Season Showdown

Just joined up for season showdown and have played a few online games with it on. After I watched the tutorial and whatever it looked pretty cool, but I must say that this is some really stupid, poorly programmed dog crap for a few reasons. The point system seems to cater to the less talented player, I had like a 60 yard TD run with Pryor and got zero skill points, while my opponent racks up 10 sportsmanship points every time he punts, unbelievable. So i am up on this dude 31-0 late in the third quarter and I have chew clock on, I throw a pass for a first down and get negative 50 sportsmanship points!!! WTF!!! I throw another pass for a first down, another negative 50 points, so lame. In another game as time expired in the forth quarter, I cranked it in for a tug on forth and long, I got hit with the, oh I'm sorry, negative 200 points. I guess I am a poor sport, whatever. I wonder what will happen when I take a pick back to the house when I am up by 30, is that gonna give me 200 negative sportsmanship points because i didn't take a knee? In conclusion, whenever I am up by 30 I will just take a QB kneel on first, second, and third down- I'll punt on forth down so I get my 10 sportsmanship points, so retarded. My boy Bill Belichick is not a big a fan, "What is the point of putting the offense on the field if they aren't going to score?"

Some Basic Offensive Tips

Hello, Mr Craw here talking basic offensive strategy. NCAA 10, unlike other years, actually makes it somewhat difficult to score on a regular basis. If you want to move the ball and score consistently, you need to have a plan of attack by running different plays against various defenses. When you play online, watch your opponent's safeties, they will tell you what coverage they are in. I like to go to practice mode and watch how safeties roll into different coverages. Get good at recognizing coverage, if you aren't sure, send a guy in motion - if it is man the defender will follow him, watch the safeties to see 1 high or 2 high coverage. If your opponent is running a lot of man, you need to have some solid man beaters, get good at throwing slants and corner routes. Man is all about match ups, your RB is always a good option against the man because he is usually being covered by a slower, less athletic MLB; The same goes for receivers, put your good, fast WR's in the slot so they are running against safeties and backers rather than the starting corners. Work the sidelines and deep middle against cover two, attack the safeties with vertical routes and posts from your slot WRs. Against cover 3, attack the seams and try to throw in the windows between the LBs in the middle of the field. Running the ball against zone is usually better than running against man, especially if your opponent is NOT running aggressive zone coverage. It is also good to have some good plays against the blitz; I like to throwing the slant, seam, and quick flat route. If you know the blitz is coming it is a good idea to hot route your RB or TE to block, this allows you to sit in the pocket and complete the throw yards down the field. When you play online, don't just call random plays, see what your opponent is doing and run plays to attack the weak points of his defense. O yeah and maybe more importantly, don't be predictable! It is so easy to defend against people who run the same plays over and over. Make sure your pass game is balanced with your run game, i like call a pass and audible to a run if he is not stacking the box. Hit me up with a comment for specific plays to beat different defenses or let me know about some good offensive plays you run.

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Some Thoughts About 2010 vs 2009

Yo, MR CRAW here discussing how NCAA 2010 is a defensive game and is very different than the more offensive based 2009 title. In 2009 it was all about the O, defence was far inferior to the offense; it was much easier to crank it in for 6 possession after possession. Wide receivers owned db's, and running backs like beanie wells or knowshawn were extremely difficult to defend. QB's could throw the ball 70 yards on a dime and were hardly ever phased by the pass rush. People would do onside kicks on me in the second quarter because they had no means to stopping my offence other than keeping it off the field. It seemed like people went for it every 4th down because they knew they'd probably get it, and even if they didn't, who cares because they know I am going to score anyways. Then you had the cheeser people who exploited glitches like the rocket catch, Qb walk, or the classic, "run out of bounds, run back in bounds and catch it over 5 helpless defenders."

In 2010 defense seems to be the name of the game. Your defense actually covers people and breaks up passes, your defenders gang tackle and bring the wood on the hit stick. The pass rush is legit and significantly effects the play of the Qb. Overall, the defenders seem much more aware of what is going on and if your not careful, you will turn the ball over very easily. The defensive aggressive/conservative gameplan is a great ally to keeping your opponent out of the endzone. The ability to change the depth of your zones is huge, you get user jump snap really easily, and the big hit perk is awesome. These features make moving the ball a frustrating task, especially if you are playing someone with exceptional defensive skill.

Let me know what you think about these '09 '10 differences, likes dislikes?

Welcome to MR CRAW 12's NCAA 10 Round Table

Hey what up everybody, MR CRAW 12 here, thanks for visiting the Round Table NCAA blog. I am currently ranked 8th in NCAA 10, and 1st all time on the XBOX Live Leaderboards. I created this blog so people can interact and share their knowledge about the game with the rest of the NCAA Football community. I will be posting various topics for discussion and I encourage people to ask any questions and respond to each other. I want to know what you know and I want you to know what I know.