NCAA Football 13 Will Not Include The University of South Alabama

[Twenty Four]

Quote: Originally Posted by AiDub

Well that news will disappoint all of... 5 people.

5 people? Obviously you haven't heard of the Pensacola/Mobile area sports tradition. We've produced athletes such as emmit smith, Trent Richardson , Bubba Watson, Boo Weekly, Roy Jones Jr. , and Derrick Brooks among others. Way more than 5 people care dude

[Noble Evildoer]

Quote: Originally Posted by moylan

they can't get go off internet chatter. the school itself or the NCAA has to inform them in some kind of official way. they're busy making the game do you think they should be checking blogs or scouring newspapers to find out about this when they have 123 other schools to worry about?

It wasn't internet chatter. It was official that they were moving up. USA's had this planned (officially even) since they started the program. It's not like there was ever this "will they or won't they" discussion going on.

Again, USA's intentions to move were made clear well before UMass or the Texas twins. There was no surprise in any of this.

[Twenty Four]

Quote: Originally Posted by Noble Evildoer

It wasn't internet chatter. It was official that they were moving up. USA's had this planned (officially even) since they started the program. It's not like there was ever this "will they or won't they" discussion going on. Again, USA's intentions to move were made clear well before UMass or the Texas twins. There was no surprise in any of this.

Exactly, a few years ago when the team was announced. The whole plan was to go D-1

[Suntan Superman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Noble Evildoer

It wasn't internet chatter. It was official that they were moving up. USA's had this planned (officially even) since they started the program. It's not like there was ever this "will they or won't they" discussion going on. Again, USA's intentions to move were made clear well before UMass or the Texas twins. There was no surprise in any of this.

And yet they failed to inform EA in a timely matter as to their intentions. Unless UoSA and the NCAA told them, they can't do anything. It'd be Sam Keller hell all over again.

[Fredonia]

I'm just curious to know how South Alabama failing to tell EA they were moving up by the deadline is EA's fault...

[moylan1234]

Quote: Originally Posted by Noble Evildoer

It wasn't internet chatter. It was official that they were moving up. USA's had this planned (officially even) since they started the program. It's not like there was ever this "will they or won't they" discussion going on. Again, USA's intentions to move were made clear well before UMass or the Texas twins. There was no surprise in any of this.

As it's already been stated in this thread their official plan in 2009 when they made the announcement was to get to FBS by 2013. This year was supposed to be their final transition year. I don't know what happened but they obviously got ahead of schedule and then failed to inform EA in time.

[JohnDoe8865]

Just seems like another issue that EA Sports should have been on top of, that slipped thru the cracks. At this point it's a regular thing with both of EA's football franchises and that's flat-out disappointing.

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsrule

Doesn't bother me at all.

Me either, they wont be missed by me