buckeyefan Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Has anyone had difficulty recruiting? I am still getting the hang of this game in general, but I am really struggling with recruiting. I almost never land the recruits that are interested in my program, even when I have selected the pitch that is very important... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyvol Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I've been playing this game since its release and I'm just now really getting the hang of what to do during recruiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudgums Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 at first recruiting is very hard but once you find out a system that works for you, you will have very good classes every year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhouston1 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Do any of you have any strategies that you could post to help those of us who are having difficulties? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Read your emails. Go after only players who are also interested in you! Read your emails. Don't "go for broke" ... have middle of the road guys recruited as well. Learn when to surrender and move on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornfan Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 What does others mean in one of the emails. It says name, interest, "others" and then offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 ok, allow me to rephrase my question then: What is your average recruiting class size; and how many 4 and 5 star guys do you get? right now I am able to land about 4-5 total and 1 5 star guy if i am lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagle Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Well I am in my sixth season at UAB and I have not landed a five star recruit yet but I have had decent classes. In my third year (might be my best) I landed 12 recruits... of these, 2 were four stars, 8 were three stars, and two were two stars.... This same year I landed three transfers... two of these four stars, and the other three stars. This said, all in all I have competed well in Conf USA, winning it my fifth year (when the above mentioned class were Jr/RS So). Oddly enough, my class last year consisted on 10 recruits (all being three stars) after winning the conference. My guess is that Ala / Aub / UGA all had great years making my region recruiting that much tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udlb58 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I've been playing this game since its release and I'm just now really getting the hang of what to do during recruiting. Ya, win 50 games in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudgums Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 iv had a system for a while and it gets my 5 star recruits and alot 4 star recruits. but i cant tell u it;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkpeak Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Lol Never recruit when tired or distracted. You have to look at the schools being considered and to what degree they are being considered, analyze your recruiting opponents rosters, look where the player is from, and consider your current depth chart in terms of talent, # of players and class breakdown. Doing all of the above will give you a good idea as to what is "Very" important to a player. Another key is to get on a player early. If I am reasonably confident in what is important to a recruit I pitch it in the first week of recruiting, max recruit him, offer and accept a visit from said recruit asap. I have 3 straight #1 ranked recruiting classes and am almost always top 10. But it's hard work and fairly time consuming. I spend an evening taking notes and developing a watch list before I begin recruiting the next evening. Speaking of recruiting...I have a recruiting class to work on this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanCane26 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Does anyone think it hurts you if a player officially visits without having a pitch set? In week one I scout every player I've offered so I never put a pitch.. would that hurt me on the first 5 guys that visit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywood63 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Does anyone think it hurts you if a player officially visits without having a pitch set? In week one I scout every player I've offered so I never put a pitch.. would that hurt me on the first 5 guys that visit I can't say that it would hurt at all because I do it a lot. Course you have to get your pitch in as fast as you can, but if I don't have a clue about a player I usually wait until the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan23 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I am not an expert, but in my MSU Dynasty (Started at Mississippi State and then got hired by Michigan State after 4 years), after 25 years I have about 15% 5 Star and 40% 4 Star recruits. I am sure there are lots of folks with better recruiting ideas, but I select the best 4 and 5 Stars that are passing (2.0), and have a 7 or better interest. I only go to a 3 Star recruit at a position when I can't get one of the above to sign. I always use "Chance to Win". Usually TE and FB are the toughest for me to recruit. Steve Has anyone had difficulty recruiting? I am still getting the hang of this game in general, but I am really struggling with recruiting. I almost never land the recruits that are interested in my program, even when I have selected the pitch that is very important... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udlb58 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I am not an expert, but in my MSU Dynasty (Started at Mississippi State and then got hired by Michigan State after 4 years), after 25 years I have about 15% 5 Star and 40% 4 Star recruits. I am sure there are lots of folks with better recruiting ideas, but I select the best 4 and 5 Stars that are passing (2.0), and have a 7 or better interest. I only go to a 3 Star recruit at a position when I can't get one of the above to sign. I always use "Chance to Win". Usually TE and FB are the toughest for me to recruit. Steve Actually, it's a 2.2 GPA or a qualifying exam score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan23 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I just use 2.0 as my guide and I can't ever remember losing a recruit being eligible to come in, but that's just my experience. Thanks for the info though. Maybe I should up my expectations to about 2.4 or 2.5. Actually, it's a 2.2 GPA or a qualifying exam score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st.cronin Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 This should really be stickied, maybe expanded upon. Lots of helpful info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragin Cajun Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I can't get any four or five star players to even consider my program. I get two and three stars the transfer route but at best are two stars that are "interested" in my program with a 7 or higher rating in "interest". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywanchizoate Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I can't get any four or five star players to even consider my program. I get two and three stars the transfer route but at best are two stars that are "interested" in my program with a 7 or higher rating in "interest". It's all about your prestige rating. I landed my first ever 4 star recruit at Tulane this past year in GG with a 48 prestige, and he was my email guy. When you're working in the 30's, 2 stars will really be the best you can get; in the low to mid 40's, 3's, once you hit 50's you start getting the shots at some of the better players available. The nice thing is that the teams you're playing on a regular basis will be recruiting players in the same range as you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickC13573 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 could someone put together like a recruiting guide into one post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyvol Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Gridiron Glory has an audio Recruiting Primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoWar Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Gridiron Glory has an audio Recruiting Primer. link ?? for others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYU 14 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 link ?? for others http://www.gridiron-glory.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoWar Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 It's all about your prestige rating. I landed my first ever 4 star recruit at Tulane this past year in GG with a 48 prestige, and he was my email guy. When you're working in the 30's, 2 stars will really be the best you can get; in the low to mid 40's, 3's, once you hit 50's you start getting the shots at some of the better players available. The nice thing is that the teams you're playing on a regular basis will be recruiting players in the same range as you are. Basically, like others have said, it is not just the players with 4-5 ratings to get or to come to you, you have to work your way up !!!! I think Arlie Rahn made a list about the skill ratings, so you have to make USE of the skills to get your college team moving. Once you get moving, the players would take NOTE of YOUR STYLE of PLAYING. Prestige doesn't always come hand in hand with the style of playing. I am not perfect and still haven't won the National Championship, let alone win a Division or Conference. The game is all about PROGRESS. Work with what you have got and use the best of the player's abilities and your TACTICS on the field. Sometimes you have to learn to play rough. I mean, in my country, Man Utd is the biggest team and wins a lot but it doesn't mean they win all the time, sometimes they can be on the bad end of the game, they use the youngsters to mix well with the established players and they get the rub of the knowledge in game. Sometimes when Man Utd are struggling to win a 1-0 game and the players can be playing crap but they have to work their socks off and use hard graft to grind out a good result and that is playing with their weakest point of their abilities to the best of your tactic. If you make GOOD USE of your preferred tactics, the players would adapt to it so the new players that you wanted would come. I am sure there is a word called ADAPTING or something similar. When I am playing my game, I don't give a toss about prestige, I make a point of using tactics from the playbook. I haven't played it for a while so I have forgotten now about the pitching but I do remember that I never bother with Prestige and/or Pitching. I just grab ones what I think is best whether the players is crap or not and has some potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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