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(06-30-2020 07:32 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(06-30-2020 07:01 PM)CameramanJ Wrote:  I think NCAA Football '09 summed it up best: we were essentially a create-a-team with a template playbook that we never bothered to customize.

TE streaks in that game were so satisfying

Too satisfying. Played a guy who had Arizona and beat me 87-84 (10 minute quarters, All-American). Arizona had some kid named Rob Gronkowski. The only way I could have stopped him is if I somehow downloaded some GTA San Andreas in there and shot him.

But the real fun was when your recruiting hit. I had a speedy four-star WR on my radar and I got him. Turned out he made Tecmo Bowl Bo Jackson look like Tony Mecurio. I just mauled everyone they put in front of me, human and computer alike. Played Pitt in the Orange Bowl, six minute quarters, won 150-19. Good times.

As Offensive Coordinator for WKU, I recruited a 6-5 TE from Iowa who was really raw. Tall and good hands, but incredibly slow (thank you, algorithm). He was a bit player his first two seasons and I relied heavily on the after-season training boost to get him where I wanted him to be. This absolute unit gained weight and speed heading into his junior season, during which I happened to have a favorable schedule. Blew everyone away. Did the same his senior season despite frequent double-teams and a more challenging slate. Got to the point that I would just select the play where he runs his best 40 towards the endzone and hurl it with my mediocre QB's wimpy little arm. This guy was a two-time Mackey Award winner and I think the game decided he would go on to a normal post-grad career instead