NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series is Dead in Name Only

[XxJustAguessxX]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrSerendipity

I hope Ed O'Bannon doesn't have a Twitter. Because if so, it's about to blow up. And not in a nice way.

LoL that's not fair and I don't think too many people outside of the OS community care. They have a legit case and we can't say we didn't see this coming. I hope since there will only be 1 football game, madden doesn't get even lazier. I'm not mad at Keller or O'bannon, the ncaa profits huge off these kids so why not give them something in return.

[Kevin26385]

Just want to remind everyone that while it sucks we might never get a college football game again...Life moves on. Keep the development team and their families who could possible lose their jobs in your thoughts!

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by BleedGreen710

Yes that's true.. but that doesn't mean the decision wont spark 2k to make their own college football game with generic teams (or teams users create, like on APF 2k8). Now is the perfect time to strike, while EA is down.

A couple of problems with that: One APF2k8 was a sales failure so why would 2k want to release another generic football game. Two, EA can still do deals with the conferences which own 99% of the IP (uniforms, logos, stadiums) that people care about.

[dickey1331]

Quote: Originally Posted by jmik58

I'm interested/concerned to see how this impacts EA's committment to patching issues and customer service for NCAA 14.

We saw how well it went for the last NCAA basketball game.

[cletus42o]

Still curious on my question about if EA can release DLC for 14 past the date the license ends.

EA should release updates now that add in celebration and other things. What will the NCAA do? Double cancel the contract?

[Marino]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

I'll post this one more time because I think most people missed it. This is from the press release: Member colleges and universities license their own trademarks and other intellectual property for the video game. They will have to independently decide whether to continue those business arrangements in the future. EA will have to work with the individual conferences like they always have to get rights to logos, stadiums and uniforms. Same with the BCS. This just affects the ability to use the NCAA mark.

I remember reading in an article that the Alabama AD I believe works with licensing, where most of the schools are licensed under one brand. Perhaps work a deal with that licensing brand to get a good number of teams, then work with the remaining parties? I don't know. I do not think the series is dead, after reading Owen Good's tweets, this seems to be more of a formality.

[jeremym480]

Maybe the sliver lining in this will be that if EA does decide to make a "College Football Game" they will have more freedom. No long will the NCAA be around to take away all the juicy stuff.

Bring back celebrations/suspensions and let me give all of my players tattoos too while I'm at it!!!!

[WVUJabroni97]

What will probably happen is the game proceeds as "College Football 15" or whatever, with CLC licensing, all schools, etc. Just no NCAA logo