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

[BrandH]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

Well, that's that. EA would be smart to just come out and confirm.

Give them some time, lol. A lot of them are probably still on their lunch break. Its only been 2 hours or so.

[Brandwin]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

Well, that's that. EA would be smart to just come out and confirm.

Yeah, EA needs to just confirm that all is well.

[MizzouBravesFan]

Um I'll wait for EA...anyone can throw a tweet out there with the most generic name for a game and look like a genius if it comes to fruition.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by JLoco11

To clarify the differences for people who do not quite understand what the NCAA and CLC are: NCAA = Non profit association, funded by universities to keep the rules and integrity of sports across all of college. In other words, the policing agent to monitor ALL sports (not just football) to make sure athletes and schools are following the rules they agree to follow. CLC = The licensing agent of colleges that ALLOWS the use of trademarks and licenses for universities. They control logos, mascots, fight songs, football fields, bowl games, heisman trophies etc. In other words, EA is losing the rules policing association. It's losing the governing body of what constitutes an amateur athlete. BUT, they can still maintain trademarks and licenses with each school, which is what the game needs each year to survive.

I wish there was a way for me to like this post more than once.

[MSchneider84]

Well, that escalated quickly.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by MizzouBravesFan

Um I'll wait for EA...anyone can throw a tweet out there with the most generic name for a game and look like a genius if it comes to fruition.

You may be waiting for a few months than. No reason for EA to start clarifying what their 2014 game is going to be when they are still trying to sell its 2013 game.

[DJ]

Well that is good news.

[BrandH]

Quote: Originally Posted by MizzouBravesFan

Um I'll wait for EA...anyone can throw a tweet out there with the most generic name for a game and look like a genius if it comes to fruition.

True, but a respected reporter like this guy wouldn't be in the business of throwing things against the wall to see what sticks.