Playmakers CFB 26 Varsity Sliders (Hybrid 0 Default set & advanced Difficulty set)

[Playmakers]

As someone who has always played on All-American, would this set be too easy?

I have both AA & Varsity

I'd experiment with both and you can always increase difficulty based on what your experiencing with either set.

[Playmakers]

Hey PM, hope all is well! I was wondering if you recommend inputting sliders in the MM and importing into Dynasty. From your experience, have you noticed much of an impact, if at all, by doing this? Thanks in advance!

Yes I set the sliders at the MM & Import into Dynasty.

I do it more for stability after each week.

[mikemck09]

Appreciate the response - thanks man.

[Playmakers]

GBOVFL,

thanks for sharing the stats and yes I have began the process of Pro Level sliders for Madden.

My early impressions is that Madden 26 is a little bit of a step up over CFB. But I felt before the patch CFb was the best game to date.

The patch left some lingering effects

[GBOVFL59]

I like these sliders so much. I restarted my dynasty. My first 3 games were dog fights. Tenn vs Syracuse ended 20-13. Stats looked good again. Next up was the FCS Groupers. It was Tenn 9-0 going into the 4th quarter. With a couple of late turnovers, the final was 30-0.

Then Georgia came to Knoxville. Ranked #3 in the country against #15 Tennessee. It was raining and the game was tough throughout. Which I expected with a top 5 team. Georgia was up 14-10 at halftime. Georgia ended up winning 27-13.

Georgia’s passing game could just be an anomaly in this game. I am not overly concerned since this has just happened once. Georgia’s starting QB was hurt and did not start. The backup QB went 24/28. I have been watching college and NFL football for many years. I have seen backup QBs come in a light it up on occasion. The Georgia receivers did not drop a pass. Even though it was raining. The gameplay is so good with this slider set.

Here are some stats from the game ( I use 10 min. Quarters and 20 sec runoff) I had 118 plays total. I play fast.

Passing

Tennessee – Aguilar 23/49 46% 242 yds and 0 TDs and 2 Ints. 6 dropped passes

Georgia - Puglisi 24/28 85% for 343 yds and 2 TDs 0 Ints. 0 dropped passes.
Millender 4/4 for 28 yds.

Rushing

Tenn – Bishop 9-41yds 4.5 avg.
Thomas 3-11yds
Lewis 2-68yds. Broke a long run for 68 yds.

Georgia – Frazier 14-31yds
Puglisi 6-9yds
McCray 1-17yds
Humphreys 1-3 yds

Tennessee was sacked 4 times
Georgia was sacked 2 times

[GBOVFL59]

Hey Playmakers, I don't want to bore you with more statistics. But here are 2 more game stats to review. The sliders are playing very authentically. My only gripe is my receivers are averaging 7 drops per game. The QB threw a lot of passes at the receivers feet. Nearly impossible to complete a deep pass. It could be a young receiving corp or an unproven QB in the SEC. Penalties have been very realistic (except for OPI, which only gets called on the user). Everything else seems to be playing perfectly.

Trying to figure out if I should raise WRC or QB accuracy. I could live with about 4 drops per game.

Tenn 31
UAB 12

117 total plays

Passing
Tenn - 16/23 70% 208 yds 3 TDs and 0 Ints
6 dropped passes

UAB - 30/43 70% 334 yds 1 TD and 2 Ints
1 dropped pass

Rushing
Tenn - 31 att 141 yds
UAB - 20 att 22 yds

Tenn was sacked 1 time
UAB was sacked 5 times

First true road game of the season. It felt and played like it. Lots of cow bells ringing lol.

Tenn 13
Mississippi St. 20

164 total plays using 10 min quarters and 20 sec runoff. Both teams using hurry up offense.

Passing
Tenn - 31/69 45% 387 yds 0 TDs and 1 Int (Fell behind 14-0 early)
7 dropped passes

Miss. St. 29/41 71% 273 yds 1 TD and 1 Int
3 dropped passes

Rushing
Tenn -
Aguilar (QB) 9 att 1 yd
Bishop 9 att 18 yds
Thomas 3 att 9 yds

Miss. St
Rothwell 18 att 86 yds
Booth 8 att 13 yds
Shapen (QB) 7 att 18 yds

Tenn was sacked 4 times
Miss St. was sacked 2 times

[Playmakers]

Hey Playmakers, I don't want to bore you with more statistics. But here are 2 more game stats to review. The sliders are playing very authentically. My only gripe is my receivers are averaging 7 drops per game. The QB threw a lot of passes at the receivers feet. Nearly impossible to complete a deep pass. It could be a young receiving corp or an unproven QB in the SEC. Penalties have been very realistic (except for OPI, which only gets called on the user). Everything else seems to be playing perfectly.

