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re: Latest on Drake Davis is he's headed to IMG Academy in FL
Posted on 6/3/15 at 9:15 am to GeeOH
Posted on 6/3/15 at 9:15 am to GeeOH
quote:I don't think they play in the regular Florida high school football leagues so it doesn't matter.
What's the rule with players going there and being eligible. Are his parents moving? I must be behind, but I thought the family had to move to make him eligible
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Posted on 6/3/15 at 10:42 am to Gravitiger
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I don't think they play in the regular Florida high school football leagues so it doesn't matter.
They play high school teams right? So it's a high school sanctioned event and falls under the state rules.
No way a high school could schedule a juco team.
Posted on 6/19/15 at 8:37 pm to smash williams
Just read he's playing on the Bootleggers squad in the IMG 7-on-7 national competition.
Posted on 6/19/15 at 9:15 pm to smash williams
I think if we want him, he'll be ours. Still shows his Louisiana roots and will be around Saivion every day
Posted on 6/19/15 at 9:19 pm to GeauxAggie972
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Even if he doesn't have the best hands in the world, that can be taught.
No, it can't. You can certainly improve it, but only within the bounds of natural ability.
Posted on 6/20/15 at 9:34 am to GeeOH
Actually IMG is playing Southern Lab this year in October some time.
Posted on 6/20/15 at 9:47 am to hardlyhome_2002
I would love to go watch that....but at the same time fear for my life. Is it at IMG or SL?
Posted on 6/20/15 at 10:00 am to BugaPainTrain7
I think it's scheduled at IMG why would you fear for your life at a football game ?
Posted on 6/20/15 at 10:56 am to hardlyhome_2002
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Actually IMG is playing Southern Lab this year in October some time.
So they have to adhere to high school rules.
So how does a kid leave Louisiana and become eligible immediately without his family moving?
Posted on 6/20/15 at 11:04 am to GeeOH
Because it's a private school. Sort of like Findley Prep in bball.
They actively recruit players from all over the country.
They actively recruit players from all over the country.
Posted on 6/20/15 at 11:21 am to GeeOH
Alright lemme just explain to everybody how it works to stop the speculation:
-99% of the time it starts by IMG contacting you with interest after you attend one of their camps for whichever sport you play
-next, they fly you down there for an interview, you practice with the team, and they show your parents around and if you perform well they invite you for full time attendance
-to clear up how it's allowed, you enroll in one of 3 IMG affiliated high schools and go to school there during the day. IMG is specifically a sports academy that has no academic aspect at all, basically your parents pay for high school and IMG separately
-they aren't allowed to participate in a league because based off of size they'd probably be 1A or 2A but aren't allowed/don't want to compete there for obvious reasons. They basically schedule exhibitions against other willing teams in Florida, but they have private jets and charter busses to bring the teams across the country for tournaments and OOS games which are what they mainly focus on
-not sure what I left out but if anyone has any other questions I'll fill y'all in, I moved there from New Orleans and graduated from IMG in 2009 and still live within 10 miles of the school so I stay pretty up to date with new info
-99% of the time it starts by IMG contacting you with interest after you attend one of their camps for whichever sport you play
-next, they fly you down there for an interview, you practice with the team, and they show your parents around and if you perform well they invite you for full time attendance
-to clear up how it's allowed, you enroll in one of 3 IMG affiliated high schools and go to school there during the day. IMG is specifically a sports academy that has no academic aspect at all, basically your parents pay for high school and IMG separately
-they aren't allowed to participate in a league because based off of size they'd probably be 1A or 2A but aren't allowed/don't want to compete there for obvious reasons. They basically schedule exhibitions against other willing teams in Florida, but they have private jets and charter busses to bring the teams across the country for tournaments and OOS games which are what they mainly focus on
-not sure what I left out but if anyone has any other questions I'll fill y'all in, I moved there from New Orleans and graduated from IMG in 2009 and still live within 10 miles of the school so I stay pretty up to date with new info
Posted on 6/20/15 at 11:43 am to southeasttiger113
what sport?
