Lee Smith to retire…

[headsupsticksdown]

All over Twitter. Lee Smith to retire at seasons end.

Been a long run. Who’s up next?

[Sparlimb]

He's had a hell of a career. Happy for him to go out on his own terms.

[raidergrad72]

33 years teaching & 29 years coaching. Long time & a great run. Congratulations, Coach Smith!

[Brodziak Fan Club]

It’s never a given to go out on your own terms, especially in a high-profile program like EP. No matter what kind of regular season they had, his teams always seemed to be a threat in the playoffs. Probably the best example was his talented but youthful 2018-19 team that had a middling regular season and proceeded to make it all the way to the state title game where they absolutely had Edina on the ropes.

[WestMetro]

there was an 8” snowstorm that night if i remember right

crazy getting in and out of DT St. paul

[Brodziak Fan Club]

there was an 8” snowstorm that night if i remember right

crazy getting in and out of DT St. paul

Yes there was! West 7th was closed off for a St. Patrick's day block party. I exited the game to hordes of folks dressed in green, drinking and dancing. In my elation I imagined it was a party for the Hornets. Pretty cool scene.

[East Side Pioneer Guy]

there was an 8” snowstorm that night if i remember right

crazy getting in and out of DT St. paul

Yes there was! West 7th was closed off for a St. Patrick's day block party. I exited the game to hordes of folks dressed in green, drinking and dancing. In my elation I imagined it was a party for the Hornets. Pretty cool scene.

Huh? St Paddy's Day was celebrated a week early that year?

[East Side Pioneer Guy]

It's always good to see someone go out on their own terms, especially when they are at the top of their field. Some people are just too into it, and they hang on too long, and their legacy gets tarnished. I have always admired Steve Martin for doing this. (Listen up you whipper snappers - heh heh.) In the late 70's/early 80's Martin was the king of stand up comedy, selling out arenas across the country. Then he walked away from it all; not wanting to hang on until he was working in front of half full arenas. Of course, he didn't have to deal with the parents of 15 players who weren't getting enough playing time and another 12 players he cut entirely.

One good thing about this is that it gives someone younger a chance to run an elite program. (Looking at you Mike Grant.)

[bardown27]

It's always good to see someone go out on their own terms, especially when they are at the top of their field. Some people are just too into it, and they hang on too long, and their legacy gets tarnished. I have always admired Steve Martin for doing this. (Listen up you whipper snappers - heh heh.) In the late 70's/early 80's Martin was the king of stand up comedy, selling out arenas across the country. Then he walked away from it all; not wanting to hang on until he was working in front of half full arenas. Of course, he didn't have to deal with the parents of 15 players who weren't getting enough playing time and another 12 players he cut entirely.

One good thing about this is that it gives someone younger a chance to run an elite program. (Looking at you Mike Grant.)

Who said he was going out on his own terms…?

[East Side Pioneer Guy]

It's always good to see someone go out on their own terms, especially when they are at the top of their field. Some people are just too into it, and they hang on too long, and their legacy gets tarnished. I have always admired Steve Martin for doing this. (Listen up you whipper snappers - heh heh.) In the late 70's/early 80's Martin was the king of stand up comedy, selling out arenas across the country. Then he walked away from it all; not wanting to hang on until he was working in front of half full arenas. Of course, he didn't have to deal with the parents of 15 players who weren't getting enough playing time and another 12 players he cut entirely.

One good thing about this is that it gives someone younger a chance to run an elite program. (Looking at you Mike Grant.)

Who said he was going out on his own terms…?

What? Another test I didn't study for? Man, it's like I'll relive high school the rest of my life.

[Brodziak Fan Club]

there was an 8” snowstorm that night if i remember right

crazy getting in and out of DT St. paul

Yes there was! West 7th was closed off for a St. Patrick's day block party. I exited the game to hordes of folks dressed in green, drinking and dancing. In my elation I imagined it was a party for the Hornets. Pretty cool scene.

Huh? St Paddy's Day was celebrated a week early that year?

Don't think it was an official St. Paddy's Day event, but more of a collaborative/promotional thing between some of the bars and restaurants in the area.

[East Side Pioneer Guy]

Yes there was! West 7th was closed off for a St. Patrick's day block party. I exited the game to hordes of folks dressed in green, drinking and dancing. In my elation I imagined it was a party for the Hornets. Pretty cool scene.

Huh? St Paddy's Day was celebrated a week early that year?

Don't think it was an official St. Paddy's Day event, but more of a collaborative/promotional thing between some of the bars and restaurants in the area.

Hey, anything to pay the bills and keep the lights on. And if we can do it by letting all those Scandinavians think they're as good as we Irish are for one or two days a years, why not?

