Johns Hopkins 2023

[44WeWantMore]

Epstein is staying to study at Hopkins but won’t be playing lacrosse?

Have you considered the possibility that he doesn't want to?

If he transferred to a rival school and played, you'd freak out about that too.

The kid wants to move on with his life. A SAIS degree is an extremely valuable thing to have on your resume.

The guy who spent countless extra hours at night practicing … the young man who played through a challenging injury in 2020 … the three-time captain … the player who said he long dreamed of playing for Hopkins … the attackman who has proven that he can still be productive on the field … THAT guy just decides he doesn’t want to play lacrosse anymore after being gifted an extra year by the NCAA?

What does that say about his experience in the program?

DocBarrister

It could be that he spoke to somebody at SAIS, and their expectations did not allow him to commit to maintaining his training and practice tempo.

[DocBarrister]

Epstein is staying to study at Hopkins but won’t be playing lacrosse?

Have you considered the possibility that he doesn't want to?

If he transferred to a rival school and played, you'd freak out about that too.

The kid wants to move on with his life. A SAIS degree is an extremely valuable thing to have on your resume.

The guy who spent countless extra hours at night practicing … the young man who played through a challenging injury in 2020 … the three-time captain … the player who said he long dreamed of playing for Hopkins … the attackman who has proven that he can still be productive on the field … THAT guy just decides he doesn’t want to play lacrosse anymore after being gifted an extra year by the NCAA?

What does that say about his experience in the program?

DocBarrister

It could be that he spoke to somebody at SAIS, and their expectations did not allow him to commit to maintaining his training and practice tempo.

Everyone (including me) is just speculating.

SAIS is actually a leader in distance learning. They have entire masters programs that can be completed online.

DocBarrister

[Sagittarius A*]

Smacks of panic more than urgency … like the benching of Epstein.

Even after this season, I wasn’t feeling panicked about the program.

This firing … and that’s clearly what it was … now makes me feel otherwise.

DocBarrister

Gee, I hate to say I told you so....but it was obvious to me a while back that "something was rotten in Homewood"
Glad others are starting to see the light....

[HopFan16]

The Speculators-in-Chief have logged on!

The kid is done with lacrosse. He'd transfer if he wanted to continue playing somewhere other than Homewood. One could just as easily argue it's a good reflection of the program — it appears he wants to go out as a Blue Jay rather than end his career in another uniform. He moved on, time for you to do so as well.

Important thing IMO is, Degnon is returning, that's 40 goals and a kid who has gotten better every year back on the Wood. Nice piece to build around. He's the one senior who would have demanded a lot of attention in the portal.

The "something is rotten in Homewood" galaxy-brain histrionics from Sergeant Hysteria falls flat on its face when you consider Joey isn't transferring, the best player is returning, and there are currently no players of note in the portal. Dumb and bad take not supported by the evidence.

[joewillie78]

The Speculators-in-Chief have logged on!

The kid is done with lacrosse. He'd transfer if he wanted to continue playing somewhere other than Homewood. One could just as easily argue it's a good reflection of the program — it appears he wants to go out as a Blue Jay rather than end his career in another uniform. He moved on, time for you to do so as well.

Important thing IMO is, Degnon is returning, that's 40 goals and a kid who has gotten better every year back on the Wood. Nice piece to build around. He's the one senior who would have demanded a lot of attention in the portal.

The "something is rotten in Homewood" galaxy-brain histrionics from Sergeant Hysteria falls flat on its face when you consider Joey isn't transferring, the best player is returning, and there are currently no players of note in the portal. Dumb and bad take not supported by the evidence.

"Galaxy-brain histrionics from Sergeant Hysteria"

Wow, a lot going on in that reply to Mr. Sagittarius A.
GOBIGRED
Joewillie78

[FannOLax]

Epstein is staying to study at Hopkins but won’t be playing lacrosse?

Have you considered the possibility that he doesn't want to?

If he transferred to a rival school and played, you'd freak out about that too.

The kid wants to move on with his life. A SAIS degree is an extremely valuable thing to have on your resume.

Yes, SAIS is tops in its field, awarding both Masters and PhD degrees. Terrific school.

[Drcthru]

Ah yes, I was unaware UMD had also been competing in D3 since the 2020 offseason. Must be the reason they've lost a total of 1 game in the past two years, competition got easier.

Please find me some links to those press releases put out by all of those Division 1 universities that have had staff changes on their lacrosse teams in the last couple years. They give you a news blurb when they bring in/announce the new coach to replace the old one, not when one leaves or is let go unless it is actually a "historic" change like Petro or Desko in recent years. Two years isn't tenure, 20 years is.

Peter Milliman is also still Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men's Lacrosse at Cornell if you want him to be https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-l ... liman/2120

This must be the real problem, dude has been pulling double duty this entire time and of course they didn't need to put out a press release about him having left for another opportunity because he never actually did...

