So I did scouting trips for a guy to pull him down, not 10 like suggested but enough.  Some of the scouting trips gave the "He'd fit in well", "appreciative of the materials", "I gave him the thumbs up", etc.  Then, I go to do a HV the cycle after and it is rejected?  Anybody else ever experienced anything like this?  Did I not breach the 10 trips and that is why it was rejected?  A little confused on this one.

10 may not always be a minimum threshold, but if you have sent less than that I would try sending a few more.

Yeah, it's not quite so paint-by-numbers.  Some guys can even be pulled down with fewer than 10 trips.  Some take many more.  There's no automatic formula.

I know there is less.  I just thought when you started getting the responses that I stated that he was "pulldowned" and now recruitable... but I'm starting to think that might not be the case.

Right, unless you get a standalone message from your Assistant and/or the recruit starts showing up on your same-level search and/or accepting visits, you can't know for certain that the recruit has been pulled down.

Those responses in the scouting report mean nothing. If you are ever in doubt you can try another phone call or do a single test HV. The vast majority of the time when you successfully pull down a player they will consider you since the pulldown threshold is higher than the considering one. An exception is when a higher level team was looking at the player first.

Learn something new everyday.  So 99% of the time a successful pulldown = being considered.  Thanks guys!

Posted by blackdog3377 on 9/17/2014 11:54:00 AM (view original):
Those responses in the scouting report mean nothing. If you are ever in doubt you can try another phone call or do a single test HV. The vast majority of the time when you successfully pull down a player they will consider you since the pulldown threshold is higher than the considering one. An exception is when a higher level team was looking at the player first.

That first sentence isn't true.

There is some grey area inbetween "pulled down" and "considering".   You can often tell by the last few sentences on the SV.