Powerhouse OD - General Discussion Thread

[Papa LoneStar]

I vote for 95+

[Oneback]

So with the new patch out I need thoughts...what needs to change in the sliders.

[psuexv]

So with the new patch out I need thoughts...what needs to change in the sliders.

I say break tackle needs looked at but that was before the patch as well.

I know Jeff has had issues with QB accuracy and I continue to see them as well. Only issue is that it's sporadic. I want to chalk it up to the QB being rattled but it happens in games I'm winning and I have a senior QB with very good ratings.

[gschwendt]

It sucks that I have a contract goal of "sign all needed positions during each regular season", and one of my positions is QB... I signed two ATHs that will play QB yet neither do/will count towards that need. I targeted generic QB late hoping to sign & cut him (no one else was even talking to him) but doesn't look like I'll get him during the regular season

[JeffHCross]

I know Jeff has had issues with QB accuracy and I continue to see them as well. Only issue is that it's sporadic. I want to chalk it up to the QB being rattled but it happens in games I'm winning and I have a senior QB with very good ratings.

Didn't see any such issue with my backup tonight. Nor against LSU. Don't know how to explain that.

[psuexv]

It sucks that I have a contract goal of "sign all needed positions during each regular season", and one of my positions is QB... I signed two ATHs that will play QB yet neither do/will count towards that need. I targeted generic QB late hoping to sign & cut him (no one else was even talking to him) but doesn't look like I'll get him during the regular season

SOB I didn't even think of this. I need to go check my goals now

[JeffHCross]

SOB I didn't even think of this. I need to go check my goals now

Yep, that's on yours too.

[psuexv]

Yep, that's on yours too.

Shit. Of course it might not matter when I didn't hit any other goals

[psusnoop]

I say break tackle needs looked at but that was before the patch as well.

I know Jeff has had issues with QB accuracy and I continue to see them as well. Only issue is that it's sporadic. I want to chalk it up to the QB being rattled but it happens in games I'm winning and I have a senior QB with very good ratings.

I know you have had issues E, and heard of Jeff's issues but then see NYkia's completing almost 75% of his passes. I'm sitting at 58% right now for Bennett which for me is probably close to what I should be.

Here are the numbers in passing (just users):
1 Phillip Ely QB Bama 4 4 100.0 132 1 0
2 Dustin Haines QB Oreg 4 4 100.0 56 1 0
3 Case McCoy QB Texas20 15 75.0 172 2 3
4 Tommy Rees QB ND 304 226 74.3 3020 25 9
5 AJ McCarron QB Bama 276 197 71.4 2851 25 15
6 Russell Bellom QB Mich 3 2 66.7 18 0 0
7 Everett Golson QB ND 21 14 66.7 192 4 1
8 Clint Trickett QB FSU 48 32 66.7 387 3 1
9 Devin Gardner QB Mich 87 54 62.1 799 12 3
10Tyler Wilson QB Ark 313 194 62.0 3496 22 18
11Zach MettenberQB LSU 243 149 61.3 2783 18 16
12Jameill ShowerQB TAMU 175 107 61.1 1851 16 8
13Clint Chelf QB Ok St539 327 60.7 4172 39 25
14David Ash QB Texas414 249 60.1 4215 42 16
15JW Walsh QB Ok St25 15 60.0 215 2 1
16Matt Joeckel QB TAMU 86 51 59.3 1105 12 1
17EJ Manuel QB FSU 273 159 58.2 2023 15 8
18Bryan BennettQB Oreg 211 122 57.8 1855 18 15
19Matt Barkley QB USC 430 237 55.1 3343 23 22
20Ken Guiton QB OSU 64 35 54.7 646 7 3
21Brandon MitcheQB Ark 13 7 53.8 119 0 0
22Braxton Miller QB OSU 250 134 53.6 2231 19 11
23Marcus MariotaQB Oreg 6 3 50.0 32 0 0
24Denard RobinsoQB Mich 153 76 49.7 1172 10 10
25Cody Kessler QB USC 19 8 42.1 138 1 0

I can't explain why Barkley is so far off target at times, but just based of this I don't think we need to bump up accuracy. Those numbers look pretty good in my opinion.

The break tackles, like we were discussing last night I had issues early on with the NCAA 13 as a whole with that but since I've set Big Hits and Strip to conservative it has helped with the broken tackles for myself. I would buy into that being bumped down just a bit, but not till after this season for any adjustments since we are right there currently.

[psusnoop]

Damn that's ugly, it was nicer before I hit send

[ryby6969]

I have continued to have issues with broken tackles, even setting "big hit" to conservative. The only user I really had a problem against was Jeff, which is funny because he had one of the smaller backs I have went against. Marshall for Georgia was insane to try and tackle, as he had 6 recorded broken tackles but probably another 10 that it did not count and he is a Freshman rated like 81 and considered a "speed" back.

QB accuracy is all about the type of routes as I think Kia and I both use more of a quick passing game and would help with completion %'s. I will say that this year has been like last in that my guys simply will not catch the ball on defense. I cannot force turnovers because of this, and it is really starting to piss me off! I can hit stick the HB all game, and he almost never fumbles the ball. I have only forced 2 fumbles with Nico Johnson, but have been involved in almost 150 tackles, including almost 40 for a loss, many right after the HB gets the ball.

[psuexv]

Yeah I agree Ryby. I set it to conservative as well and most of the time it's the cpu missing the tackle.

[Oneback]

I'll say this, I've been working on sliders all season long but didn't want to implement them until next season/after the patch came out.

[Kingpin32]

I've had the tackling problem all season. Opposing RBs rushing for over 200-300 yards almost every other game.

[JeffHCross]

Not to keep harping on E, but it does seem that the drastic swaying of Job Security has been toned down this year, and coaches gain/lose job security at a much more tempered rate.

To that end, watching E's contract is going to be very interesting. As far as I can guess, he's practically guaranteed to have the following failed goal penalties:
1 x
3 x
1 x

He may also pass one (though I actually think that's a bug )

So that's 16 < total. He's at 55% right now, so it's going to be very interesting to see if he survives. It's also a four year contract. Will be interesting to see if that seems to influence his retention at all.

[nykia31]

Broken tackles still happen at a pretty good clip.

I'm the wrong guy to speak to as far as QB accuracy since most of the passes I throw are of the West Coast/Air Raid variety.

I was puzzled as to why Barkley was so off target, as you'll hear in my commentary.

Rees has a 92 accuracy and although he throws a clunker here and there, he's pretty steady..

[nykia31]

Notre Dame-USC

[JeffHCross]

Tex, I'm not sure if the rosters we're using are to blame, or the default rosters ... but man, I am sorry with how screwed you got with the OSU rosters. They are ... rather pathetically wrong (for such a major program).

[texacotea]

Tex, I'm not sure if the rosters we're using are to blame, or the default rosters ... but man, I am sorry with how screwed you got with the OSU rosters. They are ... rather pathetically wrong (for such a major program).

Well I will contribute 3 of my 5 losses to EA and now show that tOSU finished 11-2 on the year

[JeffHCross]

So that's 16 < total. He's at 55% right now, so it's going to be very interesting to see if he survives. It's also a four year contract. Will be interesting to see if that seems to influence his retention at all.

E survives (32%) as does Bob Stoops (15%). Very interesting.