Official NCAA 08 Thread

[ChisAto]

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four videos of a game between Michigan and OSU.

[D-Mac]

damn looks nice, running animation looks better also.

[D-Mac]

only problem is same old announcers sayin the same old stuff

[cooljayhu]

that better not be the final "pre-game presentation" they have cause that was pitiful. Even if it was just the player coming onto the field and standing for the coin toss, but the way it is now that is just lame.

[ChisAto]

www.maddenmatrix.com/ncaa/mmx_ncaa_08_team_ratings.pdf

[bdes]

Notre Dame isn't even ranked... ehh?

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nittylionsrock said:

Notre Dame isn't even ranked... ehh?

They shouldn't be.

[bdes]

sepsportsfanatic said:

nittylionsrock said:

Notre Dame isn't even ranked... ehh?

They shouldn't be.

Oh I know they don't really have anyone, but they are still gotta B+ in everything... I'm suprised.

[detroitbasketball]

Michigan State has the same ratings as a few or the lower Top 25...which means I may be able to play them in.

[Just Blaze]

Wow, Southern Cal is stacked but Michigan doesnt deserve three A pluses.

[ChisAto]

I'm a Michigan fan and I think it should be :
A- Overall
A+ Offense
B Defense. But I'm happy with A+ A+ A+

[bearcat]

They've grossly over-rated Nebraska yet again, especially the defense (A-). However, I recently found out from the MM boards that the lead programmer for the NCAAFB series is, lo and behold, a Nebraska alum. So I guess it shouldn't surprise me their a little overrated. They are ranked too high in pre-season as well. Should be around 20-25.

As for Missouri, they have them pegged about right. Offense is a legit A-, maybe an A. Defense has some question marks, and a B- probably fits them pretty well right now.

Don't see a whole lot of blunders out there, except for Purdue's A offense and UCLA's three A-'s. They're really weighing their win over USC last season heavily.

[Just Blaze]

Purdue's offense is pretty explosive if u see them play. They return a lot of starters and their coach loves passing the ball. They're worthy of an A in my eyes as long as their QB (cant think of his name) and WR Dorien Bryant are on the squad.

[bearcat]

Well, lots of coaches love passing the ball, but can they run it? Purdue had all of ONE player rush for over 100 yards in a game last year, and he only ran for 100 yards once the whole season against I-AA Indiana State in the first game. Just as an example, Mizzou's top two rushers nearly out-rushed Purdue as a team.

I think the EA guys saw Painter's passing yards and just assumed the offense was A-worthy. It's not. I would give them a B+. Of course, the ratings will probably change some, so I could see them dropping the Purdue O down to an A-, which is more fair.

[Sportsbuck]

Some ratings...

Alabama: 89 OVR, 92 OFF, 85 DEF, 85 SPT
-QB #14 J.P. Wilson: 90 OVR, 93 THP, 90 THA
-HB #38 Glen Coffee: 83 OVR, 88 SPD, 86 BTK
-WR #22 **D.J. Hall**: 91 OVR, 92 SPD
-LE #92 **Wallace Gilberry**: 91 OVR
-MLB #56 Matt Collins: 91 OVR
-MLB #21 Prince Hall: 90 OVR
-CB #2 **Simeon Castille**: 93 OVR, 91 SPD, 90 AWR
**...** = Impact Player

Arkansas: 85 OVR, 90 OFF, 83 DEF, 56 SPT
-QB #11 Casey Dick: 77 OVR, 62 SPD, 56 STR, 62 AGI, 65 ACC, 68 AWR, 62 BTK
-QB #16 Joe Chaisson: 71 OVR, 72 SPD, 48 STR, 88 AGI, 84 ACC, 56 AWR, 56 BTK
-QB #15 Nathan Dick: 69 OVR, 68 SPD, 52 STR, 62 AGI, 65 ACC, 52 AWR, 68 BTK
-HB #5 **Darren McFadden**: 99 OVR, 95 SPD, 78 STR, 96 AGI, 97 ACC, 95 AWR, 92 BTK
-K #52 Brian Vavra: 59 OVR, 67 SPD, 62 STR, 57 AGI, 61 ACC, 70 AWR, 51 BTK

