Posted by CoachSpud on 10/21/2016 12:23:00 PM (view original):
There is already a total and complete division divider such that there is NO overlap between the divisions. There is a steep prestige gradient. There are preferences stacked in favor of (a) strong conferences, (b) strong teams and (c) long-term coaches. Every recruiting effort by a D2/D3 team is weaker than the same effort by a D1 team. Every recruiting effort by a D3 team is weaker than the same effort by a D2 team. The D3 budgets are a fraction of D2 budgets, and D1 budgets are a multiple of D2/D3 budgets.
Given all that, it boggles the imagination that anyone could still be arguing that D3 should be put at an even greater disadvantage when we want new coaches to stick around. Given all that, I think the specter of D3 super-teams is a Halloween boogeyman. There is no more probability of super-teams at D3 than there has ever been -- far less, really. Not only that, but I think WIS cares enough about getting and keeping new coaches that they aren't going to kill them before they even start. The survival of HD depends on that.
What the hell do any of those 3 preferences you refer to have anything to do with how easier it is between divisons?
1. Strong conference = Average prestige between all schools in the conference. You could have a full D2 conference that's very strong and would likely score well on that preference versus some lone D1 school in a weak D1 conference.
2. Strong teams? I assume you mean "Prefers Success"? Again, a D1 Power 5 doormat losing 20 games a season will probably score low versus a high prestige D2 team winning 25+.
3. Long-term coaches. Seriously? D3 coach at school X for 50 seasons versus the guy who moves up to D1 from D2.
The issue here is you state we should plan ahead for EEs by going to grab backups. Well those "backups" you reference are all being fought over by *everyone*... D1 humans/SIMs, D2/D3 humans.
They can't be early signers, and usually not EOP1 ones, so that leaves Late or Whenever, we can't offer a schoolie (duh) and if *anyone* likely wants to come and battle for him, we have to look elsewhere. In other words, for a D1 school to find a backup or EE replacement player, we have to find someone that nobody will fight us for or hope they are too scared to do so.
And why in the hell are D3 coaches are at a disadvantage if they couldn't recruit D1? Is there some super secret all-division tourney I don't know about where the D3 teams play the D2 or D1 ones? This is like you complaining that the local HS team can't go out and pull in guys playing in the NBA because hey it would be more fun for the HS coaches...
10/21/2016 12:51 PM (edited)