But, but, but then you don't get to use the online leaderboards!
I've personally enjoyed RTG a lot more using an existing player versus using a guy I brought up from high school. I generally run through an HS player just to get those accomplishments, then quit the RTG once I, almost inevitably, get the Heisman at the end of my first year. The real meat of the mode is moving up the depth chart and getting the scarce playing time.
I'm sure Alabama has plenty of passion (actually, I know this to be fact). I don't really know who is Top Whatever in terms of passion. The "Top Four" list I mentioned is what I generally hear in terms of the high school talent level, historically.
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