NCAA College Football 2006

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Ok, it's official, RftH sucks. Year two, after 2200 yards and 40 TDs, I'm still the fourth best RB on my team. I'm an 84 overall, starting ahead of an 89, 90, and 94, all of whom are much faster. I'm not going to play another season with a slow ass RB.

My reccomendation to anyone playing race for the Heisman...don't be a RB. It's just too boring to play a guy that isn't fast.

As far as the '06 Hawkeyes...

Offense: Tate is a 99. Three good HBs (not counting me). Two very good FBs. O-line is mediocre. WRs are burners, but high 80s overall. A good blocking TE, and Chandler is a solid recieving TE.

Defense: D-line is pretty solid, with #99 as a 90. LBs, other than #27 are pretty bad. CBs are decent. Safeties are very good.

Overall, the '06 Hawks aren't as good IMO. Better on O, but worse on D. Maybe if I had recruited myself rather than simulating, I could have got an impact freshman or two.

The problem isn't RftH mode necessarily, it's Varsity level. Of course, that can happen on any level if you're good enough. On 2004, I was playing a dynasty as Utah State and in my 2nd year, recruited an 81OVR RB with 97SPD. He rushed for 2000 yards as a freshman, over 9 yards per carry (far and away an all-time record). That was on Heisman level.

I'll be out with some sliders soon. And I don't think you always get the same slow RB, mine had 84 SPD.

On the 06 Hawkeyes roster -- Tate can spread the ball. I've found that using Chandler, Melloy, and Brodell at TE works really well for passing, but it hurts the running game a bit. Hinkel and Solomon are just solid, and Solomon can make people miss. The guy I'm most surprised with is Calvin Davis. Part of it is that, because he's in the slot, there's often mismatches. But the guy is REALLY fast.

On defense, both DE's (Kenny Iwebema and Bryan Mattison) are doing pretty good.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

The problem isn't RftH mode necessarily, it's Varsity level. Of course, that can happen on any level if you're good enough. On 2004, I was playing a dynasty as Utah State and in my 2nd year, recruited an 81OVR RB with 97SPD. He rushed for 2000 yards as a freshman, over 9 yards per carry (far and away an all-time record). That was on Heisman level.

My complaint isn't that it's too easy. It's that I'm forced to play an unexciting RB. It's a boring grind to get him his stats, and I can't play a balanced O and still get him his Heisman numbers.

I was hoping he would gain some decent speed after posting the numbers he did, but going into year 2, he's still a freaking snail. I can still get my yards, it's just not fun. Especially since runs to the outside and screen passes are pretty ineffective with a slow RB.

Also, those '06 Hawkeyes comments I made are referring to the second year Hawks on the game.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by jspchief

My complaint isn't that it's too easy. It's that I'm forced to play an unexciting RB. It's a boring grind to get him his stats, and I can't play a balanced O and still get him his Heisman numbers.

I was hoping he would gain some decent speed after posting the numbers he did, but going into year 2, he's still a freaking snail. I can still get my yards, it's just not fun. Especially since runs to the outside and screen passes are pretty ineffective with a slow RB.

Also, those '06 Hawkeyes comments I made are referring to the second year Hawks on the game.

Well, to be brutally honest, it is too easy or the "boring grind" you refer to wouldn't even be possible. The opposing defense should be able to shut you down, and if you were to run the same play over and over, they should REALLY shut you down. Money plays like that are a by-product of poor AI, which is the result of the low difficulty level.

The real problem with RftH is that it thrusts you into the starting role immediately, which is terribly unrealistic.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

The real problem with RftH is that it thrusts you into the starting role immediately, which is terribly unrealistic.

Unless you are the next Herschel Walker.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Boardin Bronco

Unless you are the next Herschel Walker.

Yeah. I'm trying to think how many potential freshman Heisman candidates there have been recently. Clarrett and Peterson are the only ones that come to mind at RB.