Posted by skinndogg on 3/4/2021 2:41:00 PM (view original):
New Users obsession with getting to DIV I as quickly as possible needs to be "combated". The addiction to this game comes from the intricacies within the game. You can only learn them by playing. Because going 5-22 either at PO DUNK State, Montana State, or Duke is still the same. It sucks. And when you suck, you will eventually stop playing.
This is a great take!
Don't listen to shoe. What does he know? Rushing to D1 will get you crushed on your own. If a coach is lucky enough to have someone reach out and show them the ropes, then cool. They'll have the inside track. But experience is key. People are obsessed with the letterhead (the team name). Only difference is, the D3 and D2 letterhead doesn't have baseline prestige, you can actually recruit on somewhat equal footing. Giving false hope of "come to D1 and play at your dream school" when that school has been occupied by the same coach for 5+ real life years is deceiving anyways. No one is rushing in this game to get to Prairie View A&M. They are rushing to get to Texas A&M. But some vet has them and likely isn't going anywhere soon.
As far as the money issue, it's irrelevant. For two reasons. 1) the kind of coaches that will stick around, will love this game no matter the cost (to an extent. If it's $8, $12, or $15 dollars a season, love for the game is love for the game). And then 2) in the lower levels it's easier to build consistency. Not necessarily an "easier game". But much easier to build credits and compete. Which will ease the blow on the wallet. If money IS an issue for a new coach, he's not going to get any help with that rushing to D1 and losing more often
If you learn to walk first, learning to run will come natural. Not the other way around.
3/8/2021 4:06 AM (edited)