I'm here.
Never, ever bought an NCAA football game before. Always liked watching, but for whatever reason, just never played.It was all Madden, all the time....
After reading up on the changes, I d/l'd the demo, and was really impressed. Passing on Madden to get this, as I can't afford both; and besides, Madden's franchise is practically untouched.
The college game just seems better---the atmosphere, traditions, bands, etc. And this game seems to replicate this well.
This will all be new to me vs. the NFL------recruiting instead of drafting, not trading away players for big names, and not having to worry about $$$ to spend.
The fact that the game doesn't use player's names doesn't bother me. I kinda know who's who on my fave team (Buckeyes, FTW!!!!)
I cannot wait til later today when I score my copy. All the impressions so far have been positive.