{"id":996,"date":"2007-07-20T23:49:26","date_gmt":"2007-07-21T03:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/07\/20\/ncaa-football-08-better-with-age\/"},"modified":"2007-07-20T23:49:26","modified_gmt":"2007-07-21T03:49:26","slug":"ncaa-football-08-better-with-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/07\/20\/ncaa-football-08-better-with-age\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Football 08 (better with age)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The game is growing on me, now that I am finally starting to pickup (but not yet master) the controls.\u00a0 After being frustrated a couple of nights ago I took it to the practice field and figured out how to throw the ball.\u00a0 Apparently the game expects very sensitive use of the PS3 buttons.\u00a0 A very light tap will lob the ball, gaining some much needed air, while anything else all but ensures a bullet type pass.\u00a0 I guess practice makes perfect, because I am becoming increasingly successful at the passing the ball.<\/p>\n<p>I just finished up a game as North Texas; I demolished Mississippi State 28-10.\u00a0 I know the competition was not that great, but it was still a nice victory.\u00a0 All the scoring took place in the 2nd and 4th quarters.<\/p>\n<p>I took an early 14-0 lead, but on the ensuing kickoff, the Bulldogs run one back for a TD, making the score 14-7.\u00a0 I accidentally pressed the pitch-out button, causing a fumble.\u00a0 Oops.\u00a0 My defense held, forcing the Bulldogs into a 35 yard field goal attempt.\u00a0 Wide right!\u00a0 After both teams suffered through three and out series, my punt returner fumbled the ball inside the 10 with 40 seconds left in the half.\u00a0 Damn.\u00a0 Comeback API?\u00a0 I managed to hold the CPU to a field goal, ending the half 14-10.<\/p>\n<p>I managed to pull away in the 4th quarter, thanks to a couple of interceptions.\u00a0 I wore down the Bulldog defense with a clock controlling ground attack, which allowed me to take a harder than it looked 28-10 victory.<\/p>\n<p>As an example of getting better at passing, I managed to go 13-17, 168 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, good for a 178.8 QB rating.\u00a0 Six different receivers caught passes, and I managed to avoid being sacked (that is a first).\u00a0 Mississippi State put up a decent offensive attack, racking up 11 first downs to my 10.\u00a0 TOP was 9:00 to 11:04 in my favor.\u00a0 The Bulldogs could not get a decent running game going, and 3 INTs pretty much spelled their demise.<\/p>\n<p>Fun stuff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The game is growing on me, now that I am finally starting to pickup (but not yet master) the controls.\u00a0 After being frustrated a couple of nights ago I took it to the practice field and figured out how to throw the ball.\u00a0 Apparently the game expects very sensitive use of the PS3 buttons.\u00a0 A &hellip; 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