Posted by hughesjr on 8/27/2016 1:12:00 PM (view original):
Posted by rednu on 8/27/2016 12:55:00 PM (view original):
My guess is the number of D2 coaches will reduce the amount of D1 players going down to D3 -- there was a small population of D2 coaches in the beta world and I suspect they'll choke off the pipeline in "real" worlds. But with all the D2 humans reaching up into the pool of D1, a D3 program will have its pick of whatever D2 recruits it wants pretty much in much the same fashion as D2 programs can get the D1's they want by just avoiding other human contact and strong-arming Sims. I've been torn how I'm going to handle my D3 program (if I keep it) when the beta gets to Rupp and whether I'd scout D1 or just go straight after the cream of the D2 projected players that I see.
I'm not sure you will be able to strong arm all your recruits away from a higher level SIM. They (SIMs) recruit much better now. So, we'll have to see how it shakes out.
Had no trouble strong-arming D1 recruits away from D1 Sim teams throughout beta. Pick targets where the Sim pool is still sitting Very Low, throw the majority of AP's at them one by one, offer the scholarship, offer the CV, 10 minute promise if worried...that gets you to moderate and I have yet to see one that doesn't go searching for a different plan at that point. Admittedly I would probably back off the promises in the real game vs. what I was doing with my beta team,
Might be a different game if the Sim is at moderate or higher level, but as a D2 program I saw "D1 -- Very Low" as synonymous with "this recruit has nobody on them." Maybe I just got lucky, but I never sensed a push back at any time.