Some advice: 1) The Pipeline is your friend. If you want to recruit above your prestige, find a pipeline 3 or 4 star without any interest in you, send them an email, LOI and “package” (pause?) and see if there’s any positive momentum a week later. If there is, just keep doing it. 2) for everybody else, including any player who is interested in you to begin the year, DO NOT SEND PACKAGE. just use letter of interest or whatever it is. The package is very expensive, doesnt have much effect except for guys not already interested, and it doesnt unlock any actions either; a letter is all you need to offer a scholarship. And if they dont accept your scholarship immediately, just keep sending emails and letters. 3) after two failed scholarship offers, you cant offer that guy again. Wait until you are at “HIGHEST” interest level to do it. If they are at “HIGHEST” and don’t accept it, check your recruiting emails. They may first want you to promise them something.

We need more college bball vids. A franchise like the Grand Rapids one would be niceeeeeee 💯💯💯

Petition to make this a series 👇

The Ivy League DID NOT have a conference tournament until a few years ago. The game is correct about that.

we need a new college basketball game

"These next few games are very important...." proceeds to play 0 of them

I’ve played the crap out of this game, so here’s the full recruiting guide: 1. Only go after players that have a high or highest interest level. It’s pretty much impossible to get any player with a lower interest level 2. Always look for players with a high three point percentage (at least 40-55 percent). This really helps your team score more points. 3. If you don’t have many recruiting points available, go for players that are geographically closer to you. 4. Always try to recruit so you have three players at every position on your team.

first year senior point guard was jeremy lin irl

You should do an extended series on College hoops 2k8. The dynasty mode is far superior imo

The way you edited this it makes me almost claustrophobic. You unnecessarily made it sound like you just don't breathe. You don't have to edit out your breathing 😂

Brody Everage was actually Jeremy Lin.

You should start doing more college basketball vids

For recruiting, send letter of interest (gotta do that before you can offer a scholly). I saw someone else noted that you can only offer scholly's twice, but make sure you're aware of this. Sometimes, offering the scholly and them declining it will still boost their school interest, so it's an option with someone who is HIGH to offer them the 1st time scholly just to boost them to the place where they will accept the scholly offer the next week. I just use the asst coach call to be cheap and then an unofficial visit. However, you'll notice that different recruits cost different amounts for recruiting items. When they're one of the cheap ones, I'll use the head coach visit and an official visit to really try to make a push. I've changed some guys from Very Low to Highest before (although that's not common).

I know a lot of people say this but, every time Bordeaux posts my day gets so much better. I really mean it

Its so funny how you could dominate old basketball games just by simply shooting threes.

The presentation of this game is phenomenal. Two different scoreboards, the ticket stubs it shows, the athletic director emailing you, the coaches shaking hands, and much more. A+++

Your basketball commentary seems fine to me. The play by with facts sprinkled in like you usually do is kinda universal

“We’re ganna continue our losing streak until we finally get a win”, someone hire this guy 😂

I’m 100% down with you doing more basketball videos in the future even after March madness.

Day 6 of asking for a NC State rebuild

Bordeaux, you should put your best dynasty teams into one football tournament.(Like GCU, Liberty and Army) All teams you rebuilt in your previous videos

There’s a mod for NCAA 10 like CFB Revamped called March Madness Legacy. It has rosters from last year but the team is working on this year’s.

Yay! Finally another NCAA Basketball rebuild! 😆😊 Much love from another Northern Kentucky guy ❤💙

With the shooters you recruited you should be blowing zone teams out by running a pick and pop offense vs taking deep threes over and over. Your senior pg was Linnsanity, should have been running pick and roll and using his speed and playmaking ability.

College Hoops 2k8 is probably the best route to go. NCAA Basketball has nice presentation/atmosphere, but man is that gameplay rough

I miss playing the NCAA basketball games, they always hit different in a good way. Can't remember the year but there was one that had a defensive system that allowed you to force the ball handler a direction into a trap. Me and my friend used to play on the same team and dominate with the full and half court trap

Definitely like the basketball game play...I know you say you only play during March Madness but this is pure entertainment. Keep it up!!!

This needs a part two… no way can you leave us like that, getting to the ACC after a Cinderella run? Having real recruits ready to come? Even if you simulate every game idc I just want to see how well the team is in another 8 years man

I know this is a basketball video but I'd like to see a NCAA Rutgers rebuild

Man you finna bring in a MAJOR DAN BASE DOING THESE KEEP GOING❗️💪🏾

Bro this one of my fav channels without a doubt! Bringing back NCAA basketball is GOAT shit

People who want Bordeaux to play the ncaa madden mod like MMG 👇

Your march madness game made it feel like I was watching live march madness great video

Only a few seasons in, but you need to work on some plays. An easy one is to get a big who is a good passer to post up. Take your guard on the wing to the same side of the court as the big then throw the entry pass. Once the big has the ball, take 1-2 dribbles to back him down and almost always the other post defender will double. This should leave the other big for you open and an easy alley-oop target. In my opinion, the alley-oop option is almost a glitch in the game with it's high success rate from certain spots.

