Ten years into the game, using the 2017 engine until this past season, Coach Ron Artest and the St. John’s Red Storm have put together a rather good four-year run:
2027 36-2 (end of season ranking: #1) lost in Final Four
2028 37-1 (end of season ranking: #1) lost in Final Four
2029 36-0 (end of season ranking: #1) Won Championship
--- lost a three-time All American & upgraded to 2018 game engine --
2030 36-0 (end of season ranking: #1) ??? about to play Final Four
In this time our prestige has gone from 73 to 90, and I think it’s time to change jobs. I’d like to keep the same game running, and my question for the forum is, given that Coach Artest has maxed out his skill ratings, and that I’ve figured out some reasonably good recruiting and development practices, how run-down of a program should I pick? The goal is to have a chance of winning another title within ten years.
Three down-on-their-fortune schools I have my eye on:
Iowa (Big Ten, 39 prestige, C+ facilities)
Oregon State (Pac 12, 32 prestige, C+ facilities)
Butler (Big East, 27 prestige, B+ facilities)
This way I’d have a strong selling point to new recruits besides location: conference prestige or facilities. I could also try to take over a school with single-digit prestige and A-level academics, but that might be an exercise in futility. What do y’all think?