b1gd51 wrote:I'm still somewhat new to the game and I've read the game guide on the recruiting process, so I have a general idea about how it works... but I was wondering if anyone would care to share their specific strategies when recruiting players?
For instance, where do you even begin w/ targeting players initially? From what I can tell, there's really no way to see beforehand if recruits are even remotely interested in your school, so you gotta go in blind when adding players to your list. I'm playing as UNC (62 prestige) so my recruit rank ceiling is around 500 (3 Stars) according to the email I got at the start of the season. I'm not expecting to get a lot of big-name recruits, but I would like to at least try and target a few 4-star & 5-star guys.
So what are your deciding factors in determining which prospects to go after? In other words, if I'm looking to go after at least one 5-star prospect, what can I do to stop myself from adding them all to my list? Or should I add them all to my list?
When you're done filling out your list, how do you go about allocating points?
I'm just looking for some strategies I could try out and build off of to make my own.
So looking at the Tennessee Volunteers Youtube dynasty someone made for the 2019 version one thing stood out to me but I'm not sure if it resonates with 2020's version: any prestige under 71 can't have a realistic shot at targeting 4* players. Now I'm not sure if this is true or not but I've gone into my Wyoming dynasty with that mindset. For me, since im not in a high talent pool area, I just focus on 3* star players based solely on rankings, and not necessarily stats, simply because in the small school dynasties I have had, the talent drop from year 1 to year 2/3 is stark, because a lot of the Sr and RS Sr players are in the low to mid 80s and the freshman and sophomores are in the 60s/71, without huge jumps up in terms of ratings development.
I also have it set to auto-scout for me.
Now as far as prospects go I start with all 3* within 100 miles, then once I get to the hire levels I focus on potential needs. The tricky thing is most of the rosters are balanced (21 for each class), so you might not have any exact positional needs due to the amount of players at each position on the roster. So I go over my roster and then I target positions I know will either have a big talent drop next year, or want to fill an immediate need at starter next year because some 3*'s will get you a high 70s player.
I offer my initial group, then each week I check interest. If it's under 50 after two weeks I cut my losses and go to the recruits list and anyone without an offer I target and offer. Rinse and repeat it because you will lose a lot of prospects. In my first class with Wyoming after got 10-3 we landed 15 3*, and a few 2* with a 4* center transfer from Iowa. I can talk more later but gotta run to a meeting!