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Tried reppin' ya but apparently I do it too often.![]()
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Tried reppin' ya but apparently I do it too often.![]()
Joining his boys Brian Hightower and TJ Pledger at IMG.
IMG now has both of ND's top CB prospects Bookie and Chicago's Houston Griffith.
They need to pull out all stops this year. Come on Coach Stovall!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed to announce that I'll be attending IMG Academy!<br>Romans 8:28<br>Inglewood, CA - Bradenton, FL <a href="https://t.co/u4xZZhBy3E">pic.twitter.com/u4xZZhBy3E</a></p>— Brendan Radley-Hiles (@Bookie_44) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bookie_44/status/815013303906750464">December 31, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
..and, in a recent podcast (II?), they said there is interest in camping at IMG.
What this is the first I have seen of this news???
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Here's the podcast. I'll try and find the timing of the discussion.
Start listening at 26:15.
"...a radical change this offseason in terms of how they go about their business comparable to Culver...in conversations to take Spring practice to IMG Academy like Michigan did last year...during Spring Break...as a shakeup to their offseason routine...something I think Brian Kelly really wants to do."
Can anyone explain IMG to me?
How does IMG work? Is it invitation only? YES Do they actively recruit kids? YES How do they benefit (i.e. do they get a cut if a kid makes it?)? Not a cut but they would have a foot in the door you'd think regarding agent representation.
What are the academics like there?
It's college prep plus pro prep. As I understand it, IMG took what Nick Bolitieri (sp) was doing with tennis players and is doing that with players from multiple sports. It sounds like the American/Capitalist version of the Soviet Ministry of Sports (or whatever it was called)
Pretty amazing how things have changes since I played in the 80's.
Dinosaur
I'm your age-ish too. Adidas and Nike were just getting into the promotional aspect of HS sports then. Nike's first sponsored camp was the ABCD camp at Princeton in '84. The brainchild of Sonny Vacarro who during his time at Nike and Adidas completely changed how HS basketball players were showcased, sponsored and recruited through AAU. It's getting like that in football now with the UA All star game, Adidas 7v7 sponsorships and Nike's Opening Camps. Pretty soon brand loyalty will be more important than school loyalty... if it isn't already.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy DB Bookie Radley-Hiles has cut his list of schools to five, set for July announcement<a href="https://t.co/XA8DVo8U4y">https://t.co/XA8DVo8U4y</a> <a href="https://t.co/JD4YfXJZFp">pic.twitter.com/JD4YfXJZFp</a></p>— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins/status/843888419809910784">March 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Nebraska, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee and UCLA are the schools for the lazy
That and $5 will get you a coffee at Starbucks.
Committed to the Huskers.
...and someone on here said Calibraska was stupid. Nebraska's got a plan.