NCAA Football 08 Ladders
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Printed Date: 04-19-2024 at 6:53am
Topic: NCAA Football 08 Ladders
Posted By: JasonSGN
Subject: NCAA Football 08 Ladders
Date Posted: 07-18-2007 at 8:11pm
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NCAA Football 08 Ladders have been set up for the PS2 & Xbox 360: http://www.sportsgamingnation.com/sgnladders/index.asp - SGN Ladders ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN"> 
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-27-2007 at 10:53pm
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Good game Ted. Was the camera zoomed in on special teams for you? It was for me and there was no way to turn it off. It's not a game-breaker though. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-28-2007 at 3:11pm
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Ted, what did you think of the online gameplay last night. I thought it was as smooth and responsive as an offline game. The only thing that I had a little trouble with was the kicking meter. Also, one of those "Delay of Game" penalties wasn't my fault. I was trying to hike the ball but the buttons weren't responding (fake hike or hike). ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-28-2007 at 10:42pm
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Another incredible game. I forgot how tense these things get. Are you seeing a lot of dropped passes when you play offline? We either both have really great defenses or really sh*tty offenses . Don't forget to join the ladder so when can record our games.------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-28-2007 at 11:07pm
Here are the stats from our game:
Here are the official results of your NCAA(R) Football 08 game on 2007.7.29-2:32:19. Mode: Unranked Qtr Length: 5 minutes Difficulty: Varsity Opponent: granatofan Rank: 10001 Final score: JasonSGN 10 vs. granatofan 7 Statistics JasonSGN granatofan Rushing attempts for 17 16 Rushing yards for 36 -14 Passing attempts for 14 11 Passing yards for 100 122 Punts 3 4 Fake punts 0 0 Field goals for 1 0 Long field goals (40+) for 1 0 Fake kicks 0 0 Times player went for two 0 0 Rushing touchdowns for 0 0 Passing touchdowns for 1 1 Returns touchdowns for 0 0 Defensive touchdowns for 0 0 Turnovers for 1 1 Interceptions for 0 0 Sacks for 3 2 Number of third downs 9 5 Third down conversions 5 1 Fourth down rushing plays 0 0 Fourth down passing plays 0 0 Fourth-and-long situations 0 0 Fourth-and-long attempts 0 0 No-huddle plays 1 4 Audibles called 0 2 Hot routes used 9 2 Scrambles 0 0 Option plays 0 11 Shotgun plays 9 13 Hail Mary plays 0 0 Blitzes 13 16 Time of possession 10:27 9:33 Favorite offensive play book Texas A&M Oklahoma State Favorite offensive formation Weak Shotgun Favorite defensive formation 4-3 4-3 ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: K_Mosley
Date Posted: 07-29-2007 at 8:08am
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Sounds like you guys had fun! Brent and I couldn't connect! I kept getting booted at the team selection screen. I don't know what the problem was, but it must've been with EA's servers. We were able to send voice messages to each other over Live, but that was about it. We tried for half an hour. There were about 1500 folks online at the time. It was a bummer... We're going to try again soon.
Kevin
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-29-2007 at 8:22am
Ted and I had no problems connecting with out LAST-GEN systems using Sony's FREE online network  .
Seriously though, shouldn't issues like this not happen on Xbox Live? ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-29-2007 at 11:13pm
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Sorry I didn't see this thread earlier, Jason. Game 1 was a hoot. Because I won  . Seriously though, I am so rusty since I haven't been playing anything on consoles for months.Game 2. We both seemed to be getting hit with quite a few dropped passes. The one that really irked me was the drop in the endzone at the end of the first half that I felt was contrived. I'm seeing it on your side of offense too. It just seems like the CPU decides that so many passes are going to be dropped, maybe a roll of the dice or something. Then that late game drive where I complete 4 or 5 long passes that ended in a TD. Really ridiculous because I was just throwing it up for grabs in that last drive. A chimp could have played that last drive as well as I did. Not being able to turn off that damn return camera is really a shame. In answer to your PM, no I didn't notice the drop problem offline, but I only played 1 game offline and then the two against you online. I was getting button lag during game 2 as well, but I've also been having some connection speed problems here this last week. And there was a glitch that wouldn't let me call an audible. I would bring up the menu, but no menu would appear...just wording that said audible. And then I saw another glitch where you sent a man in motion and he got stuck against a lineman. Honestly, and I'm not trying to be an instigator with this statement, but it seems like 08 has different menus, a return camera that sucks, updated rosters, a slightly different method of looking at X's and O's before the ball is snapped, plays the same as 06, and has more bugs. First disappointing EA title I've played in three years. I really would like to play online with you, especially this fall and winter, but I really don't want to spend $50 on this game that I don't think is as good as 06. Not sure what to do at this point. And it is $50 that I could put toward a 360 that would hopefully be purchased around the holiday season. |
Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-29-2007 at 11:14pm
| Maybe another subscription to something like gamefly is in order. |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-30-2007 at 6:19am
Ted, do you still have NCAA 06? If so, would you want to see how it plays online now? I don't want you to spend $50 on NCAA 08 if you're not sold on it. I starting to have my doubts too. Too bad Hot Shots Tennis isn't online  - it's been monopolizing most of my playtime.
Edit: I know how you feel Ted, I had the slant passing play in the first game where my receiver dropped a perfectly thrown pass to the end zone - that killed me!!!
Edit #2: I can still get $40 for NCAA 08 if NCAA 06 is still playable online. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-30-2007 at 11:58am
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I do still have 06 and would be happy to try a few games of that to see if we can get something going. I remember seeing that pass in game one and commenting to my stepson "Right now Jason is getting pissed."  It feels like they make up for most passes being on target by throwing in the random drops. Wish they could design an engine that made the quarterback more inaccurate instead because this way just feels like manipulation and I hate feeling like the outcome is completely out of my control. |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-30-2007 at 1:46pm
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Let's give 06 a shot sometime soon. I'm going to play a few games of 06 offline and see how it compares to 08. I cranked up the QB Accuracy and Receiver Catching ability and it helped a little with 08 offline. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-31-2007 at 10:14am
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I played 06 and 08 last night and realized that 08 has some good qualities that I'd miss like the offensive and defensive line adjustments, the better running game with more animations and smoother gameplay.
I'm able to fix the dropped passes (to a degree) with slider adjustments and also noticed that setting the QB's feet before he throws helps reduced dropped passes quite a bit. It's a shame that slider adjustments can't be used online and you're stuck with the horrible first-person camera too. Ted, the camera view on your onside kick in our game last night was ridiculous - my view was almost from your kicker's foot and on an angle that didn't show half of my team. I'm also not seeing the online glitches offline (receivers getting stuck in motion and not being able to hike the ball).
This may just have to be an offline game for me this season. ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-31-2007 at 11:40am
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I changed my mind again (aren't you shocked ). I put it up for sale on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000P0TCDQ/sr=1-2/qid=1185899822/ref=olp_tab_used/103-1861346-8317445?ie=UTF8&coliid=&qid=1185899822&sr=1-2&seller=&colid=&condition=used - NCAA 08 ------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: TedSGN
Date Posted: 07-31-2007 at 6:30pm
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You don't even want to play it offline? |
Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-31-2007 at 7:31pm
I played another game and had 2 of my first 3 on-target passes dropped by wide open receivers. It already sold for $40, so I got most of my money back if you include the $10 gift card from Circuit City. I want http://www.sportsgamingnation.com/sgnladders/index.asp - credit for my one online victory though .------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 07-31-2007 at 9:03pm
. Ted, we should give it a try sometime.------------- http://profile.mygamercard.net/JasonSGN">
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