NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series is Dead in Name Only

[bigbob]

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I'll chalk this up as a win in my fantasy land... because now I can pretend that EA will bring back things such as taunting, and celebrating... and maybe even suspensions.

NOT KNOWING ANYTHING IS AWESOME, BECAUSE NOW I CAN MAKE STUFF UP!

[The JareBear]

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I still have my copy of NCAA Football 98. They had a playoff option in that and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

I played the crap out of Gamebreaker 98

[jwtucker710]

Im confused. Could the CLC be sued in the future for the same thing?

I'm sure the legal beagles will find a way. I can't imagine no college football on the Next Gen (XBOX 1 & PS4).

[LastExit]

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there must be some restrictions that NCAA brought into the game

From what EA said...it was a mutual thing...so they must know the advantages of not having NCAA involved.

NCAA was a crutch in the beginning to convince people to buy the game...but now all they give are advertisements in the game...EA no longer needs them

Good step forward imo

I agree.....given the info in this thread I don't see EA needing the NCAA label to make a great college football game.

It would be great to see having to choose to suspend players who have violated team rules during your dynasty again (I'm pretty sure the NCAA played a part in getting this out of the game).

The only issue may be the future playoff system (I think the NCAA organizes the current BCS system....but I could be wrong) but that is an easy work-around. They can still have a 4 team playoff but just don't arrive at who makes it in the same way that the NCAA will figure it out.

I'm sure if you asked a lot of coaches/teams they would have plenty of negative things to say about how the NCAA goes about setting the rules. The Big 12 wants to have the option to have a conference championship game but they have to petition the NCAA to do it because of their rules. I'd imagine if you asked the head of the Big 12 he'd say it shouldn't be the NCAA's business on stuff like that and conferences should be able to make those decisions on their own.

[aholbert32]

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I agree.....given the info in this thread I don't see EA needing the NCAA label to make a great college football game.

It would be great to see having to choose to suspend players who have violated team rules during your dynasty again (I'm pretty sure the NCAA played a part in getting this out of the game).

The only issue may be the future playoff system (I think the NCAA organizes the current BCS system....but I could be wrong) but that is an easy work-around. They can still have a 4 team playoff but just don't arrive at who makes it in the same way that the NCAA will figure it out.

I'm sure if you asked a lot of coaches/teams they would have plenty of negative things to say about how the NCAA goes about setting the rules. The Big 12 wants to have the option to have a conference championship game but they have to petition the NCAA to do it because of their rules. I'd imagine if you asked the head of the Big 12 he'd say it shouldn't be the NCAA's business on stuff like that and conferences should be able to make those decisions on their own.

The NCAA does not govern the current BCS system.

[stlpimpmonsta]

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Cool people are answering my 1st question but what about the other question?

Why aren't the CLC being sued if they are the sole reason these games even exist?

[Strategizer]

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Cool people are answering my 1st question but what about the other question?

Why aren't the CLC being sued if they are the sole reason these games even exist?

Look back. The question was answered.

[jwtucker710]

Take a look at where their stock is right now compared to where it was before the recession (heck, even a few years ago). There's a number of issues as to why EA is losing money: lack of disposable income, lack of actually having a job, people moving into other gaming areas, etc... The industry as a whole is not doing really well right now.

I don't understand how they are hurting financially. They'll make tens of millions of dollars off Madden 25 in a few weeks. I understand there's a lot of costs involved, overhead, but the game industry as a whole is still doing quite well. See what Call of Duty did last year. Not under EA label, I know, but still ... in general, money being made. Sports games? Probably has taken a slide, but EA itself should be just fine.

[Quint75]

It isn't really any more different to be honest, but with a major partner in the NCAA pulling out and with the lawsuits and EA tanking, I just don't see how this is just "business as usual." I know that if I'm one of the licensing companies or one of the individuals, I want to stay as far away from this lawsuit mess as possible. Not only that, but there's no guarentee that the prices are going to stay the same.

I know EA came out and said there would be a game next year. That's cute and all, but EA is hurting bad right now, and I don't think many people on here understand that. This is nothing but bad news for EA even though the NCAA isn't the all-in-all rights holder. It becomes a question for investors: "is EA doing the right thing by keeping this game afloat while the NCAA is ducking for cover?"

I understand people being "rah-rah!" and all, but you have to step back and look at the bigger picture. This is about more than a video game here.

One thing about EA and this series: Owen Goode said this is the 3rd largest selling sports game/franchise in the US. That's nothing to sneeze at and I can't see why stockholders would be so willing to give that up so easily.

[LastExit]

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I'll chalk this up as a win in my fantasy land... because now I can pretend that EA will bring back things such as taunting, and celebrating... and maybe even suspensions.

NOT KNOWING ANYTHING IS AWESOME, BECAUSE NOW I CAN MAKE STUFF UP!

The NCAA has gone way too far with how they define "taunting" these days so if one of the results of this is seeing some of what we've had in the past then I'd say this will be for the best. The suspensions thing would be a great thing to see put back in dynasty.

Here's a great example of how the NCAA has gone off the deep end in regards to "taunting" -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT_TGuoLdmk

- how they did that to a punter who never scores a TD is beyond me.

[JustAnotherGamer]

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Could getting rid of the NCAA license help?

*I would bet the NCAA were limiting playoff options in the game. I would love if they options more than just the 4 team coming. 8 team? 16 team? Old-school bowl only? I think 98 was the last to have options.

*Maybe player suspensions could get added? I don't want sanctions again but having X player suspended for a game would be cool. Especially if there was some warning that X player has been acting out/staying out late and you could fix it if you want. Again, I assume the NCAA that didn't love this.

*Wouldn't it be great if they gave up on trying to make accurate rosters and just let the community make the rosters themselves? Especially if they released the file early somehow as an excel file that we could work on before and then let you load the roster when the game is ready. I would be so excited for a true community roster that fans could build. It would be really good I bet.

[stlpimpmonsta]

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But how that works 4 online play?

[awill25]

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Cool people are answering my 1st question but what about the other question?

Why aren't the CLC being sued if they are the sole reason these games even exist?

The CLC isn't the reason the players aren't paid. The whole issue is over players not being eligible to receive compensation due to NCAA rules. I'm sure the CLC could care less if players are paid.

[stlpimpmonsta]

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Btw my last question was toward JustAnotherGamer

[Jet Sufferer]

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A couple of problems with that: One APF2k8 was a sales failure so why would 2k want to release another generic football game. Two, EA can still do deals with the conferences which own 99% of the IP (uniforms, logos, stadiums) that people care about.

This is my question, browsed the thread and couldn't find the answer so if this is redundant my apologies in advance.

Is the deal with the CLC exclusive in any way, if 2K or some other upstart want to thrown their hat in the ring and make a College game is the cost of the license prohibitive? Will they sell the license to multiple companies like the old days?

For the love of God will some other big name companies/talent please make a football game? High School, college, SEC, 5 college conferences, Division 2 College, 11 mascots and a ballboy, something, anything, throw me a bone here.