Update on 1UP/ESPN roster article controversy

by pastapadre
Posted May 25th, 2008 at 4:40 pm

Update: Todd Zuniga has responded in the comments and now his blog. It is greatly appreciated, however much of the damage that has already been done by the original article can’t be corrected. I have edited my title though to reflect the current situation.

There have been long running issues that have come with the ability to edit roster files for NCAA games. For years now there have been those who have profited off the rosters, in many cases after having stolen them from someone else who did all of the work. Not only is it immoral, but with the NCAA licensing it is illegal to profit off of the names of amateur athletes.

Numerous websites have been created to solicit along with eBay having being another consistent place this occurs. Unsuspecting consumers have continually been ripped off. And it is no small “business”. The most active roster sellers have been known to rake in well over $50,000 off a game like NCAA Football which is the primary “seller”.

One of these scumbags is Brian Kaldenberg of gamerosters and now fkrosters (which he bought back in December). Not only is he a well known thief across the community having been shown to have stolen rosters numerous times in the past (which have been made by others through hundreds of hours of work) but he will even come right out and admit it. This was the case earlier today in postings on Operation Sports where he was throwing it in the face of everyone. Not to mention he has even been sued by the NCAA in the past.

Recently Todd Zuniga of 1UP irresponsibly featured Kaldenberg in an interview. This was then carried by ESPN Videogames which is driven by 1UP created content. It is extremely disappointing that these media outlets would support such an endeavor and the person behind it.

In the past this put at risk the actual ability to make player edits at all in NCAA branded games. It looks like now though with the addition of the EA Locker and 2K Share those will fill in by providing user created rosters for free and to anyone who has online access.

The important thing it to NEVER pay for rosters. There are places to get them for free even if you don’t have online access to download them through the EA Locker. Do anything you can to spread the word about the feature and prevent as many as possible from being duped into the roster scam by people like Kaldenberg. Hopefully the talk that has been ongoing over the past few years where the NCAA may agree to include named rosters will come to fruition in the future and put to bed the issue completely.

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TestyCake

lol @ ESPN deleting all the comments that were on the article

http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/3373689
http://www.gamersaloon.com/ Darren

[quote comment="22354"]lol @ ESPN deleting all the comments that were on the article

http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/3373689/quote

hehe
http://www.gamersaloon.com Darren

[quote comment="22354"]lol @ ESPN deleting all the comments that were on the article

http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/3373689/quote

hehe
http://SportsGamer.Com/ Rush23hester

You guys don’t worry, he’ll get his. Karma has a nice way of rearing it’s ugly head.
http://SportsGamer.Com Rush23hester

You guys don’t worry, he’ll get his. Karma has a nice way of rearing it’s ugly head.
http://nccaastrategies.com/ Kellllllaaaa

I love how he says in the 1up article that he started it in his “loft” at ISU.

I can only assume he means the loft of a barn that is the shithole of Aimes, Iowa.
http://nccaastrategies.com Kellllllaaaa

I love how he says in the 1up article that he started it in his “loft” at ISU.

I can only assume he means the loft of a barn that is the shithole of Aimes, Iowa.
Kyle

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/26078-Video-Games-Where-to-Get-FREE-NCAA-Football-2009-Rosters

I just wanted to post a link to my story I just wrong on Bleacher Report on where to get free rosters this NCAA season.
Kyle

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/26078-Video-Games-Where-to-Get-FREE-NCAA-Football-2009-Rosters

I just wanted to post a link to my story I just wrong on Bleacher Report on where to get free rosters this NCAA season.
http://fkrosters.com/ Brian Kaldenberg

I’ve already been endorsed by ESPN, there’s nothing you can do! Thanks for all the work with the rosters by the way, keep it up!
Brian Kaldenberg
Owner and CEO fkrosters.com and gamerosters.com
http://fkrosters.com Brian Kaldenberg

