I have a whiney Jr who is 4th string and is complaining about playing time. I know cutting sim recruits is pretty painless, but what about recruits that you signed? What are the repercussions on giving them the boot?

Posted by katzphang88 on 5/25/2020 11:56:00 PM (view original):
I have a whiney Jr who is 4th string and is complaining about playing time. I know cutting sim recruits is pretty painless, but what about recruits that you signed? What are the repercussions on giving them the boot?

Nowadays, they're negligible as long as you don't cut too many.

I cut 2 of my own recruits last season and kept my A+ rep.

Also it's worth calling out that, while rare, when you cut one players you are at risk of other team members leaving. I cut one of my players and another player (whom I really needed) quit. I've played this game for a long time and it's only happened to me once, but worth noting.

Posted by mattstarks on 5/26/2020 9:00:00 AM (view original):
Also it's worth calling out that, while rare, when you cut one players you are at risk of other team members leaving. I cut one of my players and another player (whom I really needed) quit. I've played this game for a long time and it's only happened to me once, but worth noting.

Did this happen before 3.0? I thought this did not happen any longer.

I had that happen - but yeah that was really rare.

Posted by topdogggbm on 5/26/2020 11:09:00 AM (view original):

Posted by mattstarks on 5/26/2020 9:00:00 AM (view original):
Also it's worth calling out that, while rare, when you cut one players you are at risk of other team members leaving. I cut one of my players and another player (whom I really needed) quit. I've played this game for a long time and it's only happened to me once, but worth noting.

Did this happen before 3.0? I thought this did not happen any longer.

Ditto, I thought 3.0 ended this.

There was definitely a conversation during beta where seble put together a poll, and it was pretty solid in favor of nixing other players leaving when you cut a guy. I’m pretty sure he said it would be taken out at that point. I’d be surprised if it is still happening post 3.0 rollout, but I guess it could have been lost in the shuffle.

Posted by mattstarks on 5/26/2020 9:00:00 AM (view original):
Also it's worth calling out that, while rare, when you cut one players you are at risk of other team members leaving. I cut one of my players and another player (whom I really needed) quit. I've played this game for a long time and it's only happened to me once, but worth noting.

yeah, I remember this being taken out of the game as well

Posted by mattstarks on 5/26/2020 9:00:00 AM (view original):
Also it's worth calling out that, while rare, when you cut one players you are at risk of other team members leaving. I cut one of my players and another player (whom I really needed) quit. I've played this game for a long time and it's only happened to me once, but worth noting.

That happened to me once as well, and I remember it happened to a conference mate at one point too. In his case, his best player left, so that was painful;. It is very rare though

Good question, I honestly don't remember if it was before 3.0. It very well could have been, however, it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. I was so mad that I tried to blocked it out of my mind.

I hope it was 2.0, then I won't be so worried about doing it again.

I had signed two stop gap guys when taking over Michigan State. Just cut both with no consequence to reputation or remaining players.