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EA Announces Tim Tebow as Exclusive NCAA Football 11 Cover Athlete (Press Release)

08:17 PM - April 8, 2010 by Steve_OS

Heisman Trophy Winner to Be Uniquely Featured on Each Platform Cover

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - April 8, 2010 –Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will be featured on the cover of EA SPORTS™ NCAA® Football 11, available in stores July 13th. Tebow is celebrated as one of the greatest college football players in history and is revered as an ambassador of college football.

Tebow was the first sophomore in history to win the coveted Heisman Trophy following his 2007 season as the Florida Gators’ starting quarterback. In that season, Tebow became the first player in NCAA history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in a single season. Tebow is one of the most decorated college quarterbacks in history, winning the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s best quarterback in 2007 and becoming only the second player in NCAA history to earn the Maxwell Award, given to the nation’s top football player, on two occasions.

NCAA Football provides the ultimate experience for the true football fan, delivering the excitement and pageantry that can only be found in college football. NCAA Football 11 will give players 120 ways to win with real college offenses that, for the first time ever, reflect the authentic style of every NCAA FBS school. NCAA Football 11 recreates the intensity of college football Saturdays, achieving all-new levels of quality in core gameplay for the award-winning franchise.

With the major game features scheduled to be announced between now and launch, football fans are encouraged to visit http://www.ncaafootball11.com regularly for the most up-to-date information, including insider blogs written by the NCAA Football 11 development team.

Developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon, and licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company, NCAA Football 11 will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation®2 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems.

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# 1 canes21 @ 04/08/10 08:18 PM

I really needed a confirmation to believe it.... haha, a little late Steve. Or was this article just released?

# 2 Solidice @ 04/08/10 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by canes21


	I really needed a confirmation to believe it.... haha, a little late Steve. Or was this article just released?

the press release is the "official" statement from EA(they release a news update on the NCAA 11 site not that long ago). the other thread was the ESPN.com article.

# 3 br329 @ 04/08/10 08:22 PM

If there anybody actually surprised?

# 4 canes21 @ 04/08/10 08:22 PM

Yea, I knew EA would release their own article. I just completely forgot the other topic was from ESPN.com. Still, as a topic overall, it's late. As for releasing the article, I guess its on time.

# 5 wisecav @ 04/08/10 08:26 PM

I'm not surprised that Tebow will be on the cover. But I don't like the idea of him being on all of the platforms. I think Suh, McCoy, Gerhart, those guys, deserve some cover time. But oh well. Should have expected this.

# 6 ZoneKIller @ 04/08/10 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by granddogg


	i guess nobody see the part about every team runs there style.i made a tread 120 ways to play 20 min ago. anybody hello

I noticed that too.Sothats another thing they have added from that list of features.Pretty sure thats more than 2 of them so maybe we will get all those features,I really hope we get the Athletic Director Mode.

# 7 canes21 @ 04/08/10 08:37 PM

Thats 3. ESPN presentation, Authentic Play Styles, and Locomotion. I really hope we get more than that though.

# 8 Pacman83 @ 04/08/10 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by canes21


	Thats 3. ESPN presentation, Authentic Play Styles, and Locomotion. I really hope we get more than that though.

Yo, something we can agree on.

# 9 Solidice @ 04/08/10 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by granddogg


	i guess nobody see the part about every team runs there style.i made a tread 120 ways to play 20 min ago. anybody hello

thats not really new though. that has been hinted at since the NCAA site got "updated" to NCAA 11. also Roy(the new Executive Producer) hinted at it in his introduction blog. http://ncaafootball.easports.com/blo...logId=blogid10

# 10 br329 @ 04/08/10 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoneKIller


	I noticed that too.Sothats another thing they have added from that list of features.Pretty sure thats more than 2 of them so maybe we will get all those features,I really hope we get the Athletic Director Mode.

As much as I love to have AD mode I would gladly sacrifice it for better gameplay and presentation for NCAA 11. But I hope we do get another feature like coaching carousel to make Dynasty more realistic.

# 11 canes21 @ 04/08/10 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pacman83


	Yo, something we can agree on.

Yea, don't take it personal I've picked you out in two different topics. I just disagreed with you both times. Haha, we good? lol

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Originally Posted by br329


	As much as I love to have AD mode I would gladly sacrifice it for better gameplay and presentation for NCAA 11. But I hope we do get another feature like coaching carousel to make Dynasty more realistic.

