NCAA Football 08 questions
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I now have the game. Leave any questions you have regarding NCAA Football 08 here and I'll try to get to answering as many of them as possible. Gameplay, Campus Legend, player ratings and online play are really my focus. I won't be able to answer Dynasty related questions.
If you have player ratings questions limit them to no more than five. Also please specify team and number, not the name of the player.
Just go ahead and leave your questions in the comments!
Continue on to read the current questions and answers. Updated 7/15 in the PM.
(7/14 – AM) Will answer some of the ones I can now. If I skipped over yours its cause I don't know yet
opTIMus Prime: How good is the presentation in the game?
Its alright, nothing special. Pretty similar to year's past from what I've seen so far.
will: how is the atmosphere of the game?
Mediocre. Similar to presentation it doesn't feel much different than last year. I'm a big fan of homefield advantage, and it just doesn't feel like one really exists.
Jeff: how realistic is the computer high schools you get to play?
Realistic in what way? The names of the schools are just cities that happen to be within that state. In terms of how they play, I've only gone through two full games, and I have yet to see any spectacular plays other than the occasional INT. They're not running trick plays or anything fancy. Just running a pretty vanilla style on both offense and defense. They're not horrible though either. Yeah they've only put up 3 points in each game so it hasn't exactly been difficult yet.
Shomari: In Campus Legend mode can you name your high school and your city? Or is it a list of predetermined cities and school names? Also can you determine who else is in the playoffs (cities and schools) and can you determine the stadium in which the state championship is played.
Yes you name your school. As I mentioned in a previous answer, the rest of the schools are just city names from that state. Its just a coincidence if it is the name of a real school. You don't get to name the other schools or choose who is in the tournament, they are in automatically. I believe the championship takes place in a stadium that EA had previously determined, but I haven't gotten that far yet to say for sure.
riqmoney: online play, is there some type ea locker or a way you can play season game with somebody via online?
No. Just the standard EA online play stuff. Unless you count the highlight clip/screenshot feature as an online addition.
John: In the demo there appeared to be a lot of fumbles and injuries. Do you find it to be the same on the finished product?
I haven't played enough yet to say one way or the other. I will tell you that in my first game, I fumbled on the first possession as well as on the next kickoff return. So needless to say that concerned me. I began using ball protect more and that helped, but I don't think you should have to ball protect all the time to prevent against a high rate of fumbles. That is unless you're juking and hurdling all over the place, then you deserve it. There were a handful of fumbles after that point, but none in a cluster to where it got me worried. I'd say its probably happening at too high a rate still but I'll keep an eye on it. As to the injuries I don't think I've seen any yet.
Wes: Can the in-game video save feature videos be saved out to the web somehow? So they can be edited?
Yes. Download them from the easportsworld.com website, then upload them to a site such as Brightcove.com (youtube is saying they are invalid files). You can do some editing if you like in a program such as Windows Movie Maker, which if you have a Microsoft operating system you'll probably have on your computer already.
(7/15 – PM)
AUTigers12: if you could i would like to know the ratings for auburn players hb#1 hb#44 hb#9 and the top two rated wr for auburn….thanks alot
HB #1: 88 (listed 4th on depth chart), HB #44: 87 (listed as starter), HB #9: 81 (listed 2nd on depth chart). WRs: #80 is an 85, # 84 is an 85, #15 is an 84.
riqmoney: online is there a fair play mode
No fair play option
tarms: can u only have highschool’s in the united states or can u have schools from canada??
They have Canada listed as if it was a state. So there are the Canadian State Playoffs. There are 21 different cities to choose from for a hometown. Then you can name your team and go up against those cities in the tournament.
July 13, 2007 at 10:33 am
How good is the presentation in the game?
July 13, 2007 at 10:43 am
Is the Campus Legend Mode similar to the one in NCAA 06? (keeping up with your grades etc)
Is it just as easy to get your player 99 as it was in NCAA?
July 13, 2007 at 10:44 am
GAMEPLAY – Are the noticeable question marks from the demo fixed once you move up to AA or Heisman difficulty?
CAMPUS LEGEND – How are the camera views this year?
ONLINE – Last year the east/west lag was pretty bad. EA seemed to fix this for the rest of their games so I’m assuming its not a problem this year, but could you verify that if you get a chance to play against an east coast guy before the release?
July 13, 2007 at 10:49 am
Who is the lowest rated player in the game?
Can you determine which different trophies go where in your trophy case?
What if you have, for example, two Heisman trophies. Will it show only one or both?
July 13, 2007 at 10:54 am
all i have to say is that your lucky, and how is the atmosphere of the game?
July 13, 2007 at 11:08 am
hey thanks a bunch for this!
can i have 3 players ratings?
Tyler Smith-Rice
HB #37 5′7″ 185 Fr. CedarPark/Austin, TX)
Justin Allen-Idaho
(LB #? 207 5′11″ Fr. CedarPark/Austin, TX)
Jake Morrow-Air Force
(OL Fr. CedarPark/Austin, TX)
and one more thing…how realistic is the computer high schools you get to play?
July 13, 2007 at 11:18 am
how did you get that bro??? I would say something mean but I said those days are over… how’s michigan or there and there rankings
July 13, 2007 at 11:24 am
In Campus Legend mode can you name your high school and your city? Or is it a list of predetermined cities and school names? Also can you determine who else is in the playoffs (cities and schools) and can you determine the stadium in which the state championship is played.
Sorry for all the questions.
July 13, 2007 at 11:25 am
online play, is there some type ea locker or a way you can play season game with somebody via online?
