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Brian Kaldenberg asked:
Season Showdown unites players of all consoles but divides them by school. That’s right. EA Sports has made playing a NCAA Football Video Game very personal by staking a player’s all-important school pride.
A Choice for Life
Players, beware: your choice of school is irrevocable. Be very sure you have chosen the school you want to represent from start to end because there’s no going back. On the other hand, if you have made the right choice then this piece of news should cheer you up: every game you win will contribute to your school’s cause. Thanks to Season Showdown, you can now support your school while still having fun!
Schedule
Season Showdown is patterned after the actual schedule of the regular college football season. There is, however, a month’s interval between the release of the game and the start of NCAA football in the real world. Think of this as the Season Showdown pre-season and you can cool your heels by earning extra credits for your school. The more credits your school has, the easier it will be for your school to reach the championship.
Upon commencement of the regular season, your school shall face a different opponent every week. Whichever team your school’s facing in the real world should be your virtual opponent as well.
Those who win in their respective divisions will then battle for the conference title. The top 32 schools still have a chance though, as they fight it out in a single elimination tournament.
How to Win a Match-Up
There are five categories that determine a school’s win over their weekly match-up. The school that tops any three of those five categories shall be declared the victor. The categories are listed below.
Games vs. CPU
If you’re not ready to face a live or online opponent then no worries because you can just go head to head against a CPU opponent and your win will still contribute credits to your school.
Games vs. Showdown Opponemt
Look up which team your school is squaring off for the week and find a player that represents the said team.
Games Online vs. the Nation
Winning a game against any team that isn’t listed as your showdown opponent for the week will be credited to this category.
NCAA Trivia Challenge
This challenge is available during the pre-season and allows you to earn extra credits for your school. For regular season, questions pertaining to the current season will also be included. Your goal is to help your school make it to the top 50 for the week. NCAA Trivia Challenge may be accessed even by individuals who don’t own the game.
Allies and Rivals
Finally, you have a category where networking comes to play. Who’s your ally and who’s your rival? Each player is given five votes every week and even if your school didn’t make it far in the season, you still have those votes to look forward to every week.
Season Showdown unites players of all consoles but divides them by school. That’s right. EA Sports has made playing a NCAA Football Video Game very personal by staking a player’s all-important school pride.
A Choice for Life
Players, beware: your choice of school is irrevocable. Be very sure you have chosen the school you want to represent from start to end because there’s no going back. On the other hand, if you have made the right choice then this piece of news should cheer you up: every game you win will contribute to your school’s cause. Thanks to Season Showdown, you can now support your school while still having fun!
Schedule
Season Showdown is patterned after the actual schedule of the regular college football season. There is, however, a month’s interval between the release of the game and the start of NCAA football in the real world. Think of this as the Season Showdown pre-season and you can cool your heels by earning extra credits for your school. The more credits your school has, the easier it will be for your school to reach the championship.
Upon commencement of the regular season, your school shall face a different opponent every week. Whichever team your school’s facing in the real world should be your virtual opponent as well.
Those who win in their respective divisions will then battle for the conference title. The top 32 schools still have a chance though, as they fight it out in a single elimination tournament.
How to Win a Match-Up
There are five categories that determine a school’s win over their weekly match-up. The school that tops any three of those five categories shall be declared the victor. The categories are listed below.
Games vs. CPU
If you’re not ready to face a live or online opponent then no worries because you can just go head to head against a CPU opponent and your win will still contribute credits to your school.
Games vs. Showdown Opponemt
Look up which team your school is squaring off for the week and find a player that represents the said team.
Games Online vs. the Nation
Winning a game against any team that isn’t listed as your showdown opponent for the week will be credited to this category.
NCAA Trivia Challenge
This challenge is available during the pre-season and allows you to earn extra credits for your school. For regular season, questions pertaining to the current season will also be included. Your goal is to help your school make it to the top 50 for the week. NCAA Trivia Challenge may be accessed even by individuals who don’t own the game.
