Quote: Originally Posted By oldresorter on 11/08/2009
moy - maybe you know somethin I don't, I tend to put 20 or 30 pts into study hall on half my seniors these days, because they are done.

In the old days, I used to sub coach for a couple of guys, sometimes whole seasons, pretty good coaches, when they would come back to their own team, they often were amazed at how much their guys changed, I was not amazed, their practice settings were atrocious. Also, in the old days as we moved up thru the ranks, often I would cherry pick top d2, mid level d1 teams, and finally major d1 teams, these teams were often coached by the cream of the crop, practice settings, terrible by and large, every once in a while, I would take a team over and learn something about practice settings, but normally I would shake my head.

Again, maybe I am missing somethink that is remarkable about practice planning these days, I look at the sitemail sent day 2 of the game, set time to what the assistant tells me, and wait for next season, if they are maxed out, I put the skill at a minimum, and send the kid to study hall.

Quote: Originally Posted By oldresorter on 11/08/2009
moy - maybe you know somethin I don't, I tend to put 20 or 30 pts into study hall on half my seniors these days, because they are done.

In the old days, I used to sub coach for a couple of guys, sometimes whole seasons, pretty good coaches, when they would come back to their own team, they often were amazed at how much their guys changed, I was not amazed, their practice settings were atrocious. Also, in the old days as we moved up thru the ranks, often I would cherry pick top d2, mid level d1 teams, and finally major d1 teams, these teams were often coached by the cream of the crop, practice settings, terrible by and large, every once in a while, I would take a team over and learn something about practice settings, but normally I would shake my head.

Again, maybe I am missing somethink that is remarkable about practice planning these days, I look at the sitemail sent day 2 of the game, set time to what the assistant tells me, and wait for next season, if they are maxed out, I put the skill at a minimum, and send the kid to study hall.

Quote: Originally Posted By mullycj on 11/08/2009we all know your hard on for potential ..but that doesn mean you have to toss out blatant mis truths. You can argue if pre/post potential is more fun. But saying you have more control over player development in post potential just kills any other credibility

Quote: Originally Posted By kelby_03 on 11/08/2009
It was very interesting to see practice plans of different coaches. Everyone does things a little different but I was often scratching my head. Some very good coaches weren't that good at player development. Potential has taken away that part of the game though.

Quote: Originally Posted By kkyutzy on 11/07/2009
1) Recruiting at DIII would make no sense with FSS.

Agreed. This is an issue they need to address, either by getting rid of this at DIII, or making it more affordable at DIII.

2) My practice plan is obsolete unless I follow what the players FSS told me to do.

Basically agreed.

3) Gameplanning now is in my opinion minor in outcomes of the game.

That I don't really agree with.

A) What was the difference in the game prior to Nov. 2007?

B) Who are some of the coaches that asked for POTENTIAL and how many of them really like it?

It wasn't necessarily coaches asking or not asking for it. It was WIS trying to enhance the game.

The original implementation was awful. They've fixed a lot of the major kinks, and overall, I like potential and think it's better than the formulaic system that was in place previously. But they still have one or two major areas to fix before I think it will really work as hoped.

C) As I read the forums there is so much negative talk going on it would make me to think this is a really terrible game. Why does everyone want to be so negative? That does not encourage anyone to hang around and pay to play.

It's frustrating to see some of the same issues over and over and over for a period of years, especially with they're major issues. That said, I agree there it too much negativity, and I've gone out of my way this year to point out positives whenever applicable.

D) Why does everyone compare HD to real life? This is a simulation game, it should not mimic real life. I don't even think there should be baseline PRESTIGE. If you aren't a good coach you schools prestige should be able to go to F. If your a good coach your prestige should jump up the same as anyone else's has the capability to.

I have long said that one of the keys to HD is finding the balance between real life and HD, with the guiding question being not, "How is this done in real life?", but rather, "What's the best way to do this for HD?"

E) Is it everyone that thinks things are bad or just veterans that aren't winning as much as they think they should? Maybe some credit goes to some newer coaches that are successful.

This may be the case for some, but I think it's no more than a minor point. Many of the same complaints have been around for years.

Quote: Originally Posted By dalter on 11/09/2009moy, I definitely think we have less control over player development than we did in the past. Point taken that we were more limited with certain attributes under the old system, but we still had more of an opportunity to mold a player how we wanted to, as opposed to how it is now pre-ordained by the sim.

Posted by zhawks on 11/7/2009 6:53:00 PM (view original):
Potential would be a fantastic addition if it was implemented correctly. As of now it is not only completely unrealistic, as all players max out very quickly and there is no variation as to how players go about reaching their potentials and it has completely destroyed the ability to develop your players how you as coach want to.