Posted by MikeT23 on 11/14/2016 5:55:00 PM (view original):
I'm sure he does. But if no D1 team has bothered to recruit him until the 11th hour, is he really a D1 player?
I wouldn't have a problem if D1 COULDN'T drop to D3. That would make sense. But I'd still think it's very unfair to D2 owners if they're working a D1 and he's snatched in the same manner you suggest on the last cycle. And, obviously, D2 player to D1 under the same system. It's just a huge gamble to pour resources into an unrecruited player at another level only to have him taken by a simple scholarship offer.
I don't know if the game needs players, but, judging from the 2 previous, it does. One way to get users to quit is to create a system that treats new users like outsiders so the old users, who already have the advantage of knowledge, can remain on top.
So I'd like to take advantage of said knowledge if someone doesn't mind. I have 3 seniors and a garbage freshman I'll cut. I hope to fill 3 spots in the first recruiting session and aim for a low level, unrecruited D1/D2 in the 2nd session. The way I see it, if I gamble and lose, I get one walk-on. My rotation is mostly 10 anyway so that's no big deal. Is that a sound strategy?
DII and DIII do not have the same signing restrictions. Perhaps you meant DIII?
Because of the way the new recruiting system is written, a DI school might not have a choice but to pivot in the 11th hour...battling another DI school (and losing the battle) for a recruit that has a preference to sign late, for instance.
It's like transferring budget from your player to prospect payroll and then not jumping on the first round of IFAs where everybody overpays...hoping a good one (or two) comes later at a reduced cost because you are the only team left with a serious bank. You might win the bet or you might end the season ******* away millions because that first round of IFAs contained all the great ones for that year. You choose to take risk. It's not unfair, it's a decision you make freely.
DIII is choosing to employ a boom or bust strategy. If DIII wants to divert huge resources to grab a player out of their class, then it is too bad if the gamble doesn't work out. DIII is not entitled to that recruit just because they have been sitting on them all season.