Allies and Rivals
Finally, you have a category where networking comes to play. Who’s your ally and who’s your rival? Each player is given five votes every week and even if your school didn’t make it far in the season, you still have those votes to look forward to every week.
Steve Jones asked:
On June 3, 2009 Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune writer Jenna Ross reported “Yahoo! Sues for fantasy football info.” According to Ross’s report, “In 2007, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that CBC Distribution and Marketing Inc. could use Major League Baseball players’ names and statistics for its fantasy baseball products — without paying a fee. The U.S. Supreme Court elected not to review the case.” So the question is whether or not Yahoo!’s fantasy football lawsuit will play out like CBS’s fantasy baseball case. One thing Yahoo! has in its favor, states Ross, is that the suit has been filed in Minnesota where U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery ruled against the NFL Players Association and for CBS.
Weigh In on the Validity or Stupidity of Yahoo!’s case: Can the NFL Players Association Triumph This Time?
The Fantasy Trade Association Speaks Out
In a statement to the Star Tribune host of Fantasy Football Weekly on KFAN Radio and president of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Paul Charchian said, “These leagues have simply smelled money and tried to go after it any way they could.” So is it true that the NFL Players Association is just simply out to tax fantasy sports enthusiasts or is there something more?
ProFootballTalk.com Explains More Details of the Fantasy Football Case
Mike Floria of ProFootballTalk.com posted this in the early morning on June 4, 2009, “Essentially, Yahoo! is seeking a judicial declaration that its intention to operate a fantasy football game in 2009 without paying fees to the NFLPA is legally appropriate. And, barring something unforeseen, Yahoo! likely will prevail.” However, just a little more than four hours later Floria, after a deeper investigation of Yahoo!’s suit changed his tune. “And, as it turns out, the lawsuit attempts not only to utilize without compensation the names of the players, but also likenesses (including, without limitation, numbers), pictures, photographs, voices, facsimile signatures and/or biographical information (including but not limited to player statistics),” Floria writes in his post. “In our view, if Yahoo! wants to enhance the basic name-and-stats fantasy experience, Yahoo! probably should have to pay for the ability to use likenesses, pictures, voices, etc,” he concludes.
Everyone is Talking About Fantasy Sports, Even Academia!
The Ludwig von Mises Institute is an intellectual hub with educational and research facilities located in Auburn Alabama, but even they are talking about the Yahoo! case. Mises Economics Blog contributor S.M. Oliva stated on June 4, 2009, “Not all intellectual property involves copyrights, patents, or trademarks. Many states recognize a ‘right of publicity’ that allows a person — or in some cases a decedent’s estate — to control the use of one’s name, likeness, and image for commercial purposes.” Oliva then clarified the Yahoo! lawsuit’s main question, “Are player names, information, and statistics the “intellectual property” of the players vis-à-vis the right of publicity?” So what will the answer be? Here are some things to consider:
–The First Amendment has been found to supplant the “right of publicity”
–The Federal copyright law may supersede the assertion that player names, stats and other info are the intellectual property of the NFLPA
–Sports leagues and Player’s Associations have the right to build and market their own fantasy games if they wanted a larger piece of the market
–A player does not create individual statistics; stats are a quantification of events that have already occurred.
So what will the outcome be? We will just have to keep watching, but Oliva says it best, “Fantasy sports haven’t taken away from the pie; they’ve made it bigger for everyone.”
On June 3, 2009 Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune writer Jenna Ross reported “Yahoo! Sues for fantasy football info.” According to Ross’s report, “In 2007, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that CBC Distribution and Marketing Inc. could use Major League Baseball players’ names and statistics for its fantasy baseball products — without paying a fee. The U.S. Supreme Court elected not to review the case.” So the question is whether or not Yahoo!’s fantasy football lawsuit will play out like CBS’s fantasy baseball case. One thing Yahoo! has in its favor, states Ross, is that the suit has been filed in Minnesota where U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery ruled against the NFL Players Association and for CBS.
