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I agree, MVP. Especially late in the year, I found myself frustrated that there were only one or two ratings I REALLY needed to know (especially when I was comparing 3-5 different recruits), but it would take weeks to get the time to scout those players.

For me, the most disappointing thing about scouting is how wrong the ratings can be. In the past, you knew that a QB had B THA, for example. That could be anywhere between 83 and 87, if memory serves, but you knew basically where it was. Now a QB with B in THA can practically be anything between A and D. D guys are obviously rare, but I'm sure it's possible.

I had an idea a few years ago about a new rating that could have been added, but wouldn't be "known". It would have a chance to be wrong. And, if I'm remembering my idea correctly, it would be more likely to be right for top-end players than for lesser players. I think that's what I'm missing from scouting. There's no more likelihood, it feels, for a :5star:'s ratings to be accurate than a :1star:'s. So now we've gotten to the point that I can't trust any rating.

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Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp

if we arent given the ability, next year, to pick which ratings we want to scout, i'd like the ability to set a top 5 priorities list for ratings for each position (even top 3 would work). these top 3/5 would be the first ones to unlock when a recruit gets scouted; after they've been unlocked, the randomness factor comes back.

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Yes!!! This needs to happen next year.

need to add the option to sort the recruits by if they're a juco or not.

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Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp

need to add the option to sort the recruits by if they're a juco or not.

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I would love to have an additional option in the Search screen; JUCO: Included, None, or Only. Sometimes I'm only interested in seeing JUCOs, but that requires a line by line look through the prospects.

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

I would love to have an additional option in the Search screen; JUCO: Included, None, or Only. Sometimes I'm only interested in seeing JUCOs, but that requires a line by line look through the prospects.

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pretty much exactly what i'm thinking.

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Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp

need to add the option to sort the recruits by if they're a juco or not.

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Fuck, I think I've been awake and working for too long today. I opened this thread and immediately my brain read and thought you were saying that they need to add an option to sort the recruits by if they're on the juice or not. :D :sf:

that could be an option too :D

The Top 25 formulas need re-worked to not be so reliant on W-L record. At the very least, some added aspect of strength-of-schedule calculation would be very welcome. Too many times has a X-0 team from a lesser conference jumped deserving teams with more difficult schedules. Even when the team with the more difficult schedule was also X-0.


On a related note, I see no reason that there is no computer polls depicted in the BCS in-game.

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

The Top 25 formulas need re-worked to not be so reliant on W-L record. At the very least, some added aspect of strength-of-schedule calculation would be very welcome. Too many times has a X-0 team from a lesser conference jumped deserving teams with more difficult schedules. Even when the team with the more difficult schedule was also X-0.


On a related note, I see no reason that there is no computer polls depicted in the BCS in-game.

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For discussion/examples of this, from our OD.

Below are each of the teams that finished the Top 6 in the BCS poll before bowl games and their opponents. Rank is where that opponent finished in the BCS and the result (Win/Loss).

#1 Pitt

12-0

#2 FL St.

12-0

#3 'zona

12-0

#4 Mich

11-1

#5 Texas

11-1

#6 ND

11-1

Opponent

W/L

Opponent

W/L

Opponent

W/L

Opponent

W/L

Opponent

W/L

Opponent

W/L

#14 UConn

W

#9 Arkansas

W

#14 UConn

W

#13 Wisconsin

W

#6 ND

W

#5 Texas

L

#14 UConn

W

#15 Alabama

W

#24 Cal

W

#6 ND

L

#12 LSU

W

#25 Ohio St.

W

#21 TAMU

W

#10 Houston

W

#4 Michigan

L

#4 Michigan

W

#23 Miami

W

#5 Texas

W

#25 Ohio St.

W

#16 Navy

W

#12 LSU

W

#25 Ohio St.

W

#20 Oregon

W

#20 Oregon

W

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Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp

if we arent given the ability, next year, to pick which ratings we want to scout, i'd like the ability to set a top 5 priorities list for ratings for each position (even top 3 would work). these top 3/5 would be the first ones to unlock when a recruit gets scouted; after they've been unlocked, the randomness factor comes back.

