Do Not Make These 10 Mistakes in College Football 25 Dynasty

[@PoodleGaming]

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[@robojoey]

Six biggest mistakes: 1) Recruiting too many players - you end up needing to cut upper classmen to get your roster down, which waters down your roster. You also spread your points too thin, and risk losing players you would otherwise get. 2) Not recruiting "classes" at position of need. If you have a position of need coming up, it's better to sign extra players at that position group and see who develops (since it is largely random). Even better if you can time this class to be behind players who will be drafted, as they will all get that bonus. You can then cut the players who don't develop. This sounds contrary to 1, but they are related - if you are recruiting too many players randomly across the board, you won't have recruiting points or room on your roster for this targeted "class" approach. 3) Rushing recruitments. Lots of people will spend 5-15 points on a recruit they're interested in just to "hang around". All this does is speed up their recruitment so you end up needing to invest more points in the later stages just to make sure you get them. If no team is pushing a player's recruitment forward, all you really need to do is just enough points to make sure you make the next cut (which may in many cases just be 0 points). This will allow you to spend more points in other, higher priority recruitments in the early weeks, and have many more points to commit to these players when their recruitments do speed up. 4) Similar to 3 - Lots of people spend ~10 points in the early weeks on a player who doesn't have them on their list. That's not enough - even they have no offers. You need to spend at least 30 (and possibly more) to quickly move onto their list and avoid missing a cut. Then once you're on the list, you can drop the points down again if the recruitment is slow. But spending 10 points on someone if you're not on their list yet is almost always a waste. 5) Emphasizing overall rating over abilities. Abilities in general are great, and there are a few elite abilities that really make a huge difference (Shifty, Quick Jump, Aftershock, Grip Breaker, etc.). To me these are way more important than a player's overall rating 6) Not aligning archetypes/play styles of players. For example, having one man coverage CB and one zone CB makes it hard to get in a good defense - you're always going to have a vulnerability. Or, running a lot of inside zone with Pass Protector guards and wondering why it's not working - even if they have decent run blocking stats, if they don't have run-blocking abilities, they are going to struggle against decent defenses.

[@CKBowling1]

I can tell you that having partial hours on recruit makes a commitment take longer, but I almost always get the guy. When you have lower recruiting hours this strategy works really well to grow your class.

[@CAPAE]

I do not really follow others so, I cannot say I know others' mistakes, but here are 6 things I would like to point out: 1 - Keeping Hybrid Safeties at Safety (they will not develop) 2 - Not recruiting certain archetypes because you do not account for switching their positions (they probably can develop faster elsewhere) 3 - Not going after Motivator T3 (steep price for the only good skill in Motivator, but is the best coach ability in the game for developing players) 4 - For sim leagues and for those wanting draft picks and developing talent, recruiting Scrambler QBs and keeping them at QB (they do not develop Accuracy ratings fast, thus develop really slow; though not as slow as Hybrid Safeties) 5 - Inefficient Transfer Encouragements (rough cut strategy: start Sr's under 86 OVR that aren't starting, Jr's under 81 OVR, So's under 78 OVR, and RS Fr's under 74-75 OVR) 6 - Going after Play Style Deal Breaker players (one bad game stops recruiting, avoid them)

[@starwarsfan7740]

Hybrid safties will develop i have one at a 96 started at 76 after 1 season

[@CAPAE]

@starwarsfan7740 Cannot say I know how that happened. They have the slowest progression in the game. Every single rating group develops either at fast progression or slow progression. Usually, skill groups develop fast (IQ, Hands, etc.) and intangibles develop slow (Power, Quickness, etc.). Hybrid Safties are an exception where Every Ratings Group including IQ and Hands develop slow costing enormous amounts of Skill Points to develop 1 level. Even Zone and Run Support Safeties develop Hands and IQ far faster. You can run comparison checks in your own game to see how each Safety with say 6 levels in Hands will cost to get to the next level with each archetype. I do not know how that happened, but I cannot say that is very repeatable from what I have seen and tested.

[@marcusnfishy]

What do you change them to? CB? ​@@CAPAE

[@CAPAE]

@@marcusnfishy Usually, they tend to improve ratings going to CB.

