NCAA Football 07

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No one plays Campus Legend?

I played it but the problem with it is that you basically hafta study every time otherwise your GPA drops. So you can't really train or that to improve your stats.

 

What level are you guys playing on, some people seem to be having tons of trouble/playing joke schedules and still losing. Are you guys playing on Heisman or do that many of you just suck really bad at this game

Most people play on All-American and Heisman. And cupcake teams just DIE on those settings.

 

Well, I just beat up on Wake Forest, and surprisingly before the game they actually talked about one of my players being a big factor to me winning. Which would be my halfback David Hunter. Of course, he's on pace this game for 300 yards, but that's only because everyone continually thinks I'm gonna play like last year and throw for like 5000 yards.

[Guest Princess Leena]

I haven't played much against the CPU in this game, but i was easily able to just handle Michigan in the the first half of a game with my newly created University of Detroit Titans cupcake team. I'm up 28-3 at the half right now

 

Absolutely no way you'd be able to do that past Varsity level. Varsity to All-American a pretty big step up.

 

Finished my season 6-6 with a 48-0 win over SE Louisiana (missed an extra point, sigh). No idea why they were so inept on offense, while other teams with better offensive players can score at will on me. And got the 4 guys I was going after. Things will different next year with my new QB. Oh yes, they will. Suffer Temple and SJSU's of college football!

[teke184 0]

I'm playing Campus Legend right now but I can only take so much in one sitting.

 

 

I've got QB Ron Mexico, a 5-star recruit, starting at LSU with about an 88 overall rating.

 

 

My current rotation of night events has been 2 study-nights, 1 social event, and 1 drill (pocket drill) for the first few weeks.

 

 

 

 

My major is History, which I chose when I *thought* I'd be taking the tests instead of my player.

 

Next time, I'll probably just give him "NCAA mascots" or "Underwater basketweaving" unless I see some HUGE benefits out of the class bonuses.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Others have said that your major doesn't matter. Which sucks.

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From everything I heard, major doesn't really matter at all.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

No one plays Campus Legend?

I played it but the problem with it is that you basically hafta study every time otherwise your GPA drops. So you can't really train or that to improve your stats.

 

 

Actually I found that you could just have a tutor once a week, and your GPA does okay. I'm at 2.8 now, after dropping to 2.0 due to no studying.

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So do a tutor once a week and everythings fine? Hm. Interesting. Is that an easy one, or a hard course? Might make the difference here.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

I am taking U.S. History, which is supposedly hard, even though the questions are real easy. I'm at Wake Forest, as a 5 star prospect QB that runs a 4.36 40, and is a good passer to boot. He is rated 91 right now, but that's with position drill time (he was originally 88). He's in his 4th game of his freshman season, and already has 100% campus popularity.

[lomasmoney 0]

It is totally possible if you know what you are doing to dominate even the best teams on this game with the worst teams in the game on All-American. Heisman however is a different story as its simply too hard to make up for the shoddy AI which leads to things like running backs not being able to beat defensive tackles to the edge and just absurd shit like that

[Guest Princess Leena]

You didn't dominate Michigan with a cupcake team on All-American, unless you're using many cheesy cheating tricks.

 

If Michigan decides to throw the ball, and it's caught in any open field, it's a TD. I don't care what you do. If Hart gets by your LB's, it's a TD.

[lomasmoney 0]

I would offer to kick your ass online but i dont have my xbox here with me and my ps2 doesnt have the network adapter. Its not that hard to blow out the computer on here when you've played football your whole life and know enough about what routes beat what coverages. For the record I ended up winning something like 48-28, so yes Michigan was able to put some points up on me in the second half, but offensively, there is no way the computer holds me under 35 on AA unless I throw like 4 picks

[Guest Princess Leena]

No thanks, there's enough types like you online that caused me never to want Live again.

 

Scoring is possible, since the running game is still quite easy, and you can get open with routes. But QB's still suck, and will throw passes a mile off target. And once the momentum goes to the other side, you get stomped.

