Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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EA Sports Begins Announcing Cover Athlete Candidates for NCAA Football 14
It was first discussed last week that the silhouettes in the graphic released by EA Sports appeared to be of the as-yet-to-be-named cover athlete candidates for NCAA Football 14. That has proven to be the case as the company has revealed the first names from the bunch and as expected Denard Robinson is Michigan's representative while Alabama's is Eddie Lacy. John Simon gets what looks to be the short-lived role for Ohio State. Others anticipated to be named then include Jarvis Jones for G...
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Madden NFL 13 Predicts Baltimore Ravens to Win Super Bowl
The results of the yearly official Super Bowl sim from EA Sports using the latest Madden title has arrived. Madden NFL 13 predicts the Baltimore Ravens to triumph over the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 27-24. Justin Tucked booted through a 40 yard field goal with under two minutes remaining to snag the victory and Joe Flacco was celebrated as the game's MVP. The Madden Super Bowl simulations have proven to be surprisingly accurate over the years. Seven of the last nine Super Bowls hav...
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Four Schools Breaking Away Early in Vote for NCAA Football 14 Cover Representation
Though there is ample time to go in the voting round of eight programs for the NCAA Football 14 cover here is an update on the current standings. Michigan is leading the way with 22,044 votes and Alabama is close behind having totaled 20,343. Texas A&M is sitting comfortably at 12,623 while Oregon remains somewhat vulnerable with 8,111 votes. As things stand right now they would all be moving on to the final four. (more…)...
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NCAA Football 14 Cover Vote Field Narrowed Down to Eight Schools
EA Sports today announced the schools that have advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Football 14 cover tournament and have opened up the voting. Once again it is being handled through Facebook with a main poll which will be followed by secondary ones. Alabama led the way in the round of 16 followed closely behind by Texas A&M and Michigan. Those three had the benefit of being listed first in the poll options on Facebook which provided a huge advantage as users had to click through ...
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Scouting Madden NFL 14 Cover Candidates from the NFC
Last year the cover campaign for Madden NFL 13 began in late February with the announcement of the two candidates nominated from each team. The voting started in March and involved trimming the field down by facing them off against each other before moving on to a tournament style bracket. It was a hugely successful initiative for EA Sports and something similar will surely roll out for selecting the cover athlete for Madden NFL 14 as well. With the initial candidate announcement period n...
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Scouting Madden NFL 14 Cover Candidates from the AFC
Last year the cover campaign for Madden NFL 13 began in late February with the announcement of the two candidates nominated from each team. The voting started in March and involved trimming the field down by facing them off against each other before moving on to a tournament style bracket. It was a hugely successful initiative for EA Sports and something similar will surely roll out for selecting the cover athlete for Madden NFL 14 as well. With the initial candidate announcement period n...
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Madden NFL 13 Conference Championship Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
The two road teams pulled off dramatic victories to advance to the Super Bowl as the Baltimore Ravens will face the San Francisco 49ers for the Lombardi Trophy. The 49ers enter the game as favorites having opened -5 but the public has already bet the line down to -4 in most places. Players likely to see an upgrade based on performance in the Conference Championship games include Joe Flacco, Julio Jones, Vernon Davis, Tony Gonzalez, Dennis Pitta, Haloti Ngata, Bernard Pollard, and Alfonzo ...
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Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #20 Details
The roster update for Madden NFL 13 that follows Divisional Playoff Weekend is already available to download on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The update primarily focuses on the teams involved in those games and returns players from IR for those whose seasons have come to a conclusion. Colin Kaepernick receives a 2 point upgrade to 87 after his stellar performance while Russell Wilson goes up another point to end the season at 89. Shane Vereen (+3 to 78), Trindon Holliday (+4 to 67), Zach Mi...
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