I’ve already been endorsed by ESPN, there’s nothing you can do! Thanks for all the work with the rosters by the way, keep it up!
Brian Kaldenberg
Owner and CEO fkrosters.com and gamerosters.com
http://backnineblog.wordpress.com/ JBHuskers

Have fun promoting your own demise douche.
http://backnineblog.wordpress.com JBHuskers

Have fun promoting your own demise douche.
http://backnineblog.wordpress.com/ JBHuskers

Oh by the way Kaldenberg…where did you get errrrrr steal them Stadium Sounds from?
http://backnineblog.wordpress.com JBHuskers

Oh by the way Kaldenberg…where did you get errrrrr steal them Stadium Sounds from?
fairdalethefraud

Fairdale Kings supports free rosters?? Then how do you explain Gamerosters.com selling memory cards for $35 while Fairdale Kings sells memory cards for $40 + donation? How is Fairdale Kings offering FREE rosters if he is selling memory cards for $5 – $10 more?? Fairdale Kings is a fraud. He sells rosters that are created by other members at Operation Sports.
fairdalethefraud

Fairdale Kings supports free rosters?? Then how do you explain Gamerosters.com selling memory cards for $35 while Fairdale Kings sells memory cards for $40 + donation? How is Fairdale Kings offering FREE rosters if he is selling memory cards for $5 – $10 more?? Fairdale Kings is a fraud. He sells rosters that are created by other members at Operation Sports.
notredamefan

Last time I checked, it was FREE to download rosters from Fairdale Kings site.
notredamefan

Last time I checked, it was FREE to download rosters from Fairdale Kings site.
fairdalethefraud

Well check again because it is right on his site. Order memory cards for $40 + donation.
fairdalethefraud

Well check again because it is right on his site. Order memory cards for $40 + donation.
notredamefan

fairdalethefraud – Learn how to read. If you already have a memory card, you can send it in to him and he will put the rosters on your card for FREE. And if you just simply want to download the rosters from his site, you can do that for FREE. You only have to pay if you want to buy a MEMORY CARD.
notredamefan

fairdalethefraud – Learn how to read. If you already have a memory card, you can send it in to him and he will put the rosters on your card for FREE. And if you just simply want to download the rosters from his site, you can do that for FREE. You only have to pay if you want to buy a MEMORY CARD.
tom7jaguar

It would be hilarious if everyone teamed up, didnt put out the rosters for a few months, and watched kaldenberg cry as his cheapskate business went down the crapper. If no one posts the rosters he cant get them. Maybe everyone should just cowboy up and live without rosters for a few months.

Btw the $ your making still wont make your fiancee hot.
tom7jaguar

It would be hilarious if everyone teamed up, didnt put out the rosters for a few months, and watched kaldenberg cry as his cheapskate business went down the crapper. If no one posts the rosters he cant get them. Maybe everyone should just cowboy up and live without rosters for a few months.

Btw the $ your making still wont make your fiancee hot.
RDH

I think that it is unfair to criticize roters editors for wanting to get paid for there effort and hard work. I challenge anyone who has never done so to attempt to just enter the roster names of each team let alone do the research to achieve accuracy. It’s very tedious and time consuming work. If rosters weren’t that important then no one would buy them or download them at all. But they are a very important part of the gaming experience if your a real sports gamer. So if you purchase edited rosters, fine. If you download them for free, fine also. But don’t criticize the pepole who want to receive compensation for their hard work. The real crime is when someone takes a roster file that they did not edit and sells it for a profit. taht is the true crime.
RDH

I think that it is unfair to criticize roters editors for wanting to get paid for there effort and hard work. I challenge anyone who has never done so to attempt to just enter the roster names of each team let alone do the research to achieve accuracy. It’s very tedious and time consuming work. If rosters weren’t that important then no one would buy them or download them at all. But they are a very important part of the gaming experience if your a real sports gamer. So if you purchase edited rosters, fine. If you download them for free, fine also. But don’t criticize the pepole who want to receive compensation for their hard work. The real crime is when someone takes a roster file that they did not edit and sells it for a profit. taht is the true crime.