PART TWO PLEASEEEEEEEEE I love your videos man keep it up❤❤

If I remember correctly, you could force the AI into a backcourt violation so easily. I think you pick up the player just at half court and then they always do a step back dribble. Pretty impressive rebuild, would be interesting to see if you could do it without accepting invites to other conferences

this is fun, would enjoy more of these getting mixed in

These games were so ahead of their time. So awesome

Keep this stuff up Bordeaux we need more of these

I'm excited to see some basketball on the channel!

I’ve been waiting for a basketball video! Let’s cross our fingers for a new college basketball game

you should do this as a series, but with UMaine basketball. UMaine is one of like the 5 or 6 teams to never make the national tournament, and being from Maine myself, I know how much that team means to the state.

I kno it is glitchy but definitely enjoyed watching this!

Ivy League getting some love. I am a Harvard fan and you have no idea how hard it is to make the tourney. Wow my two favorite teams playing in the finals.🤯🤯🤯

Would ABSOLUTELY love an Arkansas rebuild on this

Hey, nice video. Have you considered doing an HBCU video for March Madness 10? I think it would be an interesting addition to the other HBCU videos you’ve done. If not, could you try a school with virtually no athletic tradition in basketball? Like Portland State, Eastern Washington, UMKC (University of Missouri Kansas City), or Army/ Navy.

Nice to see another fellow Kentucky fan!

Always a good day when we get a new video💯

My first NCAA game had Durant on the cover. I remember being like who is this number 35?? I looked his name up and was amazed!! Been a fan of his game ever since.

you have the charisma of a door stop

Man every time he uploads its great 😁

Love the video but will not lie and say I was very happy to see my Boilermakers finally have some success in March

NCAA basketball coach mode was so fire

Ah snap we done stepped into the basketball realm. You already know it’s time to do a 96 & a 98 CATS team. Or the Anthony Davis and Kidd Gilchrest team too.

He actually talked about my team let’s go X

YOU GOTTA DO MORE NCAA BASKETBALL REBUILDS!!!

That video was a nice change of pace

Damn I took this game for granted, wish i had all those discs again

Please rebuild Michigan in that game. Michigan sucks at basketball and I hate Howard. I am a Michigan and please do it!

gotta do more of these!

love the vid! i'd like to see you play in the conference games and the tournaments like the nit

love 1 hour videos that are in a monotone voice spoken with 0 emotion through out, maybe even speed it up a little bit aswell

you should do more rebuilds with this game definitely a 🔥 video

Play with maryland! Also you should do a series where you are the coach of maryland too!! 🎉🎉 thanks for the awesome videos

This is tough, great vid

Need more of these

Would have loved to see you play as Jeremy Lin (PG #4) that first season and try and replicate the ridiculous numbers he was putting up that year

He’s open and he’s not stroking- Bordeaux 2024

We need the qb series to stay alive

awesome video, enjoyed it a ton. great work

This guy is about as electric on camera as a wooden spoon

We need to see a “Build” Nebraska episode because they are the only power 5 school to never have an ncaa tournament win. Ever.

That’s funny I was getting the itch for a Bordeaux video

Bro this video got me runnin a dynasty now too 🤣

5:03 if you didn’t know since this is NCAA 2010 the ivy leuge did not have a conference tournament till a couple of years ago, they would just pick the team who had the best record and they would be in March

The gameplay may be meh, but the presentation is one of the best in any sports game. Just LOVE the ESPN and CBS Sports graphics.

Need more CBB content!!

ive missed your basketball content

I love this can you keep this videos up love watching them

I don't think I could ever picture Harvard replacing Flordia State in the ACC

Idk bout yall but I was expecting season 3 of his road to glory but instead we got this

And here i am stuck playing NCAA 09 on ps2 😂😂

Please do another basketball video I really enjoyed watching it

I miss College Basketball video games so much, ESPECIALLY the College Hoops 2k series. 2k8 IMO is the best sports video game of all time.

"you could probably hear the worry in my voice". I thought you were up 50

this video feels like 400 tiktoks stitched together

I think you should continue to do it where you can only play games via jumping in simcast. Its tough it broke.

Great watch! Don’t usually watch 1hr videos

If you do another one of these, you should do Wichita State! Since the final four run we’ve fallen off a cliff and the NCAA Football 14 WSU rebuild is one of my favorite of yours

After the new cfb game, they need to make a college basketball game in hopefully the next 3-5 years

shoutout my school🤟🏾

Grand Rapids in NCAA basketball would be epic

Day 40 of asking Bordeaux to rebuild Texas Tech

This is amazing bro

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE

I’m kinda curious as to how you work it because I’m used to cfb and this recruiting is way different. Good series bro.

You’re the GOAT again!

whenever georgia tech scored the harvard fans clapped😂

Great commentary Bordeaux

Hell yea James!!