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Warren Piecee · 05-08-2011, 01:12 AM

BELOW IS MY REVISED VERSION OF MY WORK AS OF 6/4/2011
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In order to help me answer a question I raised in anther thread about a month or so ago regarding how closely players and teams in the EA Sports NCAA football video games resemble actual college players and teams, I have derived my own overall player ratings for the Virginia Tech Hokies 2011 roster and researched the team's depth chart. I have followed the team closely for many years. I have also followed this season’s spring ball as closely as one could from a distance. My depth chart does not reflect the final spring depth chart. I have instead produced a depth chart as it should be when the season starts, all those players who have been injured and missed all or part of spring ball return and players move back to their usual positions. When the game is released in July I will compare the roster, depth chart and overall player ratings that are found on the DVD-ROM to my own and post my conclusions. I will also look at some ratings other than the overall ratings, study jersey numbers, heights, weights, races, and home states and post these findings as well. It will be interesting to see whether the game reflects the final spring depth chart or the projected depth chart that should be in place when the team plays its first game of the season. I predict that in the end the video game version of the team will be far less a match for the actual team than most would suspect. I think this will be especially true as one goes further down the depth chart. The closer my predictions are to what the real players deserve in as far as overall ratings the more meaningful this case study will be. I therefore encourage all those interested to post differing opinions on player’s overall ratings. The “*” indicates a player who should not be included on a realistic 68-man roster. I have accounted for 94 players. All players who could possibly be included in the game are covered here.>>
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OFFENSE>>
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QB>>
#3, Thomas, OVR = 85>>
#12, Clayton, OVR = 75>>
#5, Young, OVR = 72>>
#6, Leal, OVR = 69*>>
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HB>>
#4, Wilson, OVR = 88>> IMPACT PLAYER
#2, Oglesby, OVR = 80>>
#22, Gregory, OVR = 73>>
#26, Hopper, OVR = 69>>
#?, Holmes, OVR = 63*>>
#?, Dyer, OVR = 60*
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FB>>
#45, Phillips, OVR = 74>>
#39, Scales, OVR = 71>>
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TE>>
#33, Drager, OVR = 74>>
#86, Martin, OVR = 70>>
#13, Dunn, OVR = 69>>
#80, Lewis, OVR = 66*>>
#?, Malleck, OVR = 65*>>
#?, Reeves, OVR = 57*>>
#?, Redman, OVR = 57*>>
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WR>>
#81, Boykin, OVR = 89>>
#7, Davis, OVR = 89>>
#19, Coale, OVR = 89>>
#11, Roberts, OVR = 86>>
#18, Coles, OVR = 83>>
#29, Boyce, OVR = 79>>
#?, Lockhart, OCR = 66>>
#85, Smiling, OVR = 64>>
#82, Byrn, OVR = 63>>
#?, Knowles, OVR = 63* (could be on the 68-man roster it Boyce or Roberts are left off)>>
#83, C. Fuller, OVR = 61* (could be on the 68-man roster it Boyce or Roberts are left off)>>
#?, Carter, OVR = 60*>>
#?, Asantelace, OVR = 57*>>
#?, Turgyan, OVR = 55*>>
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LT>>
#72, Lanier, OVR = 86>>
#54, Becton, OVR = 84>>
#69, Schman, OVR = 80>>
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LG>>
#75, Nosal, OVR = 83>>
#76, Wang, OVR = 82>>
#59, Prince, OVR = 64>>
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C>>
#74, Miller, OVR = 83>>
#67, Via , OVR = 82>>
#63, Gentry, OVR = 59>>
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RG>>
#68, Brooks, OVR = 88>>
#76, Wang, OVR = 82>>