Actually wait a minute...
https://hopkinssports.com/sports/mens-l ... ramala/744
Well sh*t, what was all that hub-bub about a couple years ago with this guy not getting an extension? Why was he on the Syracuse sideline all this year?

Coming off 3 losing seasons, a 3x captain in limbo, rivals making moves in recruiting/the portal by the day, regularly smashed on social media by former stars, sure what they need is "we don't know who our current offensive coordinator is".

He’s not in limbo. He’s gone.

are you announcing epstein is no longer a part of the program

Yes. The 3x captain is now an alumni of the Hopkins lacrosse team. What a ride.

Alumnus moron! Did you graduate?

[flalax22]

Epstein is staying to study at Hopkins but won’t be playing lacrosse?

Have you considered the possibility that he doesn't want to?

If he transferred to a rival school and played, you'd freak out about that too.

The kid wants to move on with his life. A SAIS degree is an extremely valuable thing to have on your resume.

The guy who spent countless extra hours at night practicing … the young man who played through a challenging injury in 2020 … the three-time captain … the player who said he long dreamed of playing for Hopkins … the attackman who has proven that he can still be productive on the field … THAT guy just decides he doesn’t want to play lacrosse anymore after being gifted an extra year by the NCAA?

What does that say about his experience in the program?

DocBarrister

Every time you read 3x captain do a shot!

[jhu06]

FYI IL podcast out today has some discussion about the going on of Hopkins coaching

And …?

Brief summary or highlights please.

DocBarrister

Waste of time. Swezey would fit in really well on FanLax as a sh*tposter. His only real "observation" was that when he attended the B1G quarterfinal win over Penn State he noticed Milliman and Junior went to grab a drink at the same time and passed eachother without talking. I know, riveting stuff. That single interaction which happens dozens of times per game on every college sideline was apparently supposed to portend Junior's departure? I don't know. There was zero insight about what direction they go from here, who the OC candidates might be, or anything of a substantive nature.

They did however appear to confirm Degnon will be back, which is good news.

Thanks.

Good to hear Degnon will be back.

DocBarrister

Degnon back.

Calnan, Mabbett, Hawley, Epstein, Keneally, McManus, Lilly, Narewski all told to hit the road. Fernandez I’m not sure on but I’ve heard he may be moving on.

That’s one way to get the roster numbers down.

that's 36 returning players if my math is correct and I'm sure there will be more freshmen/sophomores leaving. Lot of room for change.

[Ruffled_Feathers]

Certainly a lot of caterwauling about a guy wanting to get on with his life. He graduated from college on time while dedicating himself to a sport and perhaps wants to do other things with his existence rather than just play lacrosse, nothing wrong with any of that. Bit of a shame it all didn't go more positively for him on the field during his time with the program but life isn't fair.

Does anyone remember how the departure of Eric Ruhl went down on LaxPower back in the day? Was the program in turmoil then too according to the chicken littles or were we all just sad but begrudgingly accepting of the fact that such an incredibly talented young player decided he wanted to like go study music back home in Ohio instead of finishing his JHU education and playing lacrosse.

[Sagittarius A*]

Certainly a lot of caterwauling about a guy wanting to get on with his life. He graduated from college on time while dedicating himself to a sport and perhaps wants to do other things with his existence rather than just play lacrosse, nothing wrong with any of that. Bit of a shame it all didn't go more positively for him on the field during his time with the program but life isn't fair.

Does anyone remember how the departure of Eric Ruhl went down on LaxPower back in the day? Was the program in turmoil then too according to the chicken littles or were we all just sad but begrudgingly accepting of the fact that such an incredibly talented young player decided he wanted to like go study music back home in Ohio instead of finishing his JHU education and playing lacrosse.

"Nothing to see here, everything is fine.."

https://media.giphy.com/media/13d2jHlSlxklVe/giphy.gif

[flalax22]

Certainly a lot of caterwauling about a guy wanting to get on with his life. He graduated from college on time while dedicating himself to a sport and perhaps wants to do other things with his existence rather than just play lacrosse, nothing wrong with any of that. Bit of a shame it all didn't go more positively for him on the field during his time with the program but life isn't fair.

Does anyone remember how the departure of Eric Ruhl went down on LaxPower back in the day? Was the program in turmoil then too according to the chicken littles or were we all just sad but begrudgingly accepting of the fact that such an incredibly talented young player decided he wanted to like go study music back home in Ohio instead of finishing his JHU education and playing lacrosse.

But was he a 3x captain?

[Sagittarius A*]

Certainly a lot of caterwauling about a guy wanting to get on with his life. He graduated from college on time while dedicating himself to a sport and perhaps wants to do other things with his existence rather than just play lacrosse, nothing wrong with any of that. Bit of a shame it all didn't go more positively for him on the field during his time with the program but life isn't fair.

