EA Sports NCAA Football Settlement Check Received!

Athletes are finally starting to receive their checks from EA as part of the settlement reached in the O’bannon vs. NCAA case. We’ve obtained a check from the settlement, and the amount is pretty low compared to the estimated average of $1600 projected by ESPN.

This is only one check, so it’s entirely possible and it’s below the average, but what’s interesting to note is that when Greg McElroy posted an image of his check on twitter last week, he omitted the dollar amount that he received as part of the settlement.

What does that mean? Your guess is as good as ours, but it’s entirely possible that McElroy received more than the average player, or felt that the dollar amount wasn’t essential to the message.

Regardless, if the average player is only receiving a couple hundred dollars, that’s a couple hundred dollars that they wouldn’t have had otherwise. It makes sense that players would receive different amounts, seeing as each individual athlete had varying amounts of exposure in the games.

For some, the check will undoubtedly be larger, particularly those who graced the cover of the games or appeared in other promotional materials. Of course, many players such as Denard Robinson who was featured on the cover of the final installment of NCAA Football in 2013 have since gone on to play in professional leagues.

Obviously everyone should be compensated for their appearance in the game, but as I’ve said many times over the course of several articles on the subject, the people who need the money most are those who don’t go on to play in professional leagues. Your average athlete isn’t going to make it to the NFL.

According to the NCAA as of 2015, only 1.6% of college football players will make it to the NFL. The odds are even worse for most of the other sports. For men playing college basketball, you’re only looking at 1.2%. Only baseball and hockey have higher numbers, and they’re still not that great at 8.6% and 6.8% respectively.

While college sports do allow athletes the opportunity for a scholarship, it isn’t always good enough. Especially in today’s economy, where a job isn’t a guarantee when you get out of college.

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EA Sports NCAA Football Settlement Check Received!

Alabama Defeats Clemson in CFP National Championship Simulation

EA Sports NCAA Football has spoken. The Alabama Crimson Tide are your new College Football Playoff National Champions after defeating the Clemson Tigers 23-16 in our simulation. For the past week we’ve been predicting the bowls using NCAA Football 14 with the latest updated roster with surprising success (5-1).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LddTsbr_kM

Clemson gets off to a rough start turning the ball over early as Cyrus Jones makes a spectacular interception of a deep Deshaun Watson pass and returns it down to the 11 yard line. Jacob Coker takes advantage hitting Tight End O.J. Howard with a precise pass in tight coverage for a touchdown. Clemson answers with a solid drive that ends in a field goal but is surprisingly held to only 3 points going into the second quarter. In the second, Alabama scores on a field goal from the 30-yard line, bringing the score to 10-3.

Derek Henry put Alabama up in the 1st with a powerful goal line run.

After a defensive stop, Alabama drives and kicks another successful FG from the 25-yard line. In a dominant defensive half Bama’ comes up with another big interception in Clemson territory leading to Derrick Henry rumbling in for a touchdown and a halftime score of 20-3.

In the 2nd half led by a resurgent Deshaun Watson, Clemson scores two more field goals coming within 9 points by the end of the quarter. Alabama drives and scores another field goal from the 35-yard line, but Clemson finds a bit more hope in the 4th with a clutch touchdown pass by Watson.

The Alabama defense bent but did not break forcing Clemson to settle for several Field Goals.

After exchanging punts the Tigers have one last chance to tie the game up on a final drive but the Alabama defense makes a big stop on 4th down sealing the victory as the game ends with a final score of 23-16 in favor of The Crimson Tide. In a fairly defensive game Alabama QB Jacob Coker takes home the MVP passing for 192 yards completing 17 of 34 attempts and a TD in a solid mistake free performance.

But will our final simulation be accurate? We’ll have to wait until Monday to find out. For now, let us know what you thought about our simulations in the comments or on social media, and be sure to tell us who you’re rooting for in the championship!

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Alabama Defeats Clemson in CFP National Championship Simulation

Simulating The 2015 College Football Semifinals in EA Sports NCAA Football

It’s bowl season for college football, and this year at SGO we’re doing a little something special; we’re going to try and predict the outcome of the playoffs by simulating the games with NCAA Football 14 using the latest updated rosters. For the past week we’ve been simulating the bowls leading up to the big games, but now it’s New Year’s Eve and that means it’s time for the College Football Playoff.

The first game for today is the Orange Bowl in Miami, at 4 PM Eastern, between the Oklahoma Sooners and the undefeated Clemson Tigers. It’s set to be a good match, but how is it going to play out, according to NCAA Football 14? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmsxz_40q58

After a special teams breakdown Oklahoma tries their hardest to keep up with Clemson, but gets down by 13 points by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Oklahoma plays catch up, and closes the gap a bit more but goes into halftime 23-14 in favor of the Tigers.

In the third quarter, not a single point is scored on either side despite both teams best efforts, but Clemson keeps the pressure on Oklahoma ending the game with a final score of 31 to 14. Despite Baker Mayfield passing for nearly 300yds his two INTs were a big factor in the loss. How accurate will our simulation be? There’s only one way to find out, and that’s by watching the game today at 4 PM.

Even though Clemson was outgained offensively Oklahoma’s turnovers were the difference in the game.

For the second game of the semifinals, Michigan State is taking on Alabama in the Cotton Bowl at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Both teams have had a very strong season, with an exact equal score of 12-1 on both sides making for an interesting matchup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LBuzqgp6vo

Alabama starts off the first quarter by scoring 14 points, but MSU is able to start catching up with 7 points of their own going into the second. The Spartans play as hard as they can, but ultimately manage to stay behind as Alabama picks up another 10 points as they move into halftime.

The third quarter brings things a bit closer as Michigan scores 21 unanswered, leaving a mere 3 point difference late in the fourth quarter making this anyone’s game. Despite MSU’s best efforts Alabama’s power running game, led by Heisman winner Derrick Henry, allow them to grind out the remaining minutes ending the game with a final score of 31 to 28. Pretty close! But how close will it be to the real game? We’ll know soon enough.

MSU vs Bama was a closely contested matchup that went down to the 4th quarter.

Who are you rooting for? Do you think the results are accurate? Let us know in the comments or on social media, and be sure to check out the playlist on YouTube if you want to take a look at the predictions for some of the earlier bowls.

Simulating The 2015 College Football Semifinals in EA Sports NCAA Football