Bullet List of Stuff
Just a few quick thoughts today as I begin Operation House Clean in preperation for Turkey Day. With parents, in-laws, and other members of Clan Abner coming over, we have to fake like we keep a clean house. Anyway–
–College Hoops is, maybe, the best basketball game I have ever played. Maybe. I have not touched Legacy mode yet and most Sega games seem to totally screw up their franchise, dynasty, and legacy modes via major bugs. We’ll see. But PLAYING the game..hoo boy great stuff. If Legacy mode does pass muster, I’ll do an OSU legacy report time permitting.
–I have not played March Madness, but plan on doing so soon. I might be doing a comparison article for GSpy.
–Whenever the Buckeyes beat Michigan, I’m happy. A win usually ensures that I’m in a good mood at least through the holidays, up to the Bowl game. As a Browns fan, OSU beating Michigan is doubly important because after The Game, all I have is the Browns until late December or, usually, New Year’s Day. This year is no different. With the Browns sucking it up at 3-7 and with Butch Davis firmly on the hot seat (this guy coaches an NFL team like they’re all redshirt Sophomores in college) the OSU dismantling of Michigan makes these bizarre Browns losses easier to deal with. How do you lose 10-7 to the Jets? 10-7?
–The Big 10 has kinda sucked this year. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, OSU, Michigan State, Purdue, etc. are all, I think, average to above average football teams. This year. The Big 10 is very young, as young as I have ever seen the conference from top to bottom, especiallly at the QB position. Ohio State, for instance, as a RS Soph QB, a Fr HB, RS Soph WR, a Fr WR, and no seniors on the OLine. In fact, the biggest loss for OSU will be its kicker, Mike Nugent. (A major loss though) If the Michigan game wasn’t a fluke, and if Ohio State is starting to gel with all its youth, they’re gonna be a very, very tough team in 2005. I hope so. Because the Browns will undoubtedly suck in 2005. Oh, and looks like Ohio State is headed to t he Alomo Bowl to play a Big12 team–maybe Okie State, Nebraska, A&M or Texas Tech. I hate domes. HATE THEM.
–Burn BCS Burn! Come on Utah! Go go USC! Don’t stop now Boise State! Keep pace Auburn! Hang in there Oklahoma! Don’t you dare lose now! I want chaos! Anarchy! Multiple undefeated teams–and top it off with Cal getting screwed out of the Rose Bowl! YES!!! MUHAHAH!! Tear it down! Tear it ALL DOWN!! Ahem. Sorry.
–My thoughts on Ron Artest and the “fight”: zzzzzz. I stopped caring about the NBA a few years ago (ok, like, 10 years ago) and could really care less about what happened. I love basketball, love college baskewtball, but the NBA does absolutely nothing for me. At all.
I’ll try to post some stuff tomorrow but if I don’t have a great holiday. For our non-US readers..um….it’s almost the weekend. Woo hoo?
November 23rd, 2004 at 4:23 pm
There are two bugs in Legacy that I’ve found so far, at least on Xbox.
One, the game has hung on me as I simulate through my calendar to get to the next day. Looks like it hangs on the CPU recruiting stuff. This bug seems to be hit or miss with people.
Two, when you reload a Legacy sometimes, you lose all of your scouting information on your recruits, so while their interest in your school is still the same as when you saved, your info on them isn’t.
Apparently this can be fixed simply by reloading, but I haven’t tried that yet.
I like the Sega games this year for gameplay, but man, if next years are as buggy as this year’s, they won’t be getting any money out of me, even if it’s only $29Cdn.