The NCAA-EA Sports Divorce: Now What?

[Steve_OS]

http://therotation.sportsonearthblog.com/the-ncaa-ea-sports-divorce-now-what/

Good read for those that still have questions.

[SpartyParty11]

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College Football 15 here we come

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Sad day if you ask me, now since the NCAA is being this way, does this damage the hops of us getting a NCAA basketball game back in motion.

[stoncold32]

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i wish I could say I was really sad, but I'm not at this point.

I've felt EA has robbed consumers of their money the past 4-5 years with their lackluster NCAA next-gen efforts.

The only good thing that could come from this is now that the NCAA name is gone they can add in things like fans rushing the field, harder hits, etc.

But unless they are able to get every team, conference, bowl game then there's wont be much attraction to many ppl

[JLoco11]

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What's sad, is that most consumers & customers do not understand the ramifications of the lawsuit or what it entails. That article did an excellent job discussing the legal implications in a simple way.

Absent minded people think O'Bannon and Keller just want money.
Clueless people think EA should win for the sole reason to continue college football games.
Ignorant people think this lawsuit is just EA screwing over people.
Blinded fans think that college kids deserve more than what they've already been entitled to.

When the dust settles on the lawsuit, college athletics and video games will change permanently, either in a good way or a bad way. And the majority of people I listed in the examples above, will have no clue why.

[JohnDoe8865]

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Sad day if you ask me, now since the NCAA is being this way, does this damage the hops of us getting a NCAA basketball game back in motion.

I'd say it more or less kills the chances of a licensed college basketball game for the time being. The NCAA owns the rights to March Madness and other college basketball trademarks.

[XxJustAguessxX]

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Does anybody know the ramifications of not having the game with the NCAA?

[Gosens6]

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Does anybody know the ramifications of not having the game with the NCAA?

It just means they can't use the NCAA name or logo on their product.

[maizeblue13]

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I'd say it more or less kills the chances of a licensed college basketball game for the time being. The NCAA owns the rights to March Madness and other college basketball trademarks.

Yeah but in a potential college basketball game, instead of calling it March Madness, they could just say, College Tournament or something

[goalieump413]

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At the end of the day, as long as EA Sports turns a profit, they're unlikely going to let a profitable game die.

[txprivates]

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With the NCAA out of the picture, does this mean we can now have fans rush the field and tear down the goalposts after the game. I guess we can't put schools on probation though.....

[Earl1963]

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May work out for the best for us gamers I believe. Now EA dont have to follow such strict rules, such as celebrations.

[JLL84]

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A lot of people think in the next 10 years the NCAA will fail to exist (at least as we have known it). With the class action lawsuits and the threat of the big boys leaving to create their own governing body. The NCAA could be in trouble, I think NCAA 15 could be a great predictor of their future. For example, will some schools hesitate to go forward without the NCAA's involvement and more importantly will others be more willing? This could be key, the ones who are more likely could be a not so subtle hint on the schools and/or Conferences that are more open to leaving the NCAA all together. Based on their recent comments I fully expect the SEC to have no issues going against the NCAA, but what about the others? NCAA 15 could clue us all in.

Next years game could signal which schools are more likely/less likely to join the long rumored breakup of the NCAA. This breakup would most likely be a league of all the big boys: SEC, Big 10, Pac 12, Big 12, and ACC . Another interesting part of the process will be the money. For example, will the SEC, more specifically Bama, UF, LSU, and some of the other historic powers Ohio St, Michigan, USC, etc ask for outrageous money for their schools trademarks? If they do and succeed it could just intensify their desire to leave. Once schools see the money they can get without the NCAA taking its slice things could really accelerate. Just a few thoughts, admittedly I'm not extremely educated on all the factors involved, so I could be way off base, just figured I would throw it out. Needless to say this is a story I will keep an eye on.

[This Is Michigan]

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Denard Robinson is the final NCAA Football cover athlete.....amazing.


Perhaps the new game can go all out. Raunchy celebrations, rushing the field, more roster space, more freedom with uniforms, sanctions and real team discipline for getting caught by coach smoking weed.

[JustAnotherGamer]

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A lot of people think in the next 10 years the NCAA will fail to exist (at least as we have known it). With the class action lawsuits and the threat of the big boys leaving to create their own governing body. The NCAA could be in trouble, I think NCAA 15 could be a great predictor of their future. For example, will some schools hesitate to go forward without the NCAA's involvement and more importantly will others be more willing? This could be key, the ones who are more likely could be a not so subtle hint on the schools and/or Conferences that are more open to leaving the NCAA all together. Based on their recent comments I fully expect the SEC to have no issues going against the NCAA, but what about the others? NCAA 15 could clue us all in.

Next years game could signal which schools are more likely/less likely to join the long rumored breakup of the NCAA. This breakup would most likely be a league of all the big boys: SEC, Big 10, Pac 12, Big 12, and ACC . Another interesting part of the process will be the money. For example, will the SEC, more specifically Bama, UF, LSU, and some of the other historic powers Ohio St, Michigan, USC, etc ask for outrageous money for their schools trademarks? If they do and succeed it could just intensify their desire to leave. Once schools see the money they can get without the NCAA taking its slice things could really accelerate. Just a few thoughts, admittedly I'm not extremely educated on all the factors involved, so I could be way off base, just figured I would throw it out. Needless to say this is a story I will keep an eye on.

Totally agree with this. The NCAA will be dead within 10 years. The conferences have all the power and money now.