Developing Rivalries in Dynasty

[Cubs017]

Editing and/or creating rivalries would've been a nice feature to have.

It sucks when you build a school up and your rivals are still horrible. It's really not that fun when you're a 5* program and your rivals are both 1* teams. You end up beating them 45-10 every year and it loses that special feeling. I usually go up to a bigger conference and schedule the rivals at the start of the season, but they're like playing FCS squads.

[Ballgame59]

Quote: Originally Posted by rollinphat

Rivalries are important for recruiting. You get bonus points for scheduling visits during a rivalry week. So the more you have the more opportunities you have to schedule someone during a home rivalry game. So by moving SDSU to the Pac12 you've lost a little bit of an edge. The way around it is to schedule BYU, Fresno State and UNLV (assuming they are their rivals) and make a game or two a home game for you. That's how I've always gotten around it. I try to be realistic as well and not have BYU travel to SDSU every year. You usually do a home/home series with teams like that. I feel it gives my dynasty some extra value and something to look forward too.

Thanks. I'll schedule it as real as possible.

[Dfronk]

An update to the list of rivals. I've checked almost all of them.

Spoiler

Air Force - Army, Colorado State, Navy, Hawaii
Akron - Kent State
Alabama - Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee
Arizona - Arizona State, New Mexico
Arizona State - Arizona
Arkansas - LSU, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M
Arkansas State - North Texas, Louisiana Monroe
Army - Air Force, Navy, Rutgers
Auburn - Alabama, Georgia, LSU
Ball State - Northern Illinois
Baylor - TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
Boise State - Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada
Boston College - Miami, Notre Dame, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, UMass
Bowling Green - Kent State, Toledo
Buffalo - Syracuse, Temple
BYU - San Diego State, Utah, Utah State
Cal - Stanford, USC, UCLA
Central Michigan - Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan
Cincinnati - Louisville, Miami(OH), Pittsburgh
Clemson - Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, South Carolina, Boston College
Colorado - Colorado State, Nebraska, Utah
Colorado State - Air Force, Colorado, Wyoming
Connecticut - Rutgers, Syracuse, UMass
Duke - North Carolina, Wake Forest, Maryland, NC State
ECU - Marshall, NC State, Southern Miss, UCF
Eastern Michigan - Central Michigan
Florida - Florida State, Georgia, Miami, South Carolina, Tennessee, LSU
Florida Atlantic - FIU, Troy
FIU - Florida Atlantic
Florida State - Clemson, Florida, Miami, Virginia
Fresno State - Boise State. Hawaii, San Diego State, San Jose State, Louisiana Tech
Georgia - Auburn, Florida, Georgia Tech, South Carolina
Georgia State- Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech - Clemson, Georgia, Georgia State, Virginia Tech
Hawaii - Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, Wyoming
Houston - Rice, Tulsa
Idaho - Boise State, Washington State
Illinois - Indiana, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue
Indiana - Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue
Iowa - Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, Nebraska
Iowa State - Iowa, Missouri, Kansas State
Kansas - Kansas State, Missouri
Kansas State - Kansas, Iowa State
Kent State - Akron, Bowling Green
Kentucky - Louisville, Tennessee, Mississippi State
Louisiana Tech - UL-Lafayette, UL-Monroe, Fresno State
Louisville - Cincinnati, Kentucky, Memphis, West Virginia
LSU - Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tulane, Florida
Marshall - ECU, Ohio, West Virginia
Maryland - Virginia, West Virginia, Duke, Navy, NC State
Memphis - Louisville, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, UAB
Miami - Boston College, Florida, Florida State, Virginia Tech
Miami(OH) - Cincinnati, Ohio
Michigan - Michigan State, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Ohio State
Michigan State - Indiana, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State
Mid Tenn State - North Texas, Troy, Western Kentucky
Minnesota - Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin
Mississippi State - Alabama, Ole Miss, Kentucky
