NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series is Dead in Name Only

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  • MrMBrown
    Banned
    • Jun 2013
    • 321

    #181
    Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) d

    Originally posted by BleedGreen710
    Yea and a large part of the fact it was a failure is because it had to compete with Madden. If EA Sports doesn't make a NCAA game, 2k could make their own generic college football game with user customized teams and players, and not have to compete with another NCAA title, like APF2k8 had to compete with Madden.
    Listen,if 2k bailed on college hoops, they're not getting back into the football market. end of story.

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    • WVUJabroni97
      Banned
      • Jul 2013
      • 9

      #182
      Originally posted by Cbass45
      I suggest everyone read this Twitter timeline:

      https://twitter.com/owengood
      yep. I've already posted one of his quotes

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      • BenGerman
        No Place Better
        • Sep 2008
        • 2752

        #183
        Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

        So it's officially over, then. This is just terrible news. As someone who has genuinely enjoyed the series for over a decade, this really comes as a punch to the gut. The whole situation reminds be of a Gandhi quote:

        "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed".
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        • TDenverFan
          MVP
          • Jan 2011
          • 3457

          #184
          Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

          Wonder if they could at least port this to the next gen consoles?
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          • BleedGreen710
            Eagles Fan
            • Oct 2012
            • 4025

            #185
            Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

            Originally posted by Cbass45
            I suggest everyone read this Twitter timeline:

            https://twitter.com/owengood
            But.. what about this?

            Originally posted by WIAggie
            from EA forum

            it's officially done
            NCAA Football staff just been told, last day of work for the dev team is Dec. 1

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            • MrArlingtonBeach
              MVP
              • Feb 2009
              • 4521

              #186
              Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

              OK, I follow Kotaku writer Owen Good (@owengood) on Twitter, as I assume most of you all do as well.

              He's saying this is a big overreaction and next year's could just be called "College Football 15" or the like, as the only thing that's being lost is the NCAA license. The CLC agreement means all schools and team logos would be available.

              This could change, and my personal opinion is that this (along with the legal issues over player likenesses) could give EA Sports an out. And they could wash their hands clean of college video games for good.

              A whole lotta confusion right now, that's for sure.
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              • DorianDonP
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                • May 2010
                • 1121

                #187
                Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

                Originally posted by Cbass45
                I suggest everyone read this Twitter timeline:

                https://twitter.com/owengood
                I hope he is right. But what about the post from the EA forum? Has that been confirmed?

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                • WVUJabroni97
                  Banned
                  • Jul 2013
                  • 9

                  #188
                  Gamerosters(dot)com is BURIED

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                  • aholbert32
                    (aka Alberto)
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 33106

                    #189
                    Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

                    Originally posted by WIAggie
                    from EA forum

                    it's officially done
                    NCAA Football staff just been told, last day of work for the dev team is Dec. 1

                    no reason to buy a next-gen system now
                    I'll wait until I hear this from a respected journalist, an EA employee or EA through a press release. I'm not trusting the word of a random poster on EA's board.

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                    • AUChase
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Jul 2008
                      • 19402

                      #190
                      Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

                      I miss when SCEA/989 were involed in College Football Games.

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                      • aholbert32
                        (aka Alberto)
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 33106

                        #191
                        Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

                        Originally posted by Cbass45
                        I suggest everyone read this Twitter timeline:

                        https://twitter.com/owengood
                        Exactly. What I've been saying.

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                        • brandon27
                          MVP
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 1978

                          #192
                          Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

                          Wow, Im surprised that the NCAA would pull the license on this, not just with EA but with everyone it seems. I'm sure they were getting a pretty penny or two from it.

                          I'd suspect though it means its not out of the realm of possibility though that a college football game could return, just without the NCAA branding. It happened in the past didnt it?

                          EDIT: and with Cbass45's post above, it seems that continuation of the series still may be possible.
                          Last edited by brandon27; 07-17-2013, 03:21 PM.
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                          • TDenverFan
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2011
                            • 3457

                            #193
                            Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

                            Do you think emailing EA in support could help?
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                            • ehh
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Mar 2003
                              • 28959

                              #194
                              Re: NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series (in name at least) D

                              Originally posted by aholbert32
                              I'll wait until I hear this from a respected journalist, an EA employee or EA through a press release. I'm not trusting the word of a random poster on EA's board.
                              It does seem very quick. Unless EA knew this was coming there is no way they heard the news break from the NCAA and then immediately notified the NCAA team that Dec 1 was their final day.
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                              • JerseySuave4
                                Banned
                                • Mar 2006
                                • 5152

                                #195
                                Since it appears now we won't get a new college football game, i'm extremely pissed that this generation of games was as piss poor as they were.

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