AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

[AZYankee]

Okay, so we have WWF's old man sliders for the 50+ crowd, so here are mine for the 50-60+ crowd, but we are not checking ID's, so if you are younger you can use them too

I did these back in the day and was really excited to get to work on something after finally getting NCAA back. I coached HS Football from 1987-2022, so my main focus was getting a set of sliders that looks natural from that perspective, coverage drops, line play, pass rush, etc.

I was worried that the new patch would wreck these but outside of needing to turn down interceptions, everything held up and the improvement in pursuit angles and LBer play helped a ton. So without further adieu, here we go.

House rule - I do not control any players on defense, I scheme by down and distance and game situation. I allow myself to audible when the CPU goes into hurry up, but outside of that the only adjustments I allow myself to make are:
1-Coverage shells
2-Press/play soft
3-Shift the line

I do not guess plays, except in the last 2 minutes of a half/game, where I will guess pass if the situation warrants it for a bit more realism. I will also adjust zone depths in the playbook menu at halftime if the CPU is exploiting certain areas of the field, such as in between the flats and outside deep thirds. Also use the sticks adjustment to drop zone depths in 3rd down passing situations, makes the back end stronger.

Finally, make sure you adjust the adaptive AI under your coach profile to aggressive.

Camera (Wide)

Final Set post patch update 11/25/24 - I have played a few full seasons now and adding these final post patch tweaks, tones down Human run game, lower tackling for both unlocks some cool animations and bump to CPU pass pro getting sacks more in line with RL. Note: Optional tweaks in green to tailor your experience, they can all be used, or some depending on how the game is playing for you.

GAME SETTINGS
Difficulty: Varsity
Quarter Length: 11 Minutes or 7 minutes (I am using 7 min no accelerated clock right now, 125-135 plays a game on average.
Accelerated Clock: On or off
Minimum Play Clock Time: 20 Seconds or N/A
Defensive Ball Hawk: Off
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off
Injuries: 52
Fatigue: 80
Player Speed parity Scale: 48
Classic Passing
Small lead
Reticle 10

PLAYER SKILL
QB Accuracy: 30
Pass Blocking: 36
WR Catching: 44 (Set to 42 for a few more organic drops)
Run Blocking: 12 (Set to 8 if run game too easy)
Ball Security: 44 (Set to 40 for more RB fumbles)
Reaction Time: 50
Interceptions: 12
Pass Coverage: 58
Tackling: 38 (-4 more animations unlocked)

CPU SKILL
QB Accuracy: 30
Pass Blocking: 74 (+4) Needed to tone down sacks a bit
WR Catching: 44 (Set to 42 for a few more organic drops)
Run Blocking: 80
Ball Security: 44 44 (Set to 40 for more RB fumbles)
Reaction Time: 55 (Set to 50 if CPU is jumping routes too fast knocking balls loose)
Interceptions: 12
Pass Coverage: 70
Tackling: 44 (-4) See human notes

SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power 50
FGA 47 (-3)
Punt Power 58 (+3)
Punt Accuracy 48 (-2)
Kick Off Power 51 (+1)

PENALTIES
Offside: 65
False Start: 80
Offensive Holding: 52
Facemask: 35
Illegal Block in the Back: 51
Roughing the Passer: 49
Defensive Pass Interference: 62
Intentional Grounding and roughing the kicker off

Auto subs, I use Sim Gaming Networks recommendations, as I feel it does impact gameplay as he indicates.
QB 0/1
RB 80/70
OL 80/60
WR, TE 80/70

DT 80/40
DE 80/40
LB 80/40
CB 60/30
S 60/30

Original set - Updated 08/11/24

Spoiler

GAME SETTINGS
Difficulty: Varsity
Quarter Length: 11 Minutes
Accelerated Clock: On
Minimum Play Clock Time: 20 Seconds
Defensive Ball Hawk: Off
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off
Injuries: 35
Fatigue: 70
Player Speed parity Scale: 25
Revamped Passing
Small lead
Reticle 7

PLAYER SKILL
QB Accuracy: 25
Pass Blocking: 40 (Gives you realistic 2-3.5 second count to make a decision most times)
WR Catching: 50
Run Blocking: 25 (Good run defenses will still present a challenge)
Ball Security: 50
Reaction Time: 56
Interceptions: 20
Pass Coverage: 56
Tackling:50

