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EA Sports teaser on NCAA Football Facebook (for nothing)

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Papytendo

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https://www.facebook.com/easportsncaafootball/videos/vb.90440037279/10153974375972280/?type=2&theater
The NCAA football series by EA Sports posted a three second video on it's Facebook today of a heart supoort monitor with a blip across it. This is notable as the NCAA series has been inactive since 2013 and this Facebook itself been inactive since Summer 2014.

Pay student athletes if late.

EDIT: https://twitter.com/EANCAAFootball/status/686654656261402624
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cartographer

Member
Maybe just backwards compatibility?

If there is ever a new game and athletes' likenesses are used then I hope something is worked out to provide compensation. There doesn't seem to be an easy method for that now unless it went through the NCAA directly which seems far fetched at best.

Fuck the NCAA for its rules that led to college players like Kadeisha Buchanan being removed from FIFA 16.
 
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neurosyphilis

Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
Please let this be happening. I doubt it though. Too good to be true. The NCAA sucks, they won't let it happen.

Edit- The National Championship is tonight. That's probably all it is.
 
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pizzapizza64

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I don't care if they choose to just license the universities without the real player likenesses. It's all about the dynasty mode for me anyway.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

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I believe. I need NCAA Football back. Madden just isn't the same.

I don't think they would put a teaser out there for backward compatibility for one console for a game that came out in 2013.

I'm guessing EA and the NCAA worked something out.
 
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DMczaf

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NCAA with Madden PS4/One gameplay would be fantastic. Series has been pretty damn awesome this generation.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

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bearcatjosh said:
I don't care if they choose to just license the universities without the real player likenesses. It's all about the dynasty mode for me anyway.
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That's what I've said all along. Make the game with the Universities, Name every player Joe Sprinklebottom and just wait for the community to make the rosters. EA can't get in trouble for that.
 
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LegoDad

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MarineMountie said:
I believe. I need NCAA Football back. Madden just isn't the same.

I don't think they would put a teaser out there for backward compatibility for one console for a game that came out in 2013.

I'm guessing EA and the NCAA worked something out.
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If they worked it out I want NCAA basketball back too. Which sort of already happened in nba 2k16.
 
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dubc35

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bearcatjosh said:
I don't care if they choose to just license the universities without the real player likenesses. It's all about the dynasty mode for me anyway.
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Yeah, I'd love that. After 4 years (5 for the few red shirts) it's all random players anyway. I still play my NCAA 07 ps2 dynasty from time to time.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

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Alex_Mexico said:
The reason this series went dormant was because of problems with the NCAA or the ex-players?

And yes, I also think the treatment of these student players by the rich @&$!?' at the NCAA sucks and it's unfair.

Obligatory:
http://youtu.be/pX8BXH3SJn0
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Yea. Getting a free education(that is very expensive), free place to live, free food, all the sex they could want by being football players, being on TV with millions of viewers, and playing the game of football must suck. Their treatment is awful...

Should the research students get paid as well seeing how they bring in even more money? What about all of the other sports?

This argument always cracks me up. They are in school, this isn't their career.
 
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dskillzhtown

keep your strippers out of my American football
This would be so awesome. On EASports twitch streams last year, the devs made no secret that they wanted to bring NCAA back but it was up to lawyers if that could happen.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

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Ocelott said:
So that Facebook doesn't post anything for 2 years and it just posted today only for the Nat'l Champ game? I don't believe it.
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And a heartbeat monitor at that. Doesn't even make sense to post that for the championship game. EA knew what they were doing when they posted that.
 
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chaislip3

Member
I would love a comeback so much. I'm still playing NCAA 14 occasionally (I'm on like year 2022 lol). A surprise teaser during the game tonight would be amazing.
 
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Bo Knows GAF

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MarineMountie said:
Yea. Getting a free education(that is very expensive), free place to live, free food, all the sex they could want by being football players, being on TV with millions of viewers, and playing the game of football must suck. Their treatment is awful...

Should the research students get paid as well seeing how they bring in even more money? What about all of the other sports?

