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Sublime12089 · 06-03-2010, 03:00 PM

As fan of a Florida team noone really cares about:

Thug U was for the way they came up, recruiting players out of Liberty City, Carol City, and places that other recruiters wouldn't go. A few of their players also had the tendency to do some crazy ish on South Beach lol Plus once every couple years or so, they have a LB murder somebody. The ESPN 30 for 30 on Miami was great in documenting alot of that.

I can't say Florida has been that overrated the past couple of years, because as it pains me to say it, they have been great. Also it is a bit unfair I think to look at ratings made in May before the season, then fault them for rating a player highly if he was supposed to do well then underperforms. Look at some of the preseason mags from last year and you will see them be way off on alot of their predictions. It is hard to hold EA to a higher standard.

To me, the biggest reason FSU and Miami are overrated each year, is that if you look at their players athleticism and recruiting success, they should have the talent to never drop out of the top 10. However they have underperformed the past few years (coaching?). The game really has no way to account for this. Also I kind of feel that big programs are overrated a bit across the board.

06-03-2010, 03:00 PM	#50
Sublime12089 The Legendary Roots Crew OVR: 10 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,503	Re: confused about miami As fan of a Florida team noone really cares about: Thug U was for the way they came up, recruiting players out of Liberty City, Carol City, and places that other recruiters wouldn't go. A few of their players also had the tendency to do some crazy ish on South Beach lol Plus once every couple years or so, they have a LB murder somebody. The ESPN 30 for 30 on Miami was great in documenting alot of that. I can't say Florida has been that overrated the past couple of years, because as it pains me to say it, they have been great. Also it is a bit unfair I think to look at ratings made in May before the season, then fault them for rating a player highly if he was supposed to do well then underperforms. Look at some of the preseason mags from last year and you will see them be way off on alot of their predictions. It is hard to hold EA to a higher standard. To me, the biggest reason FSU and Miami are overrated each year, is that if you look at their players athleticism and recruiting success, they should have the talent to never drop out of the top 10. However they have underperformed the past few years (coaching?). The game really has no way to account for this. Also I kind of feel that big programs are overrated a bit across the board.