One of the good things about having had minor surgery is that you get to take a few days off work to rest. And it’s even better when the day off coincides with the release of NCAA 2009. Some quick impressions (with videos) after my first game:
The controls and animations are much better. […]
(Warning: This is a long post. Stop reading if you’re not interested in detailed bowl/playoff proposals.)
In making a playoff series that is amenable to the conference commissioners, bowl committees, and college presidents, any playoff or plus one system must address the following:
Conference commissioners
The regular season must be meaningful.
Conference championships (either with or without a […]
Some more notes on the NCAA 2008 patch, after getting some more gameplay in practice mode in.
1) Strange defensive AI has not, I repeat, has not been eliminated. One clear example was playing with Florida against Auburn. My primary receiver (Percy Harvin) was running a curl route against man coverage. The pass […]
For those that don’t know, the patch for NCAA Football 2008 for the XBox 360 is out. After playing for most of an afternoon, here are the changes that I’ve observed:
One of the major issues in NCAA 2008 was the psychic secondary play and the number of interceptions (especially by the user, but also […]
I’m aware that most have put away NCAA 2008, and are busy playing Halo 3 or NHL 08. Being an college football junkie, I keep coming back to the game for online play, as it’s solid when playing against another human. However, offline play has serious problems. I’ve already posted on some […]
I’ve tried out Bill Abner’s Heisman sliders, in an attempt to try and find a way to get the passing game right. When testing sliders, I usually try a game with a powerhouse against a minnow, to see if one team can feel dominant against another. Then after that, i try powerhouse v […]
I’ve been playing NCAA when I’ve had a chance, trying to figure out the big problem: the large number of interceptions (see this post for an example). Here are a handful of reasons as to why this happens:
1) The single play that I’ve seen the most interceptions is when the wide receiver is […]
