I have some recruiting questions that nobody can seem to figure out:
1) If the interest bar is full, does it actually make a difference if you get a +500 call? Does it matter to call them? I used to think that it does, but after noticing that all the schools on a particular recruit filled the bar, all of the other schools in the race were just "-1" behind me, as if we all had reached a cap.
2) Is there a way to gauge a prospect's potential? They implemented it in this game according to the developers, whereby some recruits would grow amazingly over the years and others would not improve much. I guess it is random, but you can't even control this when creating your own prospect.
3) How come there are some 4 and 5 star recruits that end up being flops when you get them? I had a 4-star WR end up being only 68 OVR when he got on my roster.
I have no information on this but this is what i think.
1)I would figure you need to keep it up, because he is down to his final decision, it pry says top 3 also. I would keep calling him.
2) Look through his overalls. Check the 40 times, gauge his height and take in his footwork and all that jazz. Try to get everything as close to C's as you can and if any category is higher than that-great. I have noticed Awareness never seems to get back up there! So frustrating. I am in year 4 and no one on my team knows whats going on, and I mean no one.
3) I think the last patched addressed this issue. If it keeps happening I would say the patch didn't work. Sometimes 4-5 stars really do flop. Don't go by the stars look at their stats(footwork and stuff) I have noticed there isn't much difference sometimes between the 4 stars and a 3.
This is how I recruit----- all-american
1)Specific Search
PREREQ "Pipeline"(try to pipeline into Texas-Cali-Florida
2) Go through positions looking for what you need. Check interest level by points. This is more important than position(top 2 10 etc). I do not go after anything I am more than -500 behind. HINT: Sometimes there are recruits that seem to be completely wide open- check these guys interest levels too-although you may not be in the top 10-- The bottom guy may only be 250 points from the top- so at an HR a day you could be at the top in a week or 2.
3) Teams usually do not need that much so find around 12 recruits that you need or would really like. Now use 40-60 minutes on each recruit. Offer them a scholarship right off the bat because sometimes they pull they trigger right away, plus it is usually 100+ points so why not? You may be saying "oh there are 35 spots on my board why only 12?" check the computer recruit reports. the CPU does exactly what I just said- so if you arn't using and HR per recruit, the odds of you pulling them pry arn't that high.
4) Always compare when you can- but say you are in the 3 spot and the 1 2 positions are neck and neck- make sure you down grade them evenly. I have learned that if you just dog on one of them, the REC tends to commit to the other guy faster.
If you fall over 500 points behind- drop the rec. don't waste your time on the call. Even with an HR a day- you can not win them all. Accept that you will only have so many 5-4 stars, EA intended teams to be built mostly of 3 stars(unless you're alabama ;/)
My recruiting classes usually look like this 2 5* 3 4* 19 3* 2 2* 1 1*(usually a fullback :/)
