I would prefer a non-ACC league. No way will I play with UNC.
The random draw for teams sounds good. As far as being committed goes, I have a 9-5 job, but can play any night.

7/11/2008 12:55:56 AM

if the commish has AIM I know a way we can do the random drawing on there

7/11/2008 1:00:10 AM

i'm hopin to get an xbox and this game when it comes out, and i'll join in, but i have no idea what the controls are and have used an xbox controller like twice, so i will be awful til i get the hang of it.

7/11/2008 1:02:21 AM

^ he would be perfect to recreate NC State

7/11/2008 1:03:58 AM

^no, give him UNC

7/11/2008 1:06:49 AM

i'm new, not gay. anyone but carolina

7/11/2008 1:08:47 AM

Would a custom conference work? I know its kinda gay.

[Edited on July 11, 2008 at 1:11 AM. Reason : ?]

7/11/2008 1:11:00 AM

very gay... would destroy the frame of reference with reality, keep it real yo

7/11/2008 1:12:30 AM

don't be gay and not play as carolina because you don't like them

its a fucking videogame...just cuz you play as them doesn't mean you have to root for them in real life

Do we want to start right when the game comes out next week or wait a while

7/11/2008 1:19:03 AM

^ I agree... and I say wait a few days, give everyone a chance to get it, play a few games etc... but we can decide teams now in case someone wants to fuck around with who they get for a few games.

And no gay ass "all of a sudden Clemson runs the option 75% of the time" bullshit

7/11/2008 1:20:52 AM

alright well if you want to do the aim random draw thing sometime between now and tuesday when the game comes out, then we can be set to go

I mean you basically win if you get FSU or Clemson, and Miami and VT to a lesser extent

everyone else from Duke to GT is on a pretty level playing field with the overall ratings

7/11/2008 1:25:48 AM

^yeah, id say a few days practice with your team is ok. And DEFINITELY none of that bullshit where you find out a cheese part of the game and abuse it. I say anyone that does that is kicked out of the dynasty immediately, cuz thats just dumb

7/11/2008 1:26:25 AM

^^ PM aim name to me and we can do the teams right now

^ I agree, people confuse exploiting a glitch/hole/weakness in the game as being a "badass" at the game, e.g. running the option constantly, going for it on short fourth downs when they KNOW a real coach would never do it etc

7/11/2008 1:28:25 AM

I'm working on some basic ground rules, I'll post them in a bit

7/11/2008 1:28:27 AM

nym410 on aim

i dont care what team i get, even if its unc..

when does this game come out? i need to be sure to get it to get some games in...

7/11/2008 1:29:07 AM

^^^ I wouldnt want to ban going for it on 4th down or anything like that, because there are times where it is a legitimate play option, it will be easy to tell when people abuse it

^ alright.... want Nym410 and I to do the teams now?

[Edited on July 11, 2008 at 1:34 AM. Reason : d]

7/11/2008 1:30:25 AM

Like I said, these are guidelines, so feel free to voice your agreements/concerns



Difficulty- All-American
Quarter Length- 5 minutes
Sliders- Will be looked at before the dynasty starts and be agreed upon
Rosters- Pasta Padre's roster file

No restarting. Multiple restarts will result in removal from dynasty.

No out-of-position substitutions (except K-P and LS). You may only use players out of position if it is allowed via a package substitution. You may not set up your depth chart to take advantage of the package substitutions.

All offensive/defensive package subs are allowed.

No option whoring.

No going deep every play.

No positional substitutions may be broken via audibles. WR's may never be audibled into a TE or the backfield. DB's may never be audibled as a LB or DL.

If a player does not wish to concede defeat, proper sportsmanship must be exhibited by the victor to finish game. If you are up by a large margin in the 4th quarter with no chance of losing, it is not necessary to run up the score. Any situations where this may occur are subject to opposition and review.

You may not pull any players off the line pre-snap on any non-punting plays. If you wish to manually drop a defensive linemen into coverage after the snap, you may do so.

You may not Move Defensive Ends other than by natural shifts before the snap of the ball. However, Defensive tackles may be moved manually to any position as long as it is between the Defensive Ends.