[@CAPAE]

Heads up to people in this thread: After the update today, DT progression has changed dramatically. Power Rusher DTs were unaffected, while Speed Rushers and Run Stoppers progressions were nerfed dramatically. The result is now non-Power Rushers DTs are now REALLY slow to develop unless you flip them to DE or LB. Power Rusher DTs will become the new progression meta (again, in-game play styles are preference-based and will vary; this is primarily for dynasty sims, and year-over-year progression).

[@dustinbulow4208]

Always check your roster for the lowest rated players and draft a replacement. More often than not, you can find 3-star recruits who are better than them if they are a 65 or lower overall. Also, don't get attached to players and dump points into preventing them to be drafted. You will always have good recruits come through as long as you allocate Coach XP points into recruitment or bank on the transfer portal.

[@PoodleGaming]

Thanks for sharing this information!

[@Jbird1988]

I love the abilities. Grew Minnesota by recruiting a massive power line. Now I get awesome O-Line recruits and RBs

[@stillnotonfb]

Redshirt your FR HBs and at the end of their redshirt year, move them to DE (position changes on National Signing Day). Most will go down to like a 35 OVR, but once you advance to Training Results, they turn into absolute monsters. Even the one and two star guys can end up in the high 70's and develop into the 90's. It works for several positions, like LB to OL (might want to edit appearance and equipment) and WR to DB. If you're taking a new job at a school where it's hard to recruit right away, the one and two star guys can be good to take for that first offseason.

[@commander_ritz]

would the HB be stuck at DE the rest of that year ?

[@stillnotonfb]

​@@commander_ritz Say you sign a two star HB who is 60 OVR and redshirt him for his first season. After that season, at National Signing Day/Position Changes, you move him to DE (his OVR will go way down). The next week, go to Training Results and that's when you'll see his OVR go way up. It's even better if you have the offseason training boost for defensive linemen.

[@shaundeehotmail]

@@stillnotonfbso then we lose a running back to the de position for good or are we changing them back to running back ?

[@CKBowling1]

@@stillnotonfb I have done this, except I moved him to OLB. He actually played as a freshman and progressed from 36 to 80 his freshman year.

[@stillnotonfb]

@@CKBowling1 If you get a guy with good acceleration, they can end up with the quick jump ability.

[@biggross75]

Pretty much every time I hard sell early with 1 ⭐️ schools you lose because 99% of the time schools have piss poor grades where other schools jump. It’s real easy with a LSU type

[@boeing7479]

You should watch Max plays CFB's video on at what point it makes sense to hard sell

[@williamthomas4125]

Max's explains when hard sell is better than bring the house.

[@Krystinct]

Hey Poodle! A mistake I usually make is not going after a certain position. I can't decide whether to go after talent or fill up the board with my needs.

[@PoodleGaming]

I find myself making this mistake alot too.

[@Key2success1100]

I think a lot of us go through this bc it’s hard to not want the best players and move around positions to fill need

[@ShereeAisa]

I always check needs if hate to have 1 SR at a position lol

[@CAPAE]

Fill out the talent, period. You can have a need at LB and grab a 3* Impact Dev, or grab a 9th RE 4* Star Dev. They might not ever play, but you can move them, and in 4-5 years, still get drafted and contribute as a backup or as Draft XP whereas your need could fill out badly, and hurt more than help for years, versus a one-year lull.

[@Mhippity88]

@@CAPAEagreed. You can always fill needs with inferior players. Then you can always cut them later to fill with better talent.

[@ondovids9253]

Yea I had this happen in my coastal Carolina dynasty. I had a MLB that was really fast with crazy pass rush moves. He won defensive player of the year twice

[@PoodleGaming]

I’m starting to see a trend with these MLB who have crazy pass rush moves

[@jolteon345]

The elite recruiter point COMPLETELY depends on your planned coach build and planned length of the dynasty. In a multi-player league, it will be more important, but that's purely due to the level of competition. If you plan on going architect, pushing for elite recruiter actively sabotages what you can do. Architect builds have a tight budget (unless you start at a school that can easily get the discounts AND you can find an architect coordinator), you can usually only put decent effort into one of Recruiter and Tactician.

