Laying Out The Upcoming Events and Coverage
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I’ve arrived in New York for a some events taking place beginning tomorrow. Here is what to expect for the remainder of the week leading up to a ton of stuff that will go on Saturday in conjunction with the NFL Draft.
- EA Sports Season Preview Event (Thursday). Several games will be on display including NCAA Football 10 and Madden 10. There will be some embargoes involved and I’ll update on those parameters once I’ve received the details.
- Draft Event Premiere (Thursday evening). There will be several athletes in attendance and the lovely Erin Andrews. Expected to be there are Michael Crabtree, Aaron Curry, Brian Johnson, Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Brian Cushing, Malcolm Jenkins, Knowshon Moreno, Brian Orkapo, and likely some more. I will have the opportunity to sit down and ask questions of some of them.
- At 1230am (early Friday morning) the premiere video of Madden 10 will be featured on Spike’s Gametrailers TV. Soon after airing it will be available to watch online.
- Madden cover reveal (Friday). The cover athlete will be officially unveiled with some accompanying hoopla.
Make sure to follow me on Twitter as I’ll be utilizing that for quick updates, various tidbits, posting (non-game) pictures, and even asking for suggestions of different questions to pose to producers and athletes. I will look to get an article up on late Thursday night or Friday morning recapping Thursday’s events. Again though I am uncertain of what the embargoes will cover so in the meantime outside of the announcements being made don’t expect a lot of game related content to come out of it immediately.
April 22, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Sounds great. Tomorrow looks like a pretty big day.
April 22, 2009 at 4:03 pm
I don't know how you could sit down with Erin Andrews and even get any words out! Lol. She's gorgeous. Good luck man! haha.
April 22, 2009 at 4:36 pm
I was at Wrigley 4 years ago and she passed by 3 rows in front of me and I almost passed out. She is one of the most striking women I've ever seen.
April 22, 2009 at 5:01 pm
You need to get out more, dude…the chick's as thin as a rail.
April 22, 2009 at 4:24 pm
when will ncaa football 10' release their top 25????
April 22, 2009 at 6:57 pm
when your fat ass gets on a treadmill
April 22, 2009 at 8:36 pm
that was the fricking stuidest comeback ever
April 23, 2009 at 6:40 am
i thought you had to first insult somebody for their comment to be considered a comeback and seeing that you didn't insult him his comment isn't a comeback. its just more like an insult to your face. just my opinion take no notice of it
April 22, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I agree (and that's not my type), but she's still hot.
April 22, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Tell her Skihawks says hi….She will have no idea and the most likely response from her will be, "WTF?"
April 22, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Tell her Skihawks says hi….She will have no idea who I am or what that means and the most likely response from her will be, "WTF?"
April 22, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Great stuff! I'll stay tuned as always……….Mmmmmmmm…especially for anything having to do w/Erin Andrews <3 <3 <3 <3
April 22, 2009 at 5:04 pm
And the fun BEGINS!!!! Thx for the heads up Pasta.
April 22, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Thanks Pasta for all you do to keep us informed,and have fun in NY bro!
April 22, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Thanks, Pasta. Can't wait to hear all the info. Have fun. Tell Erin I said hi. We go way back, me and her. I dumped her because she was too into her career. I need a woman to pamper me. She was a lot of fun, though…oh…okay…. just woke up. Sorry about that. I tend to sleeptype sometimes. Nice daydream, though.
April 22, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Hard to believe college football is four short months away….
April 22, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Hard to believe college football is four short months away….And video game football is three short months away….
April 22, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I know. Can't wait!
April 22, 2009 at 6:56 pm
4 months isn't short lol
April 22, 2009 at 10:04 pm
ya it is. It's hard to keep up, it seems like I just baught NCAA 09. I can hardly wait.
April 22, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Erin Andrews! LMAO! That skinny no ass chick! She looks looks anemic and too frail for me LOL! I need someone who has some backing like a Pam Oliver! She got that junk in da truck that a "real" man needs not some anorexic bimbo Erin Andrews LMAO!
