more recruits in more populated areas? i mean, if you mean by game population, then definitely yes, there are more recruits where there are more schools.

i think what you are thinking of, is how a factor in recruit generation is the number of openings at schools. if one year all the schools in california have 12 openings, there will be more recruits generated in california than if there are 2 openings at every school in california. i dont think "better" recruits has anything to do with that though, i think its just quantity. note that to a d1 school, not all d1 recruits are generated for d1 schools, some are generated for d2 schools and just show to d1 to the d1 schools. a good example of this is the dakotas. 

So it's more by openings?  and doesn't matter talent or anything.

If 12 elite coaches joined the Iowa IAC and ran 6-6 super classes compared to 12 average coaches running 6-6

the talent of the recruits would just be luck?

and it's by state not conference, so a strong conference doesn't make a difference it only matters the state openings.

Posted by the0nlyis on 1/29/2016 6:20:00 PM (view original):
So it's more by openings?  and doesn't matter talent or anything.

If 12 elite coaches joined the Iowa IAC and ran 6-6 super classes compared to 12 average coaches running 6-6

the talent of the recruits would just be luck?

and it's by state not conference, so a strong conference doesn't make a difference it only matters the state openings.

im struggling to parse your questions and statements from your post here... not sure if you are asking, or saying, or a little bit of both... or what those questions/statements would be.

Posted by mikvitu on 1/29/2016 7:05:00 PM (view original):

 

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4/24/2015 4:08 PM	mikvitu
Is the number of generated recruits the same every year?
4/27/2015 1:20 PM	Customer Support
Hi Michael, To generate recruits, we first determine the total number to create, which is based on the projected openings in that world.   As we generate the necessary number of players, they are assigned to a particular state. The odds for each state are based on the number of schools in that state. Once a state is selected, a high school from that state is randomly assigned, which determines the player's geographical location. From season to season, there will be variance in quantity and quality in a particular area due to these factors. Thanks.
5/22/2015 1:18 PM	mikvitu
Will where the openings are determine at all where recruits are placed? So if theres 20 California schools and 20 Colorado, just for the sake of argument, and both have 4 openings, would they get the same amount of players? How are ratings and potentials determined? Is that completely random?
5/23/2015 11:52 AM	Customer Support
The number of openings in a given season is only used to determine the overall number of recruits, not which state they're assigned to. Each state has the same odds every season, based on number of colleges located in that state. With randomness involved there will still be fluctuation, but in general, states will have approximately the same percentage of the overall recruiting pool each season. Ratings and potentials are determined first, mostly randomly. The players are then assigned to a state randomly based on those previously mentioned odds. There's no connection between player quality and state. That part is random.

interesting. that answer seems somewhat inconsistent with previous statements by admins explaining strange recruit gen situations. i'm pretty sure admins have said before the local recruit gen depends on the openings in the region, and thats why we see such massive fluctuation with a state/region. i'm not sure which way i works, just saying, i think they've said both.

also just to mention, the college population of neighboring states affects the "odds" they are talking about by state, not just the colleges in the state itself. they explicitly talked about enhancing the system to take that into account, years back.

The talent of recruits is luck for sure. It is stated in the ticket posted by mikvitu.

I asked admin about recruit gen a few months ago and received the same response posted above by mikitvu.  

Gill:
I've seen you post before about how recruit generation is one of the biggest problems in D1.  Can you expand a little bit on what you mean by that?  

not gil, but 90+ ath/spd/def teams are a joke, literally it looks like all you guys do is recruit a team of Anthony Davis's and John Wall's with benches of Anthony Davis and John Wall