Posted by coach_billyg on 10/28/2011 11:52:00 AM (view original):
Posted by childplease on 10/27/2011 6:27:00 PM (view original):
I know how it is in D1, where it is difficult for non-BCS teams to build up prestige and get good recruits. So what is the best way to go to have success; season in and season out?
To have 1 good season every 3-4? Or try to balance out the classes and try to hang in there every season?
It seems it takes 2-3 seasons to get the IQ's and the players to be juniors/seniors before they start to become competitive in D1 (at non-BCS schools).
I know its all about recruiting and getting the best players but I still never get what would be the ideal class distribution.
I hoping to create some discussion about these topics and learn some more from better coaches.
generally speaking, the way i handled d1 was like this:
if its a school you want to stay at for a long time, build a semi-balanced set of classes. but not too balanced - you still want it a little slanted - like 4-4-2-2 or so, or 5-3-2-2. what ends up happening, say in the 5-3-2-2 case is, after 5 seniors graduate, you have your best year, your best prestige, and that lines up with your highest # of openings. due to the difficulty for lower schools in recruiting, making the most of your big classes is pretty valuable, so i would work for that.
however, if its a stepping stone school, you really want to have 1 good season followed by 1 great season. so a 3-5-3-1 type system works out nicely. it lets you have a good year (at least appear in the NT) followed by a better year (hopefully like a sweet 16). i always felt the game wanted you to have 2 NT appearances in a row, and you got a big boost for it. so if you get 2 NT appearances, with your best year most recent, i think you optimize your job potential (which is the whole point of a stepping-stone school).
im sure there are other ways to do it, but that is how i tried to handle it at least...
thanks. that is some good information