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Black College Football - The Xperience: What's Behind the Name?

  05:54 PM - July 10, 2009 by RaychelSnr
It's not surprising that a non-EA football game is generating a bit of intrigue and hype prior to release, but what’s unusual about Black College Football Xperience is that it has garnered some attention for the wrong reasons. Some people are not interested in what the game has to offer on the field, but instead are interested in the title of the game.

In two weeks, Operation Sports will be reviewing Nerjyzed Entertainment's Black College Football Xperience: The Doug Williams Edition for the Xbox 360. Rather than ignore this issue and let it cloud over our review, Operation Sports is here to tackle the issue head-on in this article, so that the review can be solely devoted to what’s coded into the game disc -- instead of what’s written on the game's box.

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# 81 PhillsPhan26 @ 07/11/09 11:04 PM
Well whoever made this game should go to College cause you do not spell it like "Xperience" , you spell it "Experience". Typical, when I drive by a Barber shop and I see a sign saying " Frezzzh Cutz" I just cant help but scratch my head. Sorry to say and I know the truth hurts some people but I find this game to be racist.
 
# 82 trobinson97 @ 07/11/09 11:08 PM
You scratching your head doesn't hurt anyone. Carry on.
 
# 83 sneezor01 @ 07/12/09 12:01 AM
SMH Its ironic that a guy whose SN is "PhillsPhan26" is telling someone to go to college b/c of spelling Experience "Xperience" get a life.
 
# 84 KiNgQ @ 07/12/09 12:16 AM
Anyway..about the game.. Why does EVERYONE in the game have to be dark-skinned? It's almost like the creators of this game are not aware that different shades of African-Americans exsist. But yea, this game looks pretty cool and I'm glad to see some kind of variety in football games.
 
# 85 DubTrey1 @ 07/12/09 12:51 AM
Game looks pretty polished..... I would give it a rent - for sure.
 
# 86 o 99 PROBL3MS o @ 07/12/09 01:34 AM
Pike, I think you should speak from your own experiences and stop trying to make this out to be more than it is. I was an athlete at one of the schools represented in this game. I have been to sporting events at "traditional" schools as well as competed at HBCUs. It truly is a different experience.

Instead of attacking the African-American race, I encourage you to actually attend a football game at an HBCU. Then you would see for yourself that the experience is different. Chances are that you have never been to and experienced a "Black"college football game so how can you question its relevance as a unique experience.

Did you know that Caucasians also get minority scholarships at these HBCUs that you are trying so hard to describe as exclusive? You are painting yourself into a corner with this constant "HWC" reference. Calling schools such as ND an HWC is redundant. That is based on the simple fact that the sole reason "HBCUs" were established is because schools such as ND in fact WERE HWCs. That said, there is a historical signifigance behind the term "HBCU".

Now tell me what would be the signifigance behind the acronymn "HWC" that. Isn't so blatantly obvious??? It is very redundanttttttt. You can call them HWCs all you want and I will sit here and be thankful their "signifigance" is becoming irrelevant. I have had the pleasure of both "expeiences" and its becoming obvious that you haven't. Once again i encourage you to attend a game my friend.
 
# 87 TracerBullet @ 07/12/09 02:26 AM
authentic, an example of an HBCU that has a lot of white students is West Virginia State. It's 90% white and they still participate in certain classic games that HBCUs play in. I just figured I'd lend a hand an give you an example of a school that's almost all white. Good posts by you though!
 
# 88 twigstudios @ 07/12/09 02:30 AM
A rose by any other name still smells as sweet. It's just a game, people. All they devs did was try to include the pagentry that is traditionally included in the SWAC,MEAC, and CIAA games and include teams that weren't on other titles. So what about the name? They've been called historically Black colleges forever. Before this game came out. Why argue about something that's a hundred years old? Rasicm is disease that will never be cured because there is always someone willing to participate in it. I am just happy that there is another college football title that I can play.
 
# 89 rockchisler @ 07/12/09 03:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sneezor01
SMH Its ironic that a guy whose SN is "PhillsPhan26" is telling someone to go to college b/c of spelling Experience "Xperience" get a life.
Classic..
 