July 13, 2007 at 11:26 am
In the demo there appeared to be a lot of fumbles and injuries. Do you find it to be the same on the finished product?
July 13, 2007 at 11:52 am
Just wanted to say that you’re extremely lucky to have the game so soon. Anyways,on to the topic. How is the gameplay/graphics compared to the demo? How’s the running back camera view in NCAA compared to Madden 07’s? Thanks in advance.
July 13, 2007 at 11:55 am
Is there a defensive run/pass commit feature? I thought it was a nice touch in ‘07.
July 13, 2007 at 11:59 am
1. Camera in Campus Legend, is it better and at least useable?
2. Was the Varsity difficulty in the demo the reason for the fumbles etc.
3. Jake Locker’s rating, thanks man
July 13, 2007 at 12:30 pm
screw my last question…because if you can get a trick play video up ill be happy until Tuesday.
July 13, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Can the in-game video save feature videos be saved out to the web somehow? So they can be edited?
July 13, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Wes- Yes they can. I saved a couple and uploaded them, but the site EA has set up for that isn’t live yet. Says it’ll be easportsworld.com
Once you upload them there, you’ll be able to download them to your computer. Then you can re-upload them to something like a Youtube.
July 13, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Ok so as to update I’ll be answering what questions I can in the middle of the night, so check back in the morning for the first set. Until then I’m going to get more time in playing so I can answer the gameplay questions better, and push out some of the screenshots people have been requesting.
July 13, 2007 at 5:40 pm
hey Pasta, can you play for Rivalry Trophies online? In other words, if I play someone for the Paul Bunyen’s axe, will that trophy appear in the winner’s shrine?
July 13, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Hey Padre, is their .5 tackles this year this they have added gang tackling? If you don’t know what I mean, can I get 6.5 tackles or 2.5 sacks etc.
July 13, 2007 at 7:05 pm
There is no such thing as half tackles, only solo and assisted tackles. You can only get half sacks, but I don’t believe they are in the game, pasta will have to verify though but I’m pretty sure I’ve read that before.
July 13, 2007 at 7:06 pm
can u only have highschool’s in the united states or can u have schools from canada??
July 13, 2007 at 8:55 pm
I have a question really important to me. I hated how last year the players seemed to waddle when they ran. Do running animations look better and more realistic this year? Could you go in offense only practice mode and watch a few players like D-Mac, James Davis, and Jamaal Charles?
July 13, 2007 at 10:27 pm
online is there fair play mode
July 13, 2007 at 10:46 pm
This might not be answered for awhile, but how legit are the stats at the end of the season in Campus Legend? How difficult is it to get snaps at the college level?
July 14, 2007 at 5:11 am
In case you guys didn’t notice, I’ve responded to some of the questions in the article.
July 14, 2007 at 6:55 am
are still able to choose a Canadian city when creating a Campus Legend?
July 14, 2007 at 7:03 am
thanks for the pm pasta….if you could i would like to know the ratings for auburn players hb#1 hb#44 hb#9 and the top two rated wr for auburn….thanks alot
July 14, 2007 at 7:34 am
Are there Div-1aa teams on all gens
July 14, 2007 at 9:32 am
is there fair play mode online, or a room for it, i hope this is in madden!
July 15, 2007 at 2:48 am
I thought there was half tackles? oh well, I dunno where I got that from…
Also, I was wondering, if Carlton Johnson is a LB on Auburn, now this may be hard to answer because I have no clue what his number is or what position he plays at LB, but I’m very interested to see what his stats are and if he is in the game this year or if its next year he comes in.
July 15, 2007 at 10:11 am
I’ll try to get to some of these questions by the end of the day.
July 15, 2007 at 10:18 am
there is no Carlton Johnson on the fall roster for auburn i know that …he might be on the game though
July 15, 2007 at 11:03 pm
answered another couple questions.
July 15, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Hey Pasta can u post the stats for the MIA Hurricanes Defensive Linemen starters.
July 16, 2007 at 5:41 am
Any ideal why your rating droped in CL mode ?
July 16, 2007 at 9:05 am
thanks alot pasta
July 17, 2007 at 9:37 pm
i have the game. Can you please tell me how to save videos and highlights. do i do it from the pause menu in the game? what buttons should i press?
August 1, 2007 at 9:45 pm
having trouble with the uploading of higlights and videos in my shrine, on 360 say error code like this feature requires 360 hard drive
August 2, 2007 at 4:05 am
Jmac I’ve had that happen to me a couple times. Sounds like one of your video files is corrupted. The way its fixed is to restart your console, that way it will detect the HD again. Then go through your latest videos and when you click on the one thats bad it’ll tell you that you should delete it. You should be able to spot which one it is since instead of auto-playing on the screen when you scroll onto it, its just a generic still-shot NCAA Football logo. Once thats deleted you should be back to normal.
August 14, 2007 at 11:17 am
how do you play as an 2005 team. like texas n.c. champs
March 19, 2008 at 12:56 pm
in the campus legend tutorial, you have the guy playing a high school game in the daytime a little bit. how can you play high school in the daytime?
also in the tutorial you have the qb tendency as scrambler. i only get balanced, pocket passer, and option when i do campus legend.how do you get the tendency scrambler?
May 25, 2008 at 6:27 pm
How can you set your ratings up as a WR and you are able 2 pick any team you want?
May 25, 2008 at 6:28 pm
How do you set your ratings up as a WR to get any team you can to pick from like #1 to #119 on Campus Legend