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In my defense I did not Google
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Posted by digs
on February 15, 2024, 10:35:09, in reply to "
biclops...
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I like the page likely many many years ago and it crossed my feed
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also it's definitely happening this year, and most likely this summer. this report said that participating schools should be posting something on their social media today
https://clutchpoints.com/ea-college-football-confirmed-schools-reveal-coming-soon
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EA College Football official Facebook page put up a ‘25 profile and cover pic
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digs
February 15, 2024, 9:51:30
Keeping hopes high
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digs
February 23, 2024, 21:55:37
Looks like we're engaged
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tvillini
February 22, 2024, 9:49:08
Every FBS team is on (ND was the last holdout). $600 and a copy of the game to each kid
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ghost_of_clt
February 22, 2024, 9:53:05
So legit NIL*
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JacobRDaugherty
February 24, 2024, 7:18:58
Hopefully the star players that could command more aren’t dicks about it and just get in on the fun*
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OB25
February 22, 2024, 9:55:12
There's a loophole in the contract that I think they'll use heavily for to players
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longsnapper
February 24, 2024, 6:16:06
Trailer
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digs
February 16, 2024, 13:00:54
Cover art
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EffinIllini
February 16, 2024, 10:00:14
will i be able to play it on my Sega Genesis?*
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ArtVandelay
February 15, 2024, 11:27:00
Back when men were men and sports video games were fun!
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OB25
February 15, 2024, 14:13:10
This used the Joe Montana football engine and was hard as fuck*
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longsnapper
February 16, 2024, 13:32:01
the original Joe Montana was awesome
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Sammich
February 16, 2024, 13:35:24
I had Joe Montana on a Game Gear. Loved that game*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 16, 2024, 13:44:53
While talking about old games, I had no memory of 2K diving into the college football space…
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OB25
February 16, 2024, 13:40:01
I have to assume I played that, but I also have no memory of it.
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Sammich
February 16, 2024, 13:46:16
I don’t recall that, but something about the player graphics brought back a memory
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OB25
February 16, 2024, 14:03:12
I was about to post about Gamebreaker yesterday
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 16, 2024, 13:48:39
i remember renting this game for a weekend from the local video store*
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ArtVandelay
February 15, 2024, 15:45:39
you need a sega cd add on*
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torinese
February 15, 2024, 14:03:40
I feel like sports games have been awful for a long time now
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 15, 2024, 11:05:03
2k and NBA playground are still dope for me
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digs
February 15, 2024, 11:34:56
I miss nba and NFL street*
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 12:40:44
i played the hell out of NBA street freshmen year of college
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IlliniSax05
February 15, 2024, 13:02:49
none can top Jordan vs. Bird*
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VIV
February 15, 2024, 12:33:52
I don't know the last one I really enjoyed
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ijustkrushalot
February 15, 2024, 11:08:05
I still like doing long term rebuilds in franchise modes across most of the games, but…
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OB25
February 15, 2024, 11:11:02
i'm not too excited because i think the game itself will suck
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 10:19:20
v1 will have bumps. But updates will be pushed, and it'll be great at some point...
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uofi1998
February 15, 2024, 10:55:21
It's EA, so I'm not that confident*
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 10:57:00
EA makes amazing games. I don't understand why people say things like this.
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uofi1998
February 15, 2024, 11:02:12
Not sports, but I'm reminded that EA still has the most downvoted post in Reddit history
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Vandy
February 15, 2024, 14:21:56
I was so excited when the new Battlefronts were announced
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 15, 2024, 14:32:23
That’s not right, Battlefront 2 has a single player campaign, and it’s pretty good
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Vandy
February 15, 2024, 15:54:36
In the olden days, where EA and 2k both had a game for the same sport,
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gvibes
February 15, 2024, 12:35:45
I respectfully disagree. I felt the opposite.
