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'If I get food poisoning, so be it' - Tony Vitello drops hilarious DoorDash story from after Tennessee's loss to Arkansas
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Tennessee Vols baseball coach Tony Vitello couldn't eat immediately after UT lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Fayetteville Super Regional because he was so distraught over the loss. 

Eventually, though, the hunger pangs arrived for Vitello, so he picked up the phone and ordered pizza and salad from one of his favorite pizza joints in Fayetteville. 

When the DoorDash order arrived, the box had a big WPS (woo pig sooie) written on it, which gave Vitello some concern over the state of the food in the box. 

Vitello joined the Chuck and Bo Show this week and he told the hilarious story about his post-game door dash adventure. 

"After the game, I went to the team meal in the lobby," said Vitello. "I was sick to my stomach. I thought I could have done better over the weekend. I was distraught we lost and all of that, so I couldn't eat. So I went to the room, just stared at the TV -- it wasn't even on. Eventually, the starvation hit me. So I went to an old go to -- US Pizza. And I used DoorDash. Well, when it got delivered to the door and I picked it up, it had a big WPS [with an] exclamation point on it. My name's on DoorDash. I'm faced with...do I eat this food or not? That was the big question. I opened it, I smelled it, I looked at it. I had a big ol' salad that I didn't even touch. I ate half the pizza and figured, you know, if I get food poisoning or whatever, so be it.

"There were a few more details. I messaged the DoorDash guy, and it was him (that wrote the message), and we actually had a friendly back and forth. But, yeah, that's how the trip ended. So for any Tennessee haters, they'll get a kick out of that." 

For starters, it's not a surprise that Vitello, who is as competitive as anyone in the sport, was so upset about the loss that he couldn't eat for a while. 

Secondly, I don't blame Vitello for being concerned about the food. I mean, we all saw The Last Dance  and what happened to Michael Jordan when he ordered takeout from a restaurant in Utah the night before the Chicago Bulls played the Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals (shoutout flu game). 

Fortunately for Vitello, it sounds like his pizza wasn't contaminated. 

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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