Under the Radar Teams That Are a MUST USE in NCAA Football 10

[kcarr]

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Pretty much all of those teams will suck in the game. Baylor might be decent for cheesers because of their speedy QB.

It depends on what you are doing with them. If you are trying to play online or against another human in play now playing against like florida or oklahoma then yeah, they will suck. However, if you play with them against other teams the same level they are in my opinion the best games because they are not so overrated as some of the top teams. Sure, the top teams should be better than them but a lot of players, especially the weaker players on good teams, usually are rated better than they should be just to make the team better.

[gator3guy]

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I find that sometimes when I choose a lower ranked team, that my opponent uses a team that is good but not elite. Most times he is unfamiliar with that team but feels he can still get an easy win over me. Most times its an epic fail for my opponent.

The key to using an underrated team in NCAA, and having sucess online, is knowing YOUR team. Know your weaknesses and know your strengths. Play to your strengths. If I play with Navy, I'm not gonna sling the ball 40 times a game. I'm gonna pound the ball, wear the defense down, and eat up clock. Or if I'm playing with Buffalo, I'm not gonna chuck the ball all over the field with the inexperienced QB. I'm gonna hand the ball off to Starks and setup a big play to Roosevelt.

You have to manage the game with teams like this. Their talent as a whole is not enough to beat Great teams. Individually they may have 2 or 3 good players. You have to eliminate your mistakes and capitalize on your opponent's mistakes.

I feel that winning with a variety of teams makes a good player. Not using Florida every game and destroying opponents game after game. If your good enough and smart enough, you can win with any team.

[Dallasin2K3]

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I played a lot of games online last year, and my favorite thing to do was let my opponent pick a team and then I'd pick one rated a few points below his pick. I had a list of about 25 or 30 teams from 90 overall to 60 overall, and used them all randomly. Made it a lot of fun.

[gator3guy]

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I played a lot of games online last year, and my favorite thing to do was let my opponent pick a team and then I'd pick one rated a few points below his pick. I had a list of about 25 or 30 teams from 90 overall to 60 overall, and used them all randomly. Made it a lot of fun.

Keep the game fresh

[Ronizzle]

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I got one that's in the SEC that I think would be fun to use, but I"m a homer so who knows.

The Kentucky Wildcats.

The defense is led by 95 rated Lindley at QB...but other than him no one is really rated that high...so it will be more of a challenge stopping the SEC offenses you will face like FL, GA, etc.

Offensively, I think true freshmen Morgan Newton at QB is an interesting person on the game. He is rated 83 overall, so he has star potential all over him by his 3rd year, and he has 87 speed so he is fast as well. Kentucky also has several fast runningbacks and some underrated WR's...

So, if you are looking for an underrated and not juiced team in the SEC...try UK...or Vandy. Building those teams up are always challenges and so fulfilling when you win your first SEC championship game.

I might go with Kentucky this year...I was doing rosters for PS2, and came across them. Newton is a BEAST, they also got damn fast running backs. The defense is alright, but the defense will be able to be built up with Newton still there(most likely will be a 90 or so by his senior year)

[aimiami]

definatley southern miss or baylor i mean robert griffin just a beast

[UATide]

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I find that sometimes when I choose a lower ranked team, that my opponent uses a team that is good but not elite. Most times he is unfamiliar with that team but feels he can still get an easy win over me. Most times its an epic fail for my opponent.

The key to using an underrated team in NCAA, and having sucess online, is knowing YOUR team. Know your weaknesses and know your strengths. Play to your strengths. If I play with Navy, I'm not gonna sling the ball 40 times a game. I'm gonna pound the ball, wear the defense down, and eat up clock. Or if I'm playing with Buffalo, I'm not gonna chuck the ball all over the field with the inexperienced QB. I'm gonna hand the ball off to Starks and setup a big play to Roosevelt.

You have to manage the game with teams like this. Their talent as a whole is not enough to beat Great teams. Individually they may have 2 or 3 good players. You have to eliminate your mistakes and capitalize on your opponent's mistakes.

I feel that winning with a variety of teams makes a good player. Not using Florida every game and destroying opponents game after game. If your good enough and smart enough, you can win with any team.

