2017 Week 1 Discussion

OMG schedules sucked this year.. but i got everyone thier rivals and all that best i could... user games are balanced as they could be.. macc and gruden i had to have u guys do a home and home.. the reason it was so hard was because non of the conf opponets played.. me n gruden.. cookan and goat.. and then add to that mydas is alone in the sec and is was the perfect recipie for cluster fuck.. every one has 3 user games off course except mydas who has 2 ill post the schedules inna sec.. good luck to everyone...and again i ahve a bye week 1.. BOOOOO

who does yours truly play?

ok, what is the issue when i try to load the game and it just sits on "Reading Hard Disk Drive..." and nothing happens?????please tell me my ps3 not fried?

Coach Hickerson's preseason presser:


"Thank God for a new year. We as a team, coaching staff, program, and I as an individual learned a lot of things from last year. We took away a lot, and we definitely learned from it. It was what I as a coach call, a coach em up moment.. normally those moments happen during a game, not an entire year though. needless to say, we learned you cant halfway do anything, you cant start something and not finish it, and you cant finish something without starting it. We know we have a good football team here this year, we know we had a talented team last season. Very talented group of kids, we just didnt put it all together. This year that is our goal, with the talent we have on this roster, there is no reason we arent competing for a conference title and a BCS bowl game year in and year out. With that being said, we are a young team, and we will have our young moments, but that is no excuse for what happened here last year, and that will not happen again. You can mark my words on that."

"Onto the team though. We are young, no doubt about it. Young and inexperienced is the two words I would use to describe this team, besides talented. When your young, you gotta grow up fast, and we are gonna do that by playing as a team. One person isnt gonna make us good on their own, he will need everyone around him, and we all know that. The more we buy into the fact this is a team sport, the better off we will be."



Season notes:
Starting a true freshman at quarterback - Billy Jefferson
Junior, Tony Hand replaces one of the best backs in the nation, Clinton Webb
Juco transfer, junior, Devin Brewer has garnered lots of hype from Coach Hickerson

Defense could be weak
The line has 1 returning starter, senior RE Rich Tyler, freshman DT Zach Harrison is biting at the heels of both starting DT's, if either slip up, the true freshman will slide right into the starting lineup
Secondary is young. True freshman Andre Miller is the number 1 cornerback, followed by junior JUCO transfer Tiger Strickland. Starting two seniors at safety, but neither are overly talented.

The JUCO transfer Tiger Strickland is handling kick and punt returns, Coach Hickerson loves this guy's work ethic and attitude. Also a great leader.

Arizona State starts season with bang

Arizona State started the season with by doing something they only did three times all of last season. Win. The Sun Devils opened the season with an impressive, well balanced 42 to 14 victory over Southern Miss. "I am very proud of the guys, very balanced, everyone played well. Defensively, they scored twice, both times we ran the same play, obviously we do not need to run that play," said a chuckling Coach Hickerson. Hickerson was happy and easy going for the first time in a while, and for good reason. His Sun Devils looked like a very well organized and together football team, 2 things Hickerson preached must get better. Freshman quarterback Billy Jefferson played a great first game as a division 1 starting quarterback, going 14 of 32 for 294 yardsm 3 TD's and ZERO int's. his completion percentage was a bit low, but he got his yards and touchdowns and if the quarterback has that, he is usually successful. Junior tailback Tony Hand filled the voide of Clinton Webb rather nicely, going for 126 yards on only 15 carries. Hand also had a touchdown. His partner in crime, senior maurice Goff has 9 carries for 45 yards. "We will look to increase the workload for the backs throughout the season, today we really wanted to see Billy throw it around and see what he had," said Hickerson. Senior tight end James Pollard was Jefferson's favorite target, catching 6 passes for 138 yards. Senior wide out Carlos Thomas could also make the argument that he was he top target on the day, catching 5 passes for 91 yards, but also haouled in two touchdowns. Devin brewer, the JUCO transfer, only had 1 catch for 14 yards. Defensively, the Sun Devils played a very good game, minus the 2 long touchdown catches, almost a perfect game. Senior outside linebacker Donte Willis led the team in tackles with 8. Willis also forced a fumble. This was one of FOUR forced fumbles for the Sun Devils. True freshmen Andre Miller and Zach Harrison did not disappoint either. Miller had 5 tackles, a sack, and an interception while Harrison recored 4 tackles, 3 for a loss, in his limited action. The defense forced 5 Southern Miss turnovers, and Coach Hickerson believes that was the key to the game. "We won the turnover battle, anytime you do that, your chances if winning increase 10 fold," said Hickerson.

