Padre’s Campus Legend: Part 6
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It seems that if you sim practice you don’t get any credit for them. Padre is still 41 “points” behind the next guy on the depth chart. Been stuck there the whole season. I went in and played four practices. Through 40 plays, I was only able to make one tackle. That is the one that took me from 45 points back to 41 points back. As a CB it is really tough to do anything in the practices. I’m going to try a few more before the set of games following this update and we’ll see how that goes.
I’ve noticed that the CPU likes to attempt long field goals. 50+ yard tries, even seen one from 56. They usually miss these.
For the first time I went in and checked out the ESPNEWS section. Has areas showing off the Top 25 Polls, Heisman Watch, Conference Standings, BCS Rankings, Bowl Projections, and Toughest Places to Play. Some interesting stuff in there to read through.
One more note. Padre’s currently has a 4.0 GPA. He feels that to be a true legend you have to carry yourself as one off the field as well as on.
Continue on for a recap and video clips of the next three games in the season.
Wake (4-2) @ Navy (1-5)
It was immediately noticeable that the type of team you play really differs. In this game, Navy ran the ball 39 times as opposed to only 7 pass attempts. They ran a lot of Big formations, especially the Wishbone. Ran some option plays as well as FB dives. In the 3rd quarter the starting CB got hurt for just that quarter so Padre got some extra playing time. Come 4th quarter they left Padre on the outside as the game was out of reach. Wake went on to win 31-0. Padre recorded 4 tackles (1 for loss) and his second sack of the season.
North Carolina (3-4) @ Wake (5-2)
This is a rivalry game, and it was played like one. In contrast to the Navy game, UNC liked to air the ball out and put a lot of receivers on the field. This meant Padre was in on many more plays. He only recorded 2 tackles though this game. Wake scored a TD to tie it up at 24 with :44 left. This is the first game I’ve played that went to overtime. Wake got a FG on their possession. Then UNC set up for a 37 yard FG but it missed wide right.
Wake (6-2) @ Virginia (5-4)
Another tough ACC matchup traveling to Virginia. After the game ended this was deemed an “ESPN Instant Classic”. Padre didn’t factor in much as he only got in 2 tackles. A missed extra point late in the 3rd quarter looked like it could cost Virginia. Wake drove and put up a FG to take the 24-23 lead in the 4th. However a 70 yard TD pass with 1:38 remaining put Virginia ahead for good 29-24.
Next update should come either late this evening or early on Tuesday and will feature the rest of the regular season games.
July 16, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Nice update Padre.
CB seems like a really hard position to play on Campus Legend.
July 16, 2007 at 5:16 pm
nice
July 16, 2007 at 5:17 pm
so does this game have the stat called catches allowed like in madden 07. If so how many have you given up
July 16, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Wake is doing great for you though …. I smell bowl bid
July 16, 2007 at 5:47 pm
I havent noticed a catches against category. When I’ve scrolled the stats after every game, all the other columns have 0’s so I doubt its there.
July 16, 2007 at 6:12 pm
THis is amazing padre i love this so far
July 16, 2007 at 6:15 pm
“However a 70 yard TD pass with 1:38 remaining put Virginia ahead for good 29-24.”
That is classic cheap ass ncaa 07 plays that happen to everyone. Let me guess, their receiver broke like 10 tackles too… lol
July 16, 2007 at 6:37 pm
How’s Wake 6-2 if they lost that game to Virginia? I’m guessin it’s a typo on your part right? Either way, I can’t wait til’ tomorrow. It’s going to be one loooong day at work man!
July 16, 2007 at 6:38 pm
ugotz- I dont know, that was during super sim.
July 16, 2007 at 6:38 pm
andy- the record is for before the game. Following the Virginia game Wake is 6-3.
July 16, 2007 at 7:43 pm
CB is challenging, but that is what makes it so great when you do something you feel more rewarded for it. I still wish there was some way to put your legend at Punt Returner and Kick Returner.
July 16, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Man Padre I’m really enjoying this. You made me so excited that I have decided to buy the game tonight at midnight. I had planned to just pick up APF 2k8 tomorrow.
One question though. Is this possible for a high school team’s colors or are you only allowed two colors.
White helmet, blue jersey, and gray pants? Also are you able to put a logo on your helmet or a letter?
Thanks!
July 16, 2007 at 7:51 pm
this is grear stuff keep it comin
July 16, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Oh yea one last question. I’m assuming you used your own state. I live in Texas and there is a HUGE high school following. Some major high schools always do well here. I’m wondering since the game picks other cities to use did you notice if there is any AI to this? Like Odessa is big here… do you think the game picks big high school cities known for their real high school football or is it totally random. Also if it picked a city you know of did it use the real color scheme of that real high school’s team?
Thanks!
July 16, 2007 at 8:43 pm
keep up the good work padre!
July 16, 2007 at 9:27 pm
thbends- They have pre-set options for the HS uniforms. There are a handful to choose from. You can see most (if not all, I dont remember if I got all used) in the article that showed off the positional camera angles. I tried to use a different one in each.
The combos are: Red/Gold, Black/Yellow, Blue/Gold, Green/Green, Orange/Black, Purple/Gold, Blue/Blue, Maroon/White.
Just started one up with the Texas playoffs. Doesnt look like I recognize the names as being the big HS towns. No Odessa, although that is on the list of hometowns to choose from. So it seems its just random.
July 20, 2007 at 5:37 am
padre how did you post all this info do you have to have a web site to do it or did you just know how to blog all this … ??? this following the campus legend is tight , plus I wana create my own blog any help would be nice man!