This argument always cracks me up. They are in school, this isn't their career.
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You forgot the easy classes and students to help cheat. Amari Cooper gave my buddy free football stuff all the time in exchange for hw and teSt answers.
 
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dubc35

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cartographer said:
That's a magnificent troll if they did that intentionally.
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Seriously. Please be excited level of trolling.

That said, maybe we should just go back to one of the older ones given the random players later on anyway. I mean NHL 94 and Tecmo Super Bowl have 'new' releases every year. Maybe the requirement is we have to wait until a typical off the shelf PC can emulate the game well.
 
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sangreal

Member
MarineMountie said:
Yea. Getting a free education(that is very expensive), free place to live, free food, all the sex they could want by being football players, being on TV with millions of viewers, and playing the game of football must suck. Their treatment is awful...

Should the research students get paid as well seeing how they bring in even more money? What about all of the other sports?

This argument always cracks me up. They are in school, this isn't their career.
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If only they actually got an education
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

Member
sangreal said:
If only they actually got an education
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That is up to the player himself. Many academic All Americans. Many players go on to be successful outside of football. If the player is just there to play football and not get his education, that is on him. What is it...3% of players go on to the NFL? If they don't want to get their education its their own fault.
 
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Hockeymac18

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MarineMountie said:
Yea. Getting a free education(that is very expensive), free place to live, free food, all the sex they could want by being football players, being on TV with millions of viewers, and playing the game of football must suck. Their treatment is awful...

Should the research students get paid as well seeing how they bring in even more money? What about all of the other sports?

This argument always cracks me up. They are in school, this isn't their career.
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The issue is about proper compensation. They should be getting something out of the millions and millions of dollars universities, presidents, and executives get from their hard work. I very much argue it is a career.

I was an NCAA athlete (hockey, not in football), so I'm a bit familiar with what it takes to be a student and an athlete - the athletics part is very much a job and often takes more time than my studies did. I don't mention this to brag, rather because I feel a lot of people don't realize how much commitment college always really entail.

Put another way, this is really about control. The NCAA wants to cap what a student can earn/get paid at a certain level (tuition and room/board), irrespective of what their work brings in for the cartel that runs college athletics. It's about fairness.

Would you be OK with someone saying you couldn't take a job that paid you 100k while you were in school? Say they let you take it, but you were only allowed to warn 40k - would you be fine with that? Is that even right? Seems kind of ridiculous, right?

There's also the legal question of whether what the NCAA does is even technically legal. I'd love to see some former athletes bring a case against them, would be interesting to see that play out in the courts.

The way it's been to this point is that the NCAA just kind of did what they wanted and no one really challenged them. It's just now that the money being made is getting ridiculous that some people have started to question everything they do.
 
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Scrotum Phillips

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I don't believe for a minute that this is just a troll by EA.

NCAA series has been claimed to be "dead" for years, and posting a heartbeat has to be an obvious rebuttal to that.

Like what purpose would posting a heartbeat have in promoting (?) the National Championship game if they aren't making a game for that sport anymore nor plan to in the future? First, makes no sense at all (they didn't do anything last year or before) and second, it makes like zero sense in the context if that were truly the case.

Gotta be something coming soon. Maybe not tonight, but soon.
 
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RellyRell28

Banned
I hope it does come back though. I've said on the NFL thread that I refuse to play Madden until NCAA comes back and I haven't played Madden since Madden 14(I believe that's the one with Megatron on the cover). I can't play Madden with out the NCAA Dynasty mode/Madden Franchise connection.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

Member
Hockeymac18 said:
The issue is about proper compensation. They should be getting something out of the millions and millions of dollars universities, presidents, and executives get from their hard work. I very much argue it is a career.

I was an NCAA athlete (hockey, not in football), so I'm a bit familiar with what it takes to be a student and an athlete - the athletics part is very much a job and often takes more time than my studies did. I don't mention this to brag, rather because I feel a lot of people don't realize how much commitment college always really entail.