California: 89 OVR, 96 OFF, 81 DEF, 80 SPT
-QB #9 Nate Longshore: 89 OVR, 94 THP, 90 THA
-HB #20 **Justin Forsett**: 89 OVR, 94 SPD
-WR #1 **DeSean Jackson**: 97 OVR, 98 SPD
-LB #15 Anthony Felder: 90 OVR
-FS #4 **Thomas DeCoud**: 93 OVR

Florida: 94 OVR, 92 OFF, 95 DEF, 83 SPT
-QB #15 **Tim Tebow**: 86 OVR, 82 SPD, 85 ACC, 90 BTK, 90 TRS, 91 THP, 84 THA
-HB #33 Kestahn Moore: 87 OVR, 92 SPD
-HB #21 Chris Rainey: 96 SPD
-WR #5 Andre Caldwell: 91 OVR, 97 SPD
-WR #1 **Percy Harvin**: 90 OVR, 99 SPD
-TE #7 Cornelius Ingram: 90 OVR, 87 SPD, 82 CTH
-OLB #16 A.J. Jones: 82 OVR, 84 SPD
-OLB #32 Dustin Doe: 87 OVR
-MLB #51 Brandon Spikes: 87 OVR, 84 SPD
-FS #3 Kyle Jackson: 91 OVR, 90 SPD
-SS #19 Tony Joiner: 90 OVR, 87 SPD
*TRS = Truck Stick

Florida State: 94 OVR, 92 OFF, 92 DEF, 83 SPT
-QB #11 Drew Weatherford: 87 OVR, 68 SPD, 90 THP, 87 THA
-QB #9 Xavier Lee: 85 OVR, 84 SPD, 90 THP, 81 THA
-HB #6 **Antone Smith**: 87 OVR, 94 SPD
-OLB #10 **Geno Hayes**: 93 OVR, 88 SPD
-SS #3 **Myron Rolle**: 94 OVR, 92 SPD

Louisville: 92 OVR, 96 OFF, 85 DEF, 88 SPT
-QB #12 **Brian Brohm**: 98 OVR, 65 SPD, 65 STR, 68 AGI, 68 ACC, 94 AWR, 56 BTK

LSU: 94 OVR, 92 OFF, 95 DEF, 67 SPT
-QB #15 Matt Flynn: 89 OVR, 72 SPD, 59 STR, 65 AGI, 70 ACC, 82 AWR, 52 BTK
-QB #11 Ryan Perrilloux: 86 OVR, 85 SPD, 62 STR, 84 AGI, 84 ACC, 65 AWR, 65 BTK
-QB #4 Jarrett Lee: 76 OVR, 65 SPD, 52 STR, 62 AGI, 76 ACC, 65 AWR, 65 BTK
-HB #22 Alley Broussard: 88 OVR, 88 SPD, 82 STR, 85 AGI, 90 ACC, 82 AWR, 90 BTK
-HB #5 Keiland Williams: 87 OVR, 95 SPD, 80 STR, 88 AGI, 92 ACC, 72 AWR, 82 BTK
-HB #32 Charles Scott: 84 OVR, 87 SPD, 76 STR, 85 AGI, 90 ACC, 69 AWR, 91 BTK
-FB #18 Jacob Hester: 91 OVR, 84 SPD, 74 STR, 82 AGI, 84 ACC, 77 AWR, 84 BTK
-FB #40 Shawn Jordan: 88 OVR, 78 SPD, 87 STR, 70 AGI, 78 ACC, 65 AWR, 70 BTK
-WR #9 **Early Doucet**: 92 OVR, 94 SPD, 62 STR, 92 AGI, 94 ACC, 88 AWR, 52 BTK
-WR #80 Terrance Toliver: 79 OVR, 90 SPD, 56 STR, 92 AGI, 88 ACC, 56 AWR, 56 BTK
-WR #8 Trindon Holliday: 83 OVR, 98 SPD, 52 STR, 97 AGI, 98 ACC, 70 AWR, 62 BTK
-WR #1 Brandon LaFell: 84 OVR, 92 SPD, 52 STR, 91 AGI, 92 ACC, 76 AWR, 52 BTK
-TE #82 Richard Dixon: 85 OVR, 82 SPD, 68 STR, 84 AGI, 85 ACC, 65 AWR, 68 BTK
-TE #81 Mit Cole: 82 OVR, 68 SPD, 78 STR, 68 AGI, 72 ACC, 76 AWR, 62 BTK
-TE #41 Jordon Corbin: 79 OVR, 76 SPD, 72 STR, 76 AGI, 78 ACC, 59 AWR, 65 BTK
-RE #90 Ricky Jean-Francois: 85 OVR, 76 SPD, 80 STR, 78 AGI, 82 ACC, 72 AWR, 40 BTK
-RE #47 Tremaine Johnson: 83 OVR, 74 SPD, 76 STR, 78 AGI, 80 ACC, 70 AWR, 52 BTK
-DT #72 **Glenn Dorsey**: 98 OVR, 65 SPD, 94 STR, 65 AGI, 78 ACC, 90 AWR, 40 BTK
-DT #99 Marlon Favorite: 90 OVR, 62 SPD, 94 STR, 65 AGI, 78 ACC, 72 AWR, 52 BTK
-DT #91 Charles Alexander: 88 OVR, 68 SPD, 87 STR, 65 AGI, 80 ACC, 74 AWR, 40 BTK
-DT #97 Al Woods: 86 OVR, 62 SPD, 91 STR, 68 AGI, 74 ACC, 68 AWR, 40 BTK
-OLB #7 **Ali Highsmith**: 93 OVR, 87 SPD, 74 STR, 84 AGI, 88 ACC, 86 AWR, 52 BTK
-OLB #50 Micah Metrailer: 81 OVR, 78 SPD, 74 STR, 78 AGI, 88 ACC, 86 AWR, 52 BTK
-MLB #54 Jacob Cutrera: 88 OVR, 84 SPD, 78 STR, 84 AGI, 86 ACC, 80 AWR, 40 BTk
-MLB #48 Darry Beckwith: 82 OVR, 80 SPD, 78 STR, 76 AGI, 82 ACC, 80 AWR, 56 BTK
-OLB #35 Luke Sanders: 87 OVR, 82 SPD, 74 STR, 80 AGI, 85 ACC, 78 AWR, 52 BTK
-OLB #57 Derrick Odom: 86 OVR, 89 SPD, 76 STR, 87 AGI, 90 ACC, 68 AWR, 56 BTK

