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Old 04-18-2011, 01:46 PM   #41
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Fine, whatever you choose to believe is fine by me. I still have not seen a good reason why they rigged a vote for the fans to decide on the cover athlete, though.

Why go through all that trouble when they could just name a cover athlete again without voting?
One word; hype.

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Old 04-18-2011, 01:49 PM   #42
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Re: Madden NFL 12 Cover Finals: Peyton Hillis vs Michael Vick

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Fine, whatever you choose to believe is fine by me. I still have not seen a good reason why they rigged a vote for the fans to decide on the cover athlete, though.

Why go through all that trouble when they could just name a cover athlete again without voting?
So that we can do this! It's marketing bro, and they did a great job. For one, they were able to tap into our NCAA bracket excitement by introducing the cover vote bracket. And in the coming weeks, the cover vote provided an effective way to keep the Madden franchise in the news without divulging any information on the game. They're getting coverage from the sports media leader ESPN, plus Profootballtalk.com and certainly the typical videogame media sites (IGN, Gamespot, etc). It's a briliiant marketing strategy -- but it takes time to plan these things.
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Old 04-18-2011, 01:52 PM   #43
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If it was really all about the hype, then why not just eliminate 5 guys or so a week and have it fully controlled?

Whatever...I guess I'll just disagree and let that be that.
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Vick! i like the guy as an athlete...hate what he did to the dogs. Id like to see him get the cover.
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Old 04-18-2011, 01:58 PM   #45
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If it was really all about the hype, then why not just eliminate 5 guys or so a week and have it fully controlled?

Whatever...I guess I'll just disagree and let that be that.

In my case, I wouldn't mind if Rodgers won and it was rigged. As Rgiles said, it's all about the marketing and a brilliant marketing job it was.
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Old 04-18-2011, 02:01 PM   #46
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#TeamVICK!!!!!! #Philly #Vickadelphia Madden 12 Madness!!!
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For whatever reason, fans don't seem to like Rodgers. He was snubbed at the pro bowl, and 2 months after he won Super Bowl MVP, I see people talking like they are sick of seeing him already as if he was Drew Brees or something.
I didn't realize that. I mean, I knew about the Pro Bowl, but I always thought it was the game and a half he missed towards the end of the season (when the voting was coming to a close) where the Packers were sliding that did him in there. But I didn't realize there was Rodgers fatigue out there. I think he's been pretty incognito. In fact, I haven't seen him at all since the Super Bowl. I'd have thought he'd be popping up on every sports channel like Clay Matthews -- who I think should be on the cover. That guys a marketer's dream.
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Voting for Hillis so Vick doesn't get hit with the curse!
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Vick Vick Vick Vick Vick!

GO VICK! As an Eagles fan, seeing your QB on the cover of a game far outweighs the risk of a supposed curse.
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Vick Vick Vick Vick Vick!

GO VICK! As an Eagles fan, seeing your QB on the cover of a game far outweighs the risk of a supposed curse.
Ha, until they go down with an injury.
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