Posted by buddhagamer on 12/11/2017 10:37:00 AM (view original):
Posted by grimacedance on 12/11/2017 10:05:00 AM (view original):
I think this also shows how promises to ineligibles need to be revamped.
I offered Medrano the start and minutes knowing there was probably an 80% chance that he would remain ineligible and I would never be forced to honor them (and he's a decent enough prospect that if he suddenly became eligible, I was willing to fulfill the promise). If I was going to be forced to honor the promises in the first season that he becomes eligible, then my calculus changes.
I think the penalties for breaking promises should be a lot harsher (reputation should substantially decrease *AND* reputation would have a huge impact on future promises during recruiting).
That way, coaches who honor those promises are rewarded and those that break them are harshly penalized.
They really should be. But this has been mentioned several times throughout the years and always got the same response, something along the lines of "Thanks for the suggestion, we'll take it under consideration".
If they actually did do something like this, my wish would be that the hiring/firing logic be fixed at the same time. I know, I know, that's the last thing the game needs is to have a ****** off coach quit. Easy resolution to that. When a coach takes a job at a D1 school they should get an "e-mail" from their AD stating exactly what the minimum qualifications are. If said coach feels that they can't meet those minimums, then they should have the option of declining the job and the school should go back into the mix. If WiS did this, then they could fill all schools that were wanted with human coaches. My opinion is that once a coach makes the jump to D1 then they should be able to LEGITIMATELY apply for any vacancy in the off season. They know going in that if they don't meet the minimums, they're gone. Period. I'm telling you, I'd MUCH rather have a mediocre human coach at a blue blood school than Simmy, any day of the week. All Simmy does to those schools is torpedo them until they're so bad that someone can actually qualify for them.
That also "kind of" addresses the issue of letting coaches start anywhere in D1 they want. They'd have to get there first of course, but once there any and every school is fair game to any and every human coach.