[@CAPAE]

This; the two best builds are Elite Recruiter and Architect, Every other one seems unfortunately behind the 8-ball.

[@frogalex8915]

its also not worth it at all. i have barely anything in recruiting and im getting top 5 classes in an online league with 6 other players and im at Duke. And we have users at USC and Bama. You dont need elite recruiter all you need is to have your OC and DC be recruiters.

[@frogalex8915]

​@@CAPAEto be honest master motivator is better than architect since the cap breakers are so inconsistent. And architect gives you more xp for in game goals where master motivator boosts all forms of xp. Idk about you but all is better than one

[@CAPAE]

@frogalex8915 I agree with you to a point. I go back and forth on both, but here is my reasoning after testing: Master Motivator T3 on its face is a better skill, also because it does stack with Motivator T3 and 80+% of player progression is in the offseason. So, it is amazing, and I do sing it's praises often. However, the other hand is that Architect up to T3, does give you 2 forms of XP boosts, and the inconsistent ceiling raisers, but if you spec into Architect, you also should spec into base Motivator T3. This gives you max growth potential so your players have more opportunities to hit those chances. If you do this, over the years, in-game goals even under simulations as well as 3-game streaks will be easy because of the quality of your players. This mixed with the much maligned CEO Senior Superlatives gives you really good opportunities to push caps for players with a little bit of normalcy. TL;DR Master Motivator is better, but if you spec it right, Architect is Every bit it's equal, and more. It would be like the difference between Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota, if Jameis's floor was only slightly lower than Mariota's instead of as low as Nathan Peterman's.

[@daniyyel4830]

@@frogalex8915the more users the more important elite recruiter is. You can get away with it in a small league.

[@Jake.E75]

Not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but in my recent recruiting class I got a elite dev kicker with 93 kick power.

[@von1k955]

me too with my minnesota dynasty came in as a freshman booming em

[@CAPAE]

@Jake.E75 I love these guys even if they are few and far in between... They won't get drafted no matter what you do though :/ Trust me, I maxed out a kicker and tried :/

[@jakedeesson1318]

What gets missed in the elite recruiter approach is that the Motivator archetype means you don’t need to be as successful with 4/5 stars. Everybody plays above their true overall. That’s the biggest issue I take with your approach.

[@BurchyGaming]

Whats crazy about 5 stars is that even as freshman and being less ovr than other developed 4 star players they seem to make more plays. It’s like there backend code separate from stats that just makes them better players even before they are fully developed

[@kebobs3727]

Might also have more or better special abilities

[@PoodleGaming]

I agree with this and part of it is that they say with more abilities usually.

[@djeckert2099]

I had a recruit that was committed during the regular season flip to another school. Have you seen this before? I even screen capped and went back to confirm it

[@CAPAE]

Probably tripped up a deal breaker agreement they verbally committed during the season. That can often happen if you get a player commit mid-season, but fall below the requirements of their initial deal breaker. It is for this reason I advise paying attention to deal breakers to see which you might be in danger of failing. I completely stay away from Play Style deal breakers, as well as Playing Time deal breakers after my second season with a team.

[@djeckert2099]

@ piss off corn dog

[@irish7611]

SWAY is a gem once you figure out how to incorporate in.

[@reese5545]

I just used sway in a league to steal away 3 5 stars with SMU from users with top SEC programs. It’s a cheat code especially if you can get up to 75-80 hours on a player. You just have to utilize it either right at the beginning of top 5 stage or right at the beginning of top 3 to give it time to work. If you have a ton of great grades for recruiting it doesn’t make sense to not try to utilize them.

[@irish7611]

@ I used to think sway was a way to get to soft sell so I’d have hard sell and soft sell but it looks like it’s superior to soft sell. So u can quickly get hard sell and sway and you’re locked in on that recruit :)

[@reese5545]

@@irish7611 well the whole point of sway is that it allows you to do a hard and soft sell if it works but it does also provide influence but it’s a set amount unlike soft and hard sell which can give you more based on your grades. It’s not worth doing it if you don’t have at least a B+ in another category that fits a pitch with two good grades you have in your original ideal pitch.