[headsupsticksdown]

It's always good to see someone go out on their own terms, especially when they are at the top of their field. Some people are just too into it, and they hang on too long, and their legacy gets tarnished. I have always admired Steve Martin for doing this. (Listen up you whipper snappers - heh heh.) In the late 70's/early 80's Martin was the king of stand up comedy, selling out arenas across the country. Then he walked away from it all; not wanting to hang on until he was working in front of half full arenas. Of course, he didn't have to deal with the parents of 15 players who weren't getting enough playing time and another 12 players he cut entirely.

One good thing about this is that it gives someone younger a chance to run an elite program. (Looking at you Mike Grant.)

Who said he was going out on his own terms…?

Any insight to back up this statement? What EP has done this season has been nothing shy of a miracle as they sit atop of their conference yet again and could very well squeeze into the tourney. There's a lot of buzz around as to who's up next, but NOBODY saw this coming.

[Brodziak Fan Club]

Any insight to back up this statement? What EP has done this season has been nothing shy of a miracle as they sit atop of their conference yet again and could very well squeeze into the tourney. There's a lot of buzz around as to who's up next, but NOBODY saw this coming.

The YHH pod that dropped today sheds light on the situation.

[northwoods oldtimer]

All over Twitter. Lee Smith to retire at seasons end.

Been a long run. Who’s up next?

Say it ain't so Joe! The master recruiter is moving on eh?!

[headsupsticksdown]

Any insight to back up this statement? What EP has done this season has been nothing shy of a miracle as they sit atop of their conference yet again and could very well squeeze into the tourney. There's a lot of buzz around as to who's up next, but NOBODY saw this coming.

The YHH pod that dropped today sheds light on the situation.

What a disaster of a situation after 29 years. Dunno what happened to justify those suspensions, but sounds like more of the same over and over again. What I also thought was interesting after that podcast was the mention of Chan and Tony refusing to get into it...

[karl(east)]

Any insight to back up this statement? What EP has done this season has been nothing shy of a miracle as they sit atop of their conference yet again and could very well squeeze into the tourney. There's a lot of buzz around as to who's up next, but NOBODY saw this coming.

The YHH pod that dropped today sheds light on the situation.

What a disaster of a situation after 29 years. Dunno what happened to justify those suspensions, but sounds like more of the same over and over again. What I also thought was interesting after that podcast was the mention of Chan and Tony refusing to get into it...

No implications of Chan in any of this...there's some backstory on Lee there, but really not relevant to the present situation. Would've been a weird rabbit hole to go down and we cut it off to stay on track, not because there are any juicy details hiding there.

[headsupsticksdown]

The YHH pod that dropped today sheds light on the situation.

What a disaster of a situation after 29 years. Dunno what happened to justify those suspensions, but sounds like more of the same over and over again. What I also thought was interesting after that podcast was the mention of Chan and Tony refusing to get into it...

No implications of Chan in any of this...there's some backstory on Lee there, but really not relevant to the present situation. Would've been a weird rabbit hole to go down and we cut it off to stay on track, not because there are any juicy details hiding there.

Thanks for clarifying, Karl! Thought it was a bit strange...

[WestMetro]

Lots of complexities to this story . More to be told ?

[thefatcat]

Any insight to back up this statement? What EP has done this season has been nothing shy of a miracle as they sit atop of their conference yet again and could very well squeeze into the tourney. There's a lot of buzz around as to who's up next, but NOBODY saw this coming.

The YHH pod that dropped today sheds light on the situation.

What a disaster of a situation after 29 years. Dunno what happened to justify those suspensions, but sounds like more of the same over and over again. What I also thought was interesting after that podcast was the mention of Chan and Tony refusing to get into it...

What happened was pretty reprehensible and if the podcast knew the whole story, the crocodile tears would seem misplaced IMO. I get that people overlook others being terrible humans if they're winning games but accountability and karma will come knocking eventually.

[headsupsticksdown]

The YHH pod that dropped today sheds light on the situation.

What a disaster of a situation after 29 years. Dunno what happened to justify those suspensions, but sounds like more of the same over and over again. What I also thought was interesting after that podcast was the mention of Chan and Tony refusing to get into it...

What happened was pretty reprehensible and if the podcast knew the whole story, the crocodile tears would seem misplaced IMO. I get that people overlook others being terrible humans if they're winning games but accountability and karma will come knocking eventually.

Sounds like the Proctor football situation all over again (just guessing)….

[thefatcat]

What a disaster of a situation after 29 years. Dunno what happened to justify those suspensions, but sounds like more of the same over and over again. What I also thought was interesting after that podcast was the mention of Chan and Tony refusing to get into it...

What happened was pretty reprehensible and if the podcast knew the whole story, the crocodile tears would seem misplaced IMO. I get that people overlook others being terrible humans if they're winning games but accountability and karma will come knocking eventually.

Sounds like the Proctor football situation all over again (just guessing)….

No, not as bad as the Proctor situation but bad nonetheless. The school admin and coach should be happy the offended party is really invested in the program and won't take legal action.

Apparently we need to give kids a refresher course on appropriate use of smart phones before each school year and sports season.

[headsupsticksdown]

OK, so who’s in line and who’s it gonna be at EP?