You may not Manually move more than two players on Defense on any play, and one of those has to be one you will manually control. Natural line shifts and stunts are not considered manual movements.

You may not scramble or drop back over 10 yards unless defensive pressure has collapsed the pocket. Sprinting immediately to the sidelines for either passing or running (scrambling) is not allowed.

You may not run a pass play and roam the field trying to exploit defensive A.I. flaws or drop back more than 10 yards to throw the ball or scramble.

You may not run the clock down unless it's within 1:30 of halftime or within 4 minutes of the end of regulation. You must snap the ball at a reasonable time otherwise, unless you are making pre snap adjustments at the LOS. The only exception is when the defense is switching or realigning their players and you are waiting to audible (including run shifts, which are called silently). Excessive delay at the play call screen is not allowed.

The no huddle offense is to be used only in a coordinated effort to move the ball with limited time on the clock. This type of offense is permitted within 2 minutes of halftime, or at any time while losing in the 4th quarter.

There are no restrictions on fake FGs or punts, but please use discretion.

Normal EA fair play conditions apply on 3 pauses per half. Be courteous about using them.

If both competitors wish to make substitutions prior to the game, it should be the home team that uses the pause to access the in-game strategy option.

Onside kicks are permitted only in the 2nd half, only when losing, and only from the onside kick formation.



More to come...

7/11/2008 1:34:45 AM

Quote :

"^ alright.... want Nym410 and I to do the teams now?"

I gotta run out now... but sometime over the weekend IM me and we can get them done... like I said I dont care what team I get so it'll be done fairly...

7/11/2008 1:38:48 AM

^^ haha...


these are the only ones I dont like:

Sprinting immediately to the sidelines for either passing or running (scrambling) is not allowed
-I dont mind if people do that if they have a QB that actually does it... but the running straight back from the line 30 yards to turn around and pass is gay.

You may not run the clock down unless it's within 1:30 of halftime or within 4 minutes of the end of regulation. You must snap the ball at a reasonable time otherwise, unless you are making pre snap adjustments at the LOS. The only exception is when the defense is switching or realigning their players and you are waiting to audible (including run shifts, which are called silently). Excessive delay at the play call screen is not allowed.
-I think you should be able to run the clock down all you want... If I get Duke and ever get the lead, I am milking that bitch like crazy

The no huddle offense is to be used only in a coordinated effort to move the ball with limited time on the clock. This type of offense is permitted within 2 minutes of halftime, or at any time while losing in the 4th quarter.
I am fine with teams running no huddle anytime


but I dont think we need all these formal rules... just everyone be fucking realistic

[Edited on July 11, 2008 at 1:40 AM. Reason : d]

7/11/2008 1:39:26 AM

I'm just trying to do my due diligence as commish

Should we make a league web site, or would that be taking it too far

7/11/2008 1:42:15 AM

hahahahh, I think this thread is fine... or maybe make a new one since this one will have a lot of other stuff once the game comes out... fuck it, I will start it


done, in ST... shift everything there?


[Edited on July 11, 2008 at 1:45 AM. Reason : d]

7/11/2008 1:43:42 AM

Jay- pm sent

7/11/2008 1:46:32 AM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=533364 - for the league...


this thread will revert back to general game discussion

7/11/2008 2:11:26 AM

Quote :

"You may not run the clock down unless it's within 1:30 of halftime or within 4 minutes of the end of regulation. You must snap the ball at a reasonable time otherwise, unless you are making pre snap adjustments at the LOS. The only exception is when the defense is switching or realigning their players and you are waiting to audible (including run shifts, which are called silently). Excessive delay at the play call screen is not allowed."

That one is about the only rule I don't like. If you want to run the clock, run the clock.

7/11/2008 12:23:18 PM

I found a page with all the playbooks

http://www.pastapadre.com/2735/all-ncaa-football-09-playbooks#more-2735

7/11/2008 12:33:50 PM

I agree in theory with most of the rules although some of them seem nitpicky and might be hard to remember.