[@PoodleGaming]

I personally think sway is a waste of

[@von1k955]

best thing to do is redshirt unless they come in elite and you need em the upside is way higher .. QBs tend to have an edge based on play style and DBs can make or break you

[@PoodleGaming]

Yup, certain positions need to be red shirted

[@deebrown9263]

My buddy found out the hard way about using coaching abilities wrong, he was winning early so got a lot of coach do before knowing what to use it on and got to a 50 about 3 seasons before me but I use mines on all the recruiting he never unlocked the 2nd tier and now he can’t beat me for no recruits I want , if he see me going for them he just take them off his list, I rub it in every season (pause)

[@PoodleGaming]

This is why I saved all my points early. A lot of people would earn them and instantly spend them, which was a huge mistake.

[@carleswalker7843]

Recruiting high speed OL and switch them to TE. They are OP!!!! 10-20 pancakes a game.

[@princekalibas9691]

Biggest mistake I see not leveraging ATH WR. They make great DBs, OLBs, DEs, TEs and RBs. Unlike in Madden if you move a 6’5” 205-210 WR to TE their blocking and strength actually go up quite a lot. Then you have a 95+ speed TE that isn’t cheeks in the run game. Don’t get me started on the ATH WR turned DE with platinum quick jump train.

[@marcusnfishy]

Poodle! Im at a small school. All three of my coaches are stuffed full w/ tactician bonus. Now my recruits come in looking like 5 star studs. Got an 83 soph qb listed as 89 thats awesome. D line and o line that have 5-6 point increases. Seems they are less likely to be drafted too bc the number drops down in off-season. Now i just have to find speed in 3/4 star recruits and let bonuses bump them up to studs.

[@CAPAE]

@marcusnfishy Just to be clear, that inflated overall rating is how they will perform in season. Their base overall is the only thing that matters in drafting. The boost will go away as soon as you go into the Players Leaving Phase, and if they are not even 86 overall minimum, they are not even getting drafted in the seventh round. That said, Tactician coordinators are good for the first season in a new school to help team performance the first year. So good on you 👍

[@marcusnfishy]

@@CAPAE that's my point. You get the boosted ratings for your games then it's removed at draft time. So less likely to lose good players. Guy could be a 95 during the season and an 89 at draft time.

[@CAPAE]

@marcusnfishy Fair, but after the first year, you would get more mileage out of your players by using Motivator to get them better permanent buffs. As you progress year over year, less True Freshman starters will happen for you until they become non-existent. Those buffs are 1 point in a stat per coach, or 3 points altogether, whereas you could increase Motivatir XP gains and get around 5 points extra in those same stats. TL;DR, I posit that Tactician Coordinators are good for a person's first year at a school, but should immediately look to replace them after Year 1.

[@jamaalblack9076]

Receiving backs can move to receiver, ath lineman can be better on the opposite of the ball the school makes them when they sign. I had a ath lineman get signed to center I saw his overall jump moving his big 302 lb ass to DT he’s a hole clogger not a hole maker

[@derrickhobbs5130]

I’ve been having an issue with winning games and it say unable to load dynasty after the game, so I’ve played the exact same team 3 games in a row and it’s happened every time, I quit playing till they fix it.. anyone else have this happen??

[@PoodleGaming]

I haven’t seen this issue yet.

[@Svyless6]

Can I redshirt 2 Overall 88 seniors starters so they stay an extra year n max out their abilities n caps or will they transfer/go to NFL

[@CAPAE]

@@Svyless6 They are unlikely to transfer unless team performance or playing time deal breakers dictate that. They might declare for the draft, but you will have a chance to persuade them back, but understand that it will be likely, and you will be using two of your persuade attempts.

[@CalebCossey]

No you can’t redshirt seniors in this game which is stupid

[@jakestakes9075]

@@CalebCosseyI’ve done it a couple times.

[@ecuawillis1]

Wait....draft development bonuses is not by the whole position group?! Like if i have tier 1 in LB position and have a 1st rd MLB draft then my OLB wont get that bonus?