Miami: 92 OVR, 92 OFF, 93 DEF, 67 SPT
-QB #3 Kyle Wright: 86 OVR, 72 SPD, 68 STR, 70 AGI, 74 ACC, 78 AWR, 52 BTK
-QB #7 Kirby Freeman: 84 OVR, 80 SPD, 62 STR, 80 AGI, 82 ACC, 70 AWR, 52 BTK
-QB #12 Robert Marve: 78 OVR, 80 SPD, 59 STR, 76 AGI, 80 ACC, 59 AWR, 52 BTK
-HB #5 **Javarris James**: 89 OVR, 90 SPD, 74 STR, 90 AGI, 92 ACC, 78 AWR, 87 BTK
-HB #2 Greg Cooper: 83 OVR, 95 SPD, 68 STR, 97 AGI, 95 ACC, 60 AWR, 74 BTK
-HB #34 Charlie Jones: 83 OVR, 89 SPD, 70 STR, 88 AGI, 90 ACC, 78 AWR, 78 BTK
-HB #36 Kylan Robinson: 81 OVR, 89 SPD, 74 STR, 89 AGI, 91 ACC, 59 AWR, 80 BTK
-HB #21 Derron Thomas: 81 OVR, 94 SPD, 65 STR, 93 AGI, 94 ACC, 68 AWR, 74 BTK
-WR #9 Lance Leggett: 89 OVR, 92 SPD, 59 STR, 91 AGI, 94 ACC, 88 AWR, 48 BTK
-WR #8 Darnell Jenkins: 87 OVR, 92 SPD, 52 STR, 93 AGI, 93 ACC, 86 AWR, 48 BTK
-WR #83 Sam Shields: 85 OVR, 93 SPD, 56 STR, 92 AGI, 94 ACC, 74 AWR, 56 BTK
-WR #82 George Robinson: 82 OVR, 93 SPD, 56 STR, 90 AGI, 92 ACC, 74 AWR, 48 BTK
-WR #13 Ryan Hill: 81 OVR, 92 SPD, 56 STR, 92 AGI, 94 ACC, 74 AWR, 56 BTK

