Yeah, I plan on playing the hell out of NCAA tonight, I'll give some impressions tomorrow.
I always liked the Dynasty Mode in NCAA more than Madden, it sounds even sicker now... but in a double-edged sword kind of way. One of the new features in Dynasty Mode is keeping your student athletes in line... If their grades start slipping, you must get them up (don't know how it's implemented yet), or you could play them and risk academic probation. Also, no such thing as redshirting all willey-nilley... some of your blue chippers may not appreciate sitting on the bench (now the "playing time" recruiting pitch means something this year).
While that sounds great, it seems almost impossible to sim a whole season if you needed without breaking every week to micro manage (a la Madden's owner mode).
Another cool feature I didn't know about til I read the back of the package... "Create-A-Sign". I can't wait to see "F*CK THE 'CANES!" in the stands.
Edited, Tue Jul 13 14:58:48 2004 by stealthrhino