Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

[Jeff1220]

The high school where I work paid a hefty sum to one of Troy Smith's charitable foundations to get him as commencement keynote speaker for this year's graduating class. This is what they got for their money:
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Aside from the very classy baseball cap and t-shirt during his 90 second 'speech', notice how he doesn't even exit through a normal door. He bolts out a side fire exit. Good work Troy. Good work.

[Ron Burgundy]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

Troy is too street for your stupid high school shenanigans. Weed and a pimp chalice or GTFO.

[LtFinFan66]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

it was 101 seconds

[Jeff1220]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

it was 101 seconds

Haha, I was estimating.
Really though, 3-5 minutes and something remotely meaningful would've been acceptable.

[SaviorEdwards]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

id rather have him over whitner on this team

[Night Train]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

id rather have him over whitner

He would have been outside in his car, texting the commencement.

[YardRat]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

Seriously? Your high school pays for a commencement speaker? Wow.

[Jeff1220]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

Seriously? Your high school pays for a commencement speaker? Wow.

Yeah. Not sure that it comes from school budget though. It could be from the PTA or Senior Class funds or something like that.

[YardRat]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

Yeah. Not sure that it comes from school budget though. It could be from the PTA or Senior Class funds or something like that.

We have a member from the graduating class 25 years prior speak at ours.

[paranoid]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

The high school where I work paid a hefty sum to one of Troy Smith's charitable foundations to get him as commencement keynote speaker for this year's graduating class.

Why?

I mean, why him? Is there some reason he's considered particularly inspirational or does he have some connection to the school? He's obviously not a spellbinding orator or anything.

[Jeff1220]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

Just because he's a Raven who's more readily available than Ray Lewis or Joe Flacco, I guess.
Last year, they had Md's ex-gov Bob Earhlich as speaker.
I didn't even know Troy Smith was going to be the speaker until it happened.

[TigerJ]

Re: Troy Smith: Graduation Keynote Speaker Extraordinare

I'm preaching at an ecumenical baccalaureate service this year. I'll give them a lot more than 101 seconds. I'll make it interesting too.