• What '120 Ways to Win' Means in NCAA Football 11

    EA Sports has posted a new video showcasing the '120 Ways to Win' in NCAA Football 11. This video essentially summarizes a lot of what we've already heard about but also gives us some new footage to break down. Included in the video are clips of fans in the stands, team traditions, and team offensive styles. Additionally, we get our first look at a couple of new mascots previously not announced. Continue after the break to watch the video and let us know your thoughts on it.

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    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt -
      If you watch closely, you can see the Navy, Washington, and Boise State mascots in the video.
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj -
      Nice to see it referring more than just offensive playbooks & styles. That's great - don't get me wrong - but every team has something unique that makes them memorable to fans around the country, including things like the mascot, entrance, tradition, etc. The small things add up and help to create a unique atmosphere around each school.
    1. texacotea's Avatar
      texacotea -
      Team entrances look good, really like that they were able to incorporate smoke and the whole aspect of the teams entrance. Also noticed the fans looked different from last years. Not much for me but is something that jumped out to me.
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers -
      Yeah you gotta love that this game is looking more and more like a true college game day.
    1. Kwizzy's Avatar
      Kwizzy -
      Atmosphere is something that wasn't even at the top of my own wish list, but these videos have me thinking about how valuable it really could be! Can't wait to see some Husker clips!
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj -
      Quote Originally Posted by texacotea View Post
      Team entrances look good, really like that they were able to incorporate smoke and the whole aspect of the teams entrance.
      The smoke looks really good. At the Community Event, they were still working on these. Back then, Texas's didn't have the smoke or US flags added in, but they look great in the video.
    1. Rudy's Avatar
      Rudy -
      I'm really happy with the team entrances. I want to know more about pre-game, halftime and post game shows this year. Hopefully they will have some cool stuff. I'm not anticipating a weekly wrap up show like 2K5 had but that would be really cool.
    1. texacotea's Avatar
      texacotea -
      Quote Originally Posted by Rudy View Post
      I'm really happy with the team entrances. I want to know more about pre-game, halftime and post game shows this year. Hopefully they will have some cool stuff. I'm not anticipating a weekly wrap up show like 2K5 had but that would be really cool.
      yes def. would be nice especially with some highlights from the game. Also would like to see them highlight a key player before the game starts. With season stats and such.


      With each team being specfic its going to be nice seeing so many different offenses especially in the online dynastys. Maybe we will have 12 different offenses something different from each user. I know that its going to be hard to stay away from the air raid offense.
    1. JeffHCross's Avatar
      JeffHCross -
      Every time I see that Michigan banner, I just want to rip it down.

      That must mean it looks really, really good, if it can solicit an emotional response from me!
    1. Rudy's Avatar
      Rudy -
      Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
      Every time I see that Michigan banner, I just want to rip it down.

      That must mean it looks really, really good, if it can solicit an emotional response from me!
      Booo!! Hey, I might even root for OSU this year if it would get Rich Rod fired. I'm really tired of him. The 3-3-5 defense won't work in the Big 10 and his version of the spread is a dinosaur. You aren't going to win big in the Big 10 by running the QB option all day long and throwing bubble screens. If Jim Harbaugh has another good year at Stanford just bring him back to UM.
    1. Solidice's Avatar
      Solidice -
      Quote Originally Posted by gschwendt View Post
      If you watch closely, you can see the Navy, Washington, and Boise State mascots in the video.
      I believe Washington's mascot(Harry) was in NCAA 10, but Navy and Boise State's are new. I believe that brings the total number of mascots to 58.


      I really liked that video. the entrances and fans should add a lot to the atmosphere, which has been lacking in the series lately.

      I wonder if they will have Texas Tech updated with their new defense(switching to 3-4), and fast no-huddle Air Raid offense that they are supposed to be running this year.
    1. BlindRedBaron's Avatar
      BlindRedBaron -
      Quote Originally Posted by cdj View Post
      The smoke looks really good. At the Community Event, they were still working on these. Back then, Texas's didn't have the smoke or US flags added in, but they look great in the video.
      CDJ, I'm assuming the players touching the Horns were in Texas' entrance, would you be able to comment on how all that looked?

      Everything they've added to the atmosphere looks real slick so far. I can't wait for the demo!
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj -
      Quote Originally Posted by BlindRedBaron View Post
      CDJ, I'm assuming the players touching the Horns were in Texas' entrance, would you be able to comment on how all that looked?

      Everything they've added to the atmosphere looks real slick so far. I can't wait for the demo!
      I remember seeing them exit the tunnel, but don't remember if I saw the horns or not. The build we played was still working on tuning the entrance cameras, so I didn't get to see everything in each entrance. EA is usually pretty good about having videos showcasing team specific additions to the game each year, so maybe they'll show some of them in action leading up to release.

      That brings up a good question though - how many entrances do people want to see pre-release? Will people watch vids of all of them or wait and see them in action come July 13. To be honest, I probably won't watch any full entrance videos if EA, IGN, etc. put them out so I can have something to look forward to on 7/13.
    1. JeffHCross's Avatar
      JeffHCross -
      Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, it looks so cool to see different numbers of Buckeyes on OSU's helmets. Can't waaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiittttttttt!
    1. BlindRedBaron's Avatar
      BlindRedBaron -
      I'd probably watch my team's entrance. Having not seen or heard anything about Texas players touching the horns makes me anxious, so I'd want to make sure it's in (not that I wouldn't like/buy the game if they weren't, I'd just want to know if I would be slightly let down when I started the game up). It's probably something of getting Texas' approval to include it, but who knows?

      I wouldn't watch other team's though. All of those will be a nice surprise!
    1. JeffHCross's Avatar
      JeffHCross -
      The funny thing is, based on what the devs have written about Ohio State's entrance and what was shown in the '120 Ways' video, I'm 99% sure that the Ohio State entrance is horribly, completely wrong.

      But I don't care. Because it'll still look awesome.
    1. steelerfan's Avatar
      steelerfan -
      If they're available, I'm sure I won't be able to resist. I'm weak.
    1. Solidice's Avatar
      Solidice -
      so far, these are the styles and teams that use them that have been shown in videos.

      Air Raid - ECU, Texas Tech
      Spread Offense - Clemson, Missouri(no-huddle), Notre Dame(no-Huddle), TCU
      Multiple Offense - Florida State, Ohio State
      One Back - Alabama, Boston College
      Option - Georgia Tech, Navy
      Run & Shoot - SMU
      West Coast - Illinois, Maryland
      Pistol - Nevada, Ohio
      Pro-Style - USC
    1. JeffHCross's Avatar
      JeffHCross -
      I'm really curious if they're tying the Styles in with the playbooks with hard code. This would make sense for the CPU, but I'd really like to be able to set my team to be "Pro-Style" without being forced to use USC/Washington's playbook, if I could avoid doing so. I'm sure there will be other playbooks with that style.

      Note that I'm speaking toward setting my team to that style for the sake of Sim Strategy. Obviously I'll be controlling the style in games.

      Though I wonder if there will be any difference in the controls available for teams with the designated "No-Huddle" style, or if it will be available to everyone regardless of style. Hope for the latter.
    1. Coachdenz's Avatar
      Coachdenz -
      I would like to know how many formations are tied to a playbook now? What is it now 18 21?