Very true. Which is why I have a hard time believing EA won't correct this stuff for '09. I don't know of a site that didn't bitch about it. Its weird because the AI in the past gen was good in this area. I have a good feeling about '09.
I think part of the problem is that the NCAA team was too closely tied with the Madden team. I found myself loving NCAA late in the PS2 life and bored with Madden. Maybe as the teams start getting their own personality again, NCAA will get back to what made us all love it.