[@blakeluker1425]

That is correct it's by each individual position. So if you have a 1st round MLB then all MLBs will get a boost but neither OLBs will get a boost. That's why he is suggesting move those player to that position that will be getting drafted

[@ecuawillis1]

@@blakeluker1425 That is a complete bummer! Well I guess going forward I will have to keep that in mind. Hard thing about that is got to check what abilities they have so I don't accidently lose some great ones

[@blakeluker1425]

@@ecuawillis1 Well if you are in an offline league you can cheese it and save before position changes and see what works and then go back to the original save if it doesnt

[@ecuawillis1]

@@blakeluker1425 True but I only do a couple online dynasties

[@blakeluker1425]

@ecuawillis1 Well if that's the case you just really have to look out for LBs becoming the broken archetype of a speed rusher LB. Their archetype may change from a Field General to a Run Stopper but their abilities are pretty similar for the most part

[@calvinandrews6164]

If it’s too soon to hard sell a player is it a good idea to soft sell early so then you can hard sell the very next week?

[@CAPAE]

Soft Sell to where at least one of them you can tell it would be it, or at worst, Soft Sell to where next week, you would know with a guarantee you would know what the Hard Sell is the week after.

[@PoodleGaming]

Send the house is better than soft sell, so I’d say no

[@Bo-on4on]

What’s up with the pro potential in the game can you do video explaining that ? I’m even at big program and try pro potential D. I have players but they transfer

[@CAPAE]

You probably have a lot of mid-tier developing players. It goes by draftable players Every year (86 minimum OVRs). If you have a big school, but not players consistently getting drafted Every year, and in earlier rounds, it will drop. Get players with other deal breakers to develop, then, you should be able to start recruiting, developing, and keeping them.

[@CAPAE]

Also, I advise staying away from Play Style deal breaker players entirely. One bad game can lock you out of recruiting for one or more weeks, usually at the most crucial time, or could even open up a verbally committed recruit again.

[@Bo-on4on]

@@CAPAEok thank you I didn’t look at from that angle, thought it was bug with the game

[@Bo-on4on]

@@CAPAEthank you. Cause I’m usc doesn’t make sense why they wouldn’t have pro potential

[@CAPAE]

@@Bo-on4on As someone who has taken over USC before, they do not start with great draft depth on the team, nor coaches that recruit amazingly well, so after a few years, their Pro Potential usually drops.

[@JustAirizz]

So are you suggesting Hard Selling even if you have a check mark and don’t know the player’s interest? Also if you’re in a close race with another school and the player interests don’t align with your best grades do you still Hard Sell? 7:07

[@CAPAE]

Sometimes you can figure out other interests by elimination, but only hard sell if you can guess it, or you have enough points to do 2, and are down to 2 options. If you are unable to figure it out, if can can cover your bases by multiple Soft Selling strategically to figure out your Hard Sell by next week, do that.

[@JustAirizz]

perfect I appreciate that information, I just normally dislike doing a Hard Sell when I don’t know or can’t guess if the player interest would align with the 1 that gets discovered from the previous week. But I’ve been starting to soft sell a lot before I jump into a hard sell. Just to buffer any negative impacts, and try to get my grades up for ones that may align with that player.

[@CAPAE]

@JustAirizz Agreed, Hard Sell penalty is rough, do not do it unless you have a certainly through elimination. That said, the negative effects can be quelled with another one at full strength. Of course, this is only possible with 80 points and 2 choices. Otherwise, Soft Sell. You can Soft Sell 3 choices, and be safe from a big penalty if one of them is correct. Even if you cannot get it correct with certainty, you will get info for next week on those interests, so you can Soft Sell, possibly sac a week, but set up to know your Hard Sell the week after.

[@HP-hh8dk]

Sometimes you can do process of elimination for hard sell because there are fixed combinations for executing it. If they have a dealbreaker, one of the green checks will be their dealbreaker then just just go through until you find the right combo for the last 1 or 2. This is easier if two check marks have already been revealed. Only bad part is some of the hard sells have similar 2 out of the 3 combos. At this point I use sway to get them to like the better of any two that conflict. What sucks though is when you have been putting hours on a recruit for weeks and they outright refuse to reveal their 3 green checks until another school is about to snatch them away.

[@patrickh5490]

Senior Superlatives is legit under CEO.

