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These post game menu screen freezes are killing me. I basically have to restart the whole system after an online game.
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I think last season they put an emphasis on "diamonds in the rough" and having higher rated JUCO players.
You'll see these players still in their Top 10 phase late into the season but having interest in top tier teams even though they are * and ** star JUCO kids. If you start on them early (maybe Week 4 and 5 at the latest) and throw a few 60 minute recruiting weeks into them, you'll be in their Top 3 quickly, if not #1 then its just about coasting to land them on signing day, as they are typically not offered by any serious programs to threaten your status.
JUCO kids start off stronger and faster with better attributes (look at the "View More" and look at their attributes)...that's more important than "stars".
I started off in Year 1 as Akron as a "LB Coach" and "Recruiting Coordinator" (basically just simming until Year 6 so I don't have to worry about the roster glitch affecting current players)...Year 1 finished with the 88th ranked class, had 24 commits, four 3* players, 16 4* players, and four 1* players.
Two of the 1* players will start. JUCO kids. CB and DT (78 and 74 respectively).
Five or six JUCO 2* kids will start. WR, OLx2 maybe 3, DT, LB, P.
This was all with the worst team in the game after winning 3 games (most importantly though, I won my rivalry game (Kent State) and had invited pretty much ever single recruit who was ready to have their official visit went to the game and immediately Soft Verbal'd to me after that game. Within the next two weeks I had them all hard committed. So, by Week 11 or something, I had 14 commitments. I was then able to focus lots of time each week on a MAX 10 players. So, I could basically give them all an hour per week. Ended up pulling 3 or 4 high end JUCO players from Week 11 through the off-season and filling the roster with freshmen. All of this with no "promises".
For the record, none of my 3* kids will start, however, one of the 3* CBs will play nickel back for me.
My entire class consisted of Ohio kids and JUCO kids.
Team overall went from a D- to start Year 1 to a C in Year 2.
Not so bad for a team that was the worst in the game and I simmed every game and I was working on Heisman difficulty for recruiting and didn't use any of the add ons.Comment
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Not sure how a B+ rating = 82...that shouldn't happen.
Here is the matrix for recruiting ratings...
It works in reverse, too.Code:SQT-S = Squat for skill players SQT-L = Squat for Lineman and Linebackers =========================================== spd str btk/tck rb/tck 40 BNCH SQT-S SQT-L RAT GRD =========================================== 4.24 xxx 445 795 99 A+ 4.26 xxx 440 785 98 A+ 4.28 xxx 435 775 97 A+ =========================================== 4.30 xxx 430 765 96 A 4.32 xxx 425 755 95 A 4.34 515 420 745 94 A =========================================== 4.36 509 415 735 93 A- 4.38 503 410 725 92 A- =========================================== 4.40 497 405 715 91 B+ 4.42 491 400 705 90 B+ 4.44 485 395 695 89 B+ 4.46 480 390 690 88 B+ =========================================== 4.48 474 385 680 87 B 4.50 468 380 670 86 B 4.52 462 375 665 85 B 4.54 456 370 655 84 B =========================================== 4.56 450 365 645 83 B- 4.58 444 360 640 82 B- 4.60 438 355 630 81 B- 4.62 432 350 620 80 B- =========================================== 4.64 426 345 610 79 C+ 4.66 420 340 605 78 C+ 4.68 414 335 595 77 C+ 4.70 408 330 585 76 C+ =========================================== 4.72 402 325 580 75 C 4.74 396 320 570 74 C 4.76 390 315 560 73 C 4.78 384 310 555 72 C =========================================== 4.80 378 305 545 71 C- 4.82 372 300 535 70 C- 4.84 366 295 525 69 C- =========================================== 4.86 360 290 520 68 D+ 4.88 354 285 510 67 D+ 4.90 348 280 500 66 D+ =========================================== 4.92 342 275 495 65 D 4.94 336 270 485 64 D 4.96 330 265 475 63 D 4.98 325 260 470 62 D 5.00 319 255 460 61 D 5.02 313 250 450 60 D ===========================================
If you have a player with a C+ Juke Rating, it should be a 79. 78, 77, 76.
