BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Matts4313 said: What would be the point? Just for different team names? They game would be Madden re-purposed. Whole different game play than Madden. The Dynasty mode is great, and you get new players every year anyway, so after a couple years you wouldn't even have the current players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 minute ago, jfinley88 said: the recruiting/building element made that the funnest football game imo Exactly. Having to get new recruits every year is much more fun than just drafting/trading players to build your team/program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Matts4313 said: What would be the point? Just for different team names? They game would be Madden re-purposed. Well no. Recruiting, working to keep players from bolting to the the draft, handling penalizations for academic infractions, building up a small school into a power house, starting as a low DI coach and building a career that culminates at a storied college. Plus you can play different play styles too. Option offenses, air raid offenses, etc. that just don’t work in a game designed for semi-realistic NFL gameplay are worked into plausible gameplay styles in a college game. And that’s just what was available when I played last with NCAA 2005. There’s a lot more that can be done two game system generations later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 22 minutes ago, iPwn said: Well no. Recruiting, working to keep players from bolting to the the draft, handling penalizations for academic infractions, building up a small school into a power house, starting as a low DI coach and building a career that culminates at a storied college. Plus you can play different play styles too. Option offenses, air raid offenses, etc. that just don’t work in a game designed for semi-realistic NFL gameplay are worked into plausible gameplay styles in a college game. And that’s just what was available when I played last with NCAA 2005. There’s a lot more that can be done two game system generations later. That's all you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 51 minutes ago, jfinley88 said: the recruiting/building element made that the funnest football game imo Si. 48 minutes ago, BigBillsFan13 said: Exactly. Having to get new recruits every year is much more fun than just drafting/trading players to build your team/program. Senor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 25 minutes ago, iPwn said: Well no. Recruiting, working to keep players from bolting to the the draft, handling penalizations for academic infractions, building up a small school into a power house, starting as a low DI coach and building a career that culminates at a storied college. Plus you can play different play styles too. Option offenses, air raid offenses, etc. that just don’t work in a game designed for semi-realistic NFL gameplay are worked into plausible gameplay styles in a college game. And that’s just what was available when I played last with NCAA 2005. There’s a lot more that can be done two game system generations later. When I last played the game (probably NCAA 14) I started as the DC at Old Dominion, and 35+ seasons later was the most successful HC of all time. I had like 15 NCs and over a dozen Heisman winners between 8 or 9 different programs. One of the most fun parts for me was recruiting guys to fit my styles, and having to make the current players fit my styles until I could get my players in there. It made it more challenging and fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, BigBillsFan13 said: When I last played the game (probably NCAA 14) Pretty sure that was the last one they made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 10 minutes ago, domepatrol91 said: Pretty sure that was the last one they made Yeah I think you're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, BigBillsFan13 said: When I last played the game (probably NCAA 14) I started as the DC at Old Dominion, and 35+ seasons later was the most successful HC of all time. I had like 15 NCs and over a dozen Heisman winners between 8 or 9 different programs. One of the most fun parts for me was recruiting guys to fit my styles, and having to make the current players fit my styles until I could get my players in there. It made it more challenging and fun. You also couldn’t just cheese your way to a title with any team either. I often play games as a way to just relax and not really put a lot of effort into them, so I’ll sometimes play one a level or two below what I can compete on, just to make it a relaxing experience, rather than tensely trying to eek out wins. Sometimes I just want to good off and put up 60 points with a weird spread/run shoot hybrid offense. With that in mind, one time I started a franchise/dynasty/whatever it was called back then as Marshall playing on Pro or whatever the equivalent was. Scheduled the preseason ranked 1-4 teams all on my schedule weeks 1-4 and my conference schedule after that. Played and blew out 4 straight #1 ranked teams. Didn’t even end up ranked after that stretch, and was only ranked 4th at the end of the season, so I didn’t even get a shot at the National Title despite having 11 blowout wins, 4 over elite teams and being the only undefeated team in college football. Had there been a playoff, I’m sure there was a legitimate reason to leave my team off as well. Had I continued to play, I’m sure I would have ended up in the conference Championship the following year, but there’s that legitimacy there that a team can only rise so far so quickly. In an NFL game, if you take any team to 2-0, they’re on the path to a potential playoff birth as long as you continue to play pretty well. Not necessarily the case with an NCAA game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 2 hours ago, BigBillsFan13 said: Whole different game play than Madden. The Dynasty mode is great, and you get new players every year anyway, so after a couple years you wouldn't even have the current players. NCAA was always vastly superior to Madden. I still play the last game now and then despite it being outdated as hell. I haven't considered buying Madden since 2010. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Prayers to those in Vegas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 18 minutes ago, TENINCH said: Prayers to those in Vegas Just talked to my wife's cousin who lives out there. Thankfully she said they are all good, and that none of them were at the concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Hopefully the shooting is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 hour ago, jrry32 said: NCAA was always vastly superior to Madden. I still play the last game now and then despite it being outdated as hell. I haven't considered buying Madden since 2010. If I still had my PS3 I'd still be playing it too. It's unfortunate they never made it for PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 hour ago, iPwn said: You also couldn’t just cheese your way to a title with any team either. I often play games as a way to just relax and not really put a lot of effort into them, so I’ll sometimes play one a level or two below what I can compete on, just to make it a relaxing experience, rather than tensely trying to eek out wins. Sometimes I just want to good off and put up 60 points with a weird spread/run shoot hybrid offense. With that in mind, one time I started a franchise/dynasty/whatever it was called back then as Marshall playing on Pro or whatever the equivalent was. Scheduled the preseason ranked 1-4 teams all on my schedule weeks 1-4 and my conference schedule after that. Played and blew out 4 straight #1 ranked teams. Didn’t even end up ranked after that stretch, and was only ranked 4th at the end of the season, so I didn’t even get a shot at the National Title despite having 11 blowout wins, 4 over elite teams and being the only undefeated team in college football. Had there been a playoff, I’m sure there was a legitimate reason to leave my team off as well. Had I continued to play, I’m sure I would have ended up in the conference Championship the following year, but there’s that legitimacy there that a team can only rise so far so quickly. In an NFL game, if you take any team to 2-0, they’re on the path to a potential playoff birth as long as you continue to play pretty well. Not necessarily the case with an NCAA game. That was one thing I liked about it too. It made it more true to reality. When I started at ODU, it took like 5 good years (meaning like 7-8 wins) just to get into the top 25, and I left for another job before we ever got into the top 10. Even the years we'd finish in the 12-15 range, we'd start the next year unranked, and wouldn't be ranked until we had 4-5 wins over legitimate teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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