Put another way, this is really about control. The NCAA wants to cap what a student can earn/get paid at a certain level (tuition and room/board), irrespective of what their work brings in for the cartel that runs college athletics. It's about fairness.

Would you be OK with someone saying you couldn't take a job that paid you 100k while you were in school? Say they let you take it, but you were only allowed to warn 40k - would you be fine with that? Is that even right? Seems kind of ridiculous, right?

There's also the legal question of whether what the NCAA does is even technically legal. I'd love to see some former athletes bring a case against them, would be interesting to see that play out in the courts.

The way it's been to this point is that the NCAA just kind of did what they wanted and no one really challenged them. It's just now that the money being made is getting ridiculous that some people have started to question everything they do.
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OK, so college is now a job. The Univeristy brings in millions of dollars a year. Without the students that isn't possible, so how much do you pay each student? I mean they are making millions, they should have to give it to the students, right? That is comparable to what you are saying.

The NCAA isn't forcing anyone to play football. They can go overseas and play. Play in Canada. If they want to be paid, there are routes for that. College is for learning. Its school. They are there on scholarship to play football, and they get free everything because they are playing football.

What about the research teams? How much do you pay them? They bring in millions. They should get a big cut, right? Or should they continue that research, get their degree, and then get a job in their degree field after graduating?

Again, this argument has always fascinated me. Not only should they get a free education, free food, free housing, and all of the other benefits, they should get paid as well while other students shouldn't. That is what you are saying.
 
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Led_Zeppelin

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MarineMountie said:
That is up to the player himself. Many academic All Americans. Many players go on to be successful outside of football. If the player is just there to play football and not get his education, that is on him. What is it...3% of players go on to the NFL? If they don't want to get their education its their own fault.
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When I was a teenager I used to play football (soccer for americans) in my local club that had divisions for teenagers and the like where they would grew talent to take to their first team and play professionally on the first team. The schedule was hell. I had to balance football practice in the mornings and schools in the afternoons with little room for everything else (including studying or improving my football skills), it all came down at one point to choose my own future, either aim to become pro at football or leave it and go to school, I obviously choose school because I didn't see myself (nor the club) as a huge talent, I can't think of the schedule some college athletes may have specially in such a competitive arena and almost as professional as the real deal (with the exception of the actual athletes being paid) and at the same time try to maintain a normal college life, education and grades.
 
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Hockeymac18

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MarineMountie said:
OK, so college is now a job. The Univeristy brings in millions of dollars a year. Without the students that isn't possible, so how much do you pay each student? I mean they are making millions, they should have to give it to the students, right? That is comparable to what you are saying.

The NCAA isn't forcing anyone to play football. They can go overseas and play. Play in Canada. If they want to be paid, there are routes for that. College is for learning. Its school. They are there on scholarship to play football, and they get free everything because they are playing football.

What about the research teams? How much do you pay them? They bring in millions. They should get a big cut, right? Or should they continue that research, get their degree, and then get a job in their degree field after graduating?

Again, this argument has always fascinated me. Not only should they get a free education, free food, free housing, and all of the other benefits, they should get paid as well while other students shouldn't. That is what you are saying.
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Where did I say that? Yes, grad students should be paid more too (I was one and I know how terribly they are paid). I don't disagree with that idea at all. Why do you think I would?

The reason I didn't mention it is because my post was specifically about the NCAA and sports at universities - why would I mention grad school pay (which is terribly low) when this isn't the topic of conversation?
 
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belushy

Banned
If it ends up being nothing then shame on that person running that page. Should have known people would go wild for it.
 
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cartographer

Member
MarineMountie said:
Again, this argument has always fascinated me. Not only should they get a free education, free food, free housing, and all of the other benefits, they should get paid as well while other students shouldn't. That is what you are saying.
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If you want things to be similar between athletes and non-athletes, then at the very least athletes should be allowed to profit off their likeness just like non-athletes are allowed to, right?

