BYU Dynasty - The Stormin' Mormons - Preseason, Year 1, 2031

[MWil23]

On 12/7/2019 at 10:50 PM, Dome said:

apparently i cannot change a players position... this is a setback. 

hoping the depth chart is forgiving, at least.

Usually, unless it's different for that year's version, there's a time in the offseason that you CAN do this (after recruiting and before cuts). This is usually when I take my tallest/slowest/biggest WR and try to convert him to TE. Sometimes it works, and sometimes he regresses and I have to cut him. I also often times will convert my 3rd TE who is slow to FB, or take an OLB and convert them to DE...or convert a CB to S or S to CB.

[MKnight82]

3 hours ago, MWil23 said:

Usually, unless it's different for that year's version, there's a time in the offseason that you CAN do this (after recruiting and before cuts). This is usually when I take my tallest/slowest/biggest WR and try to convert him to TE. Sometimes it works, and sometimes he regresses and I have to cut him. I also often times will convert my 3rd TE who is slow to FB, or take an OLB and convert them to DE...or convert a CB to S or S to CB.

Fair warning though, position changes in NCAA will butcher a player's AWR.  If you're going to do a position change it should be done to an incoming Freshman so that they can rebound from the AWR hit.  Also I would recommend reshirting them.  

If you have an upperclassman that you want to change, say like a OLB that you want to play DE, you're better off leaving them as a OLB and just placing them at DE in the depth chart rather than changing their position.  

[MWil23]

10 minutes ago, MKnight82 said:

Fair warning though, position changes in NCAA will butcher a player's AWR.  If you're going to do a position change it should be done to an incoming Freshman so that they can rebound from the AWR hit.  Also I would recommend reshirting them.  

If you have an upperclassman that you want to change, say like a OLB that you want to play DE, you're better off leaving them as a OLB and just placing them at DE in the depth chart rather than changing their position.  

It depends on the position for Awareness IMO. If it's a DB's awareness (or LB as well), it's a HUGE deal, but if it's a QB/RB/WR, it's not at all, as they're going to run routes that are preset for them.

[Dome]

I'll get a recruiting board up tonight. Targeting Idaho and Utah heavily, gathering the flock. If I can make some of these local guys stars I'm gonna do it. 

[Dome]

I wonder how much AWR affects simulation vs stats like ball carrier vision and play recognition.

Edit: or any position for that matter. does AWR just make everything a little bit better? I remember a youtube video where PRC was really good for players to help them not bite on play action and react to passes, I don't know what awareness would do if not exactly that.

anybody know?

Edited December 11, 2019 by Dome

[Dome]

13 hours ago, Dome said:

I'll get a recruiting board up tonight. Targeting Idaho and Utah heavily, gathering the flock. If I can make some of these local guys stars I'm gonna do it. 

Man, I stayed up late last night looking through a ****pile of recruits.... I just have no idea what I'm looking for. I'm just gonna have to add some to the board and see what happens.

[MWil23]

14 hours ago, Dome said:

I wonder how much AWR affects simulation vs stats like ball carrier vision and play recognition.

Edit: or any position for that matter. does AWR just make everything a little bit better? I remember a youtube video where PRC was really good for players to help them not bite on play action and react to passes, I don't know what awareness would do if not exactly that.

anybody know?

When it comes to DEFENSE, AWR is much more important, for things like play recognition, pass drops/coverages, not biting on PA, reaction time, etc. It's also important on picking up blitzes/who to block on the OL.

For WR, RB, and QB, it's not important at all (minus the hilarious Madden Vision cone that they abolished) unless you are going to simulate.

[MWil23]

31 minutes ago, Dome said:

Man, I stayed up late last night looking through a ****pile of recruits.... I just have no idea what I'm looking for. I'm just gonna have to add some to the board and see what happens.

You'd be best off sorting through interest level from those recruits first and adding the most interested to your board immediately. Recruiting athletes with speed and size (in that order) is usually a good starting point.

[Dome]

1 minute ago, MWil23 said:

For WR, RB, and QB, it's not important at all (minus the hilarious Madden Vision cone that they abolished) unless you are going to simulate.

I think I am.

Edited December 11, 2019 by Dome

[Dome]

Just now, MWil23 said:

You'd be best off sorting through interest level from those recruits first and adding the most interested to your board immediately. Recruiting athletes with speed and size (in that order) is usually a good starting point.

Alright, I'll do that for Week 1.

[MWil23]

4 minutes ago, Dome said:

Alright, I'll do that for Week 1.

Typically, if you aren't in the Top 5, MAYBE the Top 10 by Week 1, you don't have a chance at landing them. I usually sort by interest and then recruit the best that are the most interested EARLY ON in these dynasties, and then from there, I recruit the best.

6 minutes ago, Dome said:

I think I am.

Ah, then awareness may very well be more critical then. I'd recommend playing the tough games or you may get boat raced. 

[Dome]

Rk.	OVR Rk.	NAME	POS	SIZE	STATE	CAL	40 TIME	BENCH	SQUAT	AWR		Interest	Change	Visit	Offer
1	7	C Peters	WR	6-1, 210	NC	5	4.46	283	195	D-		N/A	None	No	No
2	12	P Walker	DT	6-4, 280	GA	5	4.94	462	690	D-		N/A	None	No	No
3	169	T Leonard	HB	6-1, 191	UT*	4	4.38	414	305	D-		1st	None	No	No
4	178	B Richardson	WR	6-3, 183	NM	4	4.46	247	285	D		1st	None	No	No
5	184	J McNair	CB	6-0, 173	WY	4	4.42	283	285	D-		2nd	None	No	No
6	194	C Rhodes	WR	6-2, 178	CO	4	4.5	247	225	D-		2nd	None	No	No
7	224	C Jackson	WR	6-3, 204	AR	4	4.54	253	295	D-		1st	None	No	No
8	237	B Brown	ATH	5-9, 192	TX	4	4.48	241	270	D-		2nd	None	No	No
9	265	C Jones	WR	6-1, 196	IA	3	4.42	241	190	D+		3rd	None	No	No
10	287	J Hall	ATH	6-1, 192	TX	3	4.44	205	220	D		2nd	None	No	No
11	302	A Leak	OLB	6-1. 224	CA*	3	4.66	432	605	D-		3rd	None	No	No
12	414	B Burch	WR	6-2, 213	UT*	3	4.4	235	220	D+		2nd	None	No	No
13	463	R James	DE	6-4, 239	CA*	3	4.78	408	560	D-		3rd	None	No	No
14	553	R Blanco	ATH	6-1, 195	TX	3	4.4	223	220	D		3rd	None	No	No
15	559	T Rodgers	TE	6-3, 259	TX	3	4.68	396	295	D		3rd	None	No	No
16	562	J Wilson	DT	6-1, 266	CA*	3	5.26	450	570	D-		2nd	None	No	No
17	595	J Davis	HB	6-0, 217	CA*	3	4.48	277	295	D-		3rd	None	No	No
18	602	A Taylor	CB	6-1, 171	WA	3	4.48	217	230	D-		1st	None	No	No
19	612	J Merrick	T	6-7, 276	TX	3	4.8	390	570	D		3rd	None	No	No
20	620	A Rodgers	OLB	6-2, 213	UT*	3	4.66	384	545	D-		1st	None	No	No
21	693	T Moore	FS	6-2, 189	TX	3	4.42	342	310	D-		3rd	None	No	No
22	742	J Cooke	DT	6-3, 284	TX	3	4.94	396	570	D-		2nd	None	No	No
23	896	I Redd	CB	6-1, 177	TX	3	4.44	211	240	D-		2nd	None	No	No
24	949	Mi Adams	DT	5-11. 271	TX	3	5.18	468	570	D-		2nd	None	No	No
25	950	J Bray	C	6-5, 280	WA	3	5.02	420	610	D-		3rd	None	No	No
26	960	N Schroeder	OLB	6-3, 220	MO	3	4.58	396	520	D-		2nd	None	No	No
27	1031	K McCoy	QB	6-3, 228	UT*	3	4.64	265	305	D-		2nd	None	No	No
28	1111	B Fitzpatrick	T	6-3, 298	CA*	3	4.84	396	580	D+		3rd	None	No	No
29	1253	A Wright	G	6-4, 324	CO	3	4.9	402	620	D		3rd	None	No	No
30	1254	R Graham	G	6-3, 287	TX	3	5.14	390	595	D+		2nd	None	No	No
31	1257	Ma Adams	DE	6-4, 247	TX	3	4.84	372	425	D-		3rd	None	No	No
32	1259	T Estes	T	6-7, 295	TX	3	4.92	372	520	D-		1st	None	No	No
33	1283	K Goddard	OLB	6-1, 234	TX	3	4.56	390	555	D-		1st	None	No	No
34	1330	V Gibbons	OLB	6-4, 244	IL	3	4.56	390	520	D-		3rd	None	No	No
35	1550	J Miller	HB	5-11, 194	CA*	2	4.36	325	295	D		1nd	None	No	No

Edited December 11, 2019 by Dome

[Dome]

There's my recruit board. Mostly just guys that had me in their top 3... added two 5 star recruits from my biggest positions of need, we'll see what happens. 

Edit: Utah and Cali are my pipeline states apparently. I think that means recruiting is easier there. I wish I had gotten Texas lol.

Edited December 11, 2019 by Dome

[Dome]

I'm not gonna redshirt anyone my first year unless y'all advise against that. I want to see if anybody makes a name for themselves this year and test the Sim computer with lots of different players.

I'll get a scheduled built here in a bit. Gonna go for a cupcake schedule I think. We'll see how that treats us in our first year while things are set to easier settings anyways. 

[Dome]

Year 1 Schedule
Shop local.

	2031 Schedule
	Week 1	BYE
	Week 2	at Idaho
	Week 3	vs Boise St (#8)
	Week 4	vs Wyoming
	Week 5	at UNLV
	Week 6	at SMU
	Week 7	at Utah State
	Week 8	vs Colorado
	Week 9	BYE
	Week 10	at WSU
	Week 11	vs FCS NW
	Week 12	vs FCS W
	Week 13	vs Notre Dame (#21)
	Week 14	at Utah
	Week 15	BYE