Brandon H Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 This better not be some mobile mini-game bullshit, EA... https://theathletic.com/news/ea-sports-ncaa-football-video-game/NMCTLx1uvYaV?fbclid=IwAR3Sa3vtJ7je39qmv2yH-96OnynPQ2as2X_4b2I7frPwBrCKJbBhBSVeQRc boogieman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 All the players will probably look generic too and have names like #14. Brandon H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 I suspect we won’t see this until at minimum 2022 (and probably 2023,) which gives NCAA plenty of time to finally get “Name-Image-Likeness” in place and give EA a path to have the actual players represented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieman Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Soo happy for this news! The ESPN article i saw said there may be a ruling change on the 'likeness" later this year. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30821045/school-plan-ea-sports-do-college-football Quote For now, EA Sports is planning to move forward without rosters that include the names, images or likenesses of real college players. Current NCAA rules prohibit athletes from selling their NIL rights while in college. However, those rules are likely to be changed at some point in the coming year -- by the NCAA, state legislatures or Congress. It's not yet clear whether the evolving rules will allow for the kind of group licensing arrangements that would be needed for EA Sports to negotiate with athletes to use their names in the game. Still. Give the internet a week and we'll be able to download accurate rosters. Brandon H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 3 hours ago, kelley said: All the players will probably look generic too and have names like #14. Sweet! I got Michigan #14 in my NUT Pack (NCAA Ultimate Team). Only cost me $200 to find him. Brandon H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimness Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Glory Hallelujah!!! Time to take Northern Illinois to the playoffs! Brandon H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Given the current state of Madden, I’ll be curious to see how this turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 I don’t have high hopes. Madden is just not good. This game is still a couple of years away, and the first year is always light of features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 I’m going to sound like an idiot here, and ask the ignorant question. Does College Football have a different rule set to the professional game? Or is it just a different roster of names and outfits you want from this over Madden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 6 hours ago, iainl said: I’m going to sound like an idiot here, and ask the ignorant question. Does College Football have a different rule set to the professional game? Or is it just a different roster of names and outfits you want from this over Madden? How the hell can you possibly know or care about the players and teams of college teams?! If anyone is any good in college I'll see them in Madden eventually and could care less about the fight song of Notre Dame versus LSU or whatever. And yet, I'm wrong. The college football game was super popular back in the day. People love this shit. Somehow. And yes I see the irony of a "videogame enthusiast" questioning the validity of a pastime that makes a group of people happy. Brandon H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieman Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 10 hours ago, iainl said: I’m going to sound like an idiot here, and ask the ignorant question. Does College Football have a different rule set to the professional game? Or is it just a different roster of names and outfits you want from this over Madden? They're pretty similar, but the College Football does have some minor differences in rules compared to the pros (# of feet inbounds for a catch, overtime rules, clock stoppage). The video game itself is not just a roster/palette swap. There are gameplay differences, i.e. play styles and things like that. Brandon H and iainl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 As the owner of more racing games than sense I’m certainly not criticising anyone’s need for more variants. And let’s face it, the differences were always going to be at least as big as between the ‘97 and ‘99 Subaru in a Gran Turismo or whatever. But if there are differences like that, it makes more sense to me why people would want a new College game in principle, rather than just “someone else makes a football game, instead of the Madden Team again.” Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Come on over to the States and I will take you to a Georgia game! Then you will truly understand (although you might be terrified.) In my opinion, college football is our analogue to European soccer. We are spoiled for choice in sport, but nothing else quite stirs our passion — good or ill — like college football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 There are quite big differences for those that enjoy the management side of these games (GM/Dynasty modes). I’m not a player of these modes, so I might be making things up but managing a college team is very different than managing an NFL team. College is more about recruiting and developing players knowing that they will all leave within 4 years or so and will need to be replaced. NFL is more about drafting, picking up players off the waiver wire, resigning players to contracts, trading etc. Brandon H and boogieman 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Honestly, the recruiting meta-game became more important to me than on-field play! Trying to sign five-stars to Wake Forest was harder than anything the game could throw at me on the field. boogieman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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