#60, Gibson, OVR = 75>>
#64, Arkema, OVR = 72*>>
#79, Farris, OVR = 65*>>
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RT>>
#62, DeChristopher, OVR = 89>>
#67, Via, OVR = 77>>
#71, Painter, OVR = 76>>
#?, Goins, OVR = 64*>>
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DEFENSE>>
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LE>>
#99, Gayle, OVR = 85>>
#66, Wilson, OVR = 76>>
#95, McCray, OVR = 76>>
#?, Marshall, OVR = 75*>>
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RE>>
#42, Collins, OVR = 84>>
#90, Perez-Means, OVR = 79>>
#87, Taylor, OVR = 66>>
#?, Estime, OVR = 64*>>
#?, Alford, OVR = 63*>>
#?, Roth, OVR = 63*>>
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DT>>
#98, D. Hopkins, OVR = 84>>
#56, A. Hopkins, OVR = 84>>
#93, Battlelace, OVR = 80>>
#53, Tucker, OVR = 78>>
#55, Hamlette, OVR = 78>>
#92, Acree, OVR = 75>>
#?, Harley, OVR = 75*>>
#?, Maddy, OVR = 57*>>
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LOLB>>
#43, Gouvela-Winslow, OVR = 80>>
#28, Tweedy, OVR = 79>>
#14, Patterson, OVR = 72*>>
#27, Dew, OVR = 72*>>
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MLB>>
#51, Taylor, OVR = 89>> IMPACT PLAYER
#58, Tyler, OVR = 84>>
#52, Rivers, OVR = 79>>
#47, Laiti, OVR, 65*>>

RLB>>
#24, Edwards, OVR = 84>>
#36, Williams, OVR = 83>>
#57, Clark , OVR = 79>>
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CB>>
#20, Hosley, OVR = 94>> IMPACT PLAYER
#17, Fuller, OVR = 83>>
#9, Hill, OVR = 80>>
#8, Bonner, OVR = 80>>
#?, Jarrett, OVR = 76>>
#?, Farrow, OVR = 71>>
#?, Cole, OVR = 65>>
#49, Caver, OVR = 58*>>
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FS>>
#15, Whitley, OVR = 88>>
#21, Norman, OVR = 66>>
#?, Jackson, OVR = 63*>>
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SS>>
#1, Exum, OVR = 84>>
#23, Williams, OVR = 79>>
#?, Van****, OVR = 75>>
#30, Aromire, OVR = 66*>>
#40, Brown, OVR = 63*>>
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K>>
#89, Jourell, OVR = 86>>
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P>>
#19, Coale, 84, OVR = 79>>
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KR>>
#4, Wilson, OVR = 99>>
#11, Roberts, OVR = 97>>
#20, Hosley, OVR = 99>>
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PR>>
#20, Hosley, OVR = 99>>
#19, Coale, OVR = 99>>
#82, Byrn, OVR = 80>>
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KOS
#89, Jourell, OVR = 86>>
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LS>>
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The team still has a B+ Offense, a B+ Defense and is a B+ overall.

05-08-2011, 01:12 AM	#1
Warren Piecee Pro OVR: 3 Join Date: Jun 2010	VT Hokies 2011 Roster as Case Study on How Closely Video Game Players Match Real Ones BELOW IS MY REVISED VERSION OF MY WORK AS OF 6/4/2011 > > In order to help me answer a question I raised in anther thread about a month or so ago regarding how closely players and teams in the EA Sports NCAA football video games resemble actual college players and teams, I have derived my own overall player ratings for the Virginia Tech Hokies 2011 roster and researched the team's depth chart. I have followed the team closely for many years. I have also followed this season’s spring ball as closely as one could from a distance. My depth chart does not reflect the final spring depth chart. I have instead produced a depth chart as it should be when the season starts, all those players who have been injured and missed all or part of spring ball return and players move back to their usual positions. When the game is released in July I will compare the roster, depth chart and overall player ratings that are found on the DVD-ROM to my own and post my conclusions. I will also look at some ratings other than the overall ratings, study jersey numbers, heights, weights, races, and home states and post these findings as well. It will be interesting