I'm the D3 team.  Yes, I know I have no chance of winning the battle.

Quick backstory.  Last week I posted about the structure of my classes and the problems I might have with not having a senior class this year.  Based on the feedback I thought I would try to recruit a couple of senior transfers to temporary build a class so I'd be in shape going forward.  And if that didn't work, I'd have to take a couple of walkons so that I could start building the next season.

Found a decent enough senior that only I was recruiting .... until the D1 team jumped in on the player this past cycle.

The likely consequence of this is that unless some seniors get cut from rosters prior to signings is that I am going to end up with a ton of money that I won't really be able to spend (at least by D3 standards).  Unless something oddball happens between now and signings, I probably could put in 25+ home visits to the player and since I lose the money if I don't spend it, I might as well go for broke.

Anybody know if that would make a dent?  Like I said, I know I lose any battle but at this point I want to strike back simply for the principle that a D1 team really should do better than take players from D3 schools.  (And I'm not whining, I know anything is fair game in recruiting.)

take the shot! no harm, no foul right?

i'd even throw in a booster (if he's that "type" of player).

but only after all the other efforts have failed and there might be a chance that it would tip the battle in your favor

There are no boosters in D3...  How can you be coaching a D3 team and not realize that?  It's possible that that D1 school's AD won't let them actually offer a scholarship, so you might be able to win the player if you just spend enough to remain on the considering list.

last time i tried to offer a booster (a very long time ago) it was available.  dont pay as much attention as i used to

Posted by dahsdebater on 3/16/2011 2:53:00 PM (view original):
There are no boosters in D3...  How can you be coaching a D3 team and not realize that?  It's possible that that D1 school's AD won't let them actually offer a scholarship, so you might be able to win the player if you just spend enough to remain on the considering list.

If the guy is on the D3 search results and not the D2 results, I don't think the D1 school will be allowed to sign him.

^ Exactly.  If he appears as a DIII recruit, the DI team's AD won't let him sign the kid.  So you're in the clear, if that's the case. 

I have a hard time believing it's QUITE that cut and dried given that borderline-type recruits show up as D3 recruits for higher prestige schools like the one in question but might show up as D2 for lower prestige schools.  That's the only reason I didn't want to say anything definitive on the subject.