7/11/2008 2:22:02 PM

i'm confused...

why can't you buy ncaa football 09 for wii?

the only thing they sell is "all play" which is a bunch of mascots running around with cartoony graphics

i'm beyond ticked...
look at this trailer for the wii version, looks like super nintendo!
http://www.easports.com/ncaa09/media.jsp?contentID=wii_vid

[Edited on July 12, 2008 at 12:03 PM. Reason : hahaha]

7/12/2008 11:55:41 AM

^its the Wii. what did you expect?

7/12/2008 12:15:07 PM

the all play is just a feature. its not the whole game. it has an option to play with just the nunchuck which is what all-play means (simplified controls for little kids or old, confused people) and then a mascot/mii 5v5 mode. i think it actually sounds kinda fun, but i'd prefer to have the more realistic depth to the game, which is why i plan on gettin a 360 for my sports games.

7/12/2008 12:34:02 PM

no, look at the graphics..
it looks NOTHING like the ps3, xbox versions...

it is super nintendo graphics... and it just isn't based on the strength of the wii, it is a totally different engine altogether

7/12/2008 1:33:37 PM

oh...i dont know, i just looked at some of the screenshots on gamefaqs a week or so ago and thought it looked decent.

7/12/2008 2:04:03 PM

all the screenshots they show are of the PS3 and xbox version.

take a look at the videos, horrendous

7/12/2008 2:21:04 PM

Quote :

"no, look at the graphics.. it looks NOTHING like the ps3, xbox versions... "

has there been a game out to date for Wii that does????

7/12/2008 4:26:10 PM

i'm not talking about strength of graphics..

i'm talking about the actual game looks completely different. the colors are more cartoony and the players don't even look the same. not to mention the stadiums look horrible.

they "dumbed" it down and made it more arcade style



[Edited on July 12, 2008 at 5:14 PM. Reason : yea]

7/12/2008 5:12:30 PM

Well, it is a Wii, what did you expect?

7/12/2008 5:30:16 PM

Quote :

"Well, it is a Wii, what did you expect?"

[Edited on July 12, 2008 at 6:10 PM. Reason : ]

7/12/2008 6:10:24 PM

the PS2 graphics look better than that.
you can't tell me the wii has worse graphics than the PS2?

7/12/2008 7:26:07 PM

Just simulated the first year on dynasty and State going 3-9(2-6) without any changes

7/12/2008 8:22:19 PM

yeah, that wii shit looks horrible

7/12/2008 8:47:08 PM

yeah i've been looking forward to this game forever and then i see what they did with the wii. basically changed EVERYTHING

wii is only good for first-party games like mario, zelda ,metroid, etc...

seriously, look at this video
http://www.gamespot.com/video/944957/6190701/ncaa-football-09-gameplay-movie-3

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 9:50 AM. Reason : ahh]

