@YoungHexied I enjoy competitively playing the sports game as long as the style of play is replicating the sport it's based on. As soon as the style of play becomes an esport that is loosely based on the real life sport it loses its appeal to me.
@ny_kia31_sports That ending was up there with some of the dumbest ways I've seen to lose a game like 2017 A&M being up 44-10 vs UCLA or Miami running another play instead of kneeling it.
@MillsTwitch I played online franchise from Madden 20 to Madden 24 from when it was PC only and when crossplay happened. I've never seen these mythical cheats, heard of someone using them, or seen an example of them, but it's always been the boogeyman used to say why cross play is bad.
@ScottOGallagher I actually didn't feel like speed was the only thing to look at in CFB26 either. In online dynasties I've had an 86 speed receiver lead my team in catches/yards/touchdowns over a 95 speed receiver, and some of my best nickels have been slower guys with high play rec/awr.
@DuceSenpai On offense there isn't a ton I need to do differently for whatever defensive adjustments people do. Defense is where the macros are going to be big with different coverage checks and other coach menu settings.
@BengalYouTube It's part of the rules to be in that genre. You have to mention at least a few of the following: Boots, hat, jeans, belt, truck, Friday nights, Saturday nights, Sunday mornings, porch, tractor, pasture, wife left, wife took the truck, dirt road, backroad, whiskey, moonshine.
One of my favorite plays throughout my career happened in 2014… and I wasn’t even the quarterback on the field.
I was the backup at the time, and a lot of my evenings were spent sitting in Coach Leach’s side office watching film and preparing for the upcoming opponent.
That week we were playing Cal, and while watching tape I noticed a look in their coverage that I thought we could attack with a certain concept. I mentioned it to Coach Mele and he then passed it along to Coach Leach.
To my surprise… the play made it into our condensed game plan for the week.
During the game, I noticed Cal giving us the exact coverage we had talked about. I got on the headset and told the coaches upstairs we needed to get to that play.
The next drive, Connor Halliday hit River Cracraft for an 86-yard touchdown.
My play suggestion.
Sure, I didn’t throw the touchdown or get the spotlight.
But I got something better… trust from my coaches.
It was one of my first “play calls” or audibles… one of the first moments that eventually turned into hundreds throughout my career.
And looking back now, I’m reminded that being