CPU SKILL
QB Accuracy: 25
Pass Blocking: 40 (Creates more throw aways under pressure for completion percentage)
WR Catching: 50
Run Blocking: 50 (Good running teams will still run the ball well)
Ball Security: 50
Reaction Time: 56
Interceptions: 20
Pass Coverage: 56
Tackling: 50

SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power 50
FGA 50
Punt Power 55
Punt Accuracy 50
Kick Off Power 50

PENALTIES
Offside: 65
False State: 85
Offensive Holding: 54
Facemask: 35
Illegal Block in the Back: 50
Roughing the Passer: 48
Defensive Pass Interference: 25
Intentional Grounding and roughing the kicker off (To get more throw aways and because I still think there roughing the kicker penalties are a tad high after the patch.)

Auto subs, I use Sim Gaming Networks recommendations, as I feel it does impact gameplay as he indicates.
QB 0/1
RB 80/70
OL 80/60
WR, TE 80/70

DT 80/40
DE 80/40
LB 80/40
CB 60/30
S 60/30

Increased difficulty Set - Added 09/15/24

Spoiler

GAME SETTINGS
Difficulty: Varsity
Quarter Length: 11 Minutes
Accelerated Clock: On
Minimum Play Clock Time: 20 Seconds
Defensive Ball Hawk: Off
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off
Injuries: 52
Fatigue: 80
Player Speed parity Scale: 57 (updated 10/08/24 - Old value 42)
Classic Passing
Small lead
Reticle 10

PLAYER SKILL
QB Accuracy: 18
Pass Blocking: 37
WR Catching: 48
Run Blocking: 31
Ball Security: 45
Reaction Time: 52
Interceptions: 18 (updated 10/08/24 old 22)
Pass Coverage: 52
Tackling: 38

CPU SKILL
QB Accuracy: 28
Pass Blocking: 63
WR Catching: 48
Run Blocking: 69
Ball Security: 45
Reaction Time: 52
Interceptions: 18 (updated 10/08/24 old 22)
Pass Coverage: 84
Tackling: 55

SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power 50
FGA 50
Punt Power 55
Punt Accuracy 50
Kick Off Power 50

PENALTIES
Offside: 65
False State: 80
Offensive Holding: 54
Facemask: 35
Illegal Block in the Back: 51
Roughing the Passer: 49
Defensive Pass Interference: 35
Intentional Grounding and roughing the kicker off

Auto subs, I use Sim Gaming Networks recommendations, as I feel it does impact gameplay as he indicates.
QB 0/1
RB 80/70
OL 80/60
WR, TE 80/70

DT 80/40
DE 80/40
LB 80/40
CB 60/30
S 60/30

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Dropped Interception to 30 from 35, this seemed to be the one thing the patch really altered, everything else playing well. Will restart my 'real' dynasty and post results.

[JoshuaN125]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Really awesome sliders, thanks for these. I played the first half on play now as Ohio State, in the horseshoe, in the snow, vs Michigan. Both teams struggled to run, as you'd expect with 2 great d lines. I need to work on my coverage game a bit, but I was up 21-14 at the half. Overall, I liked the defensive feel to these. Going to try on dynasty, to see the difference when I play Akron, to when I play Michigan State.

[JoshuaN125]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Also, you said you use adaptive passing. Is that Revamped?

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Also, you said you use adaptive passing. Is that Revamped?

Yes revamped, I'll update that

[koebsual]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Okay, so we have WWF's old man sliders for the 50+ crowd, so here are mine for the 60+ crowd, but we are not checking ID's, so if you are younger you can use them too

I did these back in the day and was really excited to get to work on something after finally getting NCAA back. I coached HS Football from 1987-2022, so my main focus was getting a set of sliders that looks natural from that perspective, coverage drops, line play, pass rush, etc.

I was worried that the new patch would wreck these but outside of needing to turn down interceptions, everything held up and the improvement in pursuit angles and LBer play helped a ton. So without further adieu, here we go.

House rule - I do not control any players on defense, I scheme by down and distance and game situation. I allow myself to audible when the CPU goes into hurry up, but outside of that the only adjustments I allow myself to make are:
1-Coverage shells
2-Press/play soft
3-Shift the line

I do not guess plays, except in the last 2 minutes of a half/game, where I will guess pass if the situation warrants it for a bit more realism. I will also adjust zone depths in the playbook menu at halftime if the CPU is exploiting certain areas of the field, such as in between the flats and outside deep thirds. Also use the sticks adjustment to drop zone depths in 3rd down passing situations, makes the back end stronger.

