Becoming a Powerhouse and recruiting tips

[Sabo's corked Bat]

So I'm trying to turn my Bearcats into a powerhouse, already went undefeated in year one and won the Orange Bowl. Second year won the BCS championship, then won it again the next year. Im currently on year four and still no getting a lot of good 5 star recruits. Any tips? Also any tips on recruiting. I know the ins and outs, but was wondering if anybody had any tricks or tips. I've signed a bunch of 4 stars and a 5 star athlete two years in a row, but was looking to up my D.

Thanks.

[NEOPARADIGM]

A) I know it's not the same thing (i.e., I understand your concern), but when you can edit all the players' ratings, does it really matter at all?

B) Have you tried changing the recruiting difficulty level? People have been saying it's much tougher this year.

Cheers mate.

[Krebstar]

One of the best approaches I've seen is he first thing to do is only search for those who have you as their top school. Then if you'd like, target them and offer them a scholarship right away. Next, target those who hVe you as a top three school. It's a great way to immediately find those who are interested but don't have you as 4-10 or so. It's helped me focus recruiting much more.

[DerkontheOS]

Only like 10-13 players on your board.

[Sabo's corked Bat]

Ive noticed very few 5 stars that aren't HBs, Athletes, WRs. Was looking to up my D. Are 4 stars good? Do they end up with a decent overall?

[majesty95]

Well first, don't focus on star ratings. You can get 3 and 4 star players that wind up better than some five stars. There is much more variety in recruiting this year. The star ratings give you an idea and are there for lazy recruiters but you won't build your best team by just focusing on that.

Look at core player traits (THP, THA for QBs, MCOV, ZCOV for DBs, etc). You can find gems in the 2-4 star players. Thise traits will determine how good the player is, not their star rating.

Focus you board. Keep 13-18 players on it and focus on them. Starting out by focusing on guys interested in you is a good start as well. Basically, if you want the best guys, you have to put in the time to find them. If you just want to move along and not spend a lot of time recruiting, you have to expect a less than stellar recruiting class.

[Sabo's corked Bat]

Quote: Originally Posted by majesty95

Well first, don't focus on star ratings. You can get 3 and 4 star players that wind up better than some five stars. There is much more variety in recruiting this year. The star ratings give you an idea and are there for lazy recruiters but you won't build your best team by just focusing on that. Look at core player traits (THP, THA for QBs, MCOV, ZCOV for DBs, etc). You can find gems in the 2-4 star players. Thise traits will determine how good the player is, not their star rating. Focus you board. Keep 13-18 players on it and focus on them. Starting out by focusing on guys interested in you is a good start as well. Basically, if you want the best guys, you have to put in the time to find them. If you just want to move along and not spend a lot of time recruiting, you have to expect a less than stellar recruiting class.

Every 4 and 5 star rating guy Ive looked at, had better stats than the 2-3 stars. I spend an hour on 10 guys a week. And only go after guys that have me in their top 5, but Im talking about when will I start seeing players wanting to come to my team as if I were Ohio State. How long before Im a power house basically? I know how to recruit, I just need the interest first.

[Hot RoDD T]

I did this last year for a short time then cut it out because my team's became too dominate. But you fill your board with the many rich tips above. Once you have the players that will demand your main attention, go back to the "all recruits page," sort according to interest. Once they are sorted by interest, go down and find the 5,4,3, etc... star recruits (THAT HAVE YOU AS THEIR TOP SCHOOL), that you wouldn't mind having on your team whether they are from a pipeline state or not, and add them at the end of your board. Once your season starts, save your dynasty. At the start, go through your board to each player that has you as their top school. Spend ten minutes just to offer the player a scholarship. If he accepts, save, if he doesn't, re load and re try. Cheap but effective. Again, I stopped doing this because my teams overall just soared above everyone else's.