i went from a b- to a b+... i've never been above a b- before... so i have some questions for the community,

first - does this help players drop down faster?
does this make pulldowns cheaper?
does this make some dI players show up on my DII list?
what affect does this have during battles?

If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me.

1) I don't think they will drop down any sooner, but you will see guys that you would not have seen before.

2) I haven't noticed pulldowns to be cheaper.  This is still tied to how highly ranked the guy is, as well as a randomness factor.

3) I assume you mean initially and before drop downs occur.  I don't really know.  Maybe someone with 2 teams in 1 world has an answer to this.  

4) It definately plays a factor, similar to distance.

1) Yes... Players drop to higher prestige schools and then continue to drop. What drops to an A- might not even drop to a B or it could take another day before it happens

2) I don't think so.

3) I don't really understand this. Some guys will be on your div II list but to lower prestige schools they would view them on div I still.

4)  A lot in div I, pretty much nothing in div II/III in terms of 'extra' value. Just tends to scare some coaches off if they see a high prestige school on a recruit.