Penalties have been increased per Pastapadre's impressions:
"Penalties play a more significant role this year. If you watch the replays you can even see the holding which generally proved to be the right calls. LG #75 on UCLA was the biggest culprit we saw as he held three times in a single game. Also seen were pass interference, facemasks, offsides, and roughing the passer (see later in the write-up for more on roughing)."
http://www.pastapadre.com/2549/ncaa-...-one#more-2549
As for the people saying EA's sliders don't work, I don't understand that. Yes the penalty slider was broken. I will also agree that the INT slider should have been more exaggerated but what else?
Dbrandon, you have spent a lot of time complaining about this and other things but never answer the questions I've asked you about it. I've asked you what difficulty level you play on and your slider settings based on some of your complaints and yet you never answer. Is it so hard to answer questions, particularly when you were starting the threads that I've responded in?
You've contradicted yourself a little in some of your threads as you've stated you play on AA (where you can stuff the run easily) and then in another say its too easy on Heisman no matter what. The blocking, tackling, knockdown and awareness sliders all have a big effect on the game. Just because the penalty slider is broken doesn't mean all sliders don't do anything. I find it hard to believe that Heisman wouldn't provide a challenge with slider adjustments for even the best players on this board.
Link to where you say you can stop any rushing attack on Heisman:
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...l-ea-ever.html (I find it hard to believe nobody could run on you if you adjusted sliders).
Here you say you play on AA which is what I find contradictory:
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-question.html
Another quote from you bashing NCAA '09: "Totally overrated. Looks and seems to be a 5 dollar update at best. This series and Madden need a total redo twenty years is really showing. I'm sorry for saying this but it doesn't seem like ea puts much effort into either of these games. Why have sliders if they don't make a HUGE difference in how a game plays."
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2038333153
It seems to me you are just creating stuff on the forums to bash a game you've never played. You've repeated the same arguments without answering any questions on them. Could you at least respond as to what level you play on and your sliders? Do you even own NCAA '08?