So far, it seems we'll be getting new presentation and improved gameplay. locomotion + ESPN presentation = Best EA football game to date. If they added a Coaching Carousel and AD mode on top of what we know is in, then, boy, this game would never leave my box.

# 12 Pacman83 @ 04/08/10 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by canes21


	Yea, don't take it personal I've picked you out in two different topics. I just disagreed with you both times. Haha, we good? lol So far, it seems we'll be getting new presentation and improved gameplay. locomotion + ESPN presentation = Best EA football game to date. If they added a Coaching Carousel and AD mode on top of what we know is in, then, boy, this game would never leave my box.

I think we're allowed to disagree. Wasnt anything personal, just discussing opinions, its all good.

# 13 Darkimpact17 @ 04/08/10 09:16 PM

O man the surprise of tebow on the cover...

# 14 Potatoes002 @ 04/08/10 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve_OS


	NCAA Football provides the ultimate experience for the true football fan, delivering the excitement and pageantry that can only be found in college football. NCAA Football 11 will give players 120 ways to win with real college offenses that, for the first time ever, reflect the authentic style of every NCAA FBS school. NCAA Football 11 recreates the intensity of college football Saturdays, achieving all-new levels of quality in core gameplay for the award-winning franchise.

Considering Washington State runs the hurry-up type of offense, it will be interesting to see how they implemented this different to other schools.

# 15 Tengo Juego @ 04/08/10 09:23 PM

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	NCAA Football 11 will give players 120 ways to win with real college offenses that, for the first time ever, reflect the authentic style of every NCAA FBS school

So, we now know what 3 items from the potential features survey were selected for '11.

# 16 fluffdaddy @ 04/09/10 05:40 AM

Why Tebow and not Suh. Suh is a better football player and would look like a monster on the cover. Meh, I guess I can live with it....

# 17 Amoo316 @ 04/09/10 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by fluffdaddy


	Why Tebow and not Suh. Suh is a better football player and would look like a monster on the cover. Meh, I guess I can live with it....

Yes I agree, why not a guy who was a stud defensive tackle over the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman and the only man ever to win two Maxwells. I realize a lot of people don't like Tebow for various reasons, but there is absolutely NO argument anybody can make for anybody other then MAYBE Colt McCoy (most wins by a starter) for the cover of the COLLEGE football game. This isn't NCAA Best Pro Prospect 11.

wanted to add this isn't directed ONLY at you as i saw it about 50 times in the other thread.

# 18 ab2c4 @ 04/09/10 12:27 PM

As long as he is not on all the versions I am fine. I am guessing he will be on the 360 version so hopefully that means someone else will be on the ps3 version.

In one way it is not surprising to hear that Tebow is a cover athlete because he was a great player. On the other hand, he is also hated by about 90% of college football fans. I honestly don't know of a single person, no family, friends, or co workers that actually like the guy. Personally I blame the media for so many people hating him: we all got sick of hearing about Timmy "Jesus is my uncle" Tebow.

# 19 prowler @ 04/09/10 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tengo Juego


	So, we now know what 3 items from the potential features survey were selected for '11.

If these were the only three they would have stretched out the announcements to late May; I'm cautiously optimistic there will be more. The Madden devs made mention of players spending way too much time at the play call screen compared to playing the game and they wanted that to change. That means the first one on the list is definitely in for Madden and likely NCAA.

# 20 Tengo Juego @ 04/09/10 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ab2c4


	As long as he is not on all the versions I am fine. I am guessing he will be on the 360 version so hopefully that means someone else will be on the ps3 version. In one way it is not surprising to hear that Tebow is a cover athlete because he was a great player. On the other hand, he is also hated by about 90% of college football fans. I honestly don't know of a single person, no family, friends, or co workers that actually like the guy. Personally I blame the media for so many people hating him: we all got sick of hearing about Timmy "Jesus is my uncle" Tebow.

Well, I guess you wont be fine, cause he's on all covers. That's what exclusive means.

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Originally Posted by prowler


	If these were the only three they would have stretched out the announcements to late May; I'm cautiously optimistic there will be more. The Madden devs made mention of players spending way too much time at the play call screen compared to playing the game and they wanted that to change. That means the first one on the list is definitely in for Madden and likely NCAA.

Well, the ESPN presentation was a slip up. It hasn't been 'announced' yet.

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