[@CAPAE]

That is what I have been saying! Seniors always will have a few starters on your teams. Probably the only worthwhile CEO skill.

[@steelers9928]

Any advice on what to do with players, specifically athlete LB’s that get the “speed rusher” tendency and cant progress? They show as undefined

[@MM-li6js]

Its a glitch. If you see that on an olb switch them to a mlb.

[@steelers9928]

@@MM-li6jsyea thats what I’ve been doing recently. Just sucks bc I “need” OLB. But they can play out of position without penalty it looks like

[@BigfoxN-A-chiccenhouse]

If he can’t start somewhere else it’s ok to leave them at speed OLB for a season. He won’t spend his points & you jump into a new season after position change he’ll be alright. Might wanna user him a lot at speed rush though.

[@RASDRO]

How do you switch players to take advantage of draft bonus at the end of the season? Do you just switch them on the depth chart or manually switch their position?

[@devinfischer1445]

Manually change it in the view roster tab

[@PoodleGaming]

Manually have to do it, or do it the season before in anticipation

[@nicolascaron3038]

My biggest mistake in the game is not having the game yet

[@Roxasstyles]

Don't worry about it bro, once you start you'll keep playing for HOURS. You good. Keep grinding

[@Георг-л5л]

My biggest mistake is buying this game , now I spend so much hours on it then with family.

[@BurchyGaming]

The only 3 stars even worth going for are the athletes. Mainly for position swaps. Didn’t get a 4 star FS? Go get a 3 star WR athlete. Still need a fast MLB? get a WR athlete or MLB athlete if you want the run stopper type. Need a corner? Get a 3 star WR athlete. Hell you can create an entire team out of 3 stars athletes 😂. Need a fast moving olineman? Get a 3 star center athlete. Need a fast powerback? Get a powerback that is an athlete. 😢 Athletes are the most valuable players when it comes to 3 stars.

[@cutigeralum1]

Where do you go to put your offensive linemen at tight end for running formations? Practice mode or do you have to do it all once you've started the game?

[@Lenballl]

In game . There is no formation subs so you have to do it in game unless you just play the o lineman at TE

[@cutigeralum1]

@Lenballl So you have to do this every time you do a run play. Do you even have time with the play clock or are you pausing the game and doing it?

[@cutigeralum1]

@Lenballl Also does it save it from game to game or do you have to do it every game?

[@Lenballl]

@@cutigeralum1 you just gotta be quick with in the formations or just pause and go to depth chart and you have to do it every game it doesn’t save. Kinda cheeks

[@jefemoparmafia3208]

In our 32 man league not everyone has the luxury of going after 4 and 5⭐️ some of them 3⭐️ be legit DOGS

[@RaiderDre_24]

Will redshirts benefit from players getting drafted at certain positions

[@kingrell7489]

Poodle you gotta be from around my way via Louisiana. I see LSU in almost every vid lol

[@PoodleGaming]

New York, but LSU is my squad

[@kingrell7489]

@ love it…keep grinding out the vids brother💯

[@justinrizzo7131]

I swear recruiting class score is topped at your best 25 guys? So the extra 10 guys would not impact your score. Am i wrong on this?

[@StephenNelson-de2iu]

it only counts your top 20 recruits for the rankings.

[@PoodleGaming]

Is that true? I don’t think so

[@CryptoPowell]

Does Motivator T3 really care between LG and RG for example?

[@PoodleGaming]

I think for the drafted tier 1 it does

[@itzBlake918]

Idk why they have most Transfer Portal players locked. I would make it harder but have it open.

[@von1k955]

@@itzBlake918 facts kinda a sham i got some dawgs out the portal but its selective for the recruit .. hometown or contender

[@keisaacepps6235]

I thought it was better to send 40 hours cause you get more influence overall than 50 for send the house

[@blakeluker1425]

Incorrect. The green arrows are not true indicators of influence. This was confirmed by the devs a month after game release. It also has been tested by individuals in the community.

[@PoodleGaming]

Nope, that’s a myth

[@BasketballJunkie2302]

Are hard sells better than visits?