Posted on 6/20/15 at 11:53 am to Duckie
I was one of the few people that tried to do multiple sports, I started off in soccer and baseball and ended up focusing exclusively on baseball after about a year
Posted on 6/20/15 at 11:53 am to southeasttiger113
Drake Davis isn't going to school there
Posted on 6/20/15 at 12:24 pm to southeasttiger113
You graduated from the school. Did you play a sport? Get scholly? I ask because of how they make it seem every person that goes there is a D1 lock.
Posted on 6/20/15 at 12:51 pm to GeeOH
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Did you play a sport?
Yes, soccer and baseball at first and just baseball by my sophomore year
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Get scholly?
No, it didn't really work like that when I was there as the football program didn't exist yet. IMG is ridiculously expensive (they advertise that it costs $45k a year but that doesn't include boarding, meal plan, extras, and gear, it can cost up to 100k a year and probably averages 60-70 for most people) and people that can afford it have to pay. They gave scholarships for a very small amount of outstanding players that flat out couldn't afford it but for the most part everyone was paying
ETA: just realized you were talking about a college scholarship. Yea I got college scholarship offers
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I ask because of how they make it seem every person that goes there is a D1 lock.
That's bullshite, they made it seem like that to me too but when you look at their wording in advertisements it's usually "99% of athletes can go to the next level or something along those lines. Basically out of my teammates, we had like 7 get drafted my senior year, a few go to major d1 schools, and the rest either went to small colleges or elected to not take that route.
IMG is a sports/modeling agency first and a sports academy second and they really look for people that could turn out to be marketable like Tom Brady or Russell Wilson over people that are talented but have shitty personalities and ways of carrying themselves like Marshawn Lynch or Terrell Owens. As a side note that's why I'm so excited about Savion Smith as an IMG star, he's going to surprise people with his composure, media skills, athletic development, and big personality when he's a freshman
But to sum it up, no, most athletes there aren't D1 locks and a lot of them choose to not even play in college after seeing how the sausage is made, especially considering the fact that they come from families that can afford $100k a year in high school tuition and make money in other ways. The life of a pro athlete (football excluded) is honestly pretty shitty unless you're a guy like Alex Rodriguez that's been in the majors for 18 years and I got full exposure to that and had a lot of conversations with ex professional and college athletes that made me not want to pursue "the dream". I played for two years after I left IMG and after I realized I wasn't going to be a star in the major leagues I decided to opt out of making $25k a year in the minors for 10 years and wasting my youth. But yea the D1 lock rhetoric is a lie unless you're talking about the 8 position starters and their top few pitchers
This post was edited on 6/20/15 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 6/20/15 at 8:27 pm to hardlyhome_2002
I'm a preppy white guy. It's Southern Lab...my type isn't welcomed there 
Posted on 6/21/15 at 8:04 am to BugaPainTrain7
Have you ever been to a Southern Lab game ? Dude me and my white friends went there homecoming last year because they were playing my friends school Christian Life and both the fans set on same side and we didn't have a problem at all actually the people were nice even invited us to eat at tailgate after game, so maybe it was just the vibe you give off !
Posted on 6/21/15 at 8:40 am to hardlyhome_2002
No I've never been...I don't like running from bullets. Just stories I've heard
Posted on 6/21/15 at 10:29 am to GeeOH
quote:They don't play in official Florida leagues or for official Florida championships. They are not part of the Florida High School Athletic Association. The regular eligibility/transfer rules do not apply. It's just like a kid going to Hargrave or Fork Union or Milford and not having to sit out.
They play high school teams right? So it's a high school sanctioned event and falls under the state rules.
No way a high school could schedule a juco team.
They wouldn't do it, but theoretically they could schedule a game with a JUCO team. They can schedule anyone they want who will play them. Not sure what that has to do with transfer eligibility, though.
This post was edited on 6/21/15 at 10:39 am
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