And if athletes are just students, then there shouldn't be restrictions on their employment opportunities like normal students, and there shouldn't be restrictions on who gives them money just like normal students.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

Member
Hockeymac18 said:
Where did I say that? Yes, grass students should be paid more too (I was one and I know how terribly they are paid). I don't disagree with that idea at all. Went do you think I would?

The reason I didn't mention it is because my post was specifically about the NCAA and sports at universities - why would I mention grad school pay (which is terribly low) when this isn't the topic of conversation?
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Agree to disagree. Start paying players it completely ruins college sports. You have your opinion, I have mine. Both are popular opinions.
 
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Ikuu

Had his dog run over by Blizzard's CEO
MarineMountie said:
The NCAA isn't forcing anyone to play football. They can go overseas and play. Play in Canada. If they want to be paid, there are routes for that. College is for learning. Its school. They are there on scholarship to play football, and they get free everything because they are playing football.

What about the research teams? How much do you pay them? They bring in millions. They should get a big cut, right? Or should they continue that research, get their degree, and then get a job in their degree field after graduating?g.
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If I'm on a research team I can go and give a talk somewhere and not have to worry about losing my job?

I also like how one of your suggestions is to play a different sport, lol.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

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cartographer said:
If you want things to be similar between athletes and non-athletes, then at the very least athletes should be allowed to profit off their likeness just like non-athletes are allowed to, right?

And if athletes are just students, then there shouldn't be restrictions on their employment opportunities like normal students, and there shouldn't be restrictions on who gives them money just like normal students.
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What the fuck are regular students trying to win? Nothing. They are there to go to school.

Players get paid, Alabama, Texas, Michigan and Ohio State would never lose another game. Why? Because they will just pay more than the other schools without batting an eye. Do you not see a problem here?

It already happens. Players like Nkemdiche for Ole Miss and many others obviously took a lot of money to go to that school. That money came from big donors that aren't officially part of the school. Now imagine this on a big scale. It would absolutely ruin college sports. People would flat out stop watching because there would be no point.

Now if you want to talk about a flat rate, like a $5,000 a year allowance, that is another conversation. I wouldn't like that because it goes from being amateur to job, but it would be a hell of a lot better than not having restrictions on who can give them money. It would turn into a minor league NFL which would suck ass.
 
Coolade

Coolade

Member
MarineMountie said:
What the fuck are regular students trying to win? Nothing. They are there to go to school.

Players get paid, Alabama, Texas, Michigan and Ohio State would never lose another game. Why? Because they will just pay more than the other schools without batting an eye. Do you not see a problem here?

It already happens. Players like Nkemdiche for Ole Miss and many others obviously took a lot of money to go to that school. That money came from big donors that aren't officially part of the school. Now imagine this on a big scale. It would absolutely ruin college sports. People would flat out stop watching because there would be no point.

Now if you want to talk about a flat rate, like a $5,000 a year allowance, that is another conversation. I wouldn't like that because it goes from being amateur to job, but it would be a hell of a lot better than not having restrictions on who can give them money. It would turn into a minor league NFL which would suck ass.
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tldr; paying people for their work and labor would ruin my entertainment so keep mining those black souls and exploiting them for profit.
 
MarineMountie

MarineMountie

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Ikuu said:
If I'm on a research team I can go and give a talk somewhere and not have to worry about losing my job?

I also like how one of your suggestions is to play a different sport, lol.
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I never said play another sport. That wouldn't make sense. Players in other sports don't get paid either in college. I did say they could go play in Canada as pros if they want to get paid. They could go overseas and get paid as a pro. College isnt pro, its college.
 
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The Albatross

Member
Sadly, I'm going to assume this just means that EA is excited for the National Championship tonight... not that the series NCAA Football, has a heartbeat.
 
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Ikuu

Had his dog run over by Blizzard's CEO
MarineMountie said:
I never said play another sport. That wouldn't make sense. Players in other sports don't get paid either in college. I did say they could go play in Canada as pros if they want to get paid. They could go overseas and get paid as a pro. College is pro, its college.
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They don't play American Football in Canada.
 
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