Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Last Day for Madden 12 First Round Voting
Today is the last chance to cast votes for the first round matchups in the Madden NFL 12 cover tournament. Get your votes in at the ESPN website. Also make sure to get your brackets in (who you think will win rather than who you are voting for) through the Facebook app for a chance to win prizes from EA Sports. As of mid-week there were some surprises in store as Jamaal Charles was up big on Tim Tebow and Andre Johnson was routing Chris Johnson. Other updates included Hakeem Nick...
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Second Set of New NCAA Football 12 Plays
EA Sports is continuing to reveal the 25 new plays for NCAA Football 12 on a daily basis. If you missed the first set check them out here. What follows are the next six in line to be added to the game, three defensive and three offensive. (more…)...
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Tim Tebow Facing First Round Exit
On the Padrecast posted earlier today some of the discussion centered on the way votes would ultimately be distributed in the Madden NFL 12 cover tournament. With a one vs one setup there is just as much potential for to go against an individual as there is for the votes to be cast in favor of them. ESPN has decided to release some of the current voting results before the winner is even determined and the motivation for doing so could be questioned. In this case the first reveal is that T...
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Padrecast: First Round of the Madden 12 Cover Tournament
In this edition of the Padrecast the first round of the 'March Madness' style tournament for the cover of Madden NFL 12 is the topic of discussion. Fred and I break down each of the 16 different match-ups and give our thoughts on who will advance. Listen to the podcast in the player below or download directly from here. [podcast]http://www.pastapadre.com/wordpress/padrecasts/Padrecast-032311.mp3[/podcast]...
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Madden 12 Debut Teaser Trailer
EA Sports has released the first trailer for Madden NFL 12. The teaser trailer provides the initial glimpses at the upcoming game and also reveals some features set to be introduced. One that stood out was the "Custom Playbooks" which has been long requested and will be a very welcome addition. There is more to pour over and pick out of the trailer than just that including what appears to be player "tendencies", "dynamic ratings", mascots and cheerleaders, and the surprise onside kicks. J...
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Blog Schedule for Madden 12 Laid Out
The big news of the day is the tournament style voting for the cover of Madden NFL 12, but in launching the website for the game EA Sports has also communicated their plans for feature-centric blogs over the coming months. A video unveiling some features is expected as early as tomorrow (update: confirmed tomorrow morning), though the blogs would certainly be intended to go into much greater detail than anything that might be shown in a teaser video. April 28: 1) X-Books & Gameplay 2)...
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Full Madden 12 Cover Bracket
The full tournament bracket for the Madden NFL 12 cover has now been released. As reported earlier each team has a player up for the honor that will be voted upon in a 'March Madness' style tournament. The Seahawks' candidate however is "The 12th Man" rather than a player. The seeding is somewhat odd, given that the Patriots representative Danny Woodhead has somehow pulled a four seed as one example. This may be due to the first round featuring all inter-division rivalries. The most in...
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Fans to Vote for Madden 12 Cover Athlete
As anticipated the Madden NFL 12 cover athlete will be determined via fan vote in a 'March Madness' style tournament of 32 candidates. Each team has a representative with the voting to begin today and run through April with the winner being announced on April 27th. Each Monday the latest voting results will be revealed with the winners moving on to the next round. The bracket will be revealed later this afternoon on ESPN SportsNation and the website to begin voting will be up then. The Ma...
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