What he said! Excellent post, man.

Gosh I can't wait any longer for this game!!

[BigDofBA]

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definatley southern miss or baylor i mean robert griffin just a beast

I plan to bust up some fools with Robert Griffin and the flexbone.

[gator3guy]

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I plan to bust up some fools with Robert Griffin and the flexbone.

Their playbook is very unique. They have ace, flexbone, i formation, strong i, and a bunch of shotgun sets to run a spread. It definitely looks great with Griffin running the show.

[TracerBullet]

Great post gatorguy. To be honest, I try to avoid usuing Florida at all costs in the game. I only used them once on a PSP dynasty 3 years ago. I love small schools especially navy. I hated playing online becaiuse everyone uses Florida, Texas, OU, etc. and its just unfun. Kind of like how everyone uses the Lakers Cavs, or Celtics in NBA games. Last year I had a lot of fun taking Houston to the Big 12 and winning the Championship in 6 years. Hopefully I can find a new school to do this with this year. I'm thinkin' Dan LeFevour and the Chippewas right now.

[gator3guy]

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Great post gatorguy. To be honest, I try to avoid usuing Florida at all costs in the game. I only used them once on a PSP dynasty 3 years ago. I love small schools especially navy. I hated playing online becaiuse everyone uses Florida, Texas, OU, etc. and its just unfun. Kind of like how everyone uses the Lakers Cavs, or Celtics in NBA games. Last year I had a lot of fun taking Houston to the Big 12 and winning the Championship in 6 years. Hopefully I can find a new school to do this with this year. I'm thinkin' Dan LeFevour and the Chippewas right now.

Yea its weird. I never thought I'd see the day that the Florida Gators would be the most popular team in NCAA. I remember when online gaming started and they were a distant third in the state of Florida. Well behind Miami and Florida St. Nobody used them. They had a bland offense (post Spurrier), and average players. Now everyone and their mom uses them. It sucks that people are "jumping on the bandwagon." Where were you guys when Chris Leak and Ingle Martin were the Qb's?

Because of this I feel guilty using my "own" team. That is why I use a different team every time I play online. Keeps the game fresh and forces me to be a complete player.

[TracerBullet]

Yea its weird. I never thought I'd see the day that the Florida Gators would be the most popular team in NCAA. I remember when online gaming started and they were a distant third in the state of Florida. Well behind Miami and Florida St. Nobody used them. They had a bland offense (post Spurrier), and average players. Now everyone and their mom uses them. It sucks that people are "jumping on the bandwagon." Where were you guys when Chris Leak and Ingle Martin were the Qb's?

Because of this I feel guilty using my "own" team. That is why I use a different team every time I play online. Keeps the game fresh and forces me to be a complete player.

Ugh the Ron Zook days, don't remind me haha. I feel the exact same way about feeling guilty. So many people use them it makes you feel like you jumped on the bandwagon like them. That and the fact they get a 99 ovr in every game now makes them less fun as well. I try to use teams who have a B ovr at most just to give myself a challenge.

[BigDofBA]

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Their playbook is very unique. They have ace, flexbone, i formation, strong i, and a bunch of shotgun sets to run a spread. It definitely looks great with Griffin running the show.

I do like their playbook. That being said, I don't ever remember Baylor running the flexbone.

[gator3guy]

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I do like their playbook. That being said, I don't ever remember Baylor running the flexbone.

I only seen there first game of the season last year and didn't see it either, but I do recall they had the flexbone in their playbook in '09.

[Jobe111]

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I'm just like you gator I probably use my favorite team once in a dynasty.. I tend to take on rebuilding challenges like Utah State or SMU I loved to use 1AA schools but ofcourse you couldn't for PS3 up until now with TB..
in the PS2 days UMass Montana and Villanove were my favorite to turn into D1 and build.

William and Mary (Had two great running backs in '06)

Harvard (Loved to build the program)

FAMU (Fun to recruit)

New Hampshire (In '06 they had a phenominal QB Sanchez. Offense was fun and hard to recruit)

Wish you could've included Marshall in that list