Posted by emy1013 on 9/19/2016 10:20:00 AM (view original):
Posted by rednu on 9/19/2016 2:57:00 AM (view original):
Posted by emy1013 on 9/18/2016 11:51:00 PM (view original):
Another question that I don't think I've seen asked or answered. Say, for example, there are four teams listed as Very High on a recruits considering list. Do the order of those four show who is leading, second, third, and fourth? Or is it like 2.0 in that they are just listed randomly? Now it's obvious that Very High is ahead of Moderate is ahead of Very Low, but again, what about the order within each category? Anyone? Thanks for the info!!
My understanding from beta is that the order you see of the teams under the considering list are how they stack up. So No. 1 has the coin flip edge over No. 2, which has more ping pong balls in the lottery bucket than No. 3, etc. I think anyone showing Very High or High has a theoretical chance to win the coin flip for a player.
As for the 5 walk-on question you ask, I would say the odds of it happening are slim to none, and slim is walking out the door as I type this. Remember, you can sign players with just AP's and the scholarship offer, no cash needed. Plus, you can see the coin flip scenarios developing through the player recruiting cards, so you can avoid putting yourself in five coin flip scenarios and rotate on to players that aren't being fought over early in the recruiting process. Yeah, it's theoretically possible I guess, but it would require you to make multiple poor decisions through scouting and recruiting to find yourself in the position. The big thing at D2 and D3 is just avoiding the "battle magnet" players -- those in the top 100 overall & those discovered at the national camps. That alone should keep your coin flips to a minimum.
Rednu, not saying that you're not right but I just went through several of the top 100 players and every example I saw had teams within the same ranges listed alphabetically.
Well, that was my understanding...it just wasn't reality :)
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From the beta test forum boards (8/4/2016)...
Pseudochamp: "When looking at a recruit's Considering tab, does the order of schools listed have any significance? If there are multiple schools listed at "Very High", is the first school listed currently ahead on effort or is it unknown? Thanks in advance."
Seble: "The order within an interest level group is random."
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So "random" evidently means "alphabetical"...apologies for the incorrect impression.