Where I Come From: EA Sports NCAA Football 2011 Available Now
by Pete Rossman on Jul 13, 2010 6:00 AM CDT
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Well, EA Sports NCAA Football 2011 week is over. I want to thank everyone who participated throughout last and this week, it's been great learning about how some of you became Spartans, your traditions, and who your favorite teams and players have been. You might have had one question though - why did every post start with "Where I Come From"? I'll let EA Sports explain that.
When you go to a particular school or grow up around college football, you are more than just a fan. It’s who you are. We thought we could leverage this pride in your roots and show that "where you come from" is more than just a statement about geography. By positioning NCAA Football 11 as a game that understands this pride and is authentic to these traditions, the takeaway should be that anything that is in college football is in NCAA Football 11. And this doesn’t just include game play (though that’s a huge part of it). It’s rivals and mascots; it’s legends and stories. It’s those things that are at the very fabric of the game itself. Of course the game is great this year as well. With authentic entrances, mascots and specific offenses for each team, the term "where I come from" takes on a much larger meaning. While playing NCAA Football 11 is ultimately a great sports sim, it should also give you a sense of the pride and emotion one has for being a fan of a team they will never not be a part of.
If you've got a PS3, feel free to challenge me anytime; my gamertag is: rossmanp (all lowercase). Once again, thanks for coming by, and hopefully you'll stick with us throughout 2010 and beyond.
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Awesome Tebow background today. I was glad to see it, because lord knows there isn’t enough Tebow out there
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by KarkoviceIsHawt on Jul 13, 2010 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Just my two cents.
When you go to a particular school or grow up around college football, you are more than just a fan. It’s who you are.
If you are “defined” by a bunch of 18-22 year olds who play a game on Saturday mornings in the fall, well you know where I am going with this.
I understand marketing and branding…but I also feel my relationship with with MSU is more than rooting for a football team. I’m not sure I “want” to be lumped in with all those “fans” who have no other connection to the University than that they watch a bunch of kids play a game for the school.
I love MSU. I loved my time there. I am a Michigan State University alumnus, my interest in the exploits of the football team are secondary to that. I was angry at those involved in the Rather Hall incident not for the impact it had on the team’s bowl game, but for the impact it may have had on the honor of the institution. Small, but I feel, significant difference.
/steps down off his high horse, breathes the air the the rest of the hoi polloi are breathing.
Interesting, because
athletic funding and priorities are a huge issue of debate at my university No. 2 (Ohio U.). It’s very frustrating because many alums think only as sports fans and seem indifferent to the vast number of elements of the university people use and experience everyday (especially active students, faculty, and staff). So, I definitely hear you to some extent. Still, play on!
by intrpdtrvlr on Jul 13, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I have been reading some of the other teams installments in this series.
And (although I really wasn’t that surprised), the University of Kentucky’s series was written by a Western Kentucky grad. How does that happen? How is the “voice” of your fan base not even an alumnus of the University.
Second question, does it matter?
I'm torn
On one hand, it’s pretty elitist to say that you have to had graduated from MSU to be a true Spartan fan. Maybe life got in the way a bit, maybe another school had a major MSU didn’t offer, etc.
On the other hand, I do think it means something more if you did graduate from State. Whenever I step on campus, memories start to flood my head of meeting at the Union, chemistry classes, football games…the list goes on.
by Pete Rossman on Jul 13, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
To clarify my status
I’m a ’03 MSU undergrad, ’05 Ohio U MA, and “Whenever I finish my dissertation” Ohio U. PhD. Obviously, my principle allegiance is to the Spartans.
No updated jerseys. Just on case anyone was wondering. Also, no Andrew Maxwell… odd
by SpartyOn37 on Jul 13, 2010 11:28 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
presumably...
…in the game. i’m sure the jerseys and the QB continue to exist in real life.
Some odd Omissions
No Celek, Maxwell, Nichol
Weird that those guys would all be left out of the game
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