Pastapadre Campus Legend 09 Begins
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Since the introduction of modes that center on controlling one individual player, NCAA Football’s Campus Legend has been more enjoyable than Madden’s Superstar. That looks to be the case again in 09 as Superstar mode has kept the annoying influence points/screens and the money/agents factor remains pointless.
This year the changes to the modes were minimal. The most significant ones are a fix to the cameras so that they don’t swing around when possession changes which was disorienting, and the ability to stay within an activity such as practices for the whole “week” instead of having to spend time loading into them on a “daily” basis. As I go through the Pastapadre Campus Legend reports we’ll see if anything else arises and what improvements have been made.
First some general things I’ve taken notice of. I’m a little frustrated playing as a CB. Last year I felt that the opposing QB never threw in my direction, almost like he was purposely avoiding me. It got to where I had to bait the QB in order to get any action. Unfortunately so far this seems to be the case again. I have a little hope in that these were just High School games that were played, but if it continues I may decide to switch to a different position.
The clock still doesn’t run at all in between plays. So it all liklihood there no-huddle either isn’t a factor or isn’t even possible in Campus Legend. This also negates much of the purpose of timeouts as well as extending the number of plays that are ran in the game. Lengthening the quarters probably would not be a good idea.
Again it could be chalked up to being High School games, but after last year I’m not ready to give it any benefit of the doubt. The QBs still throw a lot of INTs. So far it hasn’t been quite as bad as last year, but expect a handful every game. Unfortunately they were all thrown towards the other side of the field and I didn’t even get an opportunity at one.
Have already seen a couple face mask penalties. No other penalties yet.
At times I tend not to feel into the games. A big reason is you can’t pile onto a tackle. As a defensive player coming in late and diving right past a guy that takes some feeling of being involved out of the equation.
Padre High vs Spanaway
This game was close early but then turned into a rout with a 34-6 final. Padre finished with eight tackles, one for a six yard loss on the RB in a goal-to-go situation. Schools in attendance scouting were BYU, Pitt, USF, Tulsa, New Mexico St., and Colorado St.
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Padre High vs South Hill
The High School tournament ends early for Padre as South Hill comes out on top 13-10. This was a defensive battle with both TDs coming in the 4th quarter. Padre High had an opportunity for an onside kick with under a minute remaining but South Hill came up with it. Padre finishes with five tackles, one for loss. Schools scouting were Ohio State, Wisconsin, Central Michigan, Ball St., Duke, and Idaho.
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Check in for the next Campus Legend update tomorrow as Padre chooses the school he will attend and gets his first big game experience!
July 14, 2008 at 2:56 pm
You knocked ol buddy out in the Video….look forward to watchin this progress as I run my own Campus Legend……along with your Online Dynasty…and your right about it being more fun than Madden’s Superstar mode…but I did find it more gratifying to break off a big play in the “League” as opposed to in College
July 14, 2008 at 2:59 pm
hey pasta im so excited because CL last year was a feature that I couldnt really get into simply because of the camera, but with the camera being fixed and the teams actually using their playbooks im ready to play CL. I have a question though if you are a KR/PR position can u return the ball like in the last gen versions.
July 14, 2008 at 3:02 pm
3rd
July 14, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Reading about your Campus Legend (well Run for the Heisman at the time) adventures is what really made me a big time Pastapadre fan… glad to see you are keeping it up even if much hasn’t changed.
July 14, 2008 at 3:09 pm
to mimic what shaun said if I make a WR can I have him also do KR/PR or was that something they overlooked again
July 14, 2008 at 3:25 pm
this has nothing to do with your league but i am heading to best buy at midnight tonight to get ncaa..has anyone ever done this?? And if soo..what can i expect…?? A huge line?? Would they run out of copies?? Any info would be great fellas..thanks
July 14, 2008 at 3:32 pm
fam it’s NCAA FOOTBALL NOT MADDEN & even with MADDEN I NEVER had any trouble getting the DAY it comes out (Forget that Mid Night Rush ISH) there will be plenty of copies left NO matter what time you 2 get NCAA
July 14, 2008 at 3:38 pm
hey look into the PR/Kr thing to i need to know
July 14, 2008 at 3:45 pm
sick hit man
July 14, 2008 at 3:48 pm
well all that is around me is walmarts and i swear they have NO clue about anything there…and i have to drive 45 mins to best buy so i just wanna make sure its not chaos there at midnight and waste my drive tonight
July 14, 2008 at 4:11 pm
You can’t be KR or PR.
July 14, 2008 at 4:19 pm
i like how on the onside kick the ball was bobbled some times because in the past the players would catch anything like they werent nervous or anything this game is defintely the real deal
July 14, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Great t see the campus legend up again. I had so much hype last year and will have some for this year as well. Looks harder if you lost in the second game of the playoffs. I have two questions about the game:
1) I noticed the same jerseys as last year in the pics. Is there more colors/jerseys to select from or are their the same ones to choose for your high school?
2) I heard a lot about the problems about the online rosters to download and was wondering if your making new ones?
Great work pasta! looking forward to the next update.
July 14, 2008 at 5:18 pm
can u play FB, O-line or tightend
July 14, 2008 at 6:04 pm
can u tell me what patch means… u mentioned it on the ncaa football 09 bug report
July 14, 2008 at 6:14 pm
A big PROBLEM is also the fact that the campus legend and superstar mode do not advance time, after doing 3 years with Noel Devine, you get drafted in Madden in 08! NOEL DEVINE IS 19 IN 2008!…EA Should make Superstar Mode in the future if ur importing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 14, 2008 at 6:30 pm
KAEYOSSS, your problem could be avoided if you import the draft class every year. For your franchise, you draft the players you imported from the first season of dynasty/CL and so on.
