Blitzer88
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Is anyone else as excited as I am to get my hands on this...
Snohomie":j3ioh46k said:I found a midnight release for it and got 2 (eventually 3) days off work for it. I'm more excited for NCAA than Madden because Madden was SUCH a letdown to me last year.
Anyways, I'm sad they haven't made quality recruiting less time-consuming. It is still an event that takes nearly as much time as the games.
Otherwise, pretty happy. I'm in Bellingham using my roommate's PS3 so I haven't started any franchises. Though, on All-American, I've had some really close games - lost to Alabama as Oklahoma State because my game-winning field-goal was nullified by a holding penalty. Lost in overtime as Florida State vs Florida.
Thoughts overall:
1.) I still can't really run the read-option effectively, even as a team like UF or UO that have good running QBs.
2.) Holy shit, Georgia Tech's triple-option offense is almost unstoppable - did a game vs #15 Cal, and only times I didn't score were on a pair of fumbles. FB up the middle, with a legit fullback, is very effective, especially since I am failing at passing.
3.) Press defense is way, way overpowered - in that Bama game, I was getting my *** whooped til I started pressing ALL the time... then it became a much better game, and I won the 2nd half handily after getting spanked the first half.
3a.) I did figure out later that if you do a fade and there's no safety help, you can burn press somewhat.
4.) These ratings are screwed up - Bradford with 95THP and 93THA? UCLA with a billion QBs over 80OVR? They couldn't pass at all last year...
5.) It really helps to have a killer WR - Arrellious Benn was able to make so many tight catches for me in practice mode.
6.) Curls are no longer auto-wins on All-American. Much harder this year to get separation on those routes, a ton of picks that way. In fact, I had relatively few picks last year in a spread offense, this year I throw TONS of interceptions.
7.) The new QB hit-mechanics are interesting. Timing is off, so a lot of passes that would've been normal throws last year become floaters because the QB gets hit - though I went back and replayed at least one throw where the ball left my QB's hand before he was touched, yet had a funky motion. Not "broken" or anything, but someone used to the old animation style is in for a shock.
seahawk2k":wm3jqztu said:Unlike last years game, I can actually get a decent pass rush going.
Smurf":1yl2uhgu said:I have got a big question for any one who does Dynasty in NCAA 10...
Have you ever had a transfer request to a player to COME to your school? Every offseason I get one player who isn't happy with his situation and puts in a transfer request (to go to some crap school where he will start), generally i talk him down out of leaving (unless its a CB, The way I can recruit CB's just isnt even fair.) and they stay. Well after the Players leaving screen (Transfer, Pro Draft, Graduation), there is a screen for incoming transfer requests...Has anyone ever gotten one? I think in all my years of playing this game i have NEVER gotten one. Any idea on how to do it? any info would be helpful...
Also, a little update on my Dynasty mode.
I am now about 3 games into my 5th season, and have coached 3 teams with 2 coaches. Here is how it went down:
First a little intro. I control two schools at a time, in different conferences, and play and recruit my way through the season. To keep things from getting overly confusing i use the same playbook for both teams - Run Balanced - Although, with different personnel, different style of play develops from the same set of plays. Oregon was Option + Spread, and my other school Emerald City Smurf (created school) used a Speed running game + spread.
For the record. All championship games between the two teams i control are simmed.
2009:
#1 ECS - SEC Champions - National Champs - Heisman winner, Maxwell winner (both by the QB), and 6 other Trophy's
#3 Oregon - Pac Ten Champs - 1 Trophy, Wasnt invited to the national champ game despite being undefeated.
2010:
#1 ECS - SEC Champs - National Champs - Time Heisman Winner, Maxwell winner (again, both by the QB), and 4 other trophy's
#2 Oregon - Pac Ten Champs - Lost national champ game, 3 trophy's
2011:
#1 ECS -SEC Champs - National Champs - Heisman winner (this time the stud WR beats his QB), Maxwell (QB, 3rd strait), and 5 other trophy's
#22 Oregon - was decimated by three HUGE injuries to star juniors, and the starting QB. The Defense was able to get them ranked by beating the #13 school on the last game of the season, in a 3-0 victory.
After that season at Oregon, and a piss poor recruiting year for the team, i decided to take that coach and jump ship. I landed at Ohio State, the #4 team in the nation.
2012:
#2 ECS - SEC Champs - National Champ game loser - Heisman winner and 3 other trophy's. The 2time Heisman winner QB has graduated and moved on, and his replacement breaks his collarbone in week one on a late hit. Seriously. Got the flag and everything, but now I'm down my starting QB...for the season. So a backup Sophomore comes in, and friggin lights the world on fire. He ends up winning the best QB award, and our stud WR wins his 2nd strait Heisman and the Maxwell.
#1 Ohio State - Big Ten Champs - National Champs - 3 other Trophy's. This coach who has had nothing but problems getting past the ECS in the championship game beats them 48-49...get this, by a blocked field goal...
2013:
#2 ECS (3-0) - The QB who stepped in and led the team to the championship game decides to leave the school along with the stud WR, his other 2 running buddies, and Injury Prone 99ovr RB for the draft/graduation. I am left with a kid healing from a broken collarbone, and 2 freshmen at QB (one of them, a Position Change from Corner), A running back by committee scheme as none of my recruits have developed into an every down back, and 3 red shirted Sophomores at WR. Granted I have a really solid Line and TE, there is not a whole lot of talent on the field, or speed for that matter. This season will be a very big struggle to get through.
#1 Ohio State (3-0) - Still riding the high of the national champ win over ECS are mauling their opponents with a harsh power running game. The starting RB from last season left, and the kid that stepped up into the starting lineup is a BEAST. He has enough speed to run outside, and more than enough power to break tackles in the middle. There hasn't been a close game yet, and they look mighty unstoppable at the moment. Especially with a Defense that is averaging 7 sacks a game.