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:+1:, again, though with a twist. I have a ridiculous number of ATHs on my board, and for all of them I already have a position in mind that I'm interested in. Instead of letting me pick 3 to 5 attributes to see first, why not let me say "Scout as QB" or "Scout as HB". There'd be backend logic to add there, but if the QB-related or HB-related attributes opened first, I'd be a lot happier about scouting ATHs.

ATHs are particularly a nightmare because it takes three full hours to fully scout a single one. If you have 10 ATHs to scout, and you scout no one but them, that's 9 weeks of the season (plus pre-season) before they're fully scouted.

it'd be nice to see a list of who made the different bowl games on the dynasty wire site.

Ohio State added a linebacker to their 2013 class today. One of the items about him is that he set a record at the SPARQ Combine, something like 157.30. I don't immediately recall SPARQ scores in game being anywhere close to that.

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Ohio State added a linebacker to their 2013 class today. One of the items about him is that he set a record at the SPARQ Combine, something like 157.30. I don't immediately recall SPARQ scores in game being anywhere close to that.

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107.9 is the highest i've ever seen in the game. the scores in real life really taken off though in the last couple of years.

Damn. I'll have to pay more attention to SPARQ scores. I don't really look at everyone to see the highest. I just look at people who are interested in playing at Tulsa, which the highest I've ever seen for an interested recruit for Tulsa was 76.00.

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107.9 is the highest i've ever seen in the game. the scores in real life really taken off though in the last couple of years.

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It does seem like they have. I find it hard to believe that 11 kids from Ohio were all better than Reggie Bush and Tim Tebow.

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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Damn. I'll have to pay more attention to SPARQ scores. I don't really look at everyone to see the highest. I just look at people who are interested in playing at Tulsa, which the highest I've ever seen for an interested recruit for Tulsa was 76.00.

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I don't pay any attention to them in-game, Smooth. Not when I'm recruiting, at least. I think they're based on the original pre-scouting ratings, which makes them not all that useful now.

But I saw that Mitchell had a ridiculously high score, and thought NCAA might need to up their scores to reflect the trend in real SPARQ scores.

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It does seem like they have. I find it hard to believe that 11 kids from Ohio were all better than Reggie Bush and Tim Tebow.

I don't pay any attention to them in-game, Smooth. Not when I'm recruiting, at least. I think they're based on the original pre-scouting ratings, which makes them not all that useful now.

But I saw that Mitchell had a ridiculously high score, and thought NCAA might need to up their scores to reflect the trend in real SPARQ scores.

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Oh no, I don't really pay attention to them either. About the only time I really look at SPARQ scores in-game is when comparing multiple recruits in the same position on my board, if their stats are pretty close and OVR is similar, I sometimes tend to favor the player with the higher SPARQ than one with a lower score.

I was just mentioning paying attention to them just out of curiosity to see what's the highest SPARQ score I ever come across during all my years in my dynasty.

With Toughest Places to Play now being much more dynamic, and directly impacting the Stadium Atmosphere recruiting pitch, I think it's important that the Average Attendance fluctuate much more dramatically. I didn't pay attention to what FSU's attendance was at the beginning of the dynasty, and I know the team suffered two 5-7 seasons while they were not under my control, but I'm in the midst of a 21 game winning streak, and the defending national champion, and I'm still averaging only 66,000, out of an 82,000 capacity. There's no reason that FSU shouldn't be the hottest ticket in town under those conditions.

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

With Toughest Places to Play now being much more dynamic, and directly impacting the Stadium Atmosphere recruiting pitch, I think it's important that the Average Attendance fluctuate much more dramatically. I didn't pay attention to what FSU's attendance was at the beginning of the dynasty, and I know the team suffered two 5-7 seasons while they were not under my control, but I'm in the midst of a 21 game winning streak, and the defending national champion, and I'm still averaging only 66,000, out of an 82,000 capacity. There's no reason that FSU shouldn't be the hottest ticket in town under those conditions.

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Is Stadium Atmosphere the same as Fanbase?

Stadium Atmosphere is the name of the recruiting pitch. I don't immediately recall what Fan Base is.