Does anyone remember how the departure of Eric Ruhl went down on LaxPower back in the day? Was the program in turmoil then too according to the chicken littles or were we all just sad but begrudgingly accepting of the fact that such an incredibly talented young player decided he wanted to like go study music back home in Ohio instead of finishing his JHU education and playing lacrosse.

But was he a 3x captain?

He was Captain Edward Smith

[DocBarrister]

Certainly a lot of caterwauling about a guy wanting to get on with his life. He graduated from college on time while dedicating himself to a sport and perhaps wants to do other things with his existence rather than just play lacrosse, nothing wrong with any of that. Bit of a shame it all didn't go more positively for him on the field during his time with the program but life isn't fair.

Does anyone remember how the departure of Eric Ruhl went down on LaxPower back in the day? Was the program in turmoil then too according to the chicken littles or were we all just sad but begrudgingly accepting of the fact that such an incredibly talented young player decided he wanted to like go study music back home in Ohio instead of finishing his JHU education and playing lacrosse.

I would say that Mark Dixon is something of a Hopkins lacrosse insider and his comments during the podcast (including his suggestion that Hopkins issue a “state-of-the-program” statement) are not indicative of someone who thinks things are hunky dory at Homewood.

You don’t even need to read between the lines. Dixon clearly believes things are a bit off in the Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse program.

DocBarrister

[DocBarrister]

Epstein is staying to study at Hopkins but won’t be playing lacrosse?

Have you considered the possibility that he doesn't want to?

If he transferred to a rival school and played, you'd freak out about that too.

The kid wants to move on with his life. A SAIS degree is an extremely valuable thing to have on your resume.

The guy who spent countless extra hours at night practicing … the young man who played through a challenging injury in 2020 … the three-time captain … the player who said he long dreamed of playing for Hopkins … the attackman who has proven that he can still be productive on the field … THAT guy just decides he doesn’t want to play lacrosse anymore after being gifted an extra year by the NCAA?

What does that say about his experience in the program?

DocBarrister

Every time you read 3x captain do a shot!

You do understand that there have only been two 3x captains in nearly 140 years of Johns Hopkins lacrosse?

*drink a shot*

DocBarrister

[CU77]

You do understand that there have only been two 3x captains in nearly 140 years of Johns Hopkins lacrosse?

I guess now we know why ...

[HopFan16]

Ya'll are going to like Brooks English

Watching the Prep Nationals stream — Lawrenceville is playing Deerfield and he has 4 goals on 5 shots, still in the 2nd quarter. 2023 commit Chuck Rawson also has two goals. '22 Deerfield defenders Tripp Didden and Carson Brown both look pretty good as well. Both big and rangy, Didden has forced two yard sales around GLE. Good showcase for the incoming class + Rawson

https://events.locallive.tv/events/76287

[jhu06]

Ya'll are going to like Brooks English

Watching the Prep Nationals stream — Lawrenceville is playing Deerfield and he has 4 goals on 5 shots, still in the 2nd quarter. 2023 commit Chuck Rawson also has two goals. '22 Deerfield defenders Tripp Didden and Carson Brown both look pretty good as well. Both big and rangy, Didden has forced two yard sales around GLE. Good showcase for the incoming class + Rawson

https://events.locallive.tv/events/76287

Beating Doc Barrister to the transformative class label. Youthful age and exuberance.

[flalax22]

Epstein is staying to study at Hopkins but won’t be playing lacrosse?

Have you considered the possibility that he doesn't want to?

If he transferred to a rival school and played, you'd freak out about that too.

The kid wants to move on with his life. A SAIS degree is an extremely valuable thing to have on your resume.

The guy who spent countless extra hours at night practicing … the young man who played through a challenging injury in 2020 … the three-time captain … the player who said he long dreamed of playing for Hopkins … the attackman who has proven that he can still be productive on the field … THAT guy just decides he doesn’t want to play lacrosse anymore after being gifted an extra year by the NCAA?

What does that say about his experience in the program?

DocBarrister

Every time you read 3x captain do a shot!

You do understand that there have only been two 3x captains in nearly 140 years of Johns Hopkins lacrosse?

*drink a shot*

DocBarrister

Could have been the first 4x Captain. What a shame can you imagine the page counts we could get out of a 4x captain?

*Double shot*

[DocBarrister]

Ya'll are going to like Brooks English

Watching the Prep Nationals stream — Lawrenceville is playing Deerfield and he has 4 goals on 5 shots, still in the 2nd quarter. 2023 commit Chuck Rawson also has two goals. '22 Deerfield defenders Tripp Didden and Carson Brown both look pretty good as well. Both big and rangy, Didden has forced two yard sales around GLE. Good showcase for the incoming class + Rawson

https://events.locallive.tv/events/76287

Beating Doc Barrister to the transformative class label. Youthful age and exuberance.

What kind of fool would label a class “transformative” even before watching them in a single college game?!?

DocBarrister