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Dynamic Commentary
This is a copy of a post I made earlier in response to how dynamic commentary could be used in the NCAA series without having to mention player backgrounds so as not to infringe on their amateur status. It's something I just thought of on a whim and I think this would improve presentation tremendously with just some minor tweaks to audio. The only problem, as Adam pointed out on these boards, art and AUDIO make up the most of disk memory. Enjoy nonetheless!
In a rivalry game, mentioning who won last year's game and who leads the series
If Team A wins the NC or conference title in year 1, they'll be referred to as "the defending national champions" or "conference champions" in year 2, respectively
If a player has a chance to break a season or career record in this game, make reference of this BEFORE the game. While we're on the topic, include conference records
In a big conference game, mention how Team A has a chance to wrap up the division with a win over Team B today
If one of Team A's players wins the Heisman or any other award in year 1 and is back for year 2, he should be recognized as having won that award
Later on in the season, Team A should be recognized as having a good, bad, surprising, or disappointing season
If a player made a huge progression leap in the spring, it should be recognized as thus
If a team is on a winning or losing streak, it should be recognized as thus
Erin Andrews could comment on the specific history of a rivalry game like she does in RL
Erin Andrews should make references to having talked to Team A's head coach at halftime and he said that "they need to stress limiting turnovers to have a chance to win the game, etc." I think something like this was in NCAA 10', but she only mentioned having "talked to a coach" but not a specific coach in general
If a player is in the Heisman Race, he should be recognized as thus
If a player is coming back from an injury, he should be recognized as thus
If a coach is playing against a team he once coached with before, he should be recognized as thus
Coach should be recognized for his achievements of National Championships, conference championships, bowl wins, winning seasons, coach of the year awards, having coached Heisman winners, etc.
If a certain highly ranked recruit is attending the game, he should be recognized as thus
If Team A has played in this particular bowl, conference championship, or opponent stadium before, it should be recognized as thus along with the appropriate records
If Team A is projected to be in a bowl, a stat overlay should convey this during the game
If Team A is wearing their alternate uniforms, they should be recognized as thus. Mix and Match doesn't count, has to be a preset alternate uni for this to work.
If Team A is from the North and they are playing Team B, who is from the South, at Team B's stadium during a hot day in September, the weather disadvantage to Team A should be referred to as thus. Same is true for vice versa (cold/snowy weather in the North).
Also, teams that play well at night at home (like LSU in Baton Rouge) should be referred to as thus
If Team A has been invited to a new conference, they should be referred as having started their first year in this conference.
Team A and Team B's versions of offenses should be referred to as thus
If Team A, a high prestige school in a BCS conference is playing Team B, a low prestige school from a non-BCS conference, at Team A's stadium, a reference should be made that Team A has scheduled a cupcake opponent
If Team A and Team B are playing each other for the second time this season OR are playing each other in a rematch game from last year, the previous game should be referred to, who won it, the score, and location.
If an east coast team is playing a west coast team, it should be recognized as thus
If this is Team A's Senior Day, make a reference and note how this is Player X's last home game as a _____. While on the topic, allow us to designate "homecoming games", and have the commentators refer to as thus
My personal favorite: If they're are any available: refer to upcoming games on ESPN and also mention a score update from another game! Both with in-game stat overlays!
Other in-game stat overlays could include:
-Top 25 (like NCAA Basketball 10)
-Showing a player's game by game stats
-Team A's upcoming schedule with references to this being an "easy" or "tough" upcoming stretch of games along with big games being highlighted
-Showing the series record and series scores of a rivalry game (at least the last 5-10 years)
-Kirk Herbstreit's Top 5 teams and make a small reference to how each are playing
-Herbstreit's own Heisman list
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