For anybody who is really into recruiting/dynasty mode and would like to read about a recruiting class from start to finish just to see the natural progression of things, read on. It won't be terribly in depth but you should get an idea...
Anatomy of a recruiting Class
This post will detail a full recruiting class from signing day to graduation. I will also point out changes in the recruiting process as I notice them. Some things I understand, others I don't, but I'll call everything out.
I'm starting with the Georgia Bulldogs, which will be my team in the Tradition Online Dynasty this year.
Our needs are at DT, MLB, and FS. Everywhere else, we are pretty much set. Especially on offense, where we are two deep across the offensive line in great players, have four or five great running backs, have a ton of tight ends, WRs, you name it. Even have a couple good young QBs.
HB is my pet position - sometimes to my detriment - so I'm recruiting of them even though I don't need any.
Here are the positions I'm recruiting to start off with:
QB: 0
HB: 3
FB: 0
WR: 1
TE: 1
T: 1
G: 1
C: 1
DE: 1
DT: 4
OLB: 0
MLB: 2
CB: 2
FS: 1
SS: 1
ATH: 3
Things I've noticed so far:
The squat numbers have been drastically changed. From what people have told me, the current way is more accurate. That is, that upper echelon skill players will have squat ratings up near 400. That is hte current way, while a year ago, upper echelon was 735 for a power RB... What gives? Why such a huge disparity? Whatever, offensive linemen, D-linemen and linebackers seem mostly similar to before.
There's some color coding that I don't quite understand. Each recruit has a certain number of teams under his interest list that have a yellow bar nect to them. Other teams have a red bar. The teams at the top are yellow and he might have anywhere from 1 to ALL of them that color. Then others on the list are red. Of course, the manual doesn't say anythign about this. Are these his "favorite" schools and he still has to have a top 10 but the others don't really have much of a chance? Maybe we'll figure this out.
If I go to search and sort for all teams that have Georgia in their Top 10, I get 339 teams at the beginning of the year. Assuming that number will rise somewhat with the extra recruits that are added in the offseason, that's similar to last year's figures.
Week 1
23 players on the list
For the most part it is easier to "find" a pitch than before. You don't seem to have to wait as long, and there's much less chance of calling the recruit, wasting an entire hour and getting nothing. When it comes right down to it, though, I still feel like quick calling on the opening week gives me the best chance of opening up a good number of pitches with very little risk. So for the most part I did that. The exception was players that had me #1 on their list.
The first cornerback on my list, who had UGA #1, seemed happy to talk to me. There was a little "X2" in the upper left-hand corner, which means (apparently) that your pitches are working twice as well on him as normal. For instance, when I hard pitch most recruits I'm getting around +18 per "tick" on the time clock. With him I was getting +36 and I filled up his interest bar for the call very quickly. I offered the scholarship after finding and pitching his most important pitch, and he didn't commit. But good talk, Russ.
Overall, I talked to 17 of the 23 players. No commits occurred.
Anatomy of a recruiting Class
This post will detail a full recruiting class from signing day to graduation. I will also point out changes in the recruiting process as I notice them. Some things I understand, others I don't, but I'll call everything out.
I'm starting with the Georgia Bulldogs, which will be my team in the Tradition Online Dynasty this year.
Our needs are at DT, MLB, and FS. Everywhere else, we are pretty much set. Especially on offense, where we are two deep across the offensive line in great players, have four or five great running backs, have a ton of tight ends, WRs, you name it. Even have a couple good young QBs.
HB is my pet position - sometimes to my detriment - so I'm recruiting of them even though I don't need any.
Here are the positions I'm recruiting to start off with:
QB: 0
HB: 3
FB: 0
WR: 1
TE: 1
T: 1
G: 1
C: 1
DE: 1
DT: 4
OLB: 0
MLB: 2
CB: 2
FS: 1
SS: 1
ATH: 3
Things I've noticed so far:
The squat numbers have been drastically changed. From what people have told me, the current way is more accurate. That is, that upper echelon skill players will have squat ratings up near 400. That is hte current way, while a year ago, upper echelon was 735 for a power RB... What gives? Why such a huge disparity? Whatever, offensive linemen, D-linemen and linebackers seem mostly similar to before.
There's some color coding that I don't quite understand. Each recruit has a certain number of teams under his interest list that have a yellow bar nect to them. Other teams have a red bar. The teams at the top are yellow and he might have anywhere from 1 to ALL of them that color. Then others on the list are red. Of course, the manual doesn't say anythign about this. Are these his "favorite" schools and he still has to have a top 10 but the others don't really have much of a chance? Maybe we'll figure this out.
If I go to search and sort for all teams that have Georgia in their Top 10, I get 339 teams at the beginning of the year. Assuming that number will rise somewhat with the extra recruits that are added in the offseason, that's similar to last year's figures.
Week 1
23 players on the list
For the most part it is easier to "find" a pitch than before. You don't seem to have to wait as long, and there's much less chance of calling the recruit, wasting an entire hour and getting nothing. When it comes right down to it, though, I still feel like quick calling on the opening week gives me the best chance of opening up a good number of pitches with very little risk. So for the most part I did that. The exception was players that had me #1 on their list.
The first cornerback on my list, who had UGA #1, seemed happy to talk to me. There was a little "X2" in the upper left-hand corner, which means (apparently) that your pitches are working twice as well on him as normal. For instance, when I hard pitch most recruits I'm getting around +18 per "tick" on the time clock. With him I was getting +36 and I filled up his interest bar for the call very quickly. I offered the scholarship after finding and pitching his most important pitch, and he didn't commit. But good talk, Russ.
Overall, I talked to 17 of the 23 players. No commits occurred.
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