07-14-2010, 09:51 AM
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Rookie
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Re: Recruiting Tips?
I do a lot of planning, which kind of makes this year frustrating, but better, because the process is so time consuming. This process hasn't really changed from year to year, and in three seasons so far in 11, its worked out ok for me.
I look at my needs first, then look at both my outgoing senior class and my upcoming junior class. If I have any juniors that are likely to bolt early, I take that into account.
With that analysis, I usually only go after 15-20 kids at the beginning of the season. I'll generally first sort recruits by the green circle, and add anyone my prestige rating or above. (If I am a three star, I'll add all 3,4,and 5 star green circle players. (rarely will there be a 4 or 5...but if they are there, and like you, go for them...at least at this stage) If I need a kid, but its' just for depth, I may go one star under my prestige if he has me #1 and I feel I am just going to redshirt him anyways.
I then go to each of my home state and pipeline states and add guys I think I have a chance with, paying particular attention to needs.
By this time, I usually have more guys on the board than I want, so, I go back and sort by interest...then look at needs again, and make sure my top few playerss are both (1) players of need and (2) attainable. I might move someone up a spot or two if I am in competition with schools the same prestige level as me, or if they are pipeline...since I know I get a pipeline bonus.
In the past I'd take a flyer on a few skill players to see if I had a chance...I'm not going to do that anymore. I have had zero luck so far. I also used to sort the available players by speed and put the fastest guy on the board, regardless of rating, regardless of where he thought of me, on my board. I am still doing that...just not sure yet that it has paid off.
In any case, I work through my target list and pare it down to what I really need to replace my outgoing seniors (and any junior I may lose) then work from there.
If at any point during the season it looks like I'm out of the running, I drop the guy and add the next best player I have a shot at.
So far, this year, I'll use between 40-60 minutes on my immediate needs, and 20-40 on the rest. I usually have enough time where I am able to at least call all of the players on my board. I also use my first three or four weeks to find a prospect's interest in a pitch (much like previous years) If my pitch isn't strong (below a B) I'll either change the pitch, or make a promise. You basically get two freebie promises for every recruit (PT and no redshirt). I generally at least use all of those on every recruit.
That's pretty much what I do. What I found interesting this year was that even if a recruit is "low" on a particular pitch, if you have a good score, you can still pick up points pitching it if you run out of options, or pick up points by comparing it to someone with a lower score.
The more I play with this recruiting, the more I tend to think it isn't as new as we originally thought. However, it is much more transparent and the interface change is quite welcome.
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