to see whether the game reflects the final spring depth chart or the projected depth chart that should be in place when the team plays its first game of the season. I predict that in the end the video game version of the team will be far less a match for the actual team than most would suspect. I think this will be especially true as one goes further down the depth chart. The closer my predictions are to what the real players deserve in as far as overall ratings the more meaningful this case study will be. I therefore encourage all those interested to post differing opinions on player’s overall ratings. The “” indicates a player who should not be included on a realistic 68-man roster. I have accounted for 94 players. All players who could possibly be included in the game are covered here.>> > > OFFENSE>> > > QB>> #3, Thomas, OVR = 85>> #12, Clayton, OVR = 75>> #5, Young, OVR = 72>> #6, Leal, OVR = 69>> > > HB>> #4, Wilson, OVR = 88>> IMPACT PLAYER #2, Oglesby, OVR = 80>> #22, Gregory, OVR = 73>> #26, Hopper, OVR = 69>> #?, Holmes, OVR = 63>> #?, Dyer, OVR = 60 > > FB>> #45, Phillips, OVR = 74>> #39, Scales, OVR = 71>> > > TE>> #33, Drager, OVR = 74>> #86, Martin, OVR = 70>> #13, Dunn, OVR = 69>> #80, Lewis, OVR = 66>> #?, Malleck, OVR = 65>> #?, Reeves, OVR = 57>> #?, Redman, OVR = 57>> > > WR>> #81, Boykin, OVR = 89>> #7, Davis, OVR = 89>> #19, Coale, OVR = 89>> #11, Roberts, OVR = 86>> #18, Coles, OVR = 83>> #29, Boyce, OVR = 79>> #?, Lockhart, OCR = 66>> #85, Smiling, OVR = 64>> #82, Byrn, OVR = 63>> #?, Knowles, OVR = 63* (could be on the 68-man roster it Boyce or Roberts are left off)>> #83, C. Fuller, OVR = 61* (could be on the 68-man roster it Boyce or Roberts are left off)>> #?, Carter, OVR = 60>> #?, Asantelace, OVR = 57>> #?, Turgyan, OVR = 55>> > > LT>> #72, Lanier, OVR = 86>> #54, Becton, OVR = 84>> #69, Schman, OVR = 80>> > > LG>> #75, Nosal, OVR = 83>> #76, Wang, OVR = 82>> #59, Prince, OVR = 64>> > > C>> #74, Miller, OVR = 83>> #67, Via , OVR = 82>> #63, Gentry, OVR = 59>> > > RG>> #68, Brooks, OVR = 88>> #76, Wang, OVR = 82>> #60, Gibson, OVR = 75>> #64, Arkema, OVR = 72>> #79, Farris, OVR = 65>> > > RT>> #62, DeChristopher, OVR = 89>> #67, Via, OVR = 77>> #71, Painter, OVR = 76>> #?, Goins, OVR = 64>> > > > > DEFENSE>> > > LE>> #99, Gayle, OVR = 85>> #66, Wilson, OVR = 76>> #95, McCray, OVR = 76>> #?, Marshall, OVR = 75>> > > RE>> #42, Collins, OVR = 84>> #90, Perez-Means, OVR = 79>> #87, Taylor, OVR = 66>> #?, Estime, OVR = 64>> #?, Alford, OVR = 63>> #?, Roth, OVR = 63>> > > DT>> #98, D. Hopkins, OVR = 84>> #56, A. Hopkins, OVR = 84>> #93, Battlelace, OVR = 80>> #53, Tucker, OVR = 78>> #55, Hamlette, OVR = 78>> #92, Acree, OVR = 75>> #?, Harley, OVR = 75>> #?, Maddy, OVR = 57>> > > LOLB>> #43, Gouvela-Winslow, OVR = 80>> #28, Tweedy, OVR = 79>> #14, Patterson, OVR = 72>> #27, Dew, OVR = 72>> > > MLB>> #51, Taylor, OVR = 89>> IMPACT PLAYER #58, Tyler, OVR = 84>> #52, Rivers, OVR = 79>> #47, Laiti, OVR, 65>> RLB>> #24, Edwards, OVR = 84>> #36, Williams, OVR = 83>> #57, Clark , OVR = 79>> > > CB>> #20, Hosley, OVR = 94>> IMPACT PLAYER #17, Fuller, OVR = 83>> #9, Hill, OVR = 80>> #8, Bonner, OVR = 80>> #?, Jarrett, OVR = 76>> #?, Farrow, OVR = 71>> #?, Cole, OVR = 65>> #49, Caver, OVR = 58>> > > FS>> #15, Whitley, OVR = 88>> #21, Norman, OVR = 66>> #?, Jackson, OVR = 63>> > > SS>> #1, Exum, OVR = 84>> #23, Williams, OVR = 79>> #?, Van**, OVR = 75>> #30, Aromire, OVR = 66>> #40, Brown, OVR = 63>> > > K>> #89, Jourell, OVR = 86>> > > P>> #19, Coale, 84, OVR = 79>> > > KR>> #4, Wilson, OVR = 99>> #11, Roberts, OVR = 97>> #20, Hosley, OVR = 99>> ?>> ?>> > > PR>> #20, Hosley, OVR = 99>> #19, Coale, OVR = 99>> #82, Byrn, OVR = 80>> ?>> ?>> > > KOS #89, Jourell, OVR = 86>> > > LS>> ?>> The team still has a B+ Offense, a B+ Defense and is a B+ overall. Last edited by Warren Piecee; 06-10-2011 at 10:55 PM.*