Missouri - Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Navy - Air Force, Army, SMU, Notre Dame, Maryland, Rutgers
NC State - Clemson, ECU, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke
Nebraska - Colorado, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Penn State, Iowa
Nevada - UNLV, Boise State
New Mexico - New Mexico State, UTEP, Arizona
New Mexico State - New Mexico, UTEP
North Carolina - Duke, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest
North Texas - Arkansas State, Mid Tenn State, SMU
Northern Illinois - Ball State, Toledo
Northwestern - Illinois
Notre Dame - Boston College, Michigan, MSU, Purdue, Stanford, USC, Navy
Ohio - Marshall, Miami(OH)
Ohio state - Illinois, Michigan, Penn State
Oklahoma - Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Texas
Oklahoma State - Oklahoma, Tulsa
Ole Miss - Arkansas, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
Old Dominion- Virginia, Virginia Tech
Oregon - Oregon State, Washington
Oregon State - Oregon, Washington, Washington State
Penn State - Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Pitt, Nebraska, Syracuse
Pittsburgh - Cincinnati, Penn State, Temple, West Virginia, Syracuse
Purdue - Illinois, Indiana, Notre Dame, Iowa
Rice - Houston, SMU, Tulsa
Rutgers - Connecticut, Navy, Army
San Diego State - BYU, Fresno State, San Jose State
San Jose State - Fresno state, San Diego State, Stanford
SMU - Rice, TCU, Navy, North Texas
South Alabama- Troy
South Carolina - Clemson, Florida, Georgia
Southern Miss - ECU, Memphis, Tulane, UAB
Stanford - Cal, Notre Dame, San Jose State
Syracuse -Buffalo, Connecticut, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Penn State
TCU - Baylor, SMU
Temple - Buffalo, Pittsburgh
Tennessee - Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
Texas - Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
Texas A&M - Arkansas, Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, Missouri
Texas State - UTSA
Texas Tech - Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M
Toledo - Bowling Green, Northern Illinois
Troy - Mid Tenn state, South Alabama, Florida Atlantic
Tulane - LSU, Southern Miss
Tulsa - Houston, Oklahoma State, Rice, UCF
UAB - Memphis, Southern Miss
UCF - Tulsa, USF, ECU
UCLA - USC, Cal
UL Lafayette - UL Monroe
UL Monroe - Loisiana Tech, UL Lafayette, Arkansas State
UMass - Boston College, Connecticut
UNLV - Nevada
USC - Cal, Notre Dame, UCLA
USF - UCF
Utah - BYU, Utah State, Colorado
Utah State - BYU, Utah, Wyoming
UTEP - New Mexico, New Mexico State
UTSA - Texas State
Vanderbilt - Ole Miss, Tennessee
Virginia - Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina,Virginia Tech, Old Dominion
Virginia Tech - Miami, Virginia, West Virginia, Old Dominion, Georgia Tech, BC
Wake Forest - Duke, North Carolina, NC State
Washington - Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State
Washington State - Idaho, Washington, Oregon State
West Virginia - Louisville, Marshall, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
Western Kentucky - Mid Tenn State
Western Michigan - Central Michigan
Wisconsin - Iowa, Minnesota
Wyoming - Colorado State, Utah State, Hawaii

[GruffyMcGuiness]

I dunno why Georgia State is a rival for Georgia Tech. They've never even played. UGAy, Clemson and VT would be right

[Dfronk]

I don't know either. It's annoying that GT is their only rival too.

[kwilliam]

You would think Georgia State would have teams like Georgia Southern or maybe South Alabama as a rival(being they played a few times) and are in the same conference.

[scdb12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dfronk

I don't know either. It's annoying that GT is their only rival too.

The reason why is because both schools are located in Atlanta not even 5 miles apart from each other. So, EA assumed that would be a natural rivalry.

Also, guys if you want a new rivalry then just create it with the editor. For example, change Georgia State's rival to South Alabama. Now they will have two rivals, South Alabama and GT.

[GruffyMcGuiness]

Quote: Originally Posted by kwilliam

You would think Georgia State would have teams like Georgia Southern or maybe South Alabama as a rival(being they played a few times) and are in the same conference.

Southern would have to be on the game