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0]

Here's some quick results from my Dynasty thus far:

 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big East)

 

Year 1: 11-2 (6-1) Conference Champions

Bowl: Orange Bowl 55-52 OT win vs. Notre Dame

National Rank: #16

Awards: Lombardi - DE 35

Returner of the Year - WR 83

TE of the Year - Dallas Clark

National Champion: Florida

Heisman: Jeff Smarzdija (ND)

 

Year 2: 12-1 (7-0) Conference Champions

Bowl: Orange Bowl 24-10 win vs. Miami

National Rank: #13

Awards: Heisman/Maxwell/Walker: Raymell Rice (RB)

Lombardi/Bednarik: Jamall Westerman (DE)

Groza: Jeremy Ito (PK)

Returner of the Year: Tiquan Underwood (WR)

Coach of the Year: Myself.

National Champion: USC

 

Year 3: 4-0 (1-0)

National Rank: #22

Next Game: @ West Virginia

 

Once again, recruiting in the off season of year 2 was very frustrating, getting just 8 new players. However, I stocked my O-Line with some very good freshman. My D is playing great so far, the front 7 are nasty run-stuffers including two All-American DE's and a LB, and the secondary is the best unit on my team.

 

One thing that really boggled my mind was that after the spring game, I chose my Offensive and Defensive Impact Players, my starting QB (86 OVR) and my speedy CB/KR. So the CPU picks the final one and who does it choose? My BACKUP QB (85 OVR). My third impact player doesn't see the field. I also had an 86 overall walk-on WR during the spring game that really caught my attention, and then he wasn't on my roster in the fall.

[UZI Suicide 0]

Love this game. I just had a semi USC-Notre Dame moment in my Stanford dynasty.

 

I was trailing Arizona State 24-20 with under a minute left in the game. On 4th and 6 I throw up a lob to 6'7" Evan Moore who catches it, runs over the CB, and takes it about 50 yards down to the 20 yard line.

 

Next play, I throw an out route to my other WR Mark Bradford, he gets stripped by the CB, my RB Jason Evans is right in the area and picks it up and takes it down the sideline to the 2 yardline. After that, I get a QB sneak for the TD with about 5 seconds left.

[lomasmoney 0]

I'm not trying to be a cocky asshole. Its entirely possible that you could beat my ass in the game considering that you, unlike the computer would realize that i only pass out of 3wr sets with a reciever in the slot wheras i do nothing but run with four WR. The momentum thing makes the game a bit tougher than 2006, but i can sit there and pick a formation and totally change the play to something different by the time i hike the ball. I know too much about coverages and whatnot to get beat on AA just because I can read D better than the average person online who plays the game realistically. In all honesty I can't beat anyone online cheeser who will scramble around with their 80+ speed qb just beacuse its something that I've never been able to stop. I'm not even that good compared to the kids I play against which are usually college football players and kids who play video games way too much . But as far as the computer on AA, its not that hard once you pick up on the tendicies of the opponent.

I haven't played much against the CPU in this game, but i was easily able to just handle Michigan in the the first half of a game with my newly created University of Detroit Titans cupcake team. I'm up 28-3 at the half right now

 

Absolutely no way you'd be able to do that past Varsity level. Varsity to All-American a pretty big step up.

 

Finished my season 6-6 with a 48-0 win over SE Louisiana (missed an extra point, sigh). No idea why they were so inept on offense, while other teams with better offensive players can score at will on me. And got the 4 guys I was going after. Things will different next year with my new QB. Oh yes, they will. Suffer Temple and SJSU's of college football!

 

 

No thanks, there's enough types like you online that caused me never to want Live again.

 

Scoring is possible, since the running game is still quite easy, and you can get open with routes. But QB's still suck, and will throw passes a mile off target. And once the momentum goes to the other side, you get stomped.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Ahhh, my recruiting class was horrible.

 

NO offensive players wanted to be on my team. Even a jobber ** star HB from Barrow, Alaska wouldn't show any interest no matter how many points I put towards him. Bastards. Which is odd because my offensive stats were better than my defense.

 

Got about 15 **-*** defenders, though. And a lot of MLB's that I can move around in positions.

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Leena, if you have problems like that, do what I did but in reverse.

 

If you need wideouts but can't get WRs, go after some good CBs and turn them into wideouts. If you need RBs, try moving one of your speedy linebackers to RB. If you have a good DT make him an T or C. If you have a good DE, try making him an RE.

 

That's what I'd do at least.

[Guest Princess Leena]

But their rating is only like 40 when you change LB's to RB's.

 

I could move my 90 speed WR, CB and S's to RB... but I don't want to play like that.

 

I did pick up a 92 speed RB in in-season recruiting, so I don't need to be desperate.