# 90 rockchisler @ 07/12/09 03:26 AM
Look guys Pike (The Bill O'Reilly of Os)just wants attention, we have given him opportunities to read the article listen to people who have attended HBCU's and read other articles, if he chooses to argue for the sake of argueing lets just ignore him. "You can lead a horse to water but cant make it drink".
 
# 91 PhillsPhan26 @ 07/12/09 03:31 AM
Nobody is attacking the African-American race from what I read or from what I wrote but yet I get an infraction for giving my opinion. I am no racist but I do agree with pike that you should of known this would come about.
 
# 92 PhillsPhan26 @ 07/12/09 03:37 AM
A made up SN for a message board and a improper way of spelling a word for on a video game cover is two different things, sorry.
 
# 93 TheWatcher @ 07/12/09 11:00 AM
^^^ You do realize that this is done ALL THE TIME? It's done to be hip.

XFL?

Special FX?

Xtra?

It's all common usage, has been done for years, and it's accepted an understood as a different way of spelling it.

You're just looking for something to attack
 
# 94 SHO @ 07/12/09 01:10 PM
*sigh*

This thread should be locked.....again.
 
# 95 rockchisler @ 07/12/09 01:29 PM
Dude keep my name out your mouth and stop emailing me.
 
# 96 Bolts_26 @ 07/12/09 01:33 PM
I think that I may actually try this game out.
 
# 97 Marino @ 07/12/09 01:33 PM
How about we talk about the article and the game, and not each other.

Sounds like a good idea to me.
 
# 98 Jukeman @ 07/12/09 01:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by P2K
First off, none of this would be happening if EA didn't take out FCS football. Second, how did a subject like a videogame make you go off on a rant about the double standards in this country about race? That right there tells me where your agenda is. You were salivating to get your chops into what this thread has become. You wanted this. You couldn't care less about the damn game. That is why you getting piled on. And your defense is to play the victim role.

You and your little buddies made your points loud and clear. You got your opinion out. Yet, you and the same other people keep coming back. And I am highly surprised and somewhat upset that this thread continues on with the same people with the same ignorant thoughts. I lost some respect for OS.


EDIT: MLK didn't die for people of color so they live better today. MLK was killed in cold blood. His death didn't cause the ground to shake and all of sudden, everyone was in harmony.

Also, the all-white college strawman is tired. It makes no sense whatsoever. Whites were never excluded from any and all schools in America.


Plain and simple, you have a beef with HBCUs or the makers of this game...take it up with them. Write a letter. E-mail them. Meanwhile, this thread deals with the videogame. Let's keep it on that topic instead of this agenda-driven mess.
Hey P2K we finally agree on something

good post
 
# 99 "The Jab" Judah @ 07/12/09 02:53 PM
The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as: ...any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary [of Education] to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation.

I believe what some members are trying to say is that of the title within in the name. Black College Football. If the name of the game was just HBCU Football, I still believe that there would be the same controversy. To designate a game based on race, to some, is racist-prejudice. However if we dig deeper into the fabric behind of what people are thinking. It goes back to the fact that here in America we still are split in our views on each other as people. So to that point no matter what a game is titled, if the name states that it represents one race over another...

...its deemed to be reverse racism, racism only goes one way...

A poster used Notre Dame as an example...It is to everyone's understanding that when one turns on the tube on saturday mornings to watch college football, what WE normally ALL see are players of color, playing for a quote-unquote Historically White College University. If one happens to go to the actual campus after the game, they will see an underwhelimg amount of black students around campus. Those such students don't represent an alarming number displayed on its athletic fields of play.

As intelligent people we can't subjugate our thinking into not understanding the plight of all minorities in America since its independence from England circa 1776. It is with this history of hardships amongst ALL of its citizens is why we still can't understand why some feel it necessary to celebrate its history into a video game without claiming racism. It has nothing to do with sex, race, color, creed, religion and or sexual preference. It is nationally recognized by the Secretary of Education as being a HBCU, which in turn warrants the relativity of the title.

Don't argue semantics over something that has nothing to do with an actual video game.
 
# 100 Jackdog @ 07/12/09 03:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pike
Stop with the f'ing insults little man, and you won't have to worry about it.
You send him another email and your banned. You troll this thread anymore and your banned. You made your point and yet you continue to troll and take this thread in a very bad direction. Leave it now.
 


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