me:
" So given that I had a huge AP lead, a lead in recruit preference alignment, and assuming we were both "all in" on visits/promises; what were the approximate chances each of us had to sign the recruit. Given that effort is supposed to scale over time with promises/visits, it seems like it should have been 90/10 in my favor. Is this accurate? "
CS:
"Yes, your thinking is along the right line. We don't want to provide specifics but in this case it was not quite a 90/10 advantage but that's not too far off."
Since my thinking was "along the right line" and 90/10 was "not too far off" , I am rolling with 85/15 as my estimate. I lost that recruit in a very frustrating manor which I posted about earlier. My opponent went from not on the list to having signed the recruit in 2 cycles. I had every single advantage (prestige, preference, AP) by a large margin, and he was able to basically push one unit of "X" over the threshold for 'High' status, the dice roll happened that cycle, and I lost despite the overwhelming odds in my favor. Interestingly, I have lost 3 total recruits to this one particular school/coach in similar manner, all of them where I had distinct advantages and the probabilities were heavily in my favor. Dice roll dynasty.