Posted by CoachSpud on 2/18/2017 12:37:00 PM (view original):
If a D1 coach loses battles right before Recruiting Period II, there is no recovery if they aren’t prepared. Here is why- it's basically impossible to find new recruits to target if you haven’t done enough scouting, so you are forced to scout and prepare alternative options if you don’t want walk-ons. If you do take on new recruits that are completely un-targeted because you didn’t scout enough, they might be recruits that are below the quality you want, which is why coaches need to be prepared with back-ups.
“This is the problem:
In the first cycle of phase II, every half decent recruit that is not about to sign with another D1 team is labeled as "moderate" by a DII school who has been waiting until phase II to sign their guys.” Just another unintended consequence of Seble’s red light. It doesn’t work for the D2 schools, it doesn’t work for the D1 schools it was intended to protect, it doesn’t work for the D3 schools thrown into chaos on the last day of recruiting, it simply doesn’t work at any level and must be removed.
I understand this is not the pet idea of some of the long-time coaches, but I look at it from the point of view of what helps the game top to bottom, not just my teams. It is easy because I have teams in various divisions.
I saw this in another thread, and it is well stated: "I mean - no game is fun when you can't realistically win because vet coaches have been hogging the A+ schools for 70+ seasons in a game that was basically a math equation. I don't think that's necessarily entitlement......since it's a game, players must feel like there's a realistic chance to win."
Spud, this is not about scouting, or being prepared with backups. I always have backups, and I always scout heavy. I assume the majority of d1 coaches do the same. I pretty much have all of D1 scouted well enough to know who is worthwhile.
I will re-state the specific problem -
a mid to high-level D1 can't beat a DII or DIII school for a backup D1 level recruit if the DII or DIII school has been latched to them for a while, and the mid to high level D1 jumps on them at the beginning of the 2nd cycle. 9.9 times out of 10, the recruit immediately signs with the DII or DIII recruit even if a A+ prestige coach is talking to them and even promising them playing time.
It's a glitch. While it benefits DII teams (including mine), it does so completely unrealistically. Options #2 and #3 on my list would fix that, Option #5 could fix that but would possibly cause other unintended problems.
I made that statement that you quoted because 2.0 was too lopsided in favor of the A+ prestige D1 coaches. I stand by that. I think what we have now is a overcorrection.
The 2nd phase of recruiting in 3.0 is just generally frustrating for everyone in D1. It feels mostly pointless. It's not even a competitive balance issue, its a "not fun to have random chance be a huge factor in your team's fate" issue. Oh, and there's no realism at all in a recruit turning down a DI school that visited the home and offered minutes for a DII school that put in more effort. None.
If you are concerned with D1 coaches picking off DII recruits in phase 2, just remember, DII coaches don't compete against DI coaches for wins, so there's no opportunity lost for them if they can't sneak by and get the #80 overall player in the nation easily....all DII coaches will be in that same boat. And DII and DIII coaches would still have that opportunity to get those high-level recriots with these changes, it would just be tougher (and that should be tough).
I like a lot of things about 3.0. I think a lot of aspects are a big improvement from 2.0. This gets fixed and I would think that a majority of coaches on all levels would mostly be happy with the game.