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0]

I have a few 80 OT's that can become 74 FBs, which I plan to switch one during the offseason.

[Guest Princess Leena]

In previous games (and maybe this one), if an OL had any catching skills, he'd be a 90+ FB and 80+ TE. Although, they weren't the greatest to have if you played the game since they were usually very slow... but for simming, they were money.

 

Also, MLB's used to be great... if they were bigger, like 250 lbs., they'd be great DE's or DT's. Lighter ones would be higher ranked Safeties.

[UZI Suicide 0]

In recruiting now, are the athletes actual athletes that can play multiple positions? I hated in previous versions when I would recruit an "athlete', who had stats that would basically only allow him to be a QB, or only allow him to be a WR. I want a guy I can play at multiple poisitions.

[Guest Princess Leena]

No, athletes are basically the same. Most can just play one position. And usually suck at it.

[The Niggardly King 0]

I always liked going for the athletes more than anyone else really. Made things interesting... I'll probably pick up this game when I'm thru with 06. Should be around Christmas.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

No, athletes are basically the same. Most can just play one position. And usually suck at it.

 

Athletes seem like they give up baseline stats in exchange for having a smaller drop between positions. The smaller guys can become WRs and RBs and not be as good as guys who are recruited for that position, but still are better than switching DBs to receiver or running back. Just what it seems like.

 

Although athletes can end up being very good if put in the right place. For some reason I can't recruit OLmen, but I snagged a 4* athlete who was 6'8", 333 lbs. I switched him to tackle (70 overall) and redshirted him. By his senior year he was an All-American, 93 overall thanks to two huge training offseasons (gained like 8 points one year and 7 another year).

[Guest Princess Leena]

Yeah, I noticed last year that athletes' stats will raise a lot through the years. I still don't like recruiting them, however. Well, if your team sucks, they're good to take... but when you're a power, they're not worth it.

[Der Kommissar 0]

I always liked going for the athletes more than anyone else really.

 

Me too. I hated when I would accidentally have a QB ATH commit, but I had some absolute steals at the FB position using athletes. The best was getting a lightly recruited, one star recruit who ended up being around 96 overall by his senior year. He was certainly much better than most of the guys I could have had at the FB position.

[Guest Princess Leena]

2-0 so far in my 2nd season. 49-30 at SJSU. 91-0 vs. Duke. My white Randall Cunningham and 94 speed WR combo is unstoppable. At least vs. 1A doormats. It might get harder vs. Buffalo and Rice.

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No, athletes are basically the same. Most can just play one position. And usually suck at it.

Actually, that's not true. I got a 78 CB out of a *** ATH. And I needed a CB.

 

Yeah, I noticed last year that athletes' stats will raise a lot through the years. I still don't like recruiting them, however. Well, if your team sucks, they're good to take... but when you're a power, they're not worth it.

Again not true. If you draft the right ATH, you can end up with the following:

 

96 Speed

74 Catching/Carrying

71 Strength

98 Arm Strength

84 Arm Accuracy

83 Jumping

 

Or at least that's this one guy who was recruited last year as a 5* is. Sadly I didn't draft him because I didn't really think I needed him and I didn't see his attributes till the season actually started. You can only imagine how much I was kicking myself, because the guy can literially play any position.

 

I beat up on Wake Forest, to go to 5-0(I think its just 5 wins) in Year 2, and I still am shafted my number 1 ranking by the damned Coaches. I better make a National Title game.

 

Especially considering Tupea, Hunter, and Sanders are all likely to go for Pro Draft this season. I can't see Sanders staying since he's broken every career record for receiving (ie: I threw over 6k yards last season, he had half), so with nothing left to do he's likely gone (if I win the National Title game, its assured). And Hunter is now on his own little tear, so he'll probably ditch. And although Tupea isn't that great (2:1 TD to INT career ratio), I still can't see him sticking around for another season especially if I win the National Title.

 

...I'm almost tempted to cost myself the Title game to keep my guys a little longer if I can.

[TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0]

I'm slowly climbing the rankings in Year 3, currently at #14.

[Guest Princess Leena]

But, ATH's are very hit and miss. That's why I don't like taking them once I'm a power team.

 

5* players are usually ~80 rated. And will be into the 90's before they leave your team early.

 

Sometimes ATH's turn out great. Sometimes they don't. When you can draft guys that you know are going to be stars, it's not worth the risk.