Trying to figure out if I should raise WRC or QB accuracy. I could live with about 4 drops per game.

Tenn 31
UAB 12

117 total plays

Passing
Tenn - 16/23 70% 208 yds 3 TDs and 0 Ints
6 dropped passes

UAB - 30/43 70% 334 yds 1 TD and 2 Ints
1 dropped pass

Rushing
Tenn - 31 att 141 yds
UAB - 20 att 22 yds

Tenn was sacked 1 time
UAB was sacked 5 times

First true road game of the season. It felt and played like it. Lots of cow bells ringing lol.

Tenn 13
Mississippi St. 20

164 total plays using 10 min quarters and 20 sec runoff. Both teams using hurry up offense.

Passing
Tenn - 31/69 45% 387 yds 0 TDs and 1 Int (Fell behind 14-0 early)
7 dropped passes

Miss. St. 29/41 71% 273 yds 1 TD and 1 Int
3 dropped passes

Rushing
Tenn -
Aguilar (QB) 9 att 1 yd
Bishop 9 att 18 yds
Thomas 3 att 9 yds

Miss. St
Rothwell 18 att 86 yds
Booth 8 att 13 yds
Shapen (QB) 7 att 18 yds

Tenn was sacked 4 times
Miss St. was sacked 2 times

Looks like the CPU ran much better the 2nd game.

Bump up your QBA to 22 & WR Catch to 50 see if that helps the drops.

Pass Blocking wasn't bad for either side considering that amount of throws

[GBOVFL59]

Your suggestions were spot on Playmakers. Honestly I was thinking 50 WRC might be too high and 48 would be the sweet spot. 22 QBA and 50 WRC worked fantastic. I only had 3 drops and Arkansas had 4 drops. I completed 2 out of 4 deep passes (which was nice) 1 of them got called back for offensive holding.

Arkansas at Tennessee was a slug fest. The offensive and defensive lines for both teams controlled the game. The first game with no sacks on either team. It was very difficult for either team to run the ball. There is a lot of variety in the games, which I love. Big game next week, at Alabama. What a fantastic job you have done with these sliders. I am really enjoying them.

Tennessee 9 Arkansas 7 total plays 108

Passing
Tenn
Aguilar 23/35 65% 296 yds 0 TDs and 3 Ints (2 were off of tipped balls)
Drops 3

Ark
Green 21/30 70% 168 yds 1 TD and 0 Int
Drops 4

Rushing
Tenn
27 att and 79 yds

Ark
16 att and 68 yds

Sacks
Tenn 0
Ark 0

[Lukeduke78]

So sliders work better if in put into Main menu then imported?

[wolverinemaniac]

Is that Hybrid 0 set ever coming LOL

[Trez999]

What's the highest I can raise the tacking slider? Or is other ways to cut down on the CPU breaking so many tackles especially QBs. Also I'm on heisman difficulty with a good mix of your slider suggestion thrown into my set. I have your penalty, reaction time, tackle settings

[GBOVFL59]

I will make this my last stats post. Unless you have to redo the sliders due to a patch. I sure hope not lol. These are dialed in to my skill level. Tennessee at Alabama was another great game. Tennessee wins by a touchdown. Opening play was a pick 6 for Tennesssee. The Vols went up 14-0. Bama came back to tie it 14-14 at halftime. Second half the two teams took turns scoring a touchdown. Bama missed a 55 yard field goal. The special teams sliders are really good. Tennessee scored a late touchdown and held bama off. I really enjoyed this game and the sliders are really playing well for me.

