How do u plan on useing your scouting time

[dartkgr]

I'm not sure how much time we will have to scout and recruit this year per week, just wondering how you gamers out there plan to use your scouting time and how many you will scout and recruit, last yr i recruited 20 per week but dont think im going to be able to scout that many

[LucasWVU]

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I've always scouted 30 minutes on 20 players. Whenever I need a gain on a certain player, i will take those minutes away from a player that I am already up a bunch of points on. Usually pretty effective.

Anyone have any suggestions for me?

[War34Eagle]

I always start with 25+ guys, but after week 3 or so I usually cut it to below 20. That way I have 30-40 minutes each player, and I pounce on the new recruits in the off season

[MRTZL20]

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I usually only target about 10-12 players, and try to get as close to an hour on each as possible. I like having recruiting classes on the smaller side, since if you sign 8-10 high talent players each year, you'll always have about 35-40 good players in your program. Considering you only have 22 starters, I've never seen the need to sign 20+ players each offseason.

I am excited to scout though. I recall a time when I signed the #1 rated CB prospect, and he turned out to have 86 speed. Didn't see that coming. Now, I just might.

[Pezell04x]

I start with my team needs first. Since there's the ability to break into the Top 10 with lower rated schools, I'll probably take a chance on a 5-4 star recruit and spend a lot of scouting and recruiting time on that player(s).

Since I play as Army, one of my major plans is to get a 4-5 star scrambling QB to run the option with as well.

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[BDawg35]

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If it is too time-consuming, I may find a way to just sim through it. Recruiting was pretty time-consuming as it was. When I fire up the game, I'm usually read to actually play the game. The recruiting time seems to get in the way of that.

I do like some of the approaches here where guys will only target a smaller number of players. It saves time and you don't get a class full of 4- and 5-star players after you've started building your team. I may play with some of those ideas.

[Floridastatefan02]

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I only start with 12-15 players as well, and if I start with a 1* team, I will be forced to look at players that have at least some interest in me from the start.

[greatness33]

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i start out i with team needs first, and then grab recruits until I have 10, that way they each get at least an hour, and ill prob scout them all on the basic level

[MoirJuli]

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I pounce on the new recruits in the off season

[ranman1982]

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I've always scouted 30 minutes on 20 players. Whenever I need a gain on a certain player, i will take those minutes away from a player that I am already up a bunch of points on. Usually pretty effective.

Anyone have any suggestions for me?

That's how I recruit, seems to work just fine.

[jello1717]

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I am excited to scout though. I recall a time when I signed the #1 rated CB prospect, and he turned out to have 86 speed. Didn't see that coming. Now, I just might.

I'm not trying to bust your balls, but speed is the 1 and only trait in the current game that is known while recruiting so you should've known he had 86 speed. The 40 times all translate directly 1 for 1 to a SPD. IE. Every single recruit in the game with a 4.50 40 time will have 86 SPD as a true FR.

[snake.eyes1986]

Re: How do u plan on useing your scouting time

I've always scouted 30 minutes on 20 players. Whenever I need a gain on a certain player, i will take those minutes away from a player that I am already up a bunch of points on. Usually pretty effective.

Anyone have any suggestions for me?

Works for me too. Also, I try and find four- and three-star recruits in obscure places, ie. Canada, North/South Dakota, NH, VT. Then halfway through the season, I will look for 4* recruits that nobody is recruiting and snag them from the big schools.

[w00dy Hayezz]

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Are you guys talking about scouting or recruiting? The thread was asking about scouting but it seems like everyone is just talking about recruiting time, which is seperate from scouting time. I also may just mbe confused and missing something, my apologies if the latter is true

[dartkgr]

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Yea, i was wondering how everyone planned on useing the new scouting feature but the thread took another life of its own, lol, oh well, sure people will post threads about it later or when the game comes out?

[Jakeboutte]

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Yea not really shoore how much time we will get for scouting if it is the same set-up as recruiting. I do remember reading you only get a certain amount during the season and then more during the off-season.

I like to recruit 12-15 guys at a time so they all get my full attention. Like said before you only start 22 guys. No need to bring in +25 a season. By the time your 3rd season comes along you gotta cut guys.

The scouting feature will be very useful this year though! So excited!