If I have a lower prestige by like half a letter grade how difficult is this to overcome vs. a SIM for an international recruit?? Is it not worth it, due to the distance and how much each visit would cost. Does the SIM still act like they are really close to the guy for their effort?

I don't want to waste a ton of cash if I really don't have a shot. Thanks.

I would think that would be a tough situation to play cheap -- you're going to have to pay the high recruiting cost to go after the international player and without Word On the Street, you're not going to have any idea of where the player sits with the Sim school...he could be very tight and you'd have no way to know it.