EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

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  • gator3guy
    MVP
    • Jul 2004
    • 2233

    #31
    Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

    If teams are missing, that would absolutely kill the game for me. I know some people can ignore it and use teambuilder but I can't. Hopefully something gets worked out, but this whole situation looks like it can implode any second.

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    • lord_mike
      Rookie
      • Jul 2008
      • 47

      #32
      Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

      Originally posted by gator3guy
      If teams are missing, that would absolutely kill the game for me. I know some people can ignore it and use teambuilder but I can't. Hopefully something gets worked out, but this whole situation looks like it can implode any second.
      I'm telling you guys, this could all go south real quick. The bad situation may end up only being temporary, but could be enough to kill the whole thing going forth. I wouldn't count on anything at the moment.

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      • aholbert32
        (aka Alberto)
        • Jul 2002
        • 33106

        #33
        Originally posted by lord_mike
        I'm telling you guys, this could all go south real quick. The bad situation may end up only being temporary, but could be enough to kill the whole thing going forth. I wouldn't count on anything at the moment.
        Wow. A signed deal doesn't convince u guys. I guess we will see in a year.

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        • aholbert32
          (aka Alberto)
          • Jul 2002
          • 33106

          #34
          Originally posted by Cryolemon
          Couple of tweets from Pastapadre on this:

          Bryan Wiedey ‏@pastapadre 1h
          Though EA and CLC extended for 3 years some schools have opted out meaning they may not be in the college football game. Dont know who yet

          Bryan Wiedey ‏@pastapadre 1h
          I'll have more on this and the potential of institutions choosing not to be in video games in a story tomorrow.

          Bryan Wiedey ‏@pastapadre 38m
          Keep in mind schools could opt out of CLC deal in order to negotiate their own and get more $. More likely they dont want involvement though
          FYI pasta clarified his tweet. Schools can opt out but none have. They always can opt out anyway. If they do opt out, ea will have to negotiate with them individually which ea already does with other schools.

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          • The JareBear
            Be Good To One Another
            • Jul 2010
            • 11560

            #35
            Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

            Maybe I'm naive but I don't see what's worth being worried over. Seems under control to me
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            • Rivals
              Pro
              • Apr 2008
              • 512

              #36
              Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

              There are so many work arounds the likeness issue. It's a non-issue for gaming companies. The NCAA, however, is headed down another road when it comes to amateurism.

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              • Lowebo
                Rookie
                • Jul 2007
                • 33

                #37
                Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

                So the full story is here:



                Key quote:
                ...each school or league continuing to decide whether to opt in or out through Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), their licensing agent.

                Some schools did opt out for different reasons, though it's not clear how many. CLC represents nearly 200 colleges, conferences and bowl games.

                "More than 150 colleges, conferences and Bowl Games have approved the extension thus far," CLC spokesman Andrew Giangola told USA TODAY Sports. "For various reasons, schools and conferences typically come and go across the life span of any licensed product, as is the case with this game."
                So until we know for certain, we know nothing.

                As we were then...

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                • Cubfan
                  World Series Champions!!
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 3929

                  #38
                  Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

                  According to this article http://extramustard.si.com/2013/07/1...g_a2&eref=sihp EA would have to sign these schools to their own deals:

                  Ohio St
                  Oregon
                  Michigan St
                  Baylor
                  Northern Illinois
                  Virginia Tech
                  USC
                  Troy
                  South Alabama
                  MLB: Chicago Cubs
                  NFL: San Diego Chargers
                  NHL: Chicago Blackhawks
                  NBA: Chicago Bulls
                  NCAA: Iowa Hawkeyes

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                  • Cryolemon
                    MVP
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 1669

                    #39
                    Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

                    Originally posted by Cubfan
                    According to this article http://extramustard.si.com/2013/07/1...g_a2&eref=sihp EA would have to sign these schools to their own deals:

                    Ohio St
                    Oregon
                    Michigan St
                    Baylor
                    Northern Illinois
                    Virginia Tech
                    USC
                    Troy
                    South Alabama
                    I wonder how much extra EA will have to pay as a result of that.

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                    • LastExit
                      Rookie
                      • Apr 2012
                      • 328

                      #40
                      Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

                      Originally posted by Cryolemon
                      I wonder how much extra EA will have to pay as a result of that.
                      Yeah, this is what concerns me....schools that may think that EA is willing to pay a boatload for the rights to include them in the game, a protracted negotiation over the fee and one side or the other pulling out of the deal as the deadline nears.

                      I think the game would still be worth doing if, say, Ohio State and Oregon were not in it but I'd be fooling myself trying to believe that the exclusion of those programs wouldn't greatly lessen the game even though I'm not a fan of either school.

                      Let's hope the schools that the CLC does not represent agrees to be part of the game going forward. If the NCAA was just a name and a logo for the game, wouldn't EA have been having to negotiate individually with these schools already?
                      Last edited by LastExit; 07-20-2013, 11:30 AM.

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                      • Boilerbuzz
                        D* B**rs!
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 5154

                        #41
                        Re: EA Sports License Extended with CLC For Three More Years, Starting July 1, 2014

                        Originally posted by BBallcoach
                        2k could ALWAYS get the CLC license, only the NCAA was exclusive. 2k fanboys please stop championing for them to get back in this... they wont. And the last time they made a College Football game it was terrible.



                        Now, I do agree compettition is better. But I want 989 Sports to bring back College Gameday! That game was legit back in the day.
                        First, it was FAR from terrible. It had issue, but come on. College Gameday was WORSE. But during that time, it's not like ANY of the college football games were any more than a shell of the NFL titles. BTW, 2K3 was developed by Kush. Kush sucked. VC would do any football game coming from 2K Sports now and I'd put money on a good game IF it were to be made. But it won't, so lets not go there. 2K and no one else will get into the fray because they can't make any money on it. The college football video game market isn't big enough to support today's costs of making a game of that quality. As for this news, some folks need to realize that the CLC has ALWAYS been the main cog in the licensing picture for NCAA titles. Why the NCAA is stepping back is purely to minimize damage it THINKS! We will see. As for the games, who cares. The CLC is the entity that handles the deals for the schools as a collective. If I'm not mistaken, I don't think every school is covered under the CLC. I'm sure I'm wrong about that to some level. Anyway, none of this matter until this case is settled. If the athletes "win", expect to see college games done at a lesser expense, higher price, or not at all. Should the kids benefit from the money being made? HELL YES!!! ALL of the student athletes should be able to survive without needing a job they are not allowed to have (thanks NCAA). MANY schools are behind this! Should just football and basketball player be *paid* - HELL NO! For any of them to claim to "never see a dime" of that money is COMPLETE and utter bs! You should SEE the facilities they have unlimited access too! You should see the training tables. They have free medical. They're tuition, room, and board are paid for! You should see the "perks" of being in the BMOC club! I know this. I was part of it. So, NONE of them can claim to not "see a dime" of these mega contract. But I'm OT. Sorry. At the end of the day, only the NCAA branding is gone. And, frankly, good riddance!!!
                        Last edited by Boilerbuzz; 07-20-2013, 11:58 AM.

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