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victory88

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  1. How accurate are the playbooks in respect to what the teams actually employ? In the original series, they were pretty good about each team having what they run. I read a few comments that the playbooks in this game are pretty stripped down and generic across the board. I’ve only really played with Texas in exhibition games and UTSA for my dynasty. The Texas play book is pretty spot on with tons of motion, jet sweeps, pistol/gun formation, and 2 TE sets. Baxter is a monster in the game. I played a few buddies online and they could not take him down. I don’t know if this is what Sark is intending to do but I seem to find Niblack open deep a ton. He’s such a mismatch in the game. Bond is just unfair on the jet. Haven’t found anyone that can stop it yet.
  2. Loving the game so far. The running game and jet motion is fucking fun and realistic. I actually do much better running then throwing. Also, cannot for the life of me figure out RPOs. I probably need to go through a tutorial. The jukes, spins moves, feel for the game while running is the best EA has ever done it. Defense has been wild for me. I'm either getting 7 picks a game or just getting shredded. There doesn't seem to be an in-between. I also love playing away games. Feels so much more realistic if it's a tight game, crowd is into it, and I can't audible. Just the game itself feels about as close to real life as possible compared to previous versions. Anyone have playbooks they like? I love the Texas playbook with all the jet motions. I feel like I run the ball much better. Ran the Oregon playbook and threw like 5 interceptions.
  3. So can you play against people online for a quick exhibition game? I’m trying to figure this shit out. Also, I did a quick play through against ou on Heisman mode and Quinn is sucking.
  4. "Hey Arch, here is $600 for the game and and $50k to make a twitter post about the game" Problem solved.
  5. well... i'm benching quinn the minute he takes a sack in the game...
  6. Man the in play graphics and movements are insane on the gameplay video.
  7. Just pre-ordered the deluxe version. Work and my toddler take up a ton of time but if anyone has an online dynasty that is more casual, I’m in and ready to take your 2 star recruits.
  8. Bolden has. Golden was the 3rd option on the Houston team last year…. If that’s is proving it on a college level then you’re setting the bar quite low. Cook and Moore could have those same stats at a program like Houston if they got snaps. Both dudes were blue chip WRs and both are good. Their lack of snaps isn’t an indicator of their talent considering there were 3 NFL WRs ahead of them. I imagine we’re going to see Golden in there on critical downs where we need a reliable WR like we saw JWhit as Sark has alluded to that in one of his more recent interviews. Bolden is 5’8 and 165 lbs. I’m not sure that’s what you want starting against SEC corners on an every down level. I imagine Sark is going to have “explosive play” packages for him and he will get 5-10 targets a game whether that’s in the run game like Keilan or as a WR. Also, from a roster management standpoint, Bolden is going to be out of eligibility this year so it’s not like we have to worry about him transferring out if he doesn’t get a starting title. If anyone is going to take one of the starting spots, it’s going to be Wingo. Personally, I bet he’s starting before ou.
  9. It’s going to be Bond, Cook, and Moore with Bolden and Golden mixed in heavily. The question is… who is losing their spot to Ryan Wingo because there isn’t a WR on campus as talented as him. Bobby mentioned in a live video that an agent told him that Wingo is basically the man in summer workouts.
  10. The dude giving him the sales pitch there was Evan Stewart who has yet to play a single game for Oregon. Not exactly a model representation of a player with good culture or habits. Let just be real here and not beat around the bush. He got paid and can smoke and party in Oregon. Hell I’d probably take that trade off when I was 18 and wanted to get away from family too.
  11. Not sure he took a back seat. I imagine like the rest of us, Johnson probably thought Moore would end up at Texas. Maybe this makes him rethink his opportunities at Texas as far as depth chart and playing time.
  12. Honestly, WR is the least of our concerns. We’re going to pull very high end portal players every year and we’ve got a stacked room. Maybe we can use that Moore NIL money to get players at positions of need.
  13. He picked Oregon? LSU, Texas, tOSU are churning out NFL WRs… and he picks Oregon lmao. Well, we were never going to win this one.
  14. Borderline 5 star DE Lance Jackson. Top 100 and borderline 5 star Edge Orogbo. Top 150 prospect and top in-state LB Elijah Barnes. About to land top 150 level safety Kade Phillips. All blue chips prospects after picking up blue chip dudes in Collins, Black, Filsame, January, Mack last year... I'm sure I'm missing other players. Texas is landing damn good players but missing on DT, the biggest position of need seems to be what has everyone up in arms.
  15. So just random tidbits from different podcasts and live videos. Hank South from 24/7 seems pretty confident Pettijohn is going to pick USC. I also wouldn't be surprised if we have Faraimo ahead on our board with how much Gerry and company have been hyping him up. Fasusi looks like he's trending to ou and seems like from posters here and Gerry that he seems to have enjoyed the partying part in Norman a bit too much. Maybe the staff feels Rogers would be a better fit and would take football more seriously? Who knows but getting Rogers would be a great addition and adding Brooks would make this maybe the best OL class in the country. Flood continues to keep that room stocked. Oh and I guess everyone expects Brandon Brown to flip tomorrow.
