I know I've never been this excited for a Madden game.
Because of that excitement, I played a game of Madden 08 the other night. Oh, boy. It brought back a lot of sour memories of having the only NFL game be a massive disappointment. (I spent last year playing All-Pro Football 2K8.)
After watching so many encouraging Madden 09 videos, I don't think I can tolerate 08 ever again.