Also PASTAPADRE it's time to step up buddy! Give us some real inside scoops. Do whatever you have to do to get the next Madden product on the ball. Even if you have to sell your cheeks just make sure you get dat scoop Pasta. We are all counting on you
April 22, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Lulzzzzz best comment ever
April 22, 2009 at 7:46 pm
http://www.gamespot.com/sports/blogs/sports-blog/...
Pasta, I dont know if you have seen this yet about madden. It got me pretty excited for this years game.
April 22, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Advice to you Pasta. Make Sure you have pizza while in NY. You will love it. BEST PIZZA. HAVE FUN
April 22, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Pasta I found out who is on the cover for XBOX 360. PERCY HARVIN!
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/04/22/sanchez...
April 22, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I enjoy reading PFT. I would not take that news as confirmation though, PFT isn't exactly known for journalistic accuracy.
April 22, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I feel the same about your user name. did you think of that user name all by yourself? or did you mom give the inspiration.
April 22, 2009 at 9:48 pm
yea I just read news about stafford close to a deal and than the Lions deny it and than some1 from nfl.com wrote about a deal is close so it is going back and forth. I thought it would of been crabtree like others. Do you know if you will actually play NCAA or Madden tomorrow or will they show videos to you guys?
April 23, 2009 at 1:44 am
I think I'll get some time playing NCAA, but Madden may just be info and demonstration. Not totally sure yet.
April 22, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Madden is looking to be superb. I'm hopeing it's as good as it sounds. With all the comeback features like chain-gain, defense assignments, and accelerated clock it seems like they can't screw it up. Pasta, I would like to know more on the pre-game warm ups too. Thanks for all your help!! Keep Up The Great Work!
April 22, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Erin Andrews! LMAO! That skinny no ass chick! She looks looks anemic and too frail for me LOL! I need someone who has some backing like a Pam Oliver! She got that junk in da truck that a "real" man needs not some anorexic bimbo Erin Andrews LMAO!
PASTAPADRE it's time to step up buddy! Give us some real inside scoops. Do whatever you have to do to get the next Madden product on the ball. Even if you have to sell your cheeks just make sure you get dat scoop Pasta. We are all counting on you
Mo Diddley has spoken!
April 23, 2009 at 7:32 am
So you post the same unfunny thing twice? Do you really need your e-ego stroked that bad?
April 23, 2009 at 9:13 am
Mo Diddley is a phony.
April 22, 2009 at 11:25 pm
when will the ncaa premiere vid be why is madden making there's before ncaa. ncaa comes out earlier
April 23, 2009 at 6:44 am
GO BLUE!
April 23, 2009 at 12:09 am
The cover of Gamepro for Madden 10 has Peyton Manning, Larry Fitzgerald, and Troy Polamalu…. think that's a hint?
April 23, 2009 at 3:46 am
Definitely worth considering
April 23, 2009 at 1:48 am
Speaking of PFT, it is being "reported" that A.P. turned down an offer to grace this year's cover of Madden………….take it with a grain of salt, but I too enjoy reading Florio's stuff!
April 23, 2009 at 2:36 am
Who cares?
April 23, 2009 at 3:46 am
Like I responded on Twitter its possible Peterson isn't the guy, but the idea that he turned down a deal a couple of weeks ago is absurd. They've had the cover locked in for months.
April 23, 2009 at 2:35 am
i'll be damned—the QB's face looks—human! next year maybe they can fix the arms, and we can finally be out of the prehistoric era
April 23, 2009 at 4:02 am
A couple people have already said the cover boys Fitz… they walked into a blockbuster and blockbuster had the cover out as a preorder ad. They say its him runnin.
April 23, 2009 at 5:38 am
Whats the over/under pasta padre totally creams his pants when he meets Erin Andrews.