{"id":1215,"date":"2008-07-10T17:11:51","date_gmt":"2008-07-10T22:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/07\/10\/ncaa-football-09-anticipation-continues\/"},"modified":"2008-07-13T12:41:19","modified_gmt":"2008-07-13T17:41:19","slug":"ncaa-football-09-anticipation-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/07\/10\/ncaa-football-09-anticipation-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Football 09 anticipation continues."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NCAAAnticipation. Every year I live and breath for the latest, greatest version of NCAA Football. Some call it a sickness; I just call it an expression of joy. Either way, I think the game usually brings out the best in me, and for the site. I love to write about games, but these days it takes a lot to get me writing. You get fresh content; I get to pound down another High Life.<\/p>\n

Bill Abner<\/a> continues his entertaining look at NCAA Football 09<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, in my Dynasty, Bradford\u2019s 176.52 would rank him 6th. Not too insane but here\u2019s the catch: In my NCAA test season, 24 QBs came in with a rating of 160 or higher. Last year in the Real World \u2122 there were THREE. It\u2019s the same with QBs who have a 150 and up rating. It\u2019s too high. It\u2019s sorta stupid high, really. It\u2019s like playing an NFL game and 3\/4 of the league has a 90+ QB rating.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am trying really hard to keep to the \u201cfun factor\u201d experience, but like any man, I have my needs.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, I am a stats whore. I do want consistent gameplay; is it too much to ask the human controlled players can do what the CPU can do? In other words, screw the super human high jumping, lighting fast defenders.<\/p>\n

I also want the game to be challenging, but within reason. The easy level should be straight forward; pretty much do what you want without too much of a fight. Progressive levels should be more challenging, without the CPU \u201ccheating\u201d \u2013 the AI should improve without anticipating the perfect defense or offense depending on the plays I call.<\/p>\n

I want teams to simulate real life counterparts. Running team should run the damn ball, and passing teams should not 100% abandon the run unless they have a tendency to do so in real life.<\/p>\n

I want the polls to be decent. This is very subjective, but is it that hard to put in a decent poll system. OK, really life notwithstanding, I guess I am asking too much on this one.<\/p>\n

Finally, I do not want to spend all damn day playing with sliders. They should be available, but any slider adjustments should be meaningful and actually work.<\/p>\n

I just need me a little bit of that and I will shut the hell up and just play the game.<\/p>\n

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