July 14, 2008 at 6:36 pm
way to lay the smackdown…cant wait for the game
July 14, 2008 at 7:41 pm
plz some one tell me what it means to patch a game
July 14, 2008 at 7:45 pm
NO
July 14, 2008 at 8:09 pm
i’m pretty sure in high school football the clock stops after out of bounds plays and incomplete passes…unless a team is blowing out another team in the second half…then there is a running clock the rest of the game…
July 14, 2008 at 10:36 pm
I hope the padre chooses Colorado State. Lord knows we need help at corner. He’d be a campus star!
July 15, 2008 at 12:17 am
From what your saying, it sounds like CL is gonna suck again this year….
booo!
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July 15, 2008 at 7:12 am
I thought one of the new features for NCAA 09 was the ability to gang tackle? Did I misread that somewhere?
July 15, 2008 at 8:22 am
IDK the angle that you hit the guy at seemed so un-natural. If anything I hope the movements are more fluid. Either way I want this and madden but jeez i’d have to shell our $120+
July 15, 2008 at 10:58 am
CHARGERS 31…NO I MEAN WHEN U IMPORT A SUPERSTAR, THEY DO NOT ADVANCE TIME, LIKE IF YOU PLAY CL MODE, YOUR PLAYING IT FOR 3 YEARS CORRECT?
BUT WHEN YOU BRING THEM INTO MADDEN, YOUR MAKING THEM A ROOKIE IN WUT WOULD BE THERE FRESHMEN YEAR OF COLLEGE…YOUR STANDING STILL IN TIME!!!!
July 15, 2008 at 11:05 am
I hope Pasta plays for either:
Penn State
Pitt
Washington
Illinois
UCLA
July 15, 2008 at 11:05 am
pasta you should do a poll on where people want you to go
July 15, 2008 at 3:50 pm
A patch is, in simple terms, a download that can correct issues with a game. If a post-release issue is found a patch is conjured up to fix the bug…..
I am sure someone out there has a more technical definition…..
July 15, 2008 at 5:04 pm
ive been playing ncaa and i have tried a few positions. runningback is way more fun but your stats come out the same if your a balance guy every time you do it. d line is stll stupid but the models look much better.qb is like the same as last year. lb was fun with maualuga but now with my created ones. does anybody know how to specify your attributs when you make the character and do the muscle build and stuff? and do yall know how to keep the new downloaded rosters as your default at all time so i dont have to keep reloading it.
July 15, 2008 at 5:47 pm
it sucked that last year u couldnt be kick returner or pr
July 16, 2008 at 1:11 am
Pasta, for the legend mode is FB an option? Last year’s only had HB
July 16, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I thought we were going to get a Campus Mode update yesterday?
July 18, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I like how your style of play is i just gotiend yoour website how come thdont do this for playstation. p.s what college do you want to go to.
July 18, 2008 at 9:08 pm
For those interested- Campus Legend positions are still the same from previous installments. Bit lame they dont add oline, kicker/punter and fullback..
July 23, 2008 at 4:04 pm
How and/or can I change the quarter lengths in campus legend?
July 23, 2008 at 8:00 pm
how hard do they hit is cb really that fun
July 29, 2008 at 12:36 am
campus legend is really great on ncaa 09.i created a guy who played for the west virginia mountaniers and he won the heisman,maxwell.and walker awards in his senior year so hopefully in madden09 the draft isnt some bull like where your a 7th round pick!
July 29, 2008 at 12:43 am
[quote comment="28671"]to mimic what shaun said if I make a WR can I have him also do KR/PR or was that something they overlooked again[/quote]
no actually if your lucky you can be on the kr team but not a returner.all you have to do though is run up to the ball and get it. i was a wr for hawaii and thats what i did.hope this helps
July 29, 2008 at 12:45 am
[quote comment="28889"]ive been playing ncaa and i have tried a few positions. runningback is way more fun but your stats come out the same if your a balance guy every time you do it. d line is stll stupid but the models look much better.qb is like the same as last year. lb was fun with maualuga but now with my created ones. does anybody know how to specify your attributs when you make the character and do the muscle build and stuff? and do yall know how to keep the new downloaded rosters as your default at all time so i dont have to keep reloading it.[/quote]
yea qb is way better this year.and hb is still excellent!!!
i love my hb that plays for wv.
July 29, 2008 at 12:46 am
[quote comment="29862"]how hard do they hit is cb really that fun[/quote]
yea but its a little hard at first.
July 29, 2008 at 12:47 am
[quote comment="29853"]How and/or can I change the quarter lengths in campus legend?[/quote]
i dont think you can im not sure?
August 28, 2008 at 2:15 pm
In CL mode are any of the post high school games played at night? In 08 I played 4 different positions all the way through and every game was during the day.
Can you return kicks, again after playing running back, receiver, cornerback, and safety for four years in Ncaa 08 I never got to return a kick. Has this changed?
August 28, 2008 at 7:31 pm
hey im being a QB in Campus Legend Mode..how do i switch numbers i wanna be number 7 but evertime i go to do the campus legend it switching me to a different number but i switch and saved the changes …….any info can help
December 29, 2008 at 9:44 am
For campus legend should I be a Saftey or a running back even I could be the leader of the defens or be explosive and let the QB do all the work?
December 29, 2008 at 11:35 am
I'm a QB what school should i go to? I can go anywhere. And also anyone know how to make my guy a smart QB when I transfer my CL to Madden.. because my smart QB stat is always around 65