{"id":1508,"date":"2009-07-02T08:15:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T13:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/07\/02\/saying-no-to-ncaa-football-10\/"},"modified":"2010-12-29T08:08:16","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T13:08:16","slug":"saying-no-to-ncaa-football-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/07\/02\/saying-no-to-ncaa-football-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying no to NCAA Football 10."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Color me brave, but for the first time in forever [seriously] I am skipping the yearly release of NCAA Football.  Why?  I suppose there are a few reasons in no particular order.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The NCAA Football franchise has grown stale and is going in the wrong direction.  Last year was a far cry from the 2000 and 2001 glory days of the PSX, which was probably the last time I really enjoyed NCAA Football.  Other than the inevitable eye candy that came with the PS2 and PS3 releases, the NCAA franchise is a non starter for me.<\/li>\n<li>I am too damn old to master two football games.  Unlike the olden days, before the family multiplied like rabbits, I just do not have the time or energy to dedicate to multiple football games.<\/li>\n<li>I love college football and will write all day long about Georgia and Texas.  I actually have Falcons Season Tickets so I am a little more connected to the NFL.  More up front and personal, which means I can predict that in November I will still be playing Madden while NCAA will be collecting dust or worse.<\/li>\n<li>I have to be more financially responsible with my game purchases.  Gone are the days when I could give a shit about throwing $100-120 bones on the table for football games.  I actually need to get value for my gaming dollar.  Good Lord, I am your typical Joe Blow consumer.  What have I come too?<\/li>\n<li>I no longer live in the game reviewer space, so I can ignore and alienate a major gaming segment.  Screw you!  Yes, it feels good to be released from the shackles of review-dom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I could probably come up with other reasons, but for the first time in the history of EA\u2019s NCAA Football franchise, I am going to pass.  No thanks.  So there.  Holding my breath.  Have to be strong and brave the storm of first day reviews, forum rantings and ravings, and not being part of the \u201cin crowd.\u201d  This year I am going to concentrate on Madden and live in peace with the decision.  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