Michigan: 96 OVR, 99 OFF, 95 DEF, 77 SPT
-QB #7 Chad Henne: 93 OVR, 87 AWR, 97 THP, 89 THA
-RB #20 **Mike Hart**: 95 OVR, 90 SPD, 90 BTK
-WR #86 **Mario Manningham**: 94 OVR, 95 SPD, 90 CTH, 98 SPC
-LE #55 Brandon Graham: 99 OVR, 85 SPD, 78 STR, 84 AGI, 87 ACC, 84 AWR, 56 BTK
-DE #2 **Shawn Crable**: 95 OVR, 87 SPD
-FS #31 Brandent Englemon: 93 OVR
-SS #22 Jamar Adams: 96 OVR
*SPC = Spectacular Catch

Notre Dame: B+ OVR, B+ OFF, B+ DEF
-TE #89 **John Carlson**: 95 OVR, 76 SPD, 78 STR, 74 AGI, 76 ACC, 88 AWR, 68 BTK, 84 CTH, 70 CAR, 74 THP, 72 THA, 40 KPW, 40 KAC

Oklahoma: 94 OVR, 92 OFF, 91 DEF, 93 SPT
-QB #15 Joey Halzle: 84 OVR
-HB #23 **Allen Patrick**: 90 OVR, 91 SPD
-HB #7 DeMarco Murray: 89 OVR, 95 SPD
-FS #41 **Darien Williams**: 95 OVR
-SS #3 **Reggie Smith**: 94 OVR

Oklahoma State: 92 OVR, 92 OFF, 85 DEF, 99 SPT
-QB #14 **Bobby Reid**: 90 OVR, 87 SPD, 65 STR, 86 AGI, 88 ACC, 78 AWR, 72 BTK
-HB #22 Dantrell Savage: 88 OVR, 94 SPD, 65 STR, 94 AGI, 95 ACC, 77 AWR, 80 BTK
-WR #12 **Adarius Bowman**: 91 OVR, 91 SPD, 68 STR, 90 AGI, 92 ACC, 90 AWR, 62 BTK
-C #63 David Washington: 87 OVR, 62 SPD, 90 STR, 65 AGI, 65 ACC, 78 AWR, 40 BTK
-OLB #44 Chris Collins: 88 OVR, 82 SPD, 74 STR, 82 AGI, 84 ACC, 82 AWR, 40 BTK
-CB #7 Martel Van Zant: 89 OVR, 91 SPD, 62 STR, 88 AGI, 92 ACC, 88 AWR, 48 BTK
-P #18 Matt Fodge: 90 OVR, 68 SPD, 40 STR, 65 AGI, 72 ACC, 76 AWR, 40 BTK

Ole Miss: 85 OVR, 87 OFF, 77 DEF, 77 SPT
-QB #7 Brent Schaeffer: 83 OVR, 89 SPD, 56 STR, 86 AGI, 89 ACC, 70 AWR, 56 BTK

Penn State: 87 OVR, 90 OFF, 89 DEF, 64 SPT
-FB #34 Matt Hahn: 89 OVR, 87 SPD, 70 STR, 82 AGI, 86 ACC, 65 AWR, 62 BTK
-WR #2 **Derrick Williams**: 91 OVR, 97 SPD, 62 STR, 95 AGI, 97 ACC, 82 AWR, 59 BTK
-OLB #45 Sean Lee: 90 OVR, 85 SPD, 74 STR, 84 AGI, 86 ACC, 78 AWR, 62 BTK
-MLB #40 **Dan Connors**: 99 OVR, 86 SPD, 78 STR, 86 AGI, 89 ACC, 92 AWR, 68 BTK
-CB #1 **Justin King**: 94 OVR, 98 SPD, 52 STR, 97 AGI, 97 ACC, 84 AWR, 52 BTK
-CB #12 A.J. Wallace: 89 OVR, 96 SPD, 62 STR, 93 AGI, 96 ACC, 76 AWR, 56 BTK
-FS #11 Tony Davis: 88 OVR, 90 SPD, 59 STR, 88 AGI, 91 ACC, 78 AWR, 48 BTK

Texas A&M: A- OVR, A- OFF, B DEF
-QB #1 Jerrod Johnson: 81 OVR, 88 SPD, 70 STR, 87 AGI, 88 ACC, 68 AWR, 70 BTK

