Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

[DocHolliday]

When i first saw this game I thought it was a joke.

My first thought was, that's pretty wack and kinda dumb, but now I just dont care either way cause there is no way this game does well.

[grunt]

I am looking forward to this gam

[DocHolliday]

Reading more into the thread, it seems to me if ANYONE is in the wrong here it is the developers of the game. They could have used a different name that would have paid respect to HCBU's without making it seem very tilted towards the black folk.

But they didn't, and it seems to me that they did this to stir up a bit of controversy and get some free ad time for the game on sites like this and other mediums.

I will not buy it based purely on them using race as a pawn for there game.

[grunt]

Quote: Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Reading more into the thread, it seems to me if ANYONE is in the wrong here it is the developers of the game. They could have used a different name that would have paid respect to HCBU's without making it seem very tilted towards the black folk. But they didn't, and it seems to me that they did this to stir up a bit of controversy and get some free ad time for the game on sites like this and other mediums. I will not buy it based purely on them using race as a pawn for there game.

No, I went to a Black College and I am proud that I went to a Black College. I am proud that in America after the Civil War there were progressive white and black people that started these institutions to educate freed slaves. This is American history.

Peace

[DocHolliday]

Yea no doubt Grunt my man, but it seems in my opinion they didn't do this entirely to show respect to HBCU's, and they did it partly to get some press. You know what they say, any publicity is good publicity.

In focus groups they must have seen this coming and decided that, sure, why not?

I dunno maybe they did it tooo bring education to people about HBCU's but if thats the case its a strange medium to use for education.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Yea no doubt Grunt my man, but it seems in my opinion they didn't do this entirely to show respect to HBCU's, and they did it partly to get some press. You know what they say, any publicity is good publicity. In focus groups they must have seen this coming and decided that, sure, why not? I dunno maybe they did it tooo bring education to people about HBCU's but if thats the case its a strange medium to use for education.

Jesus. Its called BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL. Thats what the media calls it. Thats what NBC calls it when they show the Grambling/Southern game. Thats what ESPN calls it: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3697955. Thats what its called.

It would be idiotic to call it anything else. No one calls it HBCU football or any other name. There were no focus groups for the title because no one who is familiar with Black College Football would think the title is controversial. White or Black.

I cant believe that this is an 18 page thread. Seriously? Anyone with Google can recognize that MEAC, SWAC and SIAC football is called Black College Football.

[DocHolliday]

hay man you guys made the thread not me.

its my opinion.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by DocHolliday

hay man you guys made the thread not me. its my opinion.

No offense, DH but your opinion is backed by anything. Football involving those schools is called Black College Football. There is no controversy and no intent by the developers. Like I said anyone who is familar with football at those schools knows its called BCF.