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The biggest thing to look for in OVR is position dependent.
Example...a QB can be a dual threat and be speedy as hell, but if his THP and THA are C- and D, he's going to suck in the OVR department.
A HB with high speed and high BTK ratings will be rated high in OVR.
WR...SPD and CTH
OL...its the specific run block/pass block strength and run block/pass block feet. If you have a guy with good speed, good ACC and good RBK and PBK but D's on specific strength and feet, he'll suck OVR.
Use that thread.
Breaks down how to read a players attributes when recruiting.Comment
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Also, for speed specifically, always go off his 40-time. Its an exact number and always correlates over.
I learned about the ratings conversion years ago, back on the ole PS2. There was a little program that someone made that converted all stats over numerically.
Now that they give you a lot of the big time ratings, you should really be able to recruit well if you spend some time looking at players.
If you are a 1* and 2* prestige program, you should be looking at the attributes of every single in-state player rated 3* and below (you'll rarely get a 4* or even high rated 3*) and IMO, look at pretty much all JUCOs nationwide and immediately put them on your recruiting board if their attributes are good.
Even if you need to fill a full class of 25 kids, you shouldn't really be recruiting more than 15 at a time. It gives you the ability to go hard on guys to get them to commit sooner. Also gives you the ability to get the majority of your class done before the off-season. From about Week 10 on, you can really start to target specific guys.
From Week 10 all of the way until the off-season was over, I was still recruiting maybe 15 guys at a time, but I'm only trying to fill 10 spots, and I was quick to stop recruiting if a guy wasn't reacting and putting me in his Top 10 after 2 weeks of 60m calls and I'd move on to the next guy in line.
Being a shitty program, I'm not often fighting lots of teams for certain guys service, so, it makes it easier for me to really go easy and "quick call" players after I've offered a scholarship...so, I can go through a week of recruiting rather quickly.
I have a bit of a house rule, too. I can only add a player to my recruiting board out of state, if A) he's interested in me initially or B) Bye Week (ie: its like real life, you have a week off and coaches do a lot of traveling on those weeks) or C) We go on a road trip to play a team in that state (in real life, coaches will take in a game or two when they go on away trips, maybe even make a stop into a high school to talk to coach/kid). However, I find that most often, I don't have extra time to give to a "new kid" with no interest anyway as I'm still trying to land certain players.
I don't really get too much out of this, but it helps you move on from players in-state and JUCOs.
Also, mix JUCOs in with Freshmen.
For example...lets say you NEED 2 CBs, one needing to be a starter try and sign three. One being the JUCO kid and the other two being freshmen. The JUCO kid gets 2-3 years to start while the freshmen, that develop more than the JUCO kid, have time. By the time the JUCO kid moves on, you have a player that is a RSSophomore that should be ready to play.
I find JUCOs most helpful at DT and OL because freshmen do not have the STR numbers to hold up (most start out with 70's strength or lower). JUCO OL and DT are very important, IMO.Comment
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I still haven't purchased this game..
Waiting for patches.Comment
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Hmmm...I'll definitely try the JUCOs in my WTU dynasty now. Good info guys, thanks.
On the roster glitch, I had heard from a friend that if you only edit the names then it doesn't effect the tendencies of the player...is this true? If so, anybody got a name for me to d/l rosters for 360?
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Can we all agree that putting the D-line on aggressive is a joke in this game?
I believe for setting the D-line to aggressive it's:
positive: you will jump more snaps
negative: greater chance of offsides
The problem is both are exaggerated. Your line will jump every single snap, but will also bite on every single fake snap.
So whenever I'm playing against someone who has their line on aggressive my options are either, hike the ball normally and have his dline get the JTS advantage or draw him offsides constantly. Making someone jump offsides every down seems cheap and cheesy though.Comment
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You aren't supposed to leave these settings on all game long, then it just becomes silly.
