Do you use the schools offense or do you change it up to suit your personnel?
Many times playing NCAA where I have an abundance of receivers, I play with the passing spread, and the next season if I get some stud running backs I switch back to the option.
As I'm currently using the Multiple playbook...it really fits all personnel situations.
I generally start using the schools offense if the personnel fit the scheme...
I don't EVER do exhibition mode.
It's always Dynasty for me.
I started at UTEP...using the UTEP book...its a single back heavy book. Which fits as UTEP had a nasty good tailback last year who went down to injury. 2 seasons at the one school did not give me much of a chance to reform the team, so I stuck with the UTEP playbook.
Then the Iowa offer came, and I took it. I was much more successful using my defense than my offense at first. I also use a multiple D as I like to use 4-3 and 3-4 both quite heavily. I immediately recruited speed players. I wasn't a top tier school, so I had to settle for alot of 3 stars. But that was fine.
I had a mobile fresh QB and 2 or 3 speed demon receivers, with a decent stable of tailbacks. I ran alot of I form and some shotgun when I wanted to get the QB running alot. It was much more pass heavy. In 2 years Iowa was a top ranked school, and attracted all of the talent. I had my pick, it became too easy playing conventionally.
So I took an offer from Notre Dame, and tried their playbook out. I don't like to use my favorite school in games, so I left after year 2, and lo and behold, Iowa offered me a job again. So I went back there. My recruits had grown a bit...including one NASTY tailback...6-1 221, 99 speed. really a big guy with power skills and speed and agility and acceleration. The perfect back, The best non human created player I've ever seen. He was a 99 overall by the start of his JR year...
So I decided it was time to base my offense around him. Jesse Brant. I was lurking on some forums and saw what they called a "wolfbone" offense. Give it a look. I used that frame of thought and a heavily modified version of that scheme to create my own power option no huddle. Brant somehow was convinced to play his senior year again...score!
2 Heisman's and 2 National Championships with Brant sold me on my offensive scheme, and I recruit specifically for it. I like to have a speed back, and 2 power backs...using a DE as one power back now.
I recruit for the trenches heavily every year...skill positions usually cycle every other year. LB one year, DBs another.
I move alot of guys around too based on my needs and their skills.
One year an OLB another year a DE if they have the size.
I'm absolutely bored...otherwise I'd never write this much
I kept my 2020 draft class too...so I will have Brant on Madden