[@jonanderson9185]

I love your content. However, it’s interesting that I’ve heard you say “read the coach abilities” to understand how the game works and then you also say don’t use CEO lol. There’s a reason it’s so expensive. Its perks are tremendous. Insta commit and Seniors removing 1 skill cap for all skill groups is insane. Also as evidenced by the “cheese” coach build methods, the Discount perk will work on and help maximize your coordinators not just yourself

[@PoodleGaming]

I prefaced the video with (excluding the cheese coach build / discount bundle) since it’s mostly only doable in very specific situations / offline leagues.

[@jonanderson9185]

@PoodleGaming yeah sorry I wasn’t saying use the “cheese” method. What I meant was that method proves that the CEO discount ability applies to Coordinators, not just the HC, so while it might not help you that much as the HC by the time you get it, the ability will help maximize all your coordinators going forward once you unlock it. Helps you have as many boosts as possible across all 3 coaches

[@reese5545]

The thing about that instant commit ability is that you don’t really need it because the instant commits are going to happen more so based on your team and coach prestige and not that ability. I experimented with the ability in different leagues and did not notice a big difference.

[@loganharrell4705]

Only thing I’ll say that is a true advantage of Program Builder/CEO is that it affects your job offers. Most big schools want those archetypes

[@E1245-v3g]

Drop some slider info

[@user-ey8ng8ve9r]

The “half assed recruiting” that’d bs. I constantly have 8-12 5 stars by slowly adding recruiting hours. To save for visits. Because I noticed every time I don’t get a visit scheduled I get screwed over in hours chasing even if I have 80 hours to spend on a player.

[@machineunit]

That might work against CPUs but it won't work in a competitive online dynasty.

[@ndguerrier]

I have a few easier tips. Only recruit needs, do not get 35 a class. Don't sleep on only 3 star Oline. They develop well. After getting elite recruiter, the number one or even top 5 classes don't matter anymore.

[@AllenChavis-z5z]

I just recruit anyone and edit them a bit 😂

[@PoodleGaming]

Lmao

[@Mob-sk6pl]

I’ve had 2 stars with star development

[@DaddyHeckles]

With 25 skill caps

[@von1k955]

how’d it turn out ? i have a 3 star - Star Qb but im still recruiting around him

[@Mob-sk6pl]

@@von1k955 was a 88 junior but no more skill caps

[@Mob-sk6pl]

@@DaddyHeckles after skill caps are gone it all goes to abilities 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@MPKtheCPA]

Question on Coach Building... I started my first dynasty as a Recruiter coach archetype. First, I purchased Tiers 1-3 for Recruiter (except K/P), then I purchased Tiers 1-3 for Motivator. I noticed that my coach suddenly was listed as a Motivator archetype instead of Recruiter. Is that typical? Does it switch back to Recruiter once I eventually unlock Elite Recruiter and purchase Tiers 1-2 in that group?

[@CAPAE]

@MPKtheCPA It goes by which group you spent the most points in. If there is a tie, Motivator takes precedent, then Recruiter, then Tactician. Honestly though, Motivator is better come the offseason, because if you do not have Motivator you actually will get zero XP for offseason training, and there is no bigger Coach XP boost in the game than offseason Training XP boosts from your players collectively leveling up multiple times over.

[@MPKtheCPA]

@@CAPAE Thanks! Appreciate the clarification. I am planning to follow Poodle's guidelines so I have Tiers 1-3 for Motivator and already see huge ratings boosts after the offseason. Starting to acquire Tiers 1-2 in Elite Recruiter. FYI appreciate all of your various tips in the comments to these videos. Extremely helpful.

[@MPKtheCPA]

@@CAPAE On player development at a 5-Star School, what do you do with Players with Normal Development and greater than 20 Skills Caps? Do you process them as soon as possible in order to clear scholarships for players with greater potential?

[@CAPAE]

@MPKtheCPA Get rid of them ASAP. After 2 years, Elite 3 stars and Star 4 stars will already surpass them, and if they don't, that is because the Normal devs developed fast, but capped out, and peaked their ratings. Clear the deck, they are not getting drafted, and will not exceed 85 Overall, so they are only taking experience away from your actual future draft picks.

[@MPKtheCPA]

@@CAPAE good call. I have them on my “Encourage Transfer list” and it’s only August lol.