Weigh In on the Validity or Stupidity of Yahoo!’s case: Can the NFL Players Association Triumph This Time?
The Fantasy Trade Association Speaks Out
In a statement to the Star Tribune host of Fantasy Football Weekly on KFAN Radio and president of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Paul Charchian said, “These leagues have simply smelled money and tried to go after it any way they could.” So is it true that the NFL Players Association is just simply out to tax fantasy sports enthusiasts or is there something more?
ProFootballTalk.com Explains More Details of the Fantasy Football Case
Mike Floria of ProFootballTalk.com posted this in the early morning on June 4, 2009, “Essentially, Yahoo! is seeking a judicial declaration that its intention to operate a fantasy football game in 2009 without paying fees to the NFLPA is legally appropriate. And, barring something unforeseen, Yahoo! likely will prevail.” However, just a little more than four hours later Floria, after a deeper investigation of Yahoo!’s suit changed his tune. “And, as it turns out, the lawsuit attempts not only to utilize without compensation the names of the players, but also likenesses (including, without limitation, numbers), pictures, photographs, voices, facsimile signatures and/or biographical information (including but not limited to player statistics),” Floria writes in his post. “In our view, if Yahoo! wants to enhance the basic name-and-stats fantasy experience, Yahoo! probably should have to pay for the ability to use likenesses, pictures, voices, etc,” he concludes.
Everyone is Talking About Fantasy Sports, Even Academia!
The Ludwig von Mises Institute is an intellectual hub with educational and research facilities located in Auburn Alabama, but even they are talking about the Yahoo! case. Mises Economics Blog contributor S.M. Oliva stated on June 4, 2009, “Not all intellectual property involves copyrights, patents, or trademarks. Many states recognize a ‘right of publicity’ that allows a person — or in some cases a decedent’s estate — to control the use of one’s name, likeness, and image for commercial purposes.” Oliva then clarified the Yahoo! lawsuit’s main question, “Are player names, information, and statistics the “intellectual property” of the players vis-à-vis the right of publicity?” So what will the answer be? Here are some things to consider:
–The First Amendment has been found to supplant the “right of publicity”
–The Federal copyright law may supersede the assertion that player names, stats and other info are the intellectual property of the NFLPA
–Sports leagues and Player’s Associations have the right to build and market their own fantasy games if they wanted a larger piece of the market
–A player does not create individual statistics; stats are a quantification of events that have already occurred.
So what will the outcome be? We will just have to keep watching, but Oliva says it best, “Fantasy sports haven’t taken away from the pie; they’ve made it bigger for everyone.”
Brian Kaldenberg asked:
NCAA 09 Football is the 12th installment in the series and comes with a huge array of game enhancements to please the collegiate league’s millions of fans. If you’re wondering whether you’ll have fun with NCAA 09 when you’ve sworn off its predecessors, here are several things that might just change your mind.
Feel the Crowd
You had your college shirt on, a cold beer on your hand, and you still couldn’t make yourself think of the game as authentic. Well, maybe, it’s because there’s one other essential factor that’s missing and that’s the dynamic crowd – yes it’s back. Now, NCAA 09, having taken your concern into consideration, offers users the chance to customize crowd reaction. You can make them roar during breakaways and you can make your mascots dance for touchdowns and game celebrations.
Last but not the least, crowds in the stadiums are louder and more dynamic, and NCAA 09 allows them to influence game results in certain situations.
Game Flexibility
Think back about the restrictions that chafed at you when you were playing any of the predecessors of NCAA 09. Did you feel like there weren’t as many opportunities as there should be for guys in the clear? Did you think the cutback lanes and holes for the offense smaller than they should be? What about passing? Did you **** how little you had control over it? How about bobble catches? Where were they? And what about shouting out commands during formations?
If these are the things that bothered you most in the past, you’ll be pleased to know that NCAA 09 has fixed all – yes, all – of those to give you the best college football game you can enjoy.
