#13 Kansas State @ YCP
To start, I know that I said that Kansas State was #19 last time. They moved up. Now, I don't care for Kansas State. I have nothing against the people who go there, but their football team has regularly beat The University of Texas over the past several seasons. If I've never made it clear, I'm quite a fan of UT football. Historically, UT has had one of the most successful (and profitable) college football programs in the country. Kansas State... not really. It's true that Texas has had a streak run of mediocre (and sometimes downright awful) seasons lately, but when they consistently lose to Kansas State... well you can imagine how disappointed I am. Rant over.
Kansas State went 4-7 in 2004, which is obviously pretty bad. As you might expect, real life doesn't always correlate perfectly to video games. In game, Kansas State has a very good defense against both the pass and the rush, and their rush offense is second to none. However, their pass offense is horrendous. Still, this probably won't be that bad. That will change in the next few games.
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Despite the final result, this game was kinda frustrating. Several great plays were called back due to Clipping penalties, and like last time, there were probably a few passes that really shouldn't have been dropped. On the plus side,I knocked over the Sun Sphere kicking was basically flawless. No missed field goals and no penalties for kicking out of bounds.
On offense, it was almost nothing but rushing. appdirect really should be in the Heisman running sooner or later, since I basically rely on my FBs for most of the running now. I just have so little confidence in passing, possibly because I'm too eager for high risk, high reward, highlight reel material. I'll try to mix it up with shorter, less problematic passes. Still, one of the better passes was caught, but was fumbled very close to the endzone. Whoops.
As for defense, there's not much to say. It was another shutout, and the stats were pretty good. The CPU completed a decent pass every so often, but it wasn't much to worry about. The only things really worth noting are the two Interceptions, one of which was returned for 6 points. That's always fun.
Next time, YCP faces off against #1 Oklahoma. That's right, I get to play against the toughest opponent in the game, which happens to be one of my least favorite teams in all of sports. Hooray.
To start, I know that I said that Kansas State was #19 last time. They moved up. Now, I don't care for Kansas State. I have nothing against the people who go there, but their football team has regularly beat The University of Texas over the past several seasons. If I've never made it clear, I'm quite a fan of UT football. Historically, UT has had one of the most successful (and profitable) college football programs in the country. Kansas State... not really. It's true that Texas has had a streak run of mediocre (and sometimes downright awful) seasons lately, but when they consistently lose to Kansas State... well you can imagine how disappointed I am. Rant over.
Kansas State went 4-7 in 2004, which is obviously pretty bad. As you might expect, real life doesn't always correlate perfectly to video games. In game, Kansas State has a very good defense against both the pass and the rush, and their rush offense is second to none. However, their pass offense is horrendous. Still, this probably won't be that bad. That will change in the next few games.
Summary:
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Stats:
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Closing Thoughts:
Despite the final result, this game was kinda frustrating. Several great plays were called back due to Clipping penalties, and like last time, there were probably a few passes that really shouldn't have been dropped. On the plus side,
On offense, it was almost nothing but rushing. appdirect really should be in the Heisman running sooner or later, since I basically rely on my FBs for most of the running now. I just have so little confidence in passing, possibly because I'm too eager for high risk, high reward, highlight reel material. I'll try to mix it up with shorter, less problematic passes. Still, one of the better passes was caught, but was fumbled very close to the endzone. Whoops.
As for defense, there's not much to say. It was another shutout, and the stats were pretty good. The CPU completed a decent pass every so often, but it wasn't much to worry about. The only things really worth noting are the two Interceptions, one of which was returned for 6 points. That's always fun.
Next time, YCP faces off against #1 Oklahoma. That's right, I get to play against the toughest opponent in the game, which happens to be one of my least favorite teams in all of sports. Hooray.