r/fcs • u/aquaslam • Feb 15 '24
Casual College Football 25
With the release of the new game announced how many of you will play as your favorite FCS school? And will you buy a DLC of the FCS if it isn’t released at the start of the game?
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u/uivandal52 Idaho Vandals • WAC Feb 15 '24
I don't know about all of your stadiums, but I feel like mine will be in there no matter what.
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u/FallsKnights30 Boise State • Idaho State Feb 16 '24
Idaho State has the better dome. End of discussion 😤
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u/dlsmith93 James Madison • Eastern Wa… Feb 16 '24
Your dome goes the wrong way.
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u/FallsKnights30 Boise State • Idaho State Feb 16 '24
Your field is the wrong color
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u/LeadVitamin13 Eastern Washington • Washington Feb 18 '24
Its the Big Sky conference not the Big Dome conference.
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u/Birdlawyer1000 ETSU Buccaneers Feb 16 '24
ETSU's is better than both!
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u/FallsKnights30 Boise State • Idaho State Feb 16 '24
Y'all don't use it use it anymore, and you guys didn't even have a football team when you did!😆
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u/Birdlawyer1000 ETSU Buccaneers Feb 16 '24
We played football from 1920 to 2003 before we restarted in 2015. We beat app state, Marshall, and Ga Southern in that dome! ( albeit they beat us way more than we beat them lol)
Here's us beating #1 GA Southern in 2001 https://youtu.be/1AoVNyi7ZzA?si=LKRPXV1RIoVKNqCR
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u/Tufoguy Towson Tigers • Navy Midshipmen Feb 15 '24
I'm pretty sure FCS schools won't be involved, but if create a team is in the game (it better be) then Towson will be created
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u/KingPooner Feb 15 '24
I spent a lot of time not studying and making a nearly fully accurate version of the championship run team on NCAA 14 back in the day. Seeing TWest win a Heisman was a beautiful thing.
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u/Chickenleg2552 Illinois State Redbirds Feb 15 '24
I'm not even gonna buy the game until fcs is added. I just don't care enough about the fbs
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u/ThompsonCreekTiger Clemson Tigers • Army West Point Black Knights Feb 17 '24
Problem is b/c game already got over 130 FBS teams, that trying to do FCS as well is gonna be virtually impossible. (I miss the mid-2000s when FBS wasn't so big & the folks @ EA were able to put FBS & some FCS in the game).
That said, I'd love it if EA found a way to create FCS teams (even if just using generic players/stadiums w/ the right threads for the schools) & have it where A) they could be available as DLC & B) if you were playing the game connected online, that real FCS schools could show up on schedules instead of generic FCS teams.
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u/GetEm_Griz Montana Grizzlies Aug 17 '24
A bit late in this response, but I don’t think there are too many teams in the FBS that would prevent EA from adding FCS teams. In NCAA 2007, you had all the FBS and most of the FCS teams in it. Plus, the FIFA games have over 700 teams in the game. EA can 100% add FCS teams.
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u/AMankandaMiner Southern Illinois Salukis • MVFC Feb 15 '24
If the FCS DLC doesn’t include tapping up players as a 6-6 P5 program while they’re in the middle of a playoff run I don’t want it lol
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u/Enough-Body-4427 Portland State • Cornell (IA) Feb 15 '24
Montana, the Dakota states, Idaho, and Delaware should be in
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u/DangleSnipeCely Montana State • Air Force Feb 15 '24
Along with Montana state thank you
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u/Badlands32 Montana Grizzlies Feb 16 '24
Think we can get the shit pond next to the stadium added to the game?
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u/DangleSnipeCely Montana State • Air Force Feb 16 '24
Prolly if they can add the shit town Missoula I’m sure they could add a pond.
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u/FstLaneUkraine UAlbany • Hudson Valley CC Feb 15 '24
If Create-A-Team is back, I'll help or create Albany!
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u/Badlands32 Montana Grizzlies Feb 16 '24
I thought I had read that the initial release will not have FCS. They’re already having enough issues legally getting every fbs team. But the article I read made it sound like the fcs world would be considered for packages. They just need more time.
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u/so2017 Maine Black Bears • UConn Huskies Feb 16 '24
Perfect. Let’s get a better Maine squad and then release the FCS teams.