SIDE ENTERTAINMENT
Sure, yes, playing NCAA Football is fun, but it’s not something you live and breathe. Sometimes, you’re looking for fun without the pressure and EA has heard your prayers. With NCAA 09, there are a lot of mini-games you can divert yourself with while you’re waiting for the right time to suit up and enter the field. Some of the games even feature mascots, if that’s your thing.
OFFLINE COOPERATIVE PLAY
Not everyone is born with a competitive spirit. Many of us, in fact, have more fun when we work together rather than against each other. If you and your friends are looking for some great co-op action then look no further than NCAA 09.
With NCAA 09, you and three more players can join forces and form a united front against your virtual opponents.
THE ART OF DECEIT
NCAA Football won’t be what it is if there’s not an element of deceit being played. We’ve seen it happen again and again, games being lost and teams getting burnt because of stolen plays and leakages. In NCAA 09, make sure you’re on your guard because if you don’t know how to bluff, the player next to you could use your play call to your disadvantage.
ADDED ONLINE FEATURES
Lastly, NCAA 09 also shows improvement in the online front. Players no longer have to pay other people to change names because NCAA 09 now allows file sharing and the building of online dynasties.
Now that you know what to look forward to, are you still against NCAA 09 or are you raring to hit a touchdown?
NCAA 09 Football is the 12th installment in the series and comes with a huge array of game enhancements to please the collegiate league’s millions of fans. If you’re wondering whether you’ll have fun with NCAA 09 when you’ve sworn off its predecessors, here are several things that might just change your mind.
Feel the Crowd
You had your college shirt on, a cold beer on your hand, and you still couldn’t make yourself think of the game as authentic. Well, maybe, it’s because there’s one other essential factor that’s missing and that’s the dynamic crowd – yes it’s back. Now, NCAA 09, having taken your concern into consideration, offers users the chance to customize crowd reaction. You can make them roar during breakaways and you can make your mascots dance for touchdowns and game celebrations.
Last but not the least, crowds in the stadiums are louder and more dynamic, and NCAA 09 allows them to influence game results in certain situations.
Game Flexibility
Think back about the restrictions that chafed at you when you were playing any of the predecessors of NCAA 09. Did you feel like there weren’t as many opportunities as there should be for guys in the clear? Did you think the cutback lanes and holes for the offense smaller than they should be? What about passing? Did you **** how little you had control over it? How about bobble catches? Where were they? And what about shouting out commands during formations?
If these are the things that bothered you most in the past, you’ll be pleased to know that NCAA 09 has fixed all – yes, all – of those to give you the best college football game you can enjoy.
SIDE ENTERTAINMENT
Sure, yes, playing NCAA Football is fun, but it’s not something you live and breathe. Sometimes, you’re looking for fun without the pressure and EA has heard your prayers. With NCAA 09, there are a lot of mini-games you can divert yourself with while you’re waiting for the right time to suit up and enter the field. Some of the games even feature mascots, if that’s your thing.
OFFLINE COOPERATIVE PLAY
Not everyone is born with a competitive spirit. Many of us, in fact, have more fun when we work together rather than against each other. If you and your friends are looking for some great co-op action then look no further than NCAA 09.
With NCAA 09, you and three more players can join forces and form a united front against your virtual opponents.
THE ART OF DECEIT
NCAA Football won’t be what it is if there’s not an element of deceit being played. We’ve seen it happen again and again, games being lost and teams getting burnt because of stolen plays and leakages. In NCAA 09, make sure you’re on your guard because if you don’t know how to bluff, the player next to you could use your play call to your disadvantage.
ADDED ONLINE FEATURES
Lastly, NCAA 09 also shows improvement in the online front. Players no longer have to pay other people to change names because NCAA 09 now allows file sharing and the building of online dynasties.
Now that you know what to look forward to, are you still against NCAA 09 or are you raring to hit a touchdown?