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uofi1998
February 15, 2024, 14:57:20
I was always an EA guy. I miss MVP baseball and even Triple Play
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 15, 2024, 12:38:20
Ah, I was never a baseball player. Was thinking football and basketball specifically*
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gvibes
February 15, 2024, 12:49:35
Mid 90s NBA Live was one of my favorite games
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 15, 2024, 12:57:29
Loved 90s NBA Live. Suns were my team even back then. *
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uofi1998
February 15, 2024, 15:11:43
Coach K might have been the most prolonged fun I ever had with a sports game*
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Sammich
February 15, 2024, 13:00:05
It stands out as the golden era of college basketball for me solely because of that game
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OB25
February 15, 2024, 13:36:50
Agreed on both. Live 95 was incredible.*
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 12:59:16
NHL Live ones in that era were good too *
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 13:00:24
Bill Walsh College Football was really good too
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 13:02:20
Better do some scouting... *pulls out giant stack of index cards that came with the game* *
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Sammich
February 15, 2024, 13:13:14
man, #2 on Tallahassee is pretty fast*
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 13:16:48
I still have Bill Walsh and Bill Walsh 95. All the team roster cards. And a genesis*
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 13:10:37
The last baseball game I played was Ken Griffey Jr baseball, which was sick *
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 12:51:01
I loved the game. Favorite players were Gregg Jeffries and Mark Whitten
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jayd
February 16, 2024, 13:29:18
You mean Groucho Marx and Buster Keaton*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 16, 2024, 13:36:05
True story*
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jayd
February 16, 2024, 14:18:45
Probably little league baseball for me (NES)*
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gvibes
February 15, 2024, 13:13:09
Desert and I stayed up until 5am to beat that one
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Sammich
February 15, 2024, 13:14:15
I assume you mean the N64 one. I also loved the SNES one*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 15, 2024, 12:55:57
Only played SNES *
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 12:56:24
Like any business, their focus is on what makes money
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Sammich
February 15, 2024, 11:20:27
i don't know that "predatory" is the right word
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 11:28:55
you are every antitrust defendant's dream juror
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suburbanmyth
February 15, 2024, 12:14:50
cool *
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 12:18:35
It is increasingly becoming the right word
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Sammich
February 15, 2024, 11:37:04
and have been deemed by courts to be such*
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suburbanmyth
February 15, 2024, 12:13:36
ok *
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illiniranger
February 15, 2024, 11:48:25
It hasn’t made a good sports game in like a decade. *
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assassin
February 15, 2024, 11:03:22
Blanket statement. Give me some specifics.
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uofi1998
February 15, 2024, 11:13:33
like others have said, they stopped trying to make the features and gameplay better
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assassin
February 15, 2024, 12:14:13
Board is just full of eeyores
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digs
February 15, 2024, 11:42:49
Having a fun time playing a sports game with kids isn't the same standard
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 12:08:46
As said above. Friends too.
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digs
February 16, 2024, 13:02:38
They just continue to repackage their sports games instead of improving them.
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 11:19:41
NHL is really bad nowadays. I haven't played Madden in a decade at least
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CanHartlebHireSnider
February 15, 2024, 11:53:07
If I had the option to buy the actual Illini roster, I absolutely would.
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tvillini
February 15, 2024, 10:36:50
The nerds will be on it.
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digs
February 15, 2024, 10:37:28
There was talk that the roster editing function would be disabled due to the NIL/legal implications
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OB25
February 15, 2024, 11:03:48
I’d even be ok killing roster imports if it meant I can put money in athletes pockets
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tvillini
February 15, 2024, 10:38:13
Valid *
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digs
February 15, 2024, 10:38:57
I just want to get back on the recruiting trail
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digs
February 15, 2024, 10:36:41
absent an Ultimate Team mode, I'm not sure what in-game purchases they could have
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Sammich
February 15, 2024, 10:34:05
I've always kinda hated the Madden engine and liked the game play for the college game better
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ijustkrushalot
February 15, 2024, 10:30:17
They almost certainly will, and the Madden engine is really bad.
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 10:36:10
Same engine, but they are claiming it's built from ground up. I'm skeptical(link)
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longsnapper
February 15, 2024, 10:39:29
Yeah in-game purchases are a big no for me
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snipes824
February 15, 2024, 10:28:21
In-game purchases are like real-life NIL
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IlliniOllie
February 15, 2024, 10:21:44
Gonna wait for the reviews after it comes out, but if it’s good, I might finally buy a system
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snipes824
February 15, 2024, 10:11:00
Yeah, the last system (for me*) was a PS3 I got for my 30th birthday.
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EffinIllini
February 15, 2024, 10:29:00
Here's the teaser trailer
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UIHuskie
February 15, 2024, 10:08:21
Hell yes*
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illini21
February 15, 2024, 10:10:59
biclops...
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IlliniSax05
February 15, 2024, 9:52:48
In my defense I did not Google
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digs
February 15, 2024, 10:35:09
Searching