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  1. STA Recruiting

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    In a response letter dated March 27 that was sent to St. Thomas Aquinas’ administration, which was obtained by FloridaHSFootball.com from the FHSAA regarding the self-report, the FHSAA received a self-report from the Class 7A football powerhouse and 2018 State Runner-up stating that assistant coach Torrian Wilson had made improper contact with a student not enrolled at the Fort Lauderdale school that transpired from an allegation received by the FHSAA and forwarded to the school.

    Let me see if I've got this straight:  someone ratted out STA to the FHSAA.  The FHSAA in turn passed along the allegation to STA.  STA then notified the FHSAA that the allegations were true.   And this is called "self-reporting?"   Understand that I'm not complaining about the way the process works; I'm just suggesting that calling this "self-reporting" is a tad bit misleading. 

    In any event, it looks like the coaches at STA picked the wrong player at the wrong school to try and poach this time. 

  3. Which team has a better shot to win state title now that they not in same class anymore?

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    15 minutes ago, SPCjessica2004 said:


    I don't have a problem with JaxTCA, I have a problem with them in 3A which means I have a quarrel with the administrators who refuse to let them move up knowing they're completely willing and want to move up.
     

    Just curious:  what would be the downside or the argument against letting any school that wants to move up one or more classifications do so?  I understand a rule that would prohibit any team from moving from a higher classification to a lower one, but is there any (good) reason why a team that wants to play up should not be allowed to do so?  Put your FHSAA hat on and give me your best argument.   Anyone. 

  4. FHSAA Football State Championships moving to Daytona Beach & Tallahassee

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    2 minutes ago, badbird said:

    but did you travel to each stadium?  

    Nah, it would have taken way to much effort on my part to actually find and type in the addresses of each stadium.  :P

    I figured "city to city" was good enough to address the issue. 

    Bottom line:  it would take a team from Pensacola (and their fans) about seven hours or more to get to either city (and, presumably, either stadium).   Not ideal, but for a "glass is half full" guy, it's still way better than the trip from Pensacola to Miami.  

  6. How Many of Florida's Top 95 Juniors Transferred over the Past 2 Seasons?

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    I thought STA picked up their QB of the future (well, at least for the next two years).  A portion of a previous post:

    Brady Dean, son of former UF QB Terry Dean, is leaving Collier County and transferring to STA.  Here's  a link to the article. 

    https://usatodayhss.com/2019/brady-dean-transfers-sta-football-st-thomas-aquinas

    "Brady Dean threw for 1,195 yards, 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as a sophomore last season, his first as the Lions’ starting quarterback."

    Will he not be STA's savior?

     

  10. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    9 hours ago, Proseteye said:

    Of course, outright recruiting is against FHSAA policy. However, athletic representatives don't actively recruit. Simply, word gets around through social media or private communications. How can the FHSAA monitor this? And, if the players know who the teams are that would most benefit them, they then register with the school and automatically get to join their team. It's called stealth recruiting and is probably happening all the time.

    Just remember how this whole discussion started.   A kid (currently enrolled at Robert E. Lee) sent out a tweet that said "Blessed to Receive an invitation to play IMG Academy." 

    Admittedly, the tweet doesn't say who extended the invitation.  But at the bottom of the tweet, the kid "ats" IMGAFootball and "IMGdbCoachBanks" (as well as two others).  So, I guess the recruiting may have been "stealthy," but the response to it certainly was not. 

  11. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    11 hours ago, badbird said:

    IMG did nothing wrong.  They don't follow the same rules.

    Badbird, help me out with this one . . . Are you saying that IMG doesn't have to follow the same rules as every other high school or, alternatively, they are supposed to follow the same rules but choose not to and there really isn't anything that anyone can or will do about it? 

  14. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    Columbia, I just saw something interesting.   Typically, I would ask this in the form of a hypothetical question, but I won't bother to try and disguise things.   It appears that the kid who got the "invitation" from IMG currently plays for Robert E. Lee.  Based solely on the fact that IMG apparently/allegedly wants the kid to attend IMG, I'm going to assume he's a pretty good football player.  Lee is now in the same district as Columbia.   If you're the coach at Columbia (or even a big fan who follows high school football closely and who posts on high school football message boards), what do you do if you think IMG has crossed the line?   On the one hand, you may feel compelled to report the violation (regardless of whether you think the FHSAA will do anything about it).  On the other hand, if you stay quiet on the issue, then one of your district opponents just lost one of their best defensive players, which presumably increases your chances of beating Lee this season.  Ethical dilemma?  

  15. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    25 minutes ago, Jags904 said:

    That’s mind blowing 

    It is and it isn't.   On the one hand, we've all seen local and state government 'assist' private ventures (NFL football teams, MLB baseball teams, etc.) by building, subsidizing or paying for things like stadiums.  Each time, the argument in support of the expenditure is that it will pay for itself with increased tax revenue.  I'm not as flabbergasted with the fact that it happened between the state and IMG as I am with how it happened (i.e., last minute addition without any public debate on the issue).   It's worth noting that the article is 3-4 years old.  It would be interesting to see if the legislature has been as generous to IMG over the last three years.  

