Out today, first game is in the books. 
Who else is in?
I havenāt played video games since Mario 3. Now get off my lawn.
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Running up the score on Yale! 
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My family was dirt poor, so I only watched people play video games in the arcade.
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I havenāt played a video game since Techmo John Elway Football.
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[quote=āSkinyUte, post:1, topic:9335ā]
Out today, first game is in the books.
Who else is in?
I havent played video games since Pong.
Me likey score though.
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Canāt afford the system needed to play the game (have an old XBOX360 that I can play the 2012 on).
People on line saying this new release is significantly more challenging that the last one (2014) was.
Buncha geezers. 
(For the record, Iām a geezer too but I do enjoy video games)
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Anything later than Pong and you lose this group.
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Iāve noticed.
After a 3-0 start, Utah dropped back to back heartbreakers against Ok St (in double OT) and Arizona (on a last minute FG).
Dreams of a Natty have been crushed, but we will soldier onā¦
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Play it again! There has to be an iteration where we win this thing!
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Some snipsā¦
In 25 simulations of the 2024 CFP, who made the final four?
| TEAM | BIDS | FINAL 4 | TITLES |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan |
23 | 13 | 3 |
 Oregon |
22 | 14 | 9 |
 Georgia |
17 | 8 | 3 |
 Ohio State |
17 | 9 | 3 |
 Texas A&M |
13 | 5 | 1 |
 Alabama |
12 | 3 | 1 |
 Utah |
11 | 2 | 1 |
 Miami |
10 | 1 | |
 Clemson |
9 | 6 | 1 |
 Kansas State |
9 | 3 | 2 |
 Notre Dame |
9 | 1 | |
 Penn State |
9 | 3 | |
 Florida State |
8 | 1 | |
 NC State |
8 | 2 | |
 Oklahoma |
8 | 2 | |
 Oklahoma State |
8 | 4 | 1 |
 Ole Miss |
7 | 4 | |
 Texas |
7 | 1 | |
 Boise State |
4 | 1 | 1 |
 Texas Tech |
4 | 1 | |
 Florida |
3 | 1 | |
 Liberty |
3 | 1 | |
 Nebraska |
3 | 1 | |
 Tennessee |
3 | 1 | |
 UAB |
3 | 1 | |
 Virginia Tech |
3 | 1 | |
 Boston College |
2 | 1 | |
 Iowa State |
2 | 1 | |
 Kansas |
2 | 1 | |
 LSU |
2 | 1 | |
 North Carolina |
2 | 1 | |
 Washington |
2 | 1 | |
 Wisconsin |
2 | 1 | |
 BYU |
1 | 1 | |
 SMU |
1 | 1 |
Top Heisman finishers
| NAME | SCHOOL | WINNER | 2ND | 3RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Milroe | Alabama |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| Carson Beck | Georgia |
4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dillon Gabriel | Oregon |
3 | 2 | |
| Will Howard | Ohio State |
2 | 2 | |
| Cam Rising | Utah |
2 | 2 | |
| Behren Morton | Texas Tech |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grayson McCall | NC State |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Avery Johnson | Kansas State |
1 | 2 | |
| Cade Klubnik | Clemson |
2 | 1 | |
| Kaidon Salter | Liberty |
2 |
Most Common Champ
Big12 - Kansas State (6), Utah (6)
Utah also pulled off a title game stunner against Oregon in a showdown of former Pac-12 foes. The Ducks were the No. 1 seed again in that season but couldnāt stop Rising (460 yards, six TDs) and his receiving duo of Money Parks and Dorian Singer.
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This was a really fun read! Thank you for posting.
NYT sportswriters are great writers.
Here is the archive.today snapshot for those who donāt pay for access.
I especially enjoyed the section highlighting Boise Stateās CFP win.
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Boise has some of the nicest fans Iāve ever met. (Feeding a car full of Utah students who were sleeping in the parking lot to go to a game - on a whim - will do that.) Theyāve had a lot of success, but given the āMurdererās Rowā effect the new CFP will have, it will be unlikely a G5 team is able to run that gauntlet to a Championship. Getting from the first round to the championship game is going to be a major feat - regardless of whether itās a P4 or G5 school.
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I may actually hold off on playing this season until they iron out some of the issues. Itās REALLY buggy, to the point where it starts to affect the gameplay.
Depending on how long that takes, I may just start over and give it another shot.
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Is anyone elseās roughing the kicker unreasonably high? Seems like I get one called every game. Just lost the Sugar Bowl to Tennessee when I got a stop late in the 4th in a tie game. Called for AI roughing the punter, automatic first down, put them in field goal range and my season was over. That was a tough pill to swallow.
Yeah, I seem to be getting hit with that more often than I would expect. Especially since I donāt actively control any of the rushers during the kick and just let the AI do it.
Speaking of kicking, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get distance on kicks or punts. No matter where I stop the marker on the indicator, I only can only kick it about 25-30 yards. Thereās got to be something Iām missing there, but since the game has no real tutorialsā¦
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The CFP bias is still alive and well, even in a video game!
How do 5 teams, each with at least one loss, rank above a 12-0 team who has beaten every opponent by at least 50 points?
And Choklahoma ahead of Utah, at 9-3???
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After you press the button to set the marker, hold it down to gain power.
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