I just went through a similar situation in Iba. The sim was recruiting 3 players for 5 open spots. The player we battled for was 10 miles from my campus. The difference between your situation and mine is that I have a B prestige and the simmy had a C-. Word on the Street and the scholie e-mails all indicated that I was ahead for the entire battle. I was on him from the first cycle and it took 5 cycles after signings began for me to sign him. I spent $30,615 on the player including an offer of minutes.