  16. Hell yeah. I didn't realize Orogbo was ranked that high. Our Edge/DE position has gone from biggest weakness on the team to arguably the best in the country. Also, HUDLs below from Faraimo and Pettijohn. Quick thoughts... Pettijohn looks like he will need to add some weight but looks good in coverage and is athletic as hell. Not much film of him shedding blocks. Faraimo's highhlights are from his first 5 games last year. Dude looks like a stud. Not much film in coverage either but he looks like he could bust some heads right now at the college level. Physical, fast, and great instincts. Honestly, I would be happy with either of them. Pettijohn trending away and Faraimo has been rumored to be a ND silent so decent chance neither ends up a longhorn. Faraimo http://www.hudl.com/v/2LjWWb Pettijohn https://www.hudl.com/video/3/15320534/6501c332a0238a035cd43fb4
  17. Faraimo is a beast. I'd take Faraimo given the choice after watching both their tapes online. With that said, not sure we can pry him away from ND.
  18. I think you are taking 1 instance and applying them to other recruitments. I don't think FSU paid Myron Charles and Kevin Wynn more. Those players have been recruited by FSU much longer and much closer to their families. Wynn wants to be a cook and we don't offer that as a major. Zion isn't getting more NIL from LSU. Dude wants to play for Bo and be at the same college as his GF. We're getting beat on most of these because a combination of factors that includes a smaller in-state crop of DTs that fit what we want, a new coach that doesn't have the resume or relationships yet, and not matching 7 figure offers. If Texas did not have competitive NIL offers, Brandon Brown probably isn't committed here.
  19. Texas a&m's historic recruiting class with 8 five star recruits is a great example of a team taking recruits that put NIL first. Texas seems to be at the top when it comes to NIL. However, it seems like Texas is NOT going to over pay for players. It's seems like they know what market value is for positions and will be very competitive in that regard. But if Oregon offers 7 figures to a high school recruit and you match... what are you going to do when the DTs on the roster come in and ask for the same that are already producing. You let them walk for a high school player that may or may not pan out? Texas probably needs to reallocate some funds to the DT position but I imagine matching over the top offers probably isn't a recipe for success. If you match, it also gives all the current commits and recruits the leverage in the sense that they will go shop themselves and come back to Texas and ask Texas to match stupid offers.
  20. This years DT group is going to be fine. Norton is a huge dude and he was behind a bunch of NFL 1st and 2nd rounders at UGA. He’d be in their rotation there getting significant playing time if he didn’t transfer. The rotation of Collins, Norton, Savea, and Lole is 4 dudes that have a ton of experience and grown man bodies. Arizona was no slouch on defense last year. Then we’ve got some young talented dudes behind them. I’d bet 2 dudes from the 4 mentioned get drafted. The real problem is after all those dudes leave, we’ve basically got January, Bledsoe, Bryant that we can rely on. Mitchell has bust potential written all over him due to constant transfer rumors and weight issues. We’re going to need to hit the portal hard again and sign 3-4 guys just to have depth.
  21. Can’t wait to see him play this year. There were so many times last year where it felt like he was just about to break a long one or felt like he was just getting in the groove and he’d get dinged up. This will be his first real year with a grown man body. I feel bad for the defenders that are tasked with tackling him.
  22. Embody is a pretty big moron. Dude thinks LSU will get everyone. They may get him but Texas has been on Anding for a while and I believe he’s from northern Louisiana where LSU doesn’t have the same pull. If he commits to them next week, well then not much Texas could have done differently.
  23. Dude… this is quite the extreme take. You have to remember that our classes are usually a bit smaller bc we save spots for the portal and do quite well in it. We’ve landed no shortage of 5 stars. We’re simply struggling at DT. I imagine it’s probably a combination of a DL coach that doesn’t have the resume that’s needed and needing to reallocate some NiL funds. Outside of that we are going to put together a pretty salty class.
  24. No one is expecting Baker to be an elite recruiter. That was my point. We’ve hired proven guys at other positions with a good track record and guess what, they’re recruiting lights out. On the flip end, we basically struck out on our top DL coaching targets and settled for Baker and it shows. He can’t sell shit at a position that’s pretty damn important to recruit at a high level if you want to compete with UGA, Bama and the likes. Regardless, I was expecting the dude to at least land 1-2 guys. Just hope Brown doesn’t flip or he will have struck out on every target unless you want to count Sanders as a priority target. Not blaming Baker bc the dude shouldn’t have been hired in the first place. As a program, we’re at a place where we should be able to attract talented assistants given where we have progressed to. If we didn’t land Freddy Roach, well that doesn’t mean we go and hire a dude that’s a damn assistant DL coach, not even the actual DL coach, whose entire collegiate coaching experience is western fucking Kentucky. There’s a lot of options in between those two.
  25. So who is left on the DT board? Brown and Sanders? If Texas is not allocating enough to DL, will this open Sark’s eyes? Also, maybe don’t hire a coach who has Western Kentucky DL coach for a year as the highlight on his resume. Nansen is killing it in recruiting and the portal and he’s been on the job the same amount of time. Choice did same his first years. Baker may turn out to be a hell of a DL coach but Texas isn’t the place for him to try to prove it. That’s on Sark for hiring him.
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