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NCAA Football 14: Picking A Dynasty Team - BCS Busters

Posted on July 8, 2013 at 10:31 AM.

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Since the playoffs won't appear in this year's game, leg-sweep the BCS every chance you get.

It's the final year of the BCS for real-world fans of college football, but NCAA Football 14 is giving you the chance to relive the thrill of busting the BCS for the entirety of your dynasty.

2012 proved to be a textbook example of what can happen when BCS conference champions don't live up to their billing and are out-ranked by the "little man" in conferences such as the MAC. Northern Illinois may have struggled to keep up with the Seminoles in the Orange Bowl, but the leadership shown by the likes of Boise State and TCU prove it can be done and many are in line trying to emulate.

No longer is it adequate to simply make a BCS bowl. The goal is to win and upset the cart while laying a claim for inclusion in the conference reshuffling that seems to churn on a yearly basis.

If you're someone who truly hopes to build a legacy in Dynasty Mode from the ground up, here are twelve intriguing choices for this year's edition of NCAA Football.

1. Fresno State Bulldogs
The top dogs in the Mountain West won nine games last year and return 19 starters. QB Derek Carr was the conference OPOY and the schedule difficulty ranks in at a soft #107 out of 126 teams nationally.

2. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Eleven wins last year make this a sexy pick for instant success in Conference USA. They have a relatively stingy slate of games considering their conference but run an exciting two-back spread option attack, resembling a poor-man's Oregon.

3. Marshall Thundering Herd
QB Rakeem Cato is one of fifteen returning starters for what could be a surprise team out of C-USA considering a strength-of-schedule (S.O.S.) rank of #111.

4. Northern Illinois Huskies
After last year's BCS bowl appearance -- and the fact that dual-threat QB Jordan Lynch returns -- this will be one of the worst kept secrets among the busters. Trouncing through the MAC shouldn't be a problem as the Huskies face the 3rd easiest schedule in the entire nation.

5. Bowling Green Falcons
Instead of taking the obvious choice in No. Illinois, a side-step in the MAC could be a run with B.G. They return an incredible 19 starters, won eight games last year, have the nation's 115th toughest schedule, and avoid the Huskies on the regular season lineup.

6. Utah State Aggies
They lost their head coach to Wisconsin, but QB Chuckie Keeton returns with thirteen other starters from an eleven-win season. The Mountain West is no pushover but a repeat performance (or even better) isn't beyond reason.

7. Toledo Rockets
Another MAC team, the Rockets are fueled by their offense which returns nine starters from a nine-win season. Considering their conference affiliation, the 80th ranked schedule is a bit daunting, but if you're into taking chances this is an excellent option.

8. Rice Owls
If all else fails, at least your recruiting home base is the state of Texas. You may not need the extra help in '13 though as nineteen starters come back following a seven-win performance to a solid C-USA team with the #114 schedule in the country.

9. San Diego State Aztecs
Nine wins last year in the Mountain West are accompanied by fifteen returning starters and a schedule (#75) that commands some respect out of a non-AQ team.

10. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
With a record of 9-4 last season and thirteen returning starters, this is the Sun Belt's likely champion in 2013.

11. San Jose State Spartans
QB David Fales was 2nd team All-WAC last year and can sling the rock with great proficiency. This squad won eleven games in '12 and faces the 81st ranked schedule in FBS.

12. Georgia State Panthers
They've got the 2nd easiest schedule in the nation and it's their first ever season in the FBS. It's the ultimate dynasty challenge. Can you take the JV team and turn them into national champions?

Which BCS Buster program would be your choice for dynasty mode in NCAA Football 14?

Comments

# 1 imhim312 @ Jul 8

I've been running with NIU for some time now since the Garrett Wolfe days and they are a great program to run with. The only draw back is their stadium it's so small so the fan base is small if that stuff matters to you. However NIU has a Florida pipeline which really comes in handy when trying to get those recruits

# 2 ponderguy @ Jul 8

I build up Idaho every year. Few teams are as consistently bad as the Vandals + a state as devoid of recruits as Idaho, fun to build them up into a power.