I never got the chance to play HD 2.0, but from all of the recent discussion in the forums it sounds like it was pretty similar to the current Gridiron Dynasty setup where you have a vision ceiling on the recruits you can get, and have no real chance of competing with a better team for recruits. At the higher levels, you basically stay in your lane during recruiting with the hierarchy being Elite schools > BCS Schools > Mid Major Schools > D1-AA schools.
I'm not complaining about GD, I enjoy it and will keep playing it, but just trying to get some context to understand the love/hate fests going on in the 2.0 vs. 3.0 discussions. For those that have played both, is the current GD a similar setup to what HD 2.0 used to be?