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

[Herky]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrMBrown

We survived just fine in the old Bill Walsh College Football days. We'll be fine now.

I remember playing 10 Yard Fight on NES and thinking that was great. Same with the all the Tecmo Bowls.

We will all live, but I just would hate to have to go back to the way things were 12 to 15 years ago in terms of depth in a college football game. We've gotten used to a pretty deep product with EA and now things might be scaled back.

Like I said, I hope 2K jumps into the game because they made some fantastic sports games. College Hoops 2K8 still gets play out of me with the updated rosters. The presentation is still amazing in that game.

[LegendKilla13]

might have to pick up NCAA 14 now. was gonna wait for next gen

[rangerrick012]

Quote:

The conclusion: The fair market value for the average FBS football player is $137,357 per year, and the fair market value for the average men's basketball player is $289,031 per year. Right now the average player earns just $23,204 in scholarship money.

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres...#ixzz2ZOwokZlM

I don't think players should get 50% of all revenue, but they definitely aren't getting their fair share right now.

[Herky]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

For the last time: THE NCAA LICENSE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE UNIVERSITIES OR BOWLS OR AWARDS THAT ARE IN THE GAME. EA HAS ALWAYS NEGOTIATED WITH THEM SEPARATELY!

But would they be able to include everything from stadiums, fight songs and updated uniforms? Would every school that was in NCAA 14 be able to be in College Football 15? Are we looking at nothing changing at all from the license not being renewed?

There are no many conflicting views on this.

[MrMBrown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Herky

But would they be able to include everything from stadiums, fight songs and updated uniforms? Would every school that was in NCAA 14 be able to be in College Football 15? Are we looking at nothing changing at all from the license not being renewed? There are no many conflicting views on this.

If EA is negotiating with the schools seperately, they why wouldn't they be able to include that stuff?

[GisherJohn24]

What about the Bowl games? Would they stay? And for music, I got custom soundtracks, problem solved...

[MrMBrown]

Quote: Originally Posted by GisherJohn24

What about the Bowl games? Would they stay? And for music, I got custom soundtracks, problem solved...

read aholberts post.

[bluengold34_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by rangerrick012

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres...#ixzz2ZOwokZlM I don't think players should get 50% of all revenue, but they definitely aren't getting their fair share right now.

I just don't understand how this is any different than what happens in life after college. My Wife is a food scientist, and she created a very prominent product that is in the open market for public consumption right now, while working for her previous company. She has since left the company, and has secured employment with a different company.

She received her salary, but not a dime from the millions that her past company is raking in at the moment from the products sales in the fast food industry. When my Wife signed her contract with her previous company, she knew that whatever she created was the property of said company, even though she was the innovator and creator of said product -

While I understand that it sucks to be a athlete in college, and not get paid(I was one) these athletes know what they are doing when they sign their name to the dotted line on the Letter of Intent. Is it fair - probably not - but life really isn't about fair is it?