2008 NCAA Tournament
West Regional
#2 Mississippi State-67 #5 Kansas-62
South Regional
#3 Indiana-90 #8 UNLV-61
Midwest Regional
#2 North Carolina-91 Memphis-81

FIFA, or EA FC, has garnered a huge loyal fan base throughout the years. While many purchase the game solely for the offline component, most of the player base consists of FUT players who play the game religiously. However, with FUT containing so many meticulous aspects, keeping up with it has become a full-time job.
From the extremely volatile market to the daily launched SBCs, there’s so much you need to keep track of; otherwise, you’ll become uncompetitive. This can make the game feel like a grind, rather than a playful experience. If you’re in the same boat, and your fingers are tired of scrolling through Twitter, Reddit, and FUTbin just to keep up, I’ve built something for you.
Say hello to FUTCast from Operation Sports, your one-stop shop for all things Ultimate Team. This is something that I really wished existed, so when no one else was creating it, I decided to do it myself. FUTCast is an all-in-one Ultimate resource built for the busy sports gamer. It’s something that makes sure you don’t have a million tabs open just to find the cheapest solution to the POTM SBC.
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Now, you might be thinking, Why should you listen to me? Well, you don’t have to. But trust me, if someone handed me the sauce to unlock my Ultimate Team potential back when I was grinding FIFA 14, I would’ve happily accepted it, because I was spending 12+ hours on that game.
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I hope you’re going to join me on this journey!
NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Apr 6, 2008 | |||
RK | LW | TEAM (VOTES) | RECORD |
1 | 1 | Pittsburgh | 30-4 |
2 | 2 | Kentucky | 34-6 |
3 | 3 | Gonzaga | 31-5 |
4 | 4 | North Carolina | 28-12 |
5 | 8 | Mississippi State | 28-10 |
6 | 5 | Xavier | 27-7 |
7 | 14 | Clemson | 27-7 |
8 | 10 | Indiana | 27-9 |
9 | 6 | Alabama | 26-9 |
10 | 9 | Vanderbilt | 26-9 |
11 | 7 | West Virginia | 26-9 |
12 | 11 | Duke | 22-12 |
13 | 12 | Ohio State | 23-10 |
14 | 13 | New Mexico | 27-7 |
15 | 17 | Florida | 24-11 |
16 | 16 | Baylor | 24-7 |
17 | 15 | Austin Peay | 30-6 |
18 | 18 | Memphis | 25-12 |
19 | 19 | Arizona State | 24-10 |
20 | 21 | UCLA | 26-9 |
21 | 20 | Miami FL | 22-11 |
22 | 22 | LSU | 21-12 |
23 | 24 | Kansas | 25-11 |
24 | 25 | Notre Dame | 24-10 |
25 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 21-12 |
NCAA Hoops Rankings - Mid-Major Top 25 - Updated: Apr 6, 2008 | |||
RK | TEAM (VOTES) | RECORD | |
1 | Gonzaga (3) | 31-5 | |
2 | Austin Peay (17) | 30-6 | |
3 | San Diego | 24-9 | |
4 | Kent State | 26-9 | |
5 | Missouri State | 23-9 | |
6 | UC Riverside | 19-10 | |
7 | Fairfield | 27-9 | |
8 | Akron | 20-11 | |
9 | Oakland | 23-8 | |
10 | Central Connecticut | 27-7 | |
11 | Bucknell | 22-9 | |
12 | Nevada | 20-12 | |
13 | Valparaiso | 18-12 | |
14 | Creighton | 18-11 | |
15 | Lamar | 20-7 | |
16 | Saint Mary's | 17-13 | |
17 | Cleveland State | 18-12 | |
18 | Middle Tennessee | 18-12 | |
19 | Idaho | 20-11 | |
20 | James Madison | 24-9 | |
21 | UC Santa Barbara | 18-13 | |
22 | Wichita State | 19-16 | |
23 | UW-Green Bay | 20-13 | |
24 | Drexel | 21-11 | |
25 | CS Fullerton | 17-11 |
2007-2008 NCAA 1st Team All-Americans | ||
Pos | Player Name | Year |
PG | Darryl Bryant, West Virginia | Sr. |
SG | Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh | Sr. |
SF | John Shurna, Northwestern | Sr. |
PF | Chris Gatson, Fordham | Jr. |
C | Jarrod Jones, Ball State | Sr. |
2007-2008 NCAA 2nd Team All-Americans | ||
Pos | Player Name | Year |
PG | Josh Watkins, Utah | Sr. |
SG | Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette | Sr. |
SF | Harrison Barnes, North Carolina | So. |
PF | Jared Sullinger, Ohio State | So. |
C | Kenny Frease, Xavier | Sr. |
2007-2008 NCAA Freshman Team All-Americans | ||
Pos | Player Name | Year |
PG | Anthony Fields, Wake Forest | Fr. |
SG | Austin Rivers, Duke | Fr. |
SF | Rayvonte Rice, Drake | Fr. |
PF | Anthony Davis, Kentucky | Fr. |
C | Khem Birch, Pittsburgh | Fr. |
2007-2008 Big South 1st Team All-Conference | ||
Pos | Player Name | Year |
PG | Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville | Sr. |
SG | Keith Gabriel, VMI | Sr. |
SF | John Brown, Liberty | Sr. |
PF | Stan Okoye, VMI | Jr. |
C | Jaleel Roberts, UNC Asheville | Fr. |
2007-2008 Big South 2nd Team All-Conference | ||
Pos | Player Name | Year |
PG | Nick Barbour, High Point | Sr. |
SG | Blake Smith, Radford | Jr. |
SF | Corey Law, High Point | Jr. |
PF | Cedrick Bowen, Charleston Southern | Fr. |
C | Jon Pack, Coastal Carolina | Sr. |
2007-2008 Big South 2nd Team All-Conference | ||
Pos | Player Name | Year |
PG | Andre Smith, Winthrop | Fr. |
SG | Keith Hornsby, UNC Asheville | Fr. |
SF | John Brown, High Point | Fr. |
PF | Cedrick Bowen, Charleston Southern | Fr. |
C | Jaleel Roberts, UNC Asheville | Fr. |
Charleston Southern Buccaneers Stats - 2007-08 | |||||||||
Player | GP | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FPG |
Jeremy Sexton | 28 | 28.8 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .433 | .402 |
Sheldon Strickland | 28 | 28.9 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .296 | .281 |
Kenny Mitchell | 28 | 27.0 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .350 | .190 |
Cedrick Brown | 28 | 27.9 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .524 | .000 |
Matt Kennedy | 5 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .346 | .500 |
Jonathan Brooks | 25 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .424 | .408 |
Paul Gombwer | 28 | 25.6 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .438 | .000 |
Dominique Williams | 28 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .528 | .400 |
Saah Nimley | 28 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .208 | .136 |
Zimmy Nwogbo | 28 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .465 | .000 |
Chris Grier | 11 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .266 | .300 |
Arlen Harper | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ---- | ---- |
Top Recruiting Classes - 2007-08 | |||||||
RK | TEAM | AA | Mr B | 5![]() | 4![]() | 3![]() | 2![]() |
1 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | Oklahoma State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | Marquette | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
9 | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
10 | Oregon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
12 | Louisville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
14 | UNLV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
15 | Saint Joseph's | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
16 | LSU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
17 | San Diego State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
18 | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
21 | Indiana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
22 | Georgetown | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
25 | New Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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