Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

[muggins]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

I might actually give this game a shot when it comes down in price. It looks pretty cool. Is there something like a story mode associated with it?

[strickzilla]

sneezor01....

perhaps you have missed my point there is no argument that there is talent at HBCU's. the point is that i is a niche market to be catered to. HBCU's by definition are a niche

From webster niche, a specialized market

i would say schools that HISTORICALLY were the only place that Blacks could get an education is special and these schools while admitting everyone still honor the history of those times

and economics 101

"niche market is the subset of the market on which a specific product is focusing on; Therefore the market niche defines the specific product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs,"

to wit the market would be the FBS II schools eliminated from NCAA the sub market are the HBCU's

to give maybe a less startling example say they made a football game about just he Milliary fooball schools experience Army, Navy and air force. and say it had mini games that you had to do drills like practice hand o hand combat or obstacle course or do push ups if you make a bad play LOL. but i hope i made the analogy clear

Or if they had a christian football experience for catholic schools and you had to like sing psalms at halftime. ok that one was kind of silly but you get he drift. any subculture of a culture is a niche buy definition.

[1WEiRDguy]

Well i'll just add my two cents...I've read every single page and there were some very good posts from everyone...while i wont get too much into what my feelings are about race, i read one of the posts that said something to the effect that why is there a black guy on the cover blah blah blah (paraphrasing), but you do realize that is Doug Williams when he was at Grambling right?

Anyway, I will support this game, for one, the price is 30 bucks i think. That is a very fair price for a first time developer. I think the graphics are ok and their presentation really seems to be on point. I think they got most if not all of the stadiums right on the first try. How many years did it take EA to do that? Now I know EA does a lot more teams than this developer, but they also have a bigger budget too so....

I was looking at the simple eye candy things that no one seems to be talking about...like TRUE field degradation. The jerseys acutally had mud on them and not some blotches or spots that are supposed to represent mud. Also, in the clip where they show the New Orleans Superdome for the Bayou Classic, that seemed almost perfect. The flashing cameras and everything. Thats really how that game is in real life...

I think the player models are also pretty decent. OL look like OL and not beefed up DBs...The tackle animations look pretty good as well...keep in mind this is their first Football game folks...the halftime show is on point. Now if there was a feature to brag on, this would be one. And lastly, the Legacy Museum looks like it could have some big potential...

so instead of focusing on what the name of the game is, i will just focus on another option of college fb to play. Who knows, maybe if things go well with them, they can start to develop some really interesting football games.

[DocHolliday]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

When i first saw this game I thought it was a joke.

My first thought was, that's pretty wack and kinda dumb, but now I just dont care either way cause there is no way this game does well.

[grunt]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

I am looking forward to this gam

[DocHolliday]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

Reading more into the thread, it seems to me if ANYONE is in the wrong here it is the developers of the game. They could have used a different name that would have paid respect to HCBU's without making it seem very tilted towards the black folk.

But they didn't, and it seems to me that they did this to stir up a bit of controversy and get some free ad time for the game on sites like this and other mediums.

I will not buy it based purely on them using race as a pawn for there game.

[grunt]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

Reading more into the thread, it seems to me if ANYONE is in the wrong here it is the developers of the game. They could have used a different name that would have paid respect to HCBU's without making it seem very tilted towards the black folk.

But they didn't, and it seems to me that they did this to stir up a bit of controversy and get some free ad time for the game on sites like this and other mediums.

I will not buy it based purely on them using race as a pawn for there game.

No, I went to a Black College and I am proud that I went to a Black College. I am proud that in America after the Civil War there were progressive white and black people that started these institutions to educate freed slaves. This is American history.

Peace

[DocHolliday]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

Yea no doubt Grunt my man, but it seems in my opinion they didn't do this entirely to show respect to HBCU's, and they did it partly to get some press. You know what they say, any publicity is good publicity.

In focus groups they must have seen this coming and decided that, sure, why not?

I dunno maybe they did it tooo bring education to people about HBCU's but if thats the case its a strange medium to use for education.

[aholbert32]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

Yea no doubt Grunt my man, but it seems in my opinion they didn't do this entirely to show respect to HBCU's, and they did it partly to get some press. You know what they say, any publicity is good publicity.

In focus groups they must have seen this coming and decided that, sure, why not?

I dunno maybe they did it tooo bring education to people about HBCU's but if thats the case its a strange medium to use for education.

Jesus. Its called BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL. Thats what the media calls it. Thats what NBC calls it when they show the Grambling/Southern game. Thats what ESPN calls it: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3697955. Thats what its called.

It would be idiotic to call it anything else. No one calls it HBCU football or any other name. There were no focus groups for the title because no one who is familiar with Black College Football would think the title is controversial. White or Black.

I cant believe that this is an 18 page thread. Seriously? Anyone with Google can recognize that MEAC, SWAC and SIAC football is called Black College Football.

[DocHolliday]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

hay man you guys made the thread not me.

its my opinion.

[aholbert32]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

hay man you guys made the thread not me.

its my opinion.

No offense, DH but your opinion is backed by anything. Football involving those schools is called Black College Football. There is no controversy and no intent by the developers. Like I said anyone who is familar with football at those schools knows its called BCF.

[DocHolliday]

Re: Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

Fair enough, I honestly never even heard the term before this game.

I don't even really watch college football so I guess I'm just not well informed.

[TracerBullet]

Jesus. Its called BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL. Thats what the media calls it. Thats what NBC calls it when they show the Grambling/Southern game. Thats what ESPN calls it: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3697955. Thats what its called.

It would be idiotic to call it anything else. No one calls it HBCU football or any other name. There were no focus groups for the title because no one who is familiar with Black College Football would think the title is controversial. White or Black.

I cant believe that this is an 18 page thread. Seriously? Anyone with Google can recognize that MEAC, SWAC and SIAC football is called Black College Football.

Thank You aholbert. It's kinda funny/sad though that if you look at the comments for that article you posted, their board reminds me of this one. I think America needs to be more well informed.

[RyanMoody21]

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I am proud that in America after the Civil War there were progressive white and black people that started these institutions to educate freed slaves. This is American history.

Agreed. I must say, what would those who died (on either side) think of this argument.

If you don't know what a HBCU is, then you don't understand the concept of the title. At one point our colleges were segregated, its that simple. The HBCU's continue to keep a tradition (that extends beyond football) alive.

Why people of either color have to make it more than it is to defend or defame it is beyond me. By doing that go stop short of being racist because your simply being ignorant. To be a true racist you should be informed about a situation and make your decision based solely a persons race , sex, gender, or sexual preference.

[slickkill77]

Perhaps I missed something, but why is Xperience spelled wrong?

I have nothing against the title other than that because that just looks stupid.