7/13/2008 9:41:14 AM

7/13/2008 10:17:40 AM

NC State
Name Position Overall Rating Speed Acceleration Strength Agility
C #74 C 78 52 52 88 48
C #78 C 76 65 62 84 65
CB #30 CB 84 89 90 52 86
CB #20 CB 75 86 86 62 88
CB #21 CB 74 90 92 44 88
CB #23 CB 72 91 88 52 89
CB #33 CB 71 89 86 44 89
CB #25 CB 66 86 85 56 87
DT #49 DT 83 62 74 84 70
DT #93 DT 81 59 62 88 62
DT #98 DT 80 56 56 91 52
DT #92 DT 79 59 59 91 56
DT #70 DT 76 56 80 86 59
DT #94 DT 72 72 74 76 68
FB #39 FB 70 84 84 72 84
FB #34 FB 64 80 80 70 72
FS #14 FS 84 89 89 65 87
FS #22 FS 80 90 90 68 88
FS #28 FS 74 92 89 52 85
HB #29 HB 86 91 93 70 94
HB #24 HB 86 90 92 74 87
HB #22 HB 80 90 91 72 88
HB #3 HB 79 90 91 78 90
K #36 K 66 62 59 44 59
LE #97 LE 88 85 86 70 78
LE #62 LE 76 68 72 78 56
LG #91 LG 78 65 68 82 65
LG #66 LG 77 62 72 91 56
LOLB #56 LOLB 84 80 85 72 80
LOLB #46 LOLB 75 80 82 65 76
LT #70 LT 79 62 65 90 56
LT #73 LT 79 56 65 86 56
LT #61 LT 76 48 52 88 56
MLB #44 MLB 80 82 82 72 78
MLB #40 MLB 77 82 84 76 82
MLB #43 MLB 70 78 74 72 82
P #26 P 76 65 68 40 65
P #38 P 66 44 44 40 40
QB #7 QB 83 68 76 59 70
QB #12 QB 82 68 68 56 70
QB #9 QB 79 62 65 59 62
QB #10 QB 75 59 56 52 62
QB #16 QB 68 82 84 48 84
QB #11 QB 68 56 56 52 59
RE #96 RE 84 70 74 80 68
RE #11 RE 77 76 76 70 70
RE #99 RE 75 78 76 68 72
RG #76 RG 86 44 52 94 44
RG #75 RG 73 52 52 89 56
ROLB #47 ROLB 80 78 82 74 78
ROLB #34 ROLB 79 80 82 62 80
ROLB #58 ROLB 78 84 85 72 84
RT #60 RT 79 48 48 87 56
RT #50 RT 77 52 52 93 48
SS #4 SS 82 86 86 68 84
SS #35 SS 76 87 82 68 82
SS #45 SS 71 82 82 72 78
TE #83 TE 82 70 72 82 68
TE #84 TE 82 68 70 80 78
TE #89 TE 76 72 72 78 70
TE #88 TE 68 76 76 59 72
WR #80 WR 85 91 92 56 88
WR #15 WR 79 84 86 62 84
WR #82 WR 79 89 86 52 91
WR #86 WR 77 90 94 52 88
WR #5 WR 76 88 91 59 87
WR #13 WR 74 89 92 48 84
WR #85 WR 70 85 85 48 82

7/13/2008 1:19:44 PM

Any stores have a sale on this? The only thing I found is Target giving an 8 pack of coke zero

7/13/2008 2:48:19 PM

i didn't pre-order.....so when can i pick this shit up? Just tuesday sometime?

7/13/2008 3:01:36 PM

haha. Evans an 83?

^ yeah, most places probably put it on the shelves at midnight so anytime Tuesday should be good.

7/13/2008 3:08:03 PM

Apparently this game has mad bugs

Quote :

" NCAA 09 Gameplay Issues (response from EA) Hey guys. Just wanted to let you know there definitely are folks looking into the following gameplay issues - we will be able to let you know very soon if they are patch-able (and hopefully when): Muy Importante - DL pass rush - CPU QB percentages - DB "stand straight up" issue - Kick / Punt Returns are too easy - Players in pursuit often turn the wrong way (see LB's on swing passes?) Will Investigate - Delay CPU snapping a few seconds - CPU deep ball - Rocket catch - More penalties - Substitution sliders As for the crashes and stats disappearing and roster editing stuff and the like...keep in contact with Adam (OMT) on their status. I will respond to this thread as soon as I hear anything."

Also read something about teams dissappearing when you edit roster

wtf ea

7/13/2008 3:17:55 PM

man that sucks.........last years game was a huge disapointment to me. I was hoping for something better this year.


I miss the good ole PS2 days when the games got better each and every year

7/13/2008 3:28:35 PM

EA Sports did a ridiculously stupid thing by dumbing down the Wii version of this game. They changed the graphics to be more cartoony and more family friendly. I read they are doing the same thing to madden, golf, basketball, etc... all of the sports titles for the Wii.

7/13/2008 3:53:54 PM

^its cuz its the Wii dude. Seriously, what do you expect? I don't know ANYONE that bought the wii because they were hardcore gamers. If you want to be able to exercise and play bowling, buy the wii. But if you want actual gaming....the wii isnt it.

7/13/2008 4:22:15 PM

Well Nintendo has always been like that, though. The graphics on the gamecube sports games were't cartoony, though.

I'd love to go out and buy a PS3, but it is expensive and i've spent too much money on the Wii

7/13/2008 4:36:28 PM