Tennessee 28 Alabama 21 Total Plays 106 (due to a lot of running by both teams)

Passing
Tennessee - Aguilar - 16/23 69% 168 yds 1 TD 0 Ints (completed 1 deep ball but called back for offensive holding)
2 Drops

Alabama - Simpson 29/35 82% 237 yds 1 TD 2 Ints
1 Drop

Rushing
Tennessee
Bishop 21 att 142 yds
Thomas 6 att 27 yds
Lewis 3 att 6 yds
Aguilar QB 1 att 1 yd

Alabama
Miller 8 att 125 yds (broke a 66 yd run) had 2 20+ yd runs
Simpson QB 7 att -2 yds
Washington 2 att 10 yds

Sacks
Tennessee 2
Alabama 0

[Playmakers]

What's the highest I can raise the tacking slider? Or is other ways to cut down on the CPU breaking so many tackles especially QBs. Also I'm on heisman difficulty with a good mix of your slider suggestion thrown into my set. I have your penalty, reaction time, tackle settings

Heisman is a different beast man 😂

I'd imagine you have to increase tackle to about 20 or reduce Ball Security to like 45

[Trez999]

Alright. The gameplay is great with your suggestions on heisman. If I go with your changes what I should put CPU run block on?

[Playmakers]

Is that Hybrid 0 set ever coming LOL

this was supposed to be Hybrid but a fellow poster helped me build this set by combining the hybrid settings to my sliders from last year. These are much more balanced imo.

I think Hybrid 0 is going to work best with CPU vs CPU setup later

[Playmakers]

I will make this my last stats post. Unless you have to redo the sliders due to a patch. I sure hope not lol. These are dialed in to my skill level. Tennessee at Alabama was another great game. Tennessee wins by a touchdown. Opening play was a pick 6 for Tennesssee. The Vols went up 14-0. Bama came back to tie it 14-14 at halftime. Second half the two teams took turns scoring a touchdown. Bama missed a 55 yard field goal. The special teams sliders are really good. Tennessee scored a late touchdown and held bama off. I really enjoyed this game and the sliders are really playing well for me.

Tennessee 28 Alabama 21 Total Plays 106 (due to a lot of running by both teams)

Passing
Tennessee - Aguilar - 16/23 69% 168 yds 1 TD 0 Ints (completed 1 deep ball but called back for offensive holding)
2 Drops

Alabama - Simpson 29/35 82% 237 yds 1 TD 2 Ints
1 Drop

Rushing
Tennessee
Bishop 21 att 142 yds
Thomas 6 att 27 yds
Lewis 3 att 6 yds
Aguilar QB 1 att 1 yd

Alabama
Miller 8 att 125 yds (broke a 66 yd run) had 2 20+ yd runs
Simpson QB 7 att -2 yds
Washington 2 att 10 yds

Sacks
Tennessee 2
Alabama 0

It's crazy how the run game fluctuated one week later for you and the score was vastly different which is awesome.

if at any point you think sacks may need to go back up feel free to reach out and I'll try to adjust. I know some people like having their top edge rushers get to double digit sacks on the year.

I think this a very underrated set because of the lower settings by naked eye not making any sense lol

[GBOVFL59]

I am loving the variety of the games. It feels very balanced and authentic. I will keep an eye on sacks. I like a low number of sacks. "The average number of defensive sacks per college football team in 2024 was approximately 2.3 sacks per game, based on available data from FBS teams". I think the CPU is a little low on sack numbers. Georgia had 4 against me but they are a high rated team.

[Pizzaguylol]

Curious, do you think AA will be viable for CPU vs CPU this year or will Varsity probably be the go-to again? I've been messing around with AA, but even with super low QBA (like 4 to 6), lowered catching, higher pass block, it seems to only help so much. Lowering QBA below a certain threshold seems to lobotomize the QB, forcing them to dink and dunk down the field rather than taking shots. But if you go too high, it's robo QB again.

[Playmakers]

Curious, do you think AA will be viable for CPU vs CPU this year or will Varsity probably be the go-to again? I've been messing around with AA, but even with super low QBA (like 4 to 6), lowered catching, higher pass block, it seems to only help so much. Lowering QBA below a certain threshold seems to lobotomize the QB, forcing them to dink and dunk down the field rather than taking shots. But if you go too high, it's robo QB again.

I've always preferred Varsity for CPU vs CPU mode.

Just curious though what is your pass coverage slider set to vs that QBA of 6?

[Pizzaguylol]

I've always preferred Varsity for CPU vs CPU mode.

Just curious though what is your pass coverage slider set to vs that QBA of 6?

Yeah, I'm starting to think Varsity might be the way to go, too.

At the moment it's sitting at 60.