What exactly does promising a start do for a recruit in terms of increasing their interest in your program? I have heard relatively consistent answers with how home/campus visits relate to APs, but havent seen much on promised starts?

Promised starts are quite powerful. I defer to cub or shoe, but they're worth some equivalent of home visits, I believe.

*Side note - some would argue they're "not that powerful" because people throw them around like candy, kind of neutralizing their value. But in relative terms, they're a powerful tool.

A very vague way to describe it, it's maybe equivalent to 4 or 5 HV. Give or take.

Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

i assume its about 5 HVs ballpark, too.

I assume half of that Gill

For myself, I don’t find it very helpful to think about effort credit in terms of a single unit of currency. There are just so many modifiers involved (preferences, prestige), and it’s all specific to your team, so it’s not really comparable across teams. I prefer to think in terms of impact. The difference is that I’m not getting concerned about the detail so much as I am about the strategic timing, and how much I’m moving the needle in the battle. Fulfilling a promise to a first year player is almost always going to hurt my team, in terms of this year’s performance. If I’m going to offer a promise, I want it to make a difference in the battle, for a player that will be a long term benefit for my program. The worst outcome, in my thinking, is to offer a promise and win a player in a situation where the promise didn’t make an impact in the battle; either it wasn’t necessary, or it didn’t really move the needle at all. That’s just my mental approach, your mileage will vary.

If I had give an answer to this specific question, I’d say probably around 3.5 or so. A bit more than a CV, I think.

I rarely offer it, but if I remember, You don't have to start him once the postseason starts.

Posted by skinndogg on 4/14/2021 11:53:00 AM (view original):

I rarely offer it, but if I remember, You don't have to start him once the postseason starts.

Starts count until the end of conf play. You bench them in the CT and onward without repercussions.