Tennessee win the natty

Tennessee Vols, the best team in the land!

HELLO WIN COLUMN

This is not the craziest college world series ever, not even close. It was a good series but not the craziest

Go vols

Go Vawls

The black jerseys are cooler. They're dri-fit. The other jerseys are very heavy and hot.

Oh SRS don’t draw an arbitrary line on a bad camera angle. You’ll be torn to shreds just like the whole state of Florida

4:18 cry more, dont give up 4 runs in an inning

I’m on the video I was there

FSU got a second chance and got their shit stomped.