USC: A+ OVR, A+ OFF, A+ DEF
-LT #79 Sam Baker: 99 OVR, 62 SPD, 92 STR, 72 AGI, 74 ACC, 96 AWR, 40 BTK

Virginia Tech: 92 OVR, 90 OFF, 91 DEF, 85 SPT
-QB #7 Sean Glennon: 85 OVR
-QB #3 Ike Whitaker: 84 OVR, 88 SPD, 56 STR, 87 AGI, 90 ACC, 65 AWR, 59 BTK, 90 THP, 86 THA, 87 ELU, 78 JMP, 89 STA, 89 INJ
-QB #5 Tyrod Taylor: 81 OVR, 80ish SPD
-RB #28 **Brandon Ore**: 90 OVR
-WR #4 Eddie Royal: 89 OVR, 97 SPD
-ILB #11 **Xavier Adibi**: 96 OVR
-ILB #9 **Vince Hall**: 96 OVR
-CB #18 Brandon Flowers: 93 OVR
*ELU = Elusiveness

West Virginia: A OVR, A+ OFF, B DEF
-QB #5 **Pat White**: 95 OVR, 91 SPD, 69 STR, 91 AGI, 94 ACC, 84 AWR, 59 BTK
-QB #16 Jarrett Brown: 85 OVR, 85 SPD, 62 STR, 85 AGI, 88 ACC, 68 AWR, 65 BTK
-QB #11 Adam Bednarik: 84 OVR, 59 SPD, 68 STR, 59 AGI, 62 ACC, 80 AWR, 56 BTK
-QB #12 Nate Sowers: 81 OVR, 87 SPD, 62 STR, 87 AGI, 87 ACC, 62 AWR, 62 BTK
-QB #18 Bradley Starks: 72 OVR, 84 SPD, 52 STR, 84 AGI, 87 ACC, 52 AWR, 52 BTK
-HB #10 **Steve Slaton**: 97 OVR, 96 SPD, 70 STR, 97 AGI, 98 ACC, 90 AWR, 88 BTK
-HB #7 Noel Devine: 83 OVR, 94 SPD, 62 STR, 98 AGI, 94 ACC, 52 AWR, 78 BTK
-HB #23 Jetavious Best: 78 OVR, 91 SPD, 62 STR, 89 AGI, 92 ACC, 59 AWR, 72 BTK
-HB #32 Ed Collington: 75 OVR, 87 SPD, 70 STR, 86 AGI, 88 ACC, 48 AWR, 76 BTK
-HB #26 Terence Kerns: 78 OVR, 90 SPD, 70 STR, 92 AGI, 92 ACC, 48 AWR, 78 BTK

Wisconsin: B+ OVR, A- OFF, B DEF
-TE #9 Travis Beckum: 97 OVR, 86 SPD, 72 STR, 87 AGI, 88 ACC, 84 AWR, 59 BTK

Fast QBs:
-QB #2 : 77 OVR, 89 SPD, 52 STR, 88 AGI, 90 ACC, 62 AWR, 59 BTK
-QB #8 : 77 OVR, 89 SPD, 52 STR, 88 AGI, 89 ACC, 56 AWR, 48 BTK
-QB #10 : 75 OVR, 88 SPD, 48 STR, 88 AGI, 91 ACC, 59 AWR, 52 BTK

[Sportsbuck]

Someone at EA has a crush on Michigan's defense, namely Brandon Graham.

[LjSnUo]

Wow, Darry Beckwith got shafted. He is the #2 linebacker on LSU and has been rated a 82? weak, he should be a 87-90.

[JacktheRipper]

The ratings are very weird to me. Alabama's got two 90+ LBs, please! Oh and Jeff, I thought Williams was going to be the feature back this year. I know with that guy from Oregon you are going to be in the spread more this year, so I figure Williams' speed would be a great fit. Anyway, I think the guy got shafted a bit, but at least they hit his speed right.

[LjSnUo]

Kieland Williams is going to be starting. They just gave it to Broussard because he's a senior, same as JV last season

[ChisAto]

sportsbuck2745 said:

Someone at EA has a crush on Michigan's defense, namely Brandon Graham.

Oh God. Half the stuff must be Michigan fans. Brandon Graham 99 ovr lmao. I was expecting him to be maybe about 85 or so, Shawn Crable to be the highest on defense at 93, Englemon at 88, Adams at about 85 too. We're insanely good on NCAA. Offensively though I thought Henne and Hart would be 96-97s but it's alright.