HOW, specifically, do you enjoy NCAA?

[goalie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Yeah getting that first "fun" recruit is very key. This player is usually a QB or RB and becomes the face of your team and the one you "connect" with. I find dynasties involving bad teams that you have to build up offers the most long-term fun. It makes all the special accomplishments (getting that first big-time recruit, cracking the polls for the first time, playing in your first bowl game, the first big upset, etc) that much more fun.

this is what i experienced with Rutgers several years ago - probably the year i enjoyed the game most!

[ps2king]

Count me in the "Once all the real players are gone, dynasty mode becomes more enjoyable" club. It's why I prefer NCAA to Madden. I look forward to the turnover in personnel.

[bh446066]

The OP mentioned that cpu generated players feel too "mythical" to him. Well, that's exactly what I do to keep things fresh for me. I always have a side dynasty of a completely ficticious team of family, friends, etc. that I play single seasons with. I always end up having a blast with this team even though we are as$ awful. Just mixes things up a bit, and it's fun for me.

[KG]

Quote: Originally Posted by ps2king

Count me in the "Once all the real players are gone, dynasty mode becomes more enjoyable" club. It's why I prefer NCAA to Madden. I look forward to the turnover in personnel.

Same, which is why I love playing at least one dynasty with a scrub team. When you finally get those couple of players that push your team into the legit category the game takes on a new dimension.

I love building a team up and having that window of opportunity to make some damage.

[Rockamakis]

I've always enjoyed recruiting the most out any aspect of the game. The challenge is to get the best players I can sign to improve my team. I even gone through seasons in which I won't play any games just recruit. It doesn't matter to me if the players are real or not. The other thing I like to do is to take the classes and put them on Madden.

[Rebel10]

I think that many people enjoy that aspect of the game... Especially when you are building a team from nothing into a formidable team. But NCAA would do well to add like what the person mentioned about Head Coach, back stories to players. "Jimmy Smith sets all-south-east record for most yards gained in a season..." when talking about some player from Florida or something.

If HS accomplishments were catalogged along with player's bios, it could add a lot to the player, rather than the Tabula Rassa that we get.

[QuinnMahoney]

Quote: Originally Posted by jclem92

What I do is go through all of my incoming Freshman and change their names. I don't know but it seems to help me get more attached to the players because I can create a backstory for them in my mind. Sometimes I like to create sons or relatives of famous NFL players.

This is alot of fun. I was 16 years into my online dynasy and i recruited an 87 overall quarterback with a laser rocket arm. Clearly he had to be Peyton Manning's son, Preston Manning. He threw for 200 touchdowns in his career. God I loved him.

[Deegeezy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rebel10

I think that many people enjoy that aspect of the game... Especially when you are building a team from nothing into a formidable team. But NCAA would do well to add like what the person mentioned about Head Coach, back stories to players. "Jimmy Smith sets all-south-east record for most yards gained in a season..." when talking about some player from Florida or something. If HS accomplishments were catalogged along with player's bios, it could add a lot to the player, rather than the Tabula Rassa that we get.

I remember the PS2 simply giving you stats from your recruits' high school games after each week passed. Merely having stats added a lot.