You are supposed to range throughout a game.
For example...don't have your strip on aggressive all game...keep it at normal/conservative...then, when you need a turnover, you turn that setting up to aggressive. The likelihood of you getting a strip soon are good as the O is used to you not going for it, so, they don't wrap up.
First and second down, keep the DL conservative or normal...then on third down, set it to aggressive.Comment
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Roster issue kills it for me.Originally posted by heelswxman
And the CPU blitzing virutally every down kills me too.Comment
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I guess I need to finally relent and adjust sliders. This game is beyond annoying to me on AA. The CPU defense is constantly in my face when passing and they seem to intercept 8/10 passes that are catchable. Whereas my defenders catch maybe 1/10 that they should intercept. And it doesn't matter what team I'm using or the computer is using.
And can someone please tell me how to jump the snap? The fucking CPU does it all the time yet I can never seem to do it. I thought it was just pulling down on the right stick as soon as they hike the ball but that doesn't work.
Also, how do I get pressure on the QB? Lord knows the CPU is in my face or sacking me nearly every play. But I can't get pressure. It seems that when I try to use the right stick moves my linemen just fall to the ground like Albert Haynesworth.
It would be nice if I had some time to throw the ball because them maybe I could pump fake every onece in a while and go deep but instead I'm forced to try to dink and dunk my way down the field.
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I am not posting this to show anybody up or to start a "stick-skillz" war, etc. In fact, my stick-skills suck. Other than TCP, I don't juke and spin. I just hit R1 when I am about to be tackled so I don't have any added ability than the next guy. With that said, I'm just not having the issues everyone else is having. I'm playing on Heisman and not throwing INTs, I'm running the ball well. I'm playing defense well. I'm certainly not stonewalling the CPU, but, I am not experiencing some unstoppable offensive force. I have no issues with pass-protection. My DL is registering sacks.
The only thing I do, offensively, before the snap is look for coverage (man or zone) and if it's zone, what coverage (cover 1, cover 2, cover 3 or cover 4). I find the "window" that I think will be there in that zone and make that my #1 read. Play art be damned! If it's man or zone and I don't like the routes my receivers are running, I audible to a route that I think can work and make that my #1 read. If it isn't there after a very quick, I'm talking lightning quick scan, I may take-off and run to get some yards or I may get out of the pocket and throw it away.
For anyone with issues passing, go into practice mode and don't even snap the ball. Just look at the way the defense lines up and try to read the coverage at the LOS. Then go in and start picking the coverage for the D and see how they line-up at the LOS. I don't post this to insult anyone's intelligence. But, you may be surprised at what you thought you knew and what you really know.
As for the glitch with rosters and shit like that, I agree, it can kill the experience, but, I'm finding "Play Now" games vs the CPU quite fun and entertaining. I'm not winning them all, but, I'm also not having a lot of the issues expressed here.
Like I said before, no hate. I'm not some special gamer who has amazing stick-skills. I just think sometimes people might not focus or pay too much attention because they may be in a hurry to hammer out a game and they might be just lining up and snapping and not even noticing coverages or weaknesses with the way the defense is lined up.
Just some suggestions I thought some of you guys might like to read and try.Maddon & Friedman: Pissing off the AL East since 2008
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I don't even put that much effort into it, never have. I just can't think that fast. I have always simply planned my throws to where there are less defenders.
I also don't change anything at the line, I call a play and run it. I don't put guys in motion, no shifts... just too much work for me.
I run a basic offense, K.I.S.S.
Defense is the same story, I let the CPU call the play and I just defend, I can't read for crap, so I don't try.
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I'm thinking about making a custom PB for CPU defenses that don't have plays like engage 8 and other blitzes they love. Then using a 2nd controller to set their PBs before each game.
Would take like 5 mins to create a 335/43/34/425 book. I'm holding off though cause I'm not sure how much it'd actually help things.Comment
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This. The first week of the game I spent more time in custom playbooks and practice than actually playing a gameOriginally posted by heelswxman
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