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drift7one · 09-20-2012, 01:53 AM

this is something many of you probably havent experienced, at least with this specific team, and maybe some of you have.
in my offline dynasty, with Oregon, I have the privilege of getting to play Stanford every season. I am in my 6th year, and this is something I just cant wrap my head around.
I have a good slider set and am playing on AA difficulty and 8 min qtrs.
I have no problem playing every other game on my schedule and having a few close games where I make a couple bad decisions (glitches dont help either sometimes) but for the most part can put a good margin of victory on every team I play.

Stanford on the other hand is something else. they play me to the final seconds every time. for some reason or another, this team pounds the rock better than any team I've every seen.
They consistently line up in pro sets with a tight end and maybe a fullback. and just run, run, run. usually a dive or type of inside zone run play.
no matter how many guys are in the box, or blitzed their running backs break tackles like there's no tomorrow.
because of this, they chew the clock until there is almost nothing left. in my most recent game (8 min qtrs) they were able to put up 400+ yards of offense, 11/16 on 3rd down (some of which are 10+ yards), and take up 25:30 of the game. over 3/4 of the entire game, and double what my Oregon offense could do!
they usually play 2 RBs and both are always 75-90 yds rushing with broken tackles in high single/ low teens for broken tackles...EACH.
it seems the only luck I ever get is if I can get a user tackle head on with the ball carrier or get them pushed out of bounds. coming in from any angle, they just push you down and keep going. its ridiculous.

09-20-2012, 01:53 AM	#1
drift7one Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jun 2010	Stopping Stanford this is something many of you probably havent experienced, at least with this specific team, and maybe some of you have. in my offline dynasty, with Oregon, I have the privilege of getting to play Stanford every season. I am in my 6th year, and this is something I just cant wrap my head around. I have a good slider set and am playing on AA difficulty and 8 min qtrs. I have no problem playing every other game on my schedule and having a few close games where I make a couple bad decisions (glitches dont help either sometimes) but for the most part can put a good margin of victory on every team I play. Stanford on the other hand is something else. they play me to the final seconds every time. for some reason or another, this team pounds the rock better than any team I've every seen. They consistently line up in pro sets with a tight end and maybe a fullback. and just run, run, run. usually a dive or type of inside zone run play. no matter how many guys are in the box, or blitzed their running backs break tackles like there's no tomorrow. because of this, they chew the clock until there is almost nothing left. in my most recent game (8 min qtrs) they were able to put up 400+ yards of offense, 11/16 on 3rd down (some of which are 10+ yards), and take up 25:30 of the game. over 3/4 of the entire game, and double what my Oregon offense could do! they usually play 2 RBs and both are always 75-90 yds rushing with broken tackles in high single/ low teens for broken tackles...EACH. it seems the only luck I ever get is if I can get a user tackle head on with the ball carrier or get them pushed out of bounds. coming in from any angle, they just push you down and keep going. its ridiculous.