NCAA 11 - 5 Reasons why its better!

Hey, head over to www.maddenbible.com and check out my article on why NCAA is better this year.

We talked to EA Sports, Konsole Kingz and more to find out why this version is better, thanks!

i love this game!

~Mili

I dunno if GA Tech has a horrible O line or I just need to get used to the game, but d@mn is the pass rush monsterous in this game or what? I could hardly get 3 seconds in the pocket without pressure.

Also I'm having alot of trouble getting to the QB on D, he always seems to get the ball out a second before I grab him >

The edge heat is pretty quick, you can really scramble with the QB though to evade. I've only played a game or two but its different for sure.

man coverage with preassure is dominate =]

i am blasting cats with that 4-2-5. VT Tech is beastly off the edges.

~Mili

Man coverage by the cpu is pretty ridiculous, its like having 4 Revis Islands out there.

that would be pretty insane if the Triple option did work though, but god knows how hard that would be to put in (5 minutes)

After more careful inspection I retract my statement on the triple option... the DE is in fact left unblocked.
I have been running the "option run" playbook with Oregon, and I have had pretty limited success running the ball from the Flexbone against human players. I love playing with it against the cpu but It seems like against a 3-4 or 4-2-5 D, I get completely shut down regardless if I'm making the correct read. I have been getting alot of yards passing, but pretty low numbers rushing Maybe I need more practice, has anyone had decent success running the ball from the flexbone online?

Also, I hate to keep complaining but I really hope they plan on fixing the man coverage issue with this game... seriously, the defenders make cuts on the routes before the WR does! Hopefully this is something with the locomotion engine that can be fixed for madden...?

I'm betting it does have to do with acceleration having more weight in this game.. That really sucks.. Super man coverage lol..

Soon people are gonna really start taking advantage of the man to man issue. And yes it is like having 4 revis islands lol, btw did you see the youtube video on that, revis and his friends making videos.

is the man coverage tighter than it was in madden 08? if so that is flat out ridiculous

Colonel the man coverage is so bad (or so good depending on how you look at it) that the db's and linebacks run the route better than your WR. The only way to beat man coverage is to run speed routes where the WR can get away from the DB, because timing routes just do not work. The defense will jump your route before the WR even makes his cut, it is ridiculous.

Against the cpu you can turn the default pass defense slider down, which helps slow the defense reaction time down a bit, but online you obviously can't do that.

Here are 2 videos showing what I'm talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvK8EA44HxU - Man coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_tT1cchL4c - Defensive Locomotion

wow............ okay lol

Not only is the Man coverage ridiculous...the zone coverage is completely broken. The coverage drop points are set so that the defenders always react as if the ball is snapped from the middle of the field!!!

For example, lets say you are in a 4-3 running a cover 2. If the ball is snapped from the right hash, the MLB will not drop straight back, he will immediately start running to the left, then take up position in the middle of the field, while the ROLB will run all the way over to the left hash mark, and the LOLB will drop straight back. This leaves the entire right sideline undefended, a go route or a curl will be completely open.

If you run the same play from the Left hash mark, the exact opposite will happen. The MLB will run to the middle of the field again, but this time the LOLB will run to the right hash, while the ROLB drops straight back, leaving the left sideline undefended.......

Defense is much tougher on NCAA for sure

lol