NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

[Steve_OS]

The Big East conference, soon to be completely defunct as a football conference, is being replaced by it's successor, the American Athletic Conference (or American for short) in NCAA Football 14 this year.

I recently caught up with an EA representative who set the record straight with all of the conference changes that will go into effect in this year's NCAA Football game. The most notable being the removal of the Big East, as it is now basketball only. Well, technically the Big East is still in the game as the remaining members -- USF, UCONN, Cincinnati, Rutgers, and Louisville -- are joined by newcomers Temple, Houston, SMU, Memphis and UCF. Things will change for the conference, once again, next year, but for now this is the make-up. However, the conference will now be known as the American Athletic Conference, and its new name will be represented in NCAA Football 14.

EA's Brad Hilderbrand confirmed to me that the Big East name has been replaced with American, "their preferred shorthand name rather than AAC." Since the conference has yet to finalize their logo, EA is using the NCAA pennant as a placeholder; it will be updated once the official American conference logo is decided.

There is no indication yet that future conferences moves will be incorporated into the game's dynasty mode, such as Tulsa becoming a member of the American later on, leaving Conference USA. We've submitted a request for comment and will update if we get anything back!

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[LambertandHam]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

I'll have to get used to Pitt playing FSU and the gang in the ACC.

[DeionAfterPicks]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

Was really wondering about this. I'm pumped. My only remaining question regarding this, is if the future realignment will be possible, unlike last year. For instance, are there still:

1. Limits on Independents
2. Limits on Conference Size (Min and Max).
3. On-Going Scheduling Conflicts if you Manually Change Conferences, such as teams only playing 10 or 11 games.
4. Also, what about the BCS becoming history in a year??...

[DeionAfterPicks]

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Oh and of course, are Patches on Jerseys going to change if we switch them between conferences?? Rather than just the field art.

[BA2929]

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Them sliding this into the game makes me hopeful they'll put in the tiny playoff option they're going to implement next year into the game this year.

[Cowboy008]

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Oh and of course, are Patches on Jerseys going to change if we switch them between conferences?? Rather than just the field art.

I would like to know this as well. I know it's not a big deal but it would be nice if they added that.

[BA2929]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

I would like to know this as well. I know it's not a big deal but it would be nice if they added that.

It's a pretty big deal to me, as I like to change around conferences quite a bit so the game doesn't get stale. Seeing the PAC 12 logo on Oregon's uni instead of whatever conference I put them into really annoys the heck out of me, and I'm not one to give a poo about uniforms. This is actually the only uniform issue I care about.

[EAGLESFAN10]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

Being a Big East fan well was a Big East Fan everything that has happened to the conference has been a disgrace Football and Basketball wise especially Basketball ugh

[Hooe]

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Good to know that the conferences (big-picture speaking) will be up-to-date.

[DeionAfterPicks]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

Good to know that the conferences (big-picture speaking) will be up-to-date.

Except the absence of Appalachian State, Charlotte and UT-Arlington?? I think it's them. This leaves some Conferences without the option for championship games in future Dynasty Years (Realistically speaking). I wish EA would allow at least the ability to add teambuilder teams to a dynasty. Even a limit of >5 or >3 who cares it'd be nice.

[CT Pitbull]

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its a disgrace how money has ripped apart the GREATEST college basketball conference of all time. As a UConn fan, its really tough to see us left "holding the bag" as every other geographical rival migrates to bigger and better conferences. we needed to be more aggressively searching and finding a way to get in to either the ACC or B1G 10. Its gonna be hard knowing our supposed "rival" in football is now gonna be cincinnati? and not rutgers. Sad

[Hooe]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

Except the absence of Appalachian State, Charlotte and UT-Arlington?? I think it's them. This leaves some Conferences without the option for championship games in future Dynasty Years (Realistically speaking). I wish EA would allow at least the ability to add teambuilder teams to a dynasty. Even a limit of >5 or >3 who cares it'd be nice.

I'm confused; none of these schools are listed as pending members of the AAC. What am I missing?

[DeionAfterPicks]

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I'm confused; What am I missing?

No I was just commenting on him saying that the future conferences will be accurate. I just saw what he said a different way. I forgot Georgia Southern on that list. AAC wouldn't be affected but the conferences they are taking from will be because of some of those teams.

[DeionAfterPicks]

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It'd be cool if they could fix this with some sort of auto-add system. Such as program in the moves these schools will be making; substitute their names in like FCS-Boone for Appalachian, and FCS-Charlotte and so on so you know to replace, and have the ability to replace them with your teambuilder teams. Then have the option, when starting your dynasty, to do Auto-Adds (Yes/No). They would have to have to scheduling logics I suppose though.

[TDenverFan]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Replaces Big East with American Athletic Conference

Except the absence of Appalachian State, Charlotte and UT-Arlington?? I think it's them. This leaves some Conferences without the option for championship games in future Dynasty Years (Realistically speaking). I wish EA would allow at least the ability to add teambuilder teams to a dynasty. Even a limit of >5 or >3 who cares it'd be nice.

None of those schools will be in the FBS this year. UT-Arlington doesn't even have a football team, so why would they be in the game?