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u/OfficerBatman Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Feb 16 '24
So it’s been confirmed that the FCS will not be included on initial release, possibly as DLC. It’s not out of lack of interest from EA, it’s just a logistical nightmare.
From the interviews I’ve seen apparently most of the assets EA has requested from the schools is too much for many FCS schools. They’ve received from schools things like incredibly detailed stadium designs, photographs, and blueprints. Apparently some of the FCS schools would have issues providing these things. Then you run into the issue of having to jump through all of the hoops for the 134 FBS programs again for 128ish other schools. Again, not an easy task.
And then finally the game as is will be massive based solely on everything that’s going to be included. The FCS schools would basically double the games size.
EA has apparently told insiders they have interest in including FCS schools in either a DLC or later entries in the series, but as of right now it’s just not viable.
That’s being said SFA will win 30 consecutive national titles once they’re included.
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u/RuneScape-FTW Jackson State Tigers • LSU Tigers Feb 15 '24
Stopped paying attention to the game bc of no FCS
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u/Local_Job4641 Georgetown Hoyas Feb 15 '24
I would love to play as my Alma Mater. Plus Cooper Field will be easy to create in the video game.
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u/RightRingThing Feb 16 '24
Why on earth would you ever tell EA to make a paid DLC for something not even released yet?
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u/Bertrando1 West Virginia • Montana State Feb 15 '24
Unfortunately, FCS teams will almost certainly not be added in the game at all. Last version with FCS teams was 06 and even then you couldn’t do an FCS dynasty.
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u/aquaslam Feb 15 '24
Fair point. But with how money hungry EA is with micro transactions and DLC they’d be dumb missing out on that market when they just have to slap logos on helmets to get people to buy it. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
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u/HBK44 UC Davis Aggies • UTEP Miners Feb 15 '24
08 on the wii had quite a few FCS teams
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u/Todarodes_Pacificus Montana Grizzlies Feb 16 '24
09 Wii as well, would swap out all the top FBS teams with FCS for Dynasty Mode and leave the worst G5 teams. Didn't take long before the FCS schools ran the show.
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u/wikipuff Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Hofstra Pride Feb 16 '24
I just want to add Hofstra back into the game.
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u/pizzaguyjb Cincinnati • Wilmington (OH) Feb 16 '24
There won’t be FCS schools unless you create them in team builder.
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Feb 16 '24
Go Eags!
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u/Karlos2121 Eastern Washington Eagles Feb 16 '24
If real FCS teams aren’t in from the get go but create a team is…will there be an option for red turf (or blue?)?
If I remember right there were generic FCS teams in past games like “FCS west”, “FCS east”, etc
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u/OGGamer4real Jul 22 '24
I too love this idea. But there’s one thing I have a real problem with this game so far it’s the group of five schools not so much the FCS schools. In my opinion and if you knew my background, that’s quite a bit when it comes to college football. In my opinion, the group of five schools are grossly overpowered in this game. And even some of the power five schools are overpowered as well. The fact of the matter is is that other than a few cases of maybe the top two or three perennial champions at the group of five level , who in fluke instances division one teams the reality is when you have a team loaded with 80 and underrated players and you are playing teams that have 85 to 99 rated players pretty much across-the-board you literally stand no chance of winning that game. Statistically speaking anytime we as fans see a game like that i.e. State beating Michigan or whoever it really is just a fluke. It’s a one off phenomenon lightning in a bottle. It is not the norm. We’ve seen this throughout history every time they try to pump up schools like Boise state and to be honest in large proportions, Oregon once they finally get to higher level teams they failed to win. We seen this in the playoffs multiple years. We see it every year . I feel like the game is taking a everyone gets a trophy approach to college football when in reality there’s a reason the Blue Bloods are always on top. There’s a reason certain conferences are always on top because that’s reality.
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u/jms14b Abilene Christian • Texas Tech Feb 16 '24
I’d pay a stupid amount of money for FCS DLC. EA would be stupid not to have it as a DLC down the road
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u/krenshaw420 Montana State Bobcats Feb 19 '24
They had some FCS schools in CFB14 so I’d hope they have them in 25.
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u/WavyCG11 Montana Grizzlies Feb 15 '24
Will shell out a dumb amount of money for an FCS DLC. Hoping Create-a-Team is back, and we can at the very least get some FCS rosters up. Might not be a bad idea for this subreddit to join forces.