Next week the Sun Devils host the Michigan Wolverines in their home opener.

sliders below:


Gameplay Options
Skill.........................All American
Injuries.....................On
Fatigue.....................On
Quarter Length...........7 or 8 minutes
Play Clock..................On
Game Speed...............Normal
Speed Threshold..........25
HFA Effect..................On
Ice the Kicker..............On

Game Rules
Offsides........................95 - (Not much offsides, but with Gameplan on Aggressive, you should have more!)
False Start....................95 - (Not much false starts, but with Gameplan on Aggressive, you should have more!)
Holding.........................50 - (Not much holding, but with Gameplan on Aggressive, you should have more!)
Facemask......................50 - (Occasionally called, but Aggressive will get more for trying to strip the ball.)
O Pass Interference........100 - (Should always be called, if it happens)
D Pass Interference........100 - (Should always be called, if it happens)
KR/PR Interference..........100 - (Should always be called, if it happens)
Clipping.........................55 - (Occasionally called, but Aggressive Blocking will get more clipping.)
Intentional Grounding.......100 - (Should always be called, if it happens)
Roughing the Passer.........100 - (Possible to get away with it, but can be easily called, if it happens)
Roughing the Kicker.........100 - (Should always be called, if it happens)

Custom AI (HUM/CPU)

QB Accuracy...................10-15
Pass Blocking..................40-60
WR Catching...................50-50
RB Ability.......................50-50
Run Blocking...................20-70
Pass Coverage................40-80
Pass Rush......................45-55
Interceptions..................10-20
Rush Defense..................20-80
Tackling.........................40-40
FG Power........................10-25
FG Accuracy...................10-65
Punt Power......................10-50
Punt Accuracy.................10-65
KO Power........................35-55

Auto-Subs
QB OUT - 25
QB IN - 75
RB OUT - 79
RB IN - 80
WR OUT - 79
WR IN - 85
FB/TE OUT - 50
FB/TE IN - 70
OL OUT - 50
OL IN - 70

DT OUT - 75
DT IN - 80
DE OUT - 75
DE IN - 80
LB OUT - 60
LB IN - 80
CB OUT - 35
CB IN - 75
S OUT - 35
S IN - 75

Load game and get this...."Reading Hard Disk Drive..." and nothing happens?????please tell me my ps3 not fried?...anyone have experience with this?

That's not good bro that's what mine did whenever it got fried

cokanblues wrote:

That's not good bro that's what mine did whenever it got fried

so it's the ps3 not the disk?

#10 Penn State shuts down the Gators in the Swamp, 41-0. RS-SO QB Ryan Smith again continued to struggle, only completing 38%of his passes for 264yds and 3TDs and 2Ints. RS-JR HB Ben Bower had a good day on the ground, running for 116yds on 15 carries with 1TD. The Lions D recorded 6 Sacks, 15TFL, and 1Int.
Offensive Stats
QB R Smith 10-26 264yds 3TDs 2Ints
HB B Bower 15att 116yds 1TD
HB C Smith 12att 68yds
HB/KR J Galloway 2att 26yds
WR D Chavis 4rec 110yds 2TDs
TE M Sanders 3rec 95yds 1TD
Defensive Stats
DE J Thompson 7Tkls 4TFL 3Sacks
DT B Dorsey 6Tkls 5TFL 1Sack
LB A Hall 6Tkls 1TFL 1Int 94yds 1TD 1FF
DE J Hayes 4Tkls 2TFL 2Sacks
LB J Gray 1FR

Coach Gruden wrote:

cokanblues wrote:

That's not good bro that's what mine did whenever it got fried

so it's the ps3 not the disk?

bummer Gru

no wonder first game was so easy...the sliders havent been implemented yet

Try another disk if another disk works it's prob the disk but the same thing happened to mine is yours a first model 40g?

cokanblues wrote:

Try another disk if another disk works it's prob the disk but the same thing happened to mine is yours a first model 40g?

i will give that a shot...it was a gift, i think it's the 60g?

