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

[JLoco11]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

Well.... maybe Tiburon will focus on making NCAA '14 playable now that they don't have to worry about making '15.

Since the contract expires June 2014, I assume EA can still make alterations to their games before that date.

[lsu4life86]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

I hope it does make it onto the next gen systems....but I agree if the game does go on each univ will have to sign on.

But with the NCAA being out of it we may see player violations back in the game such as academic ineligibility or breaking team rules which I liked back n day.

[Segagendude]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

RIP NCAA football.

As per the will, it's to be buried alongside NCAA college hoops, as well as college baseball.

To quote The Doors: "this is the end, my only friend, the end"....

[MizzouBravesFan]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

"Lou Holtz College Football 15" presented by EA...

Ehhhh....

[TexanCam]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

Yeah but that's not going to come cheaply.

Very very true. I'm sure the school see the financial value and marketing that can come with the game. That's a lot of schools to sign on though... Lots of money to be paid.

[scottyo60]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

Team builder and custom edits now only if that's the route they go?

[Spanky]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

Let's go back to the Bill Walsh College Football days. I want to play with South Bend, Columbus, Tallahassee, Los Angeles and College Station.

[DJ]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

All we can hope for at this point is that NCAA 14 gets the patches it needs.

[richmondn96]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

Just give me my uniform pack and I'll manage.

[BrandH]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

If the NCAA says they won't give their approval for it, would each individual conference be able to put their name on it?

[TracerBullet]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

Also puts the nail in the coffin for a possible College Hoops/NCAA Basketball game.

[Zac]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

Maybe this means the conferences will then pull in, and take up the licensing, splitting the proceeds to the schools and themselves. That would probably be better for them.

But on the flip side of that, EA or 2K wont want to do that. Can you imagine how much licensing will go up.

[ClemTiger]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

My life is over. Sad, sad day fellas.

[TDenverFan]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

I wonder what the cost of licensing each school individually vs the cost of the NCAA is? I could live with a few generic schools in a College Football game, provided the big names (AQs, Independents, Boise, Fresno, etc) were accurate.

[wolverinemaniac]

Re: NCAA 2014 = THE END!

If this pans out I reckon they are saving me some money, I can cancel my Next Gen preorder since NCAA was the only game I play on console. PC destroys console for all the rest.