Official NCAA Impressions Thread (360, PS3)

[mdgoalie37]

Are you lucky dogs noticing any issues with the kicking game, specifically the punt and kickoff coverage?

[Birdman18]

Quote: Originally Posted by callmetaternuts

Acid, those stats look good. Questions (for anyone) 1) How did the pass rush seem after all the talk? 2) Was the running game solid? Could you take a good running team and get the yards on the ground? 3) Middle passing, comments and thoughts? Thanks in advance and congrats on getting it early

i just played on AA Miami(me) at Clemson

i won 27-24 with a field goal with 4 seconds on the clock


it was definitely a fun game..

1. pass rush for me was good at times, bad at others.. 4 total sacks i believe. theirs wasnt bad either.. i usually keep my backs in to block anyways, so i didnt have too much trouble, but they still got me for 3.
2. i had 25 atts for 95 yards... them on the other hand, not so great.. spiller had 5 atts for 9 yards.. davis had 7 atts for 74 yards.. BUT... 1 of those carries was a 64 yard magic trick. he spun around 3 dudes and broke 2 more tackles to take it to the house. i do pack the los with safeties to protect my backers on early and short yardage downs.. miami's d is good so i think running isnt that bad.. can be better.. still tweaking some sliders to find a good mix.
3.i agree with the last guy... middle passing is my bread and butter and it definitely works well.. i threw 15-22 for 212 yards 1td 1int, they threw 13-22 for 224 1td 1int... i went deep a few times on some play action but their d is solid.. i had to pretty much run, run, play action, run, short pass, run, short pass...you get the point.

on a side note, user picks are pretty easy on AA with default settings... CPU qb awareness isnt all that great either.. they throw into double and triple coverage way too often, at least so far.. i'm still running threw some games to figure out a good mix of sliders

[greenegt]

For those that have it, anything stick out as a glaring on-field gameplay problem?

[Acid]

Quote: Originally Posted by mdgoalie37

Are you lucky dogs noticing any issues with the kicking game, specifically the punt and kickoff coverage?

Once again, I only played one game but the coverage seemed fine to me.

I was able to get a few big returns but nothing too out of the ordinary.

[ODogg]

i love the fact you can put a lot of touch on the ball now, it's the best touch passing ever in a football game IMO

[Birdman18]

Quote: Originally Posted by mdgoalie37

Are you lucky dogs noticing any issues with the kicking game, specifically the punt and kickoff coverage?

in 5 games i have seen 4 kick off returns for td and 1 punt return.. a few were by some fast guys, but i think the coverage isnt very good.. average field position is about the 35 yard line

[Birdman18]

Quote: Originally Posted by Acid

Once again, I only played one game but the coverage seemed fine to me. I was able to get a few big returns but nothing too out of the ordinary.

play a game with west virginia or florida..between noel devine and percy harven, you will see some fireworks

[Birdman18]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

i love the fact you can put a lot of touch on the ball now, it's the best touch passing ever in a football game IMO

i noticed that as well... in my game with miami, their freshman qb isnt the greatest at accuracy, and a few times i found myself putting too much left stick action and overthrowing my receivers, especially on routes towards the sidelines

[ODogg]

i just had two back to back holding calls on my offense, so ...more penalties it appears

[auburntigersfan]

How is the weather, I know it isn't as good as Madden will be, but are there any noticeable improvements in the weather from 08?