Coach Gruden wrote:

cokanblues wrote:

Try another disk if another disk works it's prob the disk but the same thing happened to mine is yours a first model 40g?

i will give that a shot...it was a gift, i think it's the 60g?

good luck with that, man.

New SLiders hum/cpu
QB Accuracy...................10-15
Pass Blocking..................40-60
WR Catching...................50-50
RB Ability.......................50-50
Run Blocking...................20-70
Pass Coverage................40-80
Pass Rush......................45-55
Interceptions..................10-20
Rush Defense..................20-80
Tackling.........................40-40
FG Power........................10-25
FG Accuracy...................10-65
Punt Power......................10-50
Punt Accuracy.................10-65
KO Power........................35-55

Current Sliders Hum/cpu... spd threshold at 40
QB Accuracy...................15-10
Pass Blocking..................25-25
WR Catching...................45-45
RB Ability.......................40-100
Run Blocking...................40-35
Pass Coverage................50-50
Pass Rush......................35-25
Interceptions..................40-20
Rush Defense..................70-60
Tackling.........................45-35
FG Power........................20-20
FG Accuracy...................55-55
Punt Power......................55-55
Punt Accuracy.................70-70
KO Power........................55-55

well tried another game and it worked, so I guess that's good news....going to go and rent NCAA first to make sure that's the problem, this morning...

axspecialk wrote:

New SLiders hum/cpu
QB Accuracy...................10-15
Pass Blocking..................40-60
WR Catching...................50-50
RB Ability.......................50-50
Run Blocking...................20-70
Pass Coverage................40-80
Pass Rush......................45-55
Interceptions..................10-20
Rush Defense..................20-80
Tackling.........................40-40
FG Power........................10-25
FG Accuracy...................10-65
Punt Power......................10-50
Punt Accuracy.................10-65
KO Power........................35-55

Current Sliders Hum/cpu... spd threshold at 40
QB Accuracy...................15-10
Pass Blocking..................25-25
WR Catching...................45-45
RB Ability.......................40-100
Run Blocking...................40-35
Pass Coverage................50-50
Pass Rush......................35-25
Interceptions..................40-20
Rush Defense..................70-60
Tackling.........................45-35
FG Power........................20-20
FG Accuracy...................55-55
Punt Power......................55-55
Punt Accuracy.................70-70
KO Power........................55-55

These are the new sliders? Are they the ones set for first week or are we going to them in week 2?

really like the low accuracy for human qbs...then again when you are 99s across the board in arm strength and accuarcy it doesnt matter all that much does it ax and macc lol

not certain, but i think they will be set for week 2, being i didn't post them in time for ax to change them for week 1.

i've played a few games with these, and it actually is somewhat challenging. is not the typically snoozefest we have become accustomed to. however, i'm sure ax a few others will still be able to name their score. me, not so much.

Goatstain wrote:

not certain, but i think they will be set for week 2, being i didn't post them in time for ax to change them for week 1.

i've played a few games with these, and it actually is somewhat challenging. is not the typically snoozefest we have become accustomed to. however, i'm sure ax a few others will still be able to name their score. me, not so much.

Ya, I'm a little concern about my team, esp on O...will be starting true freshman Timmy Aikman could be tough season for A&M...being that I get my PS3 up an running and am able to play....

no wonder i won, the sliders arent changed yet haha

so can someone tell me how they know that during USER games the sliders are defaulted?

Coach Gruden wrote:

Goatstain wrote:

not certain, but i think they will be set for week 2, being i didn't post them in time for ax to change them for week 1.

i've played a few games with these, and it actually is somewhat challenging. is not the typically snoozefest we have become accustomed to. however, i'm sure ax a few others will still be able to name their score. me, not so much.

Ya, I'm a little concern about my team, esp on O...will be starting true freshman Timmy Aikman could be tough season for A&M...being that I get my PS3 up an running and am able to play....

you'll be fine, gruden. in the games i've played, i haven't seen any robo qb or chit that made me think wtf???

i think they happen to be very realistic. it seemed like i was playing a football game, as opposed to an arcadey video game. it made me play more conservative.

O my I Just checked my schedule.

My poor Bulls play Mizzou and Pitt, both reps of last year Nat Title game, yikes. Both on the road too. Double whammy lol.

I did however get two instant commits from 4* guys, thats nice haha.