    More importantly, is anyone from Tallahassee actually telling the FHSAA to keep their paws off IMG or, alternatively, does anyone at the FHSAA feel that IMG is untouchable because of the support that they've received from the state?  

    Just to be clear:  I think that there's a place in this world for IMG.  And I can even follow the logic that the things that they are doing generates revenue for the Bradenton/Sarasota area.  I'm not sure whether that justifies a handout from the state or not.   More to the point of this whole discussion, however, I don't believe IMG should get special treatment or consideration from the FHSAA just because they've found a handful of state legislators who feel inclined or compelled to provide funding to IMG.   And, I certainly don't think that IMG should be able to ignore or break FHSAA rules with impunity.  

  16. Vero Beach schedule so far

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    1 hour ago, roygod said:

    This is a rebuilding year for Vero as they have lost 31 seniors from last years team. But I'm quite sure that coach Jankowski will pull off another great team. Vero has lost its 3 year starter quarterback, its two star wide receivers, it starting running back, its starting offensive line. On defense its lost most of the starting line, but it does have returning linebackers and secondary. With this in mind they have now scheduled the toughest opponents they have ever had. They will be putting an untested quarterback in (the coaches son) against these big teams. Hopefully coach Jankowski has gotten his son into shape, and we have a few transfers coming in. 

    Sounds like they'll be replacing their entire offense!

    That said, it occurs to me that, at least with the higher classification teams, losing 31 seniors should be about the norm.  If you have a roster of around 60 players, comprised mainly of juniors and seniors (with a handful of talented/mature freshman and sophomores thrown in), it stands to reason that you'll lose about half the team to graduation every year.  Of course, the key is knowing what players are leaving and what players will be stepping in to fill their shoes. 

  17. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    40 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

    That's because the fhsaa still has to answer to the state legislation in Tallahassee and the people in Tallahassee are financially backing IMG 

     

    There's really nothing the fhsaa can do since they still have to answer to Tallahassee

    Can you explain this in greater detail?  What do you meant that "the people [presumably, legislators] in Tallahassee are financially backing IMG?"   I thought IMG was a private company.  How/why are they being supported by taxpayer money?  Please elaborate.   Thanks.

  18. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    13 minutes ago, joeycash2004 said:

    Because what else is there to talk about.. Lol

    Well, I guess I was curious to see if anyone had anything (other than urban legend) to support the proposition that an FHSAA-member team (like IMG) that elects not to compete for state titles is therefore allowed to actively and openly recruit athletes enrolled at other schools.

    Also, I was curious how any coaches who contribute to this site feel about "letting" their kids play on all-star 7-on-7 teams who play in tournaments at places like IMG.   

  22. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    So, this past weekend there was a NFA 7-on-7 tournament at IMG Academy.  This was a regional tournament, so there were kids from throughout the southeast, including multiple teams from Florida (South Florida Express, Pro Impact, Miami Immortals, Muck 7 and Southern Storm among them).    Essentially, these are all-star 7-on-7 squads, so there were a lot of talented athletes on the IMG campus.

    I believe (but not 100%) that the kid who sent out the tweet (link in one of the posts above) is a Robert E. Lee DB who played for one of those 7-on-7 teams.  His tweet (about his "invitation" to IMG) came on the Tuesday after he played in the tournament at, where else, IMG. 

    So, if you're a high school football coach, how willing are you going to be to let your best players play for an all-star 7-on-7 team knowing that they're going to be playing in tournaments at IMG and could very well get poached by the host school?  Or do you let them play and trust/hope/pray that stick with you? 

    Kind of reminds me of that old quote:  "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."

    B)

  23. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    Guys, I have had this conversation with the folks at FHSAA before.  Unless things have changed within the last couple of years, the fact that IMG does not compete for state championships does not absolve them of their obligation to follow the rules.   If they choose to be FHSAA members (which benefits them in other ways -- mainly in the ability to schedule games against out-of-state opponents), they have to play by the rules.  One of those rules is that they are not allowed to recruit.  If anyone can show me the rule or section of the FHSAA manual that says that a school who opts to not compete for state titles is allowed to actively recruit, I'll back down and stand corrected.  Until then, I'll go on believing that this is yet another example (adidas, Nike, college admissions scandal) where the rich and powerful get to play by a different set of rules than the rest. 

  24. Jax TCA might have a few transfers

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    30 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-7B29YUmDCPMQPiVzKZGbyMTzRue7JFs_rnEKAUejyA/edit?usp=drivesdk

     

     

    I put the screenshot into a document since it wouldn't let me upload it

     

     

    So, the tweet says:  "Blessed to Receive a (sic) invitation To play IMG Academy"  (with four  "ats," including "@IMGA Football). 

    I guess I can see why the tweet was removed.   It's basically an admission that IMG recruited the kid.  Hey, I'm not surprised, but it does violate FHSAA rules.  But, I won't hold my breath waiting for FHSAA to drop the hammer on IMG. 

    #justturnablindeye

     

     

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