Finally, make sure you adjust the adaptive AI under your coach profile to aggressive.

Camera (Wide)

GAME SETTINGS
Difficulty: Varsity
Quarter Length: 11 Minutes
Accelerated Clock: On
Minimum Play Clock Time: 20 Seconds
Defensive Ball Hawk: On
Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: On
Injuries: 35
Fatigue: 70
Player Speed parity Scale: 5
Revamped Passing
Small lead
Reticle 7

PLAYER SKILL
QB Accuracy: 25
Pass Blocking: 40 (Gives you realistic 2-3.5 second count to make a decision most times)
WR Catching: 50
Run Blocking: 25 (Good run defenses will still present a challenge)
Ball Security: 50
Reaction Time: 55
Interceptions: 30
Pass Coverage: 50
Tackling:50

CPU SKILL
QB Accuracy: 25
Pass Blocking: 40 (Creates more throw aways under pressure for completion percentage)
WR Catching: 50
Run Blocking: 50 (Good running teams will still run the ball well)
Ball Security: 50
Reaction Time: 55
Interceptions: 30
Pass Coverage: 50
Tackling: 50

SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power 50
FGA 50
Punt Power 55
Punt Accuracy 50
Kick Off Power 50

PENALTIES
Offside: 65
False State: 85
Offensive Holding: 54
Facemask: 30
Illegal Block in the Back: 50
Roughing the Passer: 48
Defensive Pass Interference: 30
Intentional Grounding and roughing the kicker off (To get more throw aways and because I still think there roughing the kicker penalties are a tad high after the patch.)

Auto subs, I use Sim Gaming Networks recommendations, as I feel it does impact gameplay as he indicates.
QB 0/1
RB 80/70
OL 80/40
WR, TE 80/70

DT 80/60
DE 80/60
LB 80/40
CB 1/0
S 1/0

Totally agree with sim on penalties hugely effect gameplay! Not much to do with actually amounts of penalties

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Game 1 - BYU 45 FCS MW 10
As expected, though offensively it was sloppy with my reads, giving up 3 interceptions, 1 on a terrible read and 1 when I pushed the wrong button. L.J Martin had 111 years rushing.

First downs
BYU: 24
FCS: 11

Total Yards
BYU: 458
FCS: 248

Rushing
BYU: 173 YPC 5.1
FCS: 41 YPC 1.4

Passing
BYU: 19-32-285 yards 4 TD 3 Int
FCS: 18-34-207 yards 1 TD 2 Int

Sacks
BYU: 5
FCS: 3

Penalties
BYU: 2-15
FCS: 5-45

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Game 2 - BYU 35 SMU 31
This was a back and forth battle, fun game to play and there was a total of 21 points scored in the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter. I thought I would need to hit a long field goal to tie, but a coverage bust left my halfback open down the seam for the game winner with 5 seconds left. Fun game and the key we cutting turnovers down and also managing to avoid being sacked through scrambles, or getting an errant pass away last second. .
First downs
BYU: 28
SMU: 19

Total Yards
BYU: 439
SMU: 396

Rushing
BYU: 131 YPC 4.7
SMU: 87 YPC 4.3

Passing
BYU: 28-36-308 yards 3 TD 1 Int
SMU: 20-30-309 yards 2 TD 1 Int

Sacks
BYU: 2
SMU: 0

Penalties
BYU: 3-20
SMU: 1-10

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Game 3 - BYU 36 Wyoming 35
Another shootout that Wyoming (who also came in 2-0) led for most of the second half due to strong QB play and for the second consecutive I was able to win on the last possession with time winding down. I forced 5 Wyoming punts, but also gave them two turnovers, one of which was a pick six, I also had a punt return TD. #10 K-State is next and will easily be the biggest challenge to date.
First downs
BYU: 22
Wyoming: 14

Total Yards
BYU: 466
Wyoming: 372

Rushing
BYU: 156 YPC 4.9 (This was largely due to Gerry Bohannon scrambles, L.J Martin ran for 80+, averaging 4.3
Wyoming: 22 YPC 1.4 (Sacks hurt their YPC, they just didn’t run much)

Passing
BYU: 20-40-310 yards 1 TD 2 Int (Mediocre performance throwing outside a couple of big plays.)
Wyoming: 21-33-350 yards 3 TD 1 Int

Sacks
BYU: 2
Wyoming: 3

Penalties
BYU: 3-25
Wyoming: 2-21

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Update to OP - These are all based on things that continue to be a little out of whack after the patch, most notably speed parity, as there were a few too many big plays. Also nerfed interceptions, reaction and coverage to tighten things up on the back end of the defense.

Speed Parity - 5 to 25
Pass Reaction - 55 to 56
Interceptions - 30 to 20
Pass Coverage - 50 to 56

Happy with the running games that are dependent on matchups in the trenches and give good variety, want to get the coverage a bit tighter and take away some of the bubbles in the back 7.

My last two games were a 24-17 win over K-State, defensive battle managed 350 yards against them and gave up 307 threw 3 picks and only managed 11 first downs. Then a 44-42 overtime shootout win against Baylor both teams combining for 926 yards of total offense (me 430, Baylor 494) Both QBs threw 2 picks and this has been my biggest concern, balancing picks vs passes defensed a bit better.

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Game 7 - BYU 24 Oklahoma State 27
The Cinderella season comes to an end and it was bound to happen with as many close games as we have been in, but BYU had entered the top 25 (21) for the first time before this game, but couldn’t stop Ollie Gordon who went for 138 yards on 27 carries and really opened up their passing game as well. They also held me to the lowest total yardage all season on top of that.
First downs
BYU: 21
OSU: 20

Total Yards
BYU: 332
OSU: 394

Rushing
BYU: 108 YPC 4.5 (L.J Martin is BYU’s leading rusher and averaging 4.0 for the year)
OSU: 146 YPC 4.6 (Mostly Ollie)

Passing
BYU: 18-34-248 yards 0 TD 0 Int (Bohannon still at 64% for the year, second game at close to 50%)
OSU: 18-21-224 yards 0 TD 0 Int

Sacks
BYU: 1
OSU: 1

Penalties
BYU: 1-5
OSU: 5-34

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Game 8 - BYU 24 UCF 27
Second consecutive 3 point heartbreaker, but fell behind 20-3 in the first half and despite the close score never had a shot to win as UCF killed the clock deep in our territory at the end.
First downs
BYU: 20
UCF: 17

Total Yards
BYU: 326
UCF: 339

Rushing
BYU: 73 YPC 2.4 (Punter getting tackled for -10 didn’t help here, neither did the 5 sacks)
UCF: 151 YPC 4.4

Passing
BYU: 22-38-253 yards 1 TD 1 Int
UCF: 18-29-188 yards 2 TD 0 Int

Sacks
BYU: 0
UCF: 5

Penalties
BYU: 0-0
UCF: 2-14

[AZYankee]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Game 9 - BYU 31 Utah 10
Coming off two losses and playing our rivalry game on the road against the number 3 ranked team in the country, BYU jumps out to a 17-0 lead, but Utah closes it to 17-10 early in the 3rd. I put together two long drives in the 3rd to salt the game away as neither team can score in the 4th. Running game was as good as it has been all year against a tough Utah defense and BYU’s defense keeps Cam Rising in check with an interception in the end zone, that was the turning point.
First downs
BYU: 20
Utah: 17

Total Yards
BYU: 423
Utah: 387

Rushing
BYU: 161 YPC 5.0 (L.J Martin 99 yards on 23 carries)
Utah: 76 YPC 3.0

Passing
BYU: 14-23-262 yards 2 TD 1 Int
Utah: 19-31-311 yards 1 TD 1 Int

Sacks
BYU: 1
Utah: 0 (First game with no sacks against, got the ball out quick and went RPO heavy)

Penalties
BYU: 3-22
Utah: 0

One big issue with the game, rankings are still far from realistic. 7-2 with a convincing win over the #3 team in the country, they fall to 9, fair, but BYU is ranked 25 by the media and unranked in the coaches poll.

[honkylips]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Tried these out. Honestly calling them old guy sliders scared me away initially lol. Had a great first game Colorado st 80 ovr me vs e. Michigan 74 ovr. Their rating was misleading as the skill players were way lower rated than myself. 31- 21 me. They got a cheap td last minute. My only change was using armor & swords special teams sliders. After the game I swapped in cane's auto subs so I get player rotation. If it affects the gameplay too much like sim states, I'll change it back as I loved everything about that first game.

[Marky14]

Re: AZYankees Really Old Guy Varsity Sliders

Hello!

First time back to any football game in a very long time. Gave up on all sports games as I got older but I always loved college football games. My question is, are these good for a new player like me to start off with. I’m nervous to start a dynasty haha