there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

[MaddenKing94]

This is already get old. I have been playing 2 days and its just the same thing every game. Alabama, FSU, LSU, Oregon. Frontrunners are the worst thing on the planet. So far I've used GT army boise state mississippi state notre dame etc. What's even the point of including 120 schools?

[der juicen]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

This is already get old. I have been playing 2 days and its just the same thing every game. Alabama, FSU, LSU, Oregon. Frontrunners are the worst thing on the planet. So far I've used GT army boise state mississippi state notre dame etc. What's even the point of including 120 schools?

I wish I had a snarky response for this, but I don't. It's an NCAA football game. That is why you have plenty of schools. Also, online is only a portion of the game. Why does Madden include 32 teams?

[ODogg]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

This is already get old. I have been playing 2 days and its just the same thing every game. Alabama, FSU, LSU, Oregon. Frontrunners are the worst thing on the planet. So far I've used GT army boise state mississippi state notre dame etc. What's even the point of including 120 schools?

Play non ranked games and you will see other teams. Until EA gives some sort of incentive for users to use the lesser teams there's not going to be many, if any, folks online rolling with FIU or Toledo...

[iKnowledge]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

non ranked or games with friends is the route you would want to take

[nikka]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

4-1 with Ole Miss against LSU WVU OREGON BAMA lost to Auburn who was super cheesin with Michael Dyer as QB and Onterrio McCalleb in zone reads would hury up offense audible to 5 wide and scramble against ******** AI spys

[FunkDockta27]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

non ranked or games with friends is the route you would want to take

This...
Because you know what you are going to get playing a random person online. I mean last year I played against Terelle Pryor and Ohio St more than anyone elses team. But I don't get satisfaction from beating anyone with Florida...not enough of a challenge. I wanna spank one of those Ohio St guys with the likes of E. Michigan...or as the case this year UTSA! Lol.

[kkende112233]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

Play non ranked games and you will see other teams. Until EA gives some sort of incentive for users to use the lesser teams there's not going to be many, if any, folks online rolling with FIU or Toledo...

funny you say FIU because they are actually an 85 ovr this year

[TTD71]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

Same as it always was...

Somebody cue the Talking Heads for us old folks...LOL!

Bottom line online, you want a good game? Find a reliable league or website or community to join and limit your games (and styles of play) to that group....then you get predictable, intense and enjoyable games. Otherwise, you will face between 30 and 50% of all players using the top 2 or 3 rated teams and running god-knows-what on offense and defense and in general turning the game into a digital variation of Rock-Paper-Scissors...

[vikingsfan04]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

Definitely understand where you're coming from because not only does it get old playing the same teams game in, game out but it's annoying when you want to use your favorite team who may not be rated high enough to put up a challenge against the big boys. However, I will also say that some of these guys may actually be real fans of these teams. For example, I'm a big Ohio State fan so I will always use them (except for last year because I wouldn't use the Buckeyes with Pryor). Now with that said though, there's no way that 95% of the people that play are Bama, LSU, USC, and Oregon fans haha.

But yea, I'd say that unranked games are the way to go if you want to roll with a lower ranked team.

[FSU Spear 'Em]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

Because I'm a tired and true Seminole fan. That's why I ONLY play with FSU.

[ManiacMatt1782]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

play people you know. if you get a good group of friends you can get some games where you both take C+ teams. If you play online ranked people are gonna take the best teams.

[N51_rob]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

It's been this way since NCAA 2004, nothing new here. Plenty of good advice handed out though.

[Hiro1]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

Every year I play I like to believe I have won with the most amount of teams. 1 year I even started this challenge where I would win w/ every team In a row alphabetically before moving to the next. I had a ton of fun trying to beat Alabama with Akron. lol

This 4-5 team repetitiveness could be solved by simply giving less ranking points for higher rated teams. On PS2 they used to have a scout opponent where you could tell all of an opponent's tendencies before inviting them to a game. you could clearly see if they were a cheeser or not.

[DoomsDayD1978]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

It's been this way since NCAA 2004, nothing new here. Plenty of good advice handed out though.

This....for all the glory that was NCAA 2004 where I spent countless hours playing online, I still remember it was all about USC, Miami, Ohio State, and Oklahoma.

[smcamp3]

Re: there's 120+ team's... only 4-5 are used online

4-1 with Ole Miss against LSU WVU OREGON BAMA lost to Auburn who was super cheesin with Michael Dyer as QB and Onterrio McCalleb in zone reads would hury up offense audible to 5 wide and scramble against ******** AI spys

Dyer transferred to Arkansas St.