EA Sports College Football: CFB 26 Now Playing

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  1. dump bueckers

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    because the game had passed him by
     
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  2. Irush

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    washed
     
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  3. Quick

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    Wish they would have somehow brought a type of NIL system to the game before they made the portal crazy. That way you had a better chance of keeping guys you really didn’t want to lose.
     
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  4. Irush

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    Doing my first online dynasty with a small group of my biggest shit talking friends

    I need to assert myself over them not only on the field but with recruiting so anyone with tips on best coaching skills or playbooks to run pls help once you’ve played early access a bit
     
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  5. Goose

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    I watched for 2 mins and didn’t get to the funny part apparently
     
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  6. Rise

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    I am annoyed they didn’t have it release on the 4th
     
  7. dblplay1212

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    Jeremiah Smith and Cam Coleman were in the portal.
     
  8. Goose

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    Jeremiah Smith won the Heisman for me in 25 and he transferred because I didn't pass for enough yards per game as a team.
     
  9. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

    signs fifita, becht, and avery johnson out of the portal
     
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  10. IHHH

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    This was a bs excuse, he transfered because he knew he could not keep his promise to never lose to Michigan again if he stayed at osu.
     
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  11. Pharm

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    Shoulda kept your promise
     
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  12. Odin

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    this isn't totally updated for 26 yet but there's some useful free tools here https://collegefootball.gg/

    biggest advice early on is 1. make an educated decision on which team you are picking. assistants, pipelines, the two unchangeable program grades all matter. 2. spend coaching points slowly while the community has time to figure out what is broken. you're probably good starting as recruiter, only unlocking tier 1 on everything but kicker, then moving to motivator to do tiers 1-3 on everything but kicker. but after that a lot of things have changed.
     
  13. IowaHuskerFan3

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    Spot on.
     
  14. dblplay1212

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    I've watched way too much cfb 26 on YouTube this weekend lol. That EA Creators Network is giving them so much free publicity. Great partnership for both sides.

    This guy had a cup of coffee as a QB in the NFL so he understands the game at a different level than most. Listening to him break down an e-defense like an irl defense is enjoyable for me.

     
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  15. The Hebrew Husker

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    He has some cool videos where he plays madden and uses a random play sheet from one of his old NFL teams. Glad he started making CFB videos he was helpful with passing last year for me.
     
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  16. dblplay1212

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    Yea his "x, to y, to r1" pre-snap reads have helped me. I did laugh at the 1:40:00 mark where a reporter asked him about his losing streak at Coastal Carolina losing so he promised a win the next week. He advanced and realized they were playing Bama as like a 54 overall team.
     
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  17. The Banks

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    How did you do your reads previously?
     
  18. huskerrolly

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    I remember back in the day when you had to figure shit out on your own. Better times
     
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  19. seanofthedead86

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    Didn't the game release the evening prior to the official early release date last year?
     
  20. Odin

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    should be 11am ct tomorrow for those who paid $100+ or 11pm ct wednesday for everyone else
     
  21. dblplay1212

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    Kinda just viewed the field as a whole, or at least one side of it. I still do a lot of the time but in certain spots I'll go to a 1-2-3 read.
     
  22. Odin

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    real gamers stare a one receiver in triple coverage, throw it anyway, blame the cpu for the pick, and then rage quit for 3 minutes before coming back and doing it again.
     
  23. The Hebrew Husker

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    Had no idea early release was tomorrow. I think the same thing happened last year where it was a day sooner than I thought.
     
  24. dblplay1212

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    I thought release was 7/12 lol. If its tomorrow, not moving it up to Friday was a major miss. A 3 day weekend with the new game would have been great. Instead I get it on the Monday after the 3 day weekend?
     
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  26. Goose

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    I bought the pre release and I have a 7am flight in the morning and return Wednesday. Hate it. Might have to bring the system.
     
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  27. am16401

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    Yes very poor planning by EA
     
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  28. The Hebrew Husker

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    Now I’m tempted to take tomorrow off lol seems like half the people I work with are off anyways
     
  29. IowaHuskerFan3

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    Lot of people showing their age in here.

    even if you don’t buy the deluxe edition, EA Play will get you 10 hours for a trial.
     
  30. Odin

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    how does one go about that
     
  31. The Hebrew Husker

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    It’s a subscription. I believe it also comes with a GamePass sub too.
     
  32. Odin

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    yeah so do i just start the game and there's an internal timer or do i need to start through an ea app or what. i dont know how to console.
     
  33. IowaHuskerFan3

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    https://www.ea.com/ea-play


    thought I saw they were running deals on it. Also get 10% off buying the game.

    regardless, if you want to only play early, pay the $5.99, cancel it and get your 10 hours in
     
  34. IowaHuskerFan3

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    I want to say it’s a separate download, but I haven’t done it in awhile
     
  35. The Hebrew Husker

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    I think you go in through the EA Play App and it will give you an option to start the 10-hour trial. You’ll then download the entire game and it will start playing like normal. Anytime you open the app it will tell you how much time you have left (it’s just rounded by the hour). I always close the game/app just to make sure it’s not counting my hours while my console is off (I use auto on).

    If it’s not through the app just go into the store and you’ll see the “start trial” thing.
     
  36. IHHH

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    just send me a picture of your credit card (front and back) , the last name of your mother and your password and I will handle it for you
     
  37. am16401

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    I thought the EA play didn't give the early access just 10 hrs starting on actual release day. At least that's what they did last year maybe they changed it this year
     
  38. dblplay1212

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  39. MORBO!

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    Delaware and Jax State have some really good coordinator abilities if you’re doing a low prestige dynasty.

    Louisville also has some good abilities.
     
  40. The Hebrew Husker

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    Is there a place to see them?
     
  41. dblplay1212

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    From this video, I learned there's now a season and career health bar. If it gets too low, your player still stop recovering from wear and tear. Hopefully thats just road to glory.
     
  42. Odin

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    it is not just road to glory but there's sliders
     
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  43. dblplay1212

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    I think his mistake was never upgrading his strength rating so it went down quick. Hopefully created players will come equipped with decent in that area.
     
  44. joey jo-jo jr shabadoo

    joey jo-jo jr shabadoo you know for me, the action is the juice

    well see how it goes, but from watching some yt dynasty content this new recruiting battles thing looks like its going to be more annoying than anything

    seen quite a few that just drag on for months, which ends up costing hundreds of hours, and you dont get any additional hours or actions when in the recruiting battle
     
  45. ono

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    "Rebuilding" Alabama

    Lol fuck all the way off
     
  46. Quick

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    Is there a list of schools with good academics and campus lifestyle? (If those are the 2 categories that can’t improve in dynasty)
     
  47. Irush

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    Someone’s gotta do it if Kalen won’t
     
  48. Odin

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    this worked for 25. i'd think they update once the game launches. i would be surprised if anything is substantially different though. https://collegepigskin.gg/schools
     
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  49. Corch

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    Yeah we're 2-3 years away from that being a plausible thing