If NCAA and Head Coach Mated: The Possibilities

[ChicagoSparty]

How about we mate NCAA with some defense first?

[ChosenOne58]

This sounds very, very sexy. I already love the little bit of recruiting that I get in NCAA.

[Chessboxer1]

haha, i agree with the defense comment but you have to admit this is a great idea.

[janglar]

I would have to second those who would like to see this incorporated into dynasty mode. Now I would like all the regular control of the players in the game like standard dynasty, but include the head coach features into the coaching career menu like luring recruits, running practices, punishing players for missed classes ect. in program integrity, pulling Mack Browns and lobbying for bowls, stuff like that. Then have the option to import your coach to Madden to potentially coach an NFL team

[canes2008]

Sounds cool hope it happens

[JAYMO76]

I've got an even better one: Image if NCAA FOOTBALL 2010 on next gen had the same gameplay and features as last gen. Wow, now that would be a game!

[Heshi]

Well, why not have a game like "Football Head Coach"? Why limit yourself to one level of play, one league in a coach/manager game? Just look at soccer games, for example: There's no separate "Premier League Manager", no "Serie A Coach" or "Bundesliga Coach". The name says it all: "Football Manager".

You can coach all over the world, work your way up from the minors or even coach a big club's reserves squad and hope to impress your boss so you may coach the first team one day. Wanna be world champion? Take over your national team and lead it to glory.

Same with Hockey. Look at "NHL Eastside Hockey Manager". It's not the NHL only.

One of the most fun things to do in manager games (at least for me) is to watch your former player's careers. After scoring more than 20 goals in a season, my low-league star striker left and went to german Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He didn't even play reagularly on their 3rd league reserves team, but I checked him every week.

Imagine being a college or even high school coach and see the kids you coached going to the Pro Bowl - or the Arena League. Or nowhere at all.

They won't make a game like that. Why waste all trademarks in one game? By the way, that game wouldn't need any licence, people would love to create team and player names on their own (like they're doing in NCAA, despite the licence) and share it.

Head Coach had some good things, it just needs some life (interaction with media, player, coaches, more events, etc.) and some more things to win than the Super Bowl.

[jmik58]

I've said this should be the case for years now. It makes no sense to make a separate game. Just incorporate it into what already exists.

I would also like to see a completely blank slate for play design.

I think the big thing that is missing from play editors right now is the ability to specify blocking assignments and set blocking schemes.

The blocking schemes and blocking AI on video games is atrocious. It would take some input from people well versed in football to do it, but it needs to be addressed.