Powerhouse OD - General Discussion Thread

[psuexv]

Or a GroupMe!

This sounds dirty

[Kingpin32]

This sounds dirty

lmaooo

[JeffHCross]

I was talking to snoop last week and and I think it would be cool to have a Powerhouse AIM chat or something along those lines for like recruiting and just BS'ing.

Are there really enough of us on at one time to make this worthwhile? I did enjoy our PSN chats, but except when we were doing the offseason, it's not like many of us were on with tiem to just bullshit. Seems like just adding to this thread (where we don't have to be on at the same time to have a conversation) would work better.

[ryby6969]

Well, I know I text my ass off with Papa and Snoop almost on a daily basis, especially when I am supposed to be working! Reason why I mentioned it is it is just quicker than posting in the forum all the time or texting in our case. Besides, you left so why are you worried?

[psuexv]

Ahhh I thought you were looking for something like hen we did the offseason stuff or just on any given night.

I know it used to be awesome when the chat within the dynasty used to work. One dynasty I used to run we'd sit in there every night almost and chat.

[ryby6969]

Ahhh I thought you were looking for something like hen we did the offseason stuff or just on any given night.

I know it used to be awesome when the chat within the dynasty used to work. One dynasty I used to run we'd sit in there every night almost and chat.

Yeah, it could be used for anything honestly. I know the Madden OF I am in with Kia we have one and people are always on it. Just much easier to chat about random stuff in there rather then trying to always post in the forums. I know I am always down to chat about recruiting and whatnot. It was really just a suggestion, no big deal really. I am already on AIM, so if people are interested just hit me up. Username is ryby6969 just like on here.

[psuexv]

LOL, I didn't even know AIM was still around

[Kingpin32]

I feel as though I should get the Most Improved User award.

[JeffHCross]

So, good news: I have successfully moved out. It took waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy more effort than I imagined, way more time, way more ... everything.

Bad news: For the foreseeable future, I will either be hotel-hopping, or just staying at a 'value' weekly hotel in the area. The value hotel has a CRT television, no wireless, and has a login/password for the internet. So, I don't immediately think it's likely that I'll even be bringing my PS3 here, let alone trying to rejoin.

But I'll keep you guys in the loop. I may go stir crazy without my PS3

[gschwendt]

Login won't be a problem... You can sign in through the web browser then you're in the clear. In case you didn't know.

[JeffHCross]

I wasn't sure, G, and I didn't really want to bring my PS3 all the way just to try. So thanks for the info. Right now I'm still up in the air on whether or not I'll be staying here much longer ... that'll impact whether or not I choose to bring my PS3.

[Kingpin32]

Well scratch my Most Improved User award.

[nykia31]

Notre Dame Vs Texas.

Ive been slackin!!

[JeffHCross]

Bad news: For the foreseeable future, I will either be hotel-hopping, or just staying at a 'value' weekly hotel in the area. The value hotel has a CRT television, no wireless, and has a login/password for the internet. So, I don't immediately think it's likely that I'll even be bringing my PS3 here, let alone trying to rejoin.

[gschwendt]

That's better than Eric's

[Papa LoneStar]

I would connect just to play cpu games and recruit....mess around and be a 4 star program next season.

[psuexv]

That's better than Eric's

Mines not that bad.

[gschwendt]

Does anyone else have a bitch of a time trying to get a running game going? I can't get anything going in a basic running game... the only time I can produce much is using a Read and 90% of the time the read is to keep it so it's my QB picking up yards. But my HB, Fitz Toussaint has 254 yards on 70 carries for a 3.6 average and his longest carry is 13 yards. It seems to me that the CPU defense too quickly reacts to a run and then when they get there, they almost always make the first tackle.

Not sure if it's because the CPU looks at my team's depth chart and knows Toussaint is going to get a lot of carries or what the case is but regardless, I don't believe I should be having this difficult of a time.

[Oneback]

Does anyone else have a bitch of a time trying to get a running game going? I can't get anything going in a basic running game... the only time I can produce much is using a Read and 90% of the time the read is to keep it so it's my QB picking up yards. But my HB, Fitz Toussaint has 254 yards on 70 carries for a 3.6 average and his longest carry is 13 yards. It seems to me that the CPU defense too quickly reacts to a run and then when they get there, they almost always make the first tackle.

Not sure if it's because the CPU looks at my team's depth chart and knows Toussaint is going to get a lot of carries or what the case is but regardless, I don't believe I should be having this difficult of a time.

This has always been my gripe with the SG running game, its very boom or bust, you're never going to see a bunch of 3, 4, 5 drive sustaining running plays. It's either a 10+ yard gain or a 3 yard loss. The SG offset formations are better but the lack of anything else sustainable in those formations means you can't run an entire offense out of them so the defense starts to key on the dive/read. Just like you I've been able to get yards with Ash when he keeps the ball, but there is zero consistency when my HB's are carrying the rock - ask Escobar, he may have some ideas as he's been playing around with this offense for awhile now.

[psuexv]

Maybe it's because I run out of the Singleback primarily but yeah I don't really feel that I can't get a running game going. I do only average 3.6 with my starter and 4.4 with my back up but can say I haven't felt like I couldn't get a running game going or have been discouraged with it.