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The game doesn't drop until July 14th, but I learned some exciting things today.
First, the bad news. No FCS. How I'd kill for a playable FCS schedule, but I'd happily live with having the FCS teams back in the game again. It's like a cruel memory from years passed, stalking every July in hopes UNI returns.
The good news: It doesn't matter anymore. EA Sports has brought back the "Create-A-School" option this year, which allows you to create your favorite FCS teams. In fact, you can do it now!
Follow this link, and about 1/3 of the way down the page you'll see a "Team Builder" graphic. Click it, and you can start creating your team before the game even ships. You only need an EA Sports account to get started.
They allow you to pick your school colors, name the school/short name, name the coach, and then eventually choose your logo. Don't do your own, at the bottom of the page there is a "choose existing" option, and all the FCS logos are there (with UNI's, of course, named "NIU"
) Don't mess too much with the team colors if you don't want - you can steal them off the UNI logo.
You then get to choose any existing FBS or bowl stadium (with a few generic thrown in - I went with Idaho as the closest approximation) and customize it to UNI. (If I build any other MVCF teams, they're getting the "High School" stadium
) It automatically places UNI's logos on the field, and if the rumors about the new turf are right, it accidentally colors the endzones properly (purple with gold letters)
There are hundreds of uniform options, helmet options, etc.
It's fun to play with, especially on a hot night when football seems so far away!
First, the bad news. No FCS. How I'd kill for a playable FCS schedule, but I'd happily live with having the FCS teams back in the game again. It's like a cruel memory from years passed, stalking every July in hopes UNI returns.
The good news: It doesn't matter anymore. EA Sports has brought back the "Create-A-School" option this year, which allows you to create your favorite FCS teams. In fact, you can do it now!
Follow this link, and about 1/3 of the way down the page you'll see a "Team Builder" graphic. Click it, and you can start creating your team before the game even ships. You only need an EA Sports account to get started.
They allow you to pick your school colors, name the school/short name, name the coach, and then eventually choose your logo. Don't do your own, at the bottom of the page there is a "choose existing" option, and all the FCS logos are there (with UNI's, of course, named "NIU"
) Don't mess too much with the team colors if you don't want - you can steal them off the UNI logo. You then get to choose any existing FBS or bowl stadium (with a few generic thrown in - I went with Idaho as the closest approximation) and customize it to UNI. (If I build any other MVCF teams, they're getting the "High School" stadium
) It automatically places UNI's logos on the field, and if the rumors about the new turf are right, it accidentally colors the endzones properly (purple with gold letters)There are hundreds of uniform options, helmet options, etc.
It's fun to play with, especially on a hot night when football seems so far away!
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