The AI just refuses to run the ball

[cms186]

I dont want "Smashmouth football", id just like reasonably balanced play-calling! i guess i'll just have to keep fiddling with the sliders, but it sure isnt 50/50 right now

[R1zzo23]

Above stated that 50/50 isn't exactly the best ratio to get as much running as you want. Try bumping the run ratio up more to get your desired outcome.

[SugaRicky]

Quote: Originally Posted by cms186

I dont want "Smashmouth football", id just like reasonably balanced play-calling! i guess i'll just have to keep fiddling with the sliders, but it sure isnt 50/50 right now

Do you currently attend Baylor?

[Playmakers]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhs_rizzo

Playmakers, you think we could potentially start a thread to determine the coaching sliders for all teams as well as setting their run/pass ratio? That way we could get others involved in figuring out the best setting for coaches to get the desired play style.

This would be a good subject to place in Charter's NCAA wiki thread on the sliders boards.
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ories-faq.html

As for the coaching sliders and play calling of the CPU...the best reference IMO to go by would be Phil Steele's Colloge Football Magazines.

It has so much in depth detail on Run/Pass Rations for each program ..

[cms186]

Quote: Originally Posted by SugaRicky

Do you currently attend Baylor?

No, im English

[kmorton]

Create your own playbooks and "balance" the number of run plays and pass plays. I have a set of custom playbooks that work really well. For instance, if you want a team to run the ball a lot, each formation should have at least 2 more run plays than pass plays. For a balanced attack, having the same number of pass and run plays for each formation does the trick. I think part of the problem is that so many of the formations default to maybe 5 run plays and 15-20 pass plays (especially shotgun stuff) and the computer favors the type of play that dominates the formation.

[cms186]

Quote: Originally Posted by kmorton

Create your own playbooks and "balance" the number of run plays and pass plays. I have a set of custom playbooks that work really well. For instance, if you want a team to run the ball a lot, each formation should have at least 2 more run plays than pass plays. For a balanced attack, having the same number of pass and run plays for each formation does the trick. I think part of the problem is that so many of the formations default to maybe 5 run plays and 15-20 pass plays (especially shotgun stuff) and the computer favors the type of play that dominates the formation.

worth a try

[gondie86]

It seems to me that while most teams throw the ball an overexaggerated amount, there are still some teams that run the ball, so it must depend on the coach. I was playing Vandy last night as Georgia and they absolutely drove the ball down my throat out of singleback, I, and shotgun. There primary ball carrier ran for well over 200 yards and as a team with their backup RB and QB they were near 300. The QB was under 50%, but the AI did a nice job keeping me off balance and I just didn't have an answer for them, they found what was working and stuck with it. It shocked me that the AI did this, but was representative of what a good coach would do.