Posted by ddingo on 3/20/2012 4:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/20/2012 12:46:00 AM (view original):
last comment - dingo, you've played close to 10,000 fantasy games.  my trial experience compared to your scary addiction is apples to oranges.  on top of that, you have hijacked a thread only to reiterate how completely useless your life would be if you couldn't beat someone in a fantasy football game, or worse, on a thread discussing a fantasy football game.  

go cornhuskers!!    

I've played other games too ... this game just happened to have the highest reliable profit margin.  For the record, I actually hijacked this thread because your internet skills are terrible and I wanted to entertain others at your expense.  Target of opportunity -- nothing more, nothing less.

Internet skills? Ok, Napoleon. You got mad internet skills.

Posted by potter444 on 3/20/2012 10:18:00 PM (view original):

Posted by ddingo on 3/20/2012 4:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/20/2012 12:46:00 AM (view original):
last comment - dingo, you've played close to 10,000 fantasy games.  my trial experience compared to your scary addiction is apples to oranges.  on top of that, you have hijacked a thread only to reiterate how completely useless your life would be if you couldn't beat someone in a fantasy football game, or worse, on a thread discussing a fantasy football game.  

go cornhuskers!!    

I've played other games too ... this game just happened to have the highest reliable profit margin.  For the record, I actually hijacked this thread because your internet skills are terrible and I wanted to entertain others at your expense.  Target of opportunity -- nothing more, nothing less.

Internet skills? Ok, Napoleon. You got mad internet skills.

Thanks for the compliment.  When I listen to my Nickleback's Greatest Hits Compliation, I really channel my inner mojo.

Posted by ddingo on 3/21/2012 1:30:00 AM (view original):

Posted by potter444 on 3/20/2012 10:18:00 PM (view original):

Posted by ddingo on 3/20/2012 4:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/20/2012 12:46:00 AM (view original):
last comment - dingo, you've played close to 10,000 fantasy games.  my trial experience compared to your scary addiction is apples to oranges.  on top of that, you have hijacked a thread only to reiterate how completely useless your life would be if you couldn't beat someone in a fantasy football game, or worse, on a thread discussing a fantasy football game.  

go cornhuskers!!    

I've played other games too ... this game just happened to have the highest reliable profit margin.  For the record, I actually hijacked this thread because your internet skills are terrible and I wanted to entertain others at your expense.  Target of opportunity -- nothing more, nothing less.

Internet skills? Ok, Napoleon. You got mad internet skills.

Thanks for the compliment.  When I listen to my Nickleback's Greatest Hits Compliation, I really channel my inner mojo.

I haven't seen a worse response since notre dame after the update. Take a lesson from yourself and quit when you can't cut it.

We seem to go through this every time the council gets mentioned in the open forum. It's like hanging out a target for everyone who's lost a game and not known why. Here's a tip: The coaches on the council beat you so much because they've been playing the game longer than you and are better at it. If they had "special knowledge", they'd hardly ever lose. If they had special knowledge, bob's record would be better than it is (Sorry, bob. I just don't understand that. It's like a Nobel prize winning mathematician being bad at poker). Do you seriously think these guys WANT to cheat? I don't know all the members, but the worst I can say about any of the ones I do know is they can be kinda dickish on the forums. Not ONE of them would cheat. Hell, some of them will laugh at you and tell you how they're beating you WHILE THEY'RE BEATING YOU. How much more open do you want?

Can someone teach me how to recruit? Why does it seems like SIMs blow their entire budget immediately only on guys I want to recruit? Shouldn't 4 or 5 Campus Visits, guaranteed starting spots and 75% playing time within the first two cycles be enough to knock off a SIM? What am I doing wrong? I have to spend so much money knocking off sims that its difficult to even consider getting into a battle with a human.

What level?

D2 - my team is horrible, but these SIM teams I'm up against shouldn't have much better prestige, and they are roughly the same distance away if not further (well outside of 360 miles for both of us). From reading on these boards, I've gathered that the SIMs gradually spend a little bit of money on any guys considering them ... so I tried to go overboard and knock them off during the second cycle (after I've scouted them to find which guys are high potential) but it doesnt seem to be working. I use Campus Visits because I read they are the most effective and if they aren't accepted, I get my money back.

But remember, distance is not a factor for SIMS.  Makes no difference if they are one mile from the recruit or 2,000.  Jeff, I sent you a sitemail.

This guy is still considering a SIM team, and here is my effort on the first day:

3/22/12	Guaranteed Percentage of Plays - Accepted	$150	75%	$150
3/22/12	Campus Visit	$1,307	1	$1,307
3/22/12	Guaranteed Starting Spot - Sophomore - Accepted	$100	1	$100
3/22/12	Campus Visit	$1,307	3	$3,921
3/22/12	Guaranteed Starting Spot - Freshman - Declined	$250	1	$250
3/22/12	Pending - Scholarship Offer	$100	1	$100
3/22/12	Guaranteed Percentage of Plays - Declined	$150	50%	$150
3/21/12	Scouting Trip - Assistant Coach	$536	1	$536

I'm in hardcore rebuilding mode and I'm really hoping to have a decent team next season, so I'm willing to start any and all freshman this year (again - had 21 Fr starters last year). To compound matters, I had only 3 recruits within 100 miles (none of which I was interested in) ... 35 within 250 miles (the only decent ones weren't high potential) and 104 within 360 miles (no one worth recruiting).

From what I have read so far, the SIM, given that they have won fewer games in the past 3 seasons than me, has spent at least the same amount of money as me on this recruit so far, and will continue to spend at  the same pace every cycle until the guy is signed? How could I possibly outspend this SIM? I learned some valuable lessons regarding prestige when it came to recruiting during my two seasons at D3, so I've learned not to battle against teams with a much higher prestige than me.

The later in recruiting you go without knocking off the SIMS the more expensive it seems to get also.