4 common Pipeline mistakes in EA College Football 25 that could drain your roster
In EA Sports College Football 25, pipelines, as their name suggests, are meant to be a recruiting help. But if you fail to capitalize on the pipeline, it could put your team at a tremendous disadvantage. Accordingly, consider this a directive on what not to do with the pipeline.
Here are five mistakes with the pipeline, and how to avoid them for the betterment of your College Football 25 team.
5 common Pipeline mistakes in EA College Football 25
#1. Not being aware of geography
Pipelines are states or areas that a coach has increased familiarity with, and in which he can generally recruit better than otherwise. That said, choosing pipelines with geographical relevance is sometimes overlooked. If you're coaching San Jose State, South Georgia probably won't be terribly lucrative for you as a pipeline. If a player can overlap his pipeline with his geography, it'll be doubly useful.
#2. Not understanding talent and relevant areas
Certain positions and prototypes are more common in certain areas. If you miss out on that, you might not be wise with your pipeline choice. For instance, Southern California is a particularly ripe area for quarterback recruiting. If your offense values big-armed passers, then it makes more sense to choose Southern California than, say, the Pacific Northwest.
#3. Choosing talent-dry regions
As in real life, talent isn't distributed evenly across the various pipeline regions. California, Texas and Florida tend to produce tons of talent. That might not help you if you're coaching at Syracuse, but it could be helpful in schools near those areas. That said, if you are coaching at Syracuse, you'll be better off making in-roads off the beaten track than locking down an area that produces few top prospects.
#4. Think ahead with pipelines
If a player is coaching at a school in a relatively low-talent area, say Hawaii, but hopes to parlay success into a higher job, think of that with pipelines. There is no natural geographic match for Hawaii, but if the player intends to ultimately nab the Texas coaching job, then it's worth considering Texas for a pipeline link.
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