NCAA Football 13 Will Not Include The University of South Alabama

[Suntan Superman]

Quote: Originally Posted by BA2929

So you don't believe any of this blame falls on South Alabama? None whatsoever? You don't believe that EA didn't reach out to South Alabama to ask them directly that they were playing a full schedule this year and SA just failed to respond in time? Seems more plausible to me than EA just being lazy because they didn't want to Google something.

Never mind the legal process associated with this.

[Noble Evildoer]

Quote: Originally Posted by moylan

crques that's not very likely either. again your telling us they put in the research for the other schools, but when it got to South Alabama they essentially had zero clue. even though as has been stated this was in the works since 2009. I'm sorry these theories are just reaching.

Which is why it makes no sense for EA to pretend that there was ever a question of whether they were moving or not.

[BA2929]

Quote: Originally Posted by Noble Evildoer

Which is why it makes no sense for EA to pretend that there was ever a question of whether they were moving or not.

Perhaps EA wanted confirmation from the school itself, or even the NCAA, that 2012 was indeed the season they were starting FBS scheduling. Maybe EA sent them a letter or email or phoned them asking for confirmation, but nobody at SA or the NCAA did anything about it. So EA, not wanting to go on the word of the internet or old articles, decided it would be best to hold off on creating the team this year.

They did have a 2-year provisional time period. Maybe EA wanted to make sure that the provisional period wasn't extended.

I'm thinking South Alabama, or even the NCAA, is the lazy one here. Not EA. Just because it's been "in the works since 2009" doesn't mean it wasn't delayed a year and EA wanted to make sure it wasn't before going all out on a new school. UMass had no trouble getting in the game. I know everyone is taking the side of South Alabama in this, but I'm not buying that EA is the only one to blame.

[Catamount53]

This doesn't bother me that much, but I don't see how it isn't EA's fault. Ultimately it is EA's football game and their own responsibility to make sure the game is as accurate as possible. If they didn't hear back from USA in time, they should have started bothering them for the information.

Also, in the meantime, they at least could have added the stadium in.

Bottom line. Ea is paying the NCAA for the information, EA is making the game, it is on EA to make sure they get the information from the schools in time to make it into the game.

[Suntan Superman]

Fyi Presbyterian said they were going full Division 1 in 2010, they still aren't. Plans don't always go through as planned.

[TDenverFan]

Schools like North Dakota State, James Madison, Appalachian State, South Dakota State, and Montana have all considered moving up to the FBS, but there is no reason for EA to add them until they confirm it.

[Catamount53]

South Alabama wasn't considering a change. Their original goal was to get into the FBS this season. Its EA's football game and only their fault when they miss stuff like this.

When you're making a college football game, you should already know what teams are doing. Not guessing and relying on the schools to tell you.

[Suntan Superman]

I agree, its EAs fault they had a policy and followed it to attempt and absolve themselves of legal trouble. What absolute jerks.