This has probably been pointed out already, but if not I wanted to make sure it got called out and highlighted.

I have a D2 program and am actively recruiting a D1 player in a world whose preference is to play for a successful program. He considers my A prestige to qualify and I have a Good in the preference.

The problem (for the game, certainly not for me...) is he's a Top 100 recruit. I'm flattered, but it seems odd that a top 100 player would consider what I've accomplished to be anything remotely close to "Success" as he would see the term at his eyes and his projection. It seems a really silly interpretation of that preference to think a kid projected at D1 is going to view a high-level D2 program (and by extension of computer logic, likely a high-level D3 program) as "Success."

Really seems like something that needs changed to match the projection level, despite the fact that it might end up helping me out.

I'm hugely not a fan of all recruits being in one pool, and this is one of the reasons why. I don't argue for realism like some people, but it just doesn't make sense to me that all recruits are seen by all schools (mostly) equally.

I agree as well. I'm not a fan of all recruits in one pool. if someone wants to make the point that dropdowns/pulldowns were unfair, then get rid of it, but opening the upper level recruits to everyone only expands the problem.