Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 13:01     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:For Academy football team, how do they fill in all time now that the season is over and don’t have practice/game prep. Academics and weightlifting/conditioning can’t possibly fill the entire school day.

As with other football academics, they play a nine game schedule. If a kid isn’t starting or in the rotation, parents are essentially spending 30k plus for online school and football training, with maybe some mop up playing. How does that help with recruiting?

Kids are doing expensive training all year around when they are serious about a sport. At St James, the sport specific training is being tied into the school day.

Yes, when you are more skilled at a sport that will help you get recruited.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 09:31     Subject: St James Academy
For Academy football team, how do they fill in all time now that the season is over and don’t have practice/game prep. Academics and weightlifting/conditioning can’t possibly fill the entire school day.

As with other football academics, they play a nine game schedule. If a kid isn’t starting or in the rotation, parents are essentially spending 30k plus for online school and football training, with maybe some mop up playing. How does that help with recruiting?
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 04:17     Subject: St James Academy
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Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.

The players have weak academic credentials?


Don't be daft, let's call a spade a spade. 3 hours a day of online schooling does not exactly shout strong academics. Not the players fault though, the families are just going all in on athletics.


The fact that Saint James doesn’t provide a comprehensive and rigorous academic program doesn’t mean the students have weak academic credentials.

The students come from all over the DMV. They come from up and down the east coast. Many were at rigorous schools before and should already have a solid academic foundation.


Dexter Manley graduated from Oklahoma State University. He should not have been functionally illiterate but he was.

Attending, and even graduating, from a "rigorous" school does not mean you have "a solid academic foundation."


He left Oklahoma State 45 years ago and Dexter never graduated. A lot of things were done back then that can’t happen now.


Keep telling yourself that.


Ok, well do you have an example that isn’t 45 years old?
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 21:02     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.

The players have weak academic credentials?


Don't be daft, let's call a spade a spade. 3 hours a day of online schooling does not exactly shout strong academics. Not the players fault though, the families are just going all in on athletics.


The fact that Saint James doesn’t provide a comprehensive and rigorous academic program doesn’t mean the students have weak academic credentials.

The students come from all over the DMV. They come from up and down the east coast. Many were at rigorous schools before and should already have a solid academic foundation.


Dexter Manley graduated from Oklahoma State University. He should not have been functionally illiterate but he was.

Attending, and even graduating, from a "rigorous" school does not mean you have "a solid academic foundation."


He left Oklahoma State 45 years ago and Dexter never graduated. A lot of things were done back then that can’t happen now.


Keep telling yourself that.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 20:12     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.

The players have weak academic credentials?


Don't be daft, let's call a spade a spade. 3 hours a day of online schooling does not exactly shout strong academics. Not the players fault though, the families are just going all in on athletics.


The fact that Saint James doesn’t provide a comprehensive and rigorous academic program doesn’t mean the students have weak academic credentials.

The students come from all over the DMV. They come from up and down the east coast. Many were at rigorous schools before and should already have a solid academic foundation.


Dexter Manley graduated from Oklahoma State University. He should not have been functionally illiterate but he was.

Attending, and even graduating, from a "rigorous" school does not mean you have "a solid academic foundation."


He left Oklahoma State 45 years ago and Dexter never graduated. A lot of things were done back then that can’t happen now.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 09:11     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.

The players have weak academic credentials?


Don't be daft, let's call a spade a spade. 3 hours a day of online schooling does not exactly shout strong academics. Not the players fault though, the families are just going all in on athletics.


The fact that Saint James doesn’t provide a comprehensive and rigorous academic program doesn’t mean the students have weak academic credentials.

The students come from all over the DMV. They come from up and down the east coast. Many were at rigorous schools before and should already have a solid academic foundation.


Dexter Manley graduated from Oklahoma State University. He should not have been functionally illiterate but he was.

Attending, and even graduating, from a "rigorous" school does not mean you have "a solid academic foundation."
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 04:57     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.

The players have weak academic credentials?


Don't be daft, let's call a spade a spade. 3 hours a day of online schooling does not exactly shout strong academics. Not the players fault though, the families are just going all in on athletics.


The fact that Saint James doesn’t provide a comprehensive and rigorous academic program doesn’t mean the students have weak academic credentials.

The students come from all over the DMV. They come from up and down the east coast. Many were at rigorous schools before and should already have a solid academic foundation.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 20:38     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.

The players have weak academic credentials?


Don't be daft, let's call a spade a spade. 3 hours a day of online schooling does not exactly shout strong academics. Not the players fault though, the families are just going all in on athletics.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 19:53     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.

The players have weak academic credentials?
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 19:52     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


The players have weak academic credentials?
Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 14:12     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.[/quote]

So, St. Frances is now officially the #1 program in the country.

However, all the schools in the top 20 are running their programs similarly. Bringing in top players with weak academic credentials to ensure their teams are football powerhouses. It's not like SJA is some totally unique school in this regard...there is brutal HS competition for these players, similarly to colleges recruiting talent.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 10:37     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.

Day 1? Players and partners wouldn’t want to to observe the program to decide if it’s a good a good fit prior to removing themselves from their current situation? Everyone doesn’t move that way.


He isn't an unknown entity in the area. Many of the players on the team have been on his previous teams. Those who hadn't have most certainly come in contact with him before.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 09:20     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.


Interesting that everyone who seems to support this coach/program antics uses some sort of "well he wins" and "kids want to play for great team".. 35-0??
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 09:18     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.

Day 1? Players and partners wouldn’t want to to observe the program to decide if it’s a good a good fit prior to removing themselves from their current situation? Everyone doesn’t move that way.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2025 06:51     Subject: St James Academy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I fully get what people are saying about Overton and his past misdeeds and any weaknesses in character, but the people claiming STJ shouldn't be considered as one of the top football programs in the area are delusional.

Belt was put to their behinds last night in Baltimore.


Yep, 35-0 loss to St Frances. But St Frances is ranked #2 in the country according to Max Reps.


Then it should have been a better game, shouldn't it? You only have to read a post further up this page to see someone saying this team will be going after a national championship.

It doesn’t have to "take time." When you are running a program in the manner this one is being run you can bring in the players needed from day one.