I have to agree with al on this one.  Sometimes there are so few recruits that I really want, that if I excluded any because of their high school iq there wouldn't be much to pick from.   I ignore that factor and just put them on the bench till it builds up.   With that being said, I DO look at iq's for transfers.  One or two year players aren't around long enough to go from an F to an A.

What about Ineligible players?  Do you recruit them and give them lots of SH to get them eligible?

I recruit ineligibles at the DIII level. They can come in and contribute, especially if they are DII caliber players that you have pulled down.

Posted by baldwisa on 12/16/2010 8:42:00 AM (view original):
What about Ineligible players?  Do you recruit them and give them lots of SH to get them eligible?

at d3, ineligibles can play right away. still, give them good SH minutes to make sure they don't become ineligible (getting below a 2.0 will still make them stop playing). and d2/d1, you cannot get an ineligible to play until the second season.

Posted by baldwisa on 12/18/2010 10:06:00 AM (view original):
What practice time would you focus on to increase Def ratings?

footwork, which also contributes in some way to sb and lp

By improving your Defensive IQ by increasing Team Practice minutes for Defense and by improving your Individual Player Ratings by increasing Individual Practice minutes for Footwork and Conditioning.

Posted by cthomas22255 on 12/14/2010 4:27:00 PM (view original):
If you're signing 9 players I would probably base my O/D on what their IQs look like after signing.  Say, if all 9 of your recruits come in with M2M experience, I would switch to M2M. 

+1

That said, I wouldn't suggest recruiting players based on the system they've run. In your position just go after the best players you can get with a LOT of attention paid to ath. & speed. You get a DIII team with a lot of good athletes w/speed and you can compete day in & day out. Makes the game a lot more fun. One more thing...get ready for an awesome ride!