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

[Perfect Zero]

Quote: Originally Posted by PVarck31

They just announced there will be a game next year. Next-gen at that.

So how are you enjoying NBA Elite?

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by hazey

I understand the situation with the CLC licensing colleges. What about conferences and bowl games? And the National Championship playoff system in the near future? They could easily do playoffs not related to NCAA. Just wondering if anyone knows if conferences are represented through the NCAA or through the CLC?

Through the CLC.

If nothing else, gamers are getting a lesson in how little the NCAA matters in most all but the rules of college athletics. Not a huge stretch to see big conferences break away from the NCAA in the not too distant future. Everything minus enforcement is already there.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

So how are you enjoying NBA Elite?

Bad comparison.

[The JareBear]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Bad comparison.

Yeah I thought that was a bit of a reach, and I'm an idiot.

[The JareBear]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

Through the CLC. If nothing else, gamers are getting a lesson in how little the NCAA matters in most all but the rules of college athletics. Not a huge stretch to see big conferences break away from the NCAA in the not too distant future. Everything minus enforcement is already there.

Interesting.

[Mr2Nice]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

The CLC isnt being sued. The CLC only manages schools marks including uniforms/stadiums/names etc. Suing the CLC would be like suing ESPN for licensing its ESPN mark in a game that features player likenesses. I actually know the lawyer who is defending the case for EA personally (worked with her for 10 yrs) and have spoken to her about this before. O'bannon and Keller's lawyers sued the parties that are most responsible and likely to be held liable. The CLC would not be.

I was referring to the future with them not that they are now being sued. If they think after all this either way win or lose someone else or a group of people won't sue for this their nuts. As for your example with ESPN they sign a contract. Kids sign a scholarship. All this would be resolved if they would just pay the kids like they should.

[jmik58]

Regarding the CLC question:

If you sell a banana to someone you're assuming they are going to eat it. If they breeze said banana and kill someone with the rock-hard fruit, you are not liable for that person's death.

The CLC is selling the banana. EA Sports froze it and killed someone.

Regarding the removal of the NCAA:

The NCAA does not own colleges. It does not own logos or names other than the NCAA logo and the name "NCAA".

If you own a food market and the CLC shows up to buy a banana that will later be sold to EA Sports (who may or may not freeze it to kill someone), but the banana distributor decides it no longer wants you to sell their product, so they pull the contract. That doesn't mean your food market is gone. You still have all other foods with individual agreements with each distributor to sell it. It just means you're all going to need some potassium pills because of your banana deficiency.

EA Sports College Football is the food market owner. The NCAA is the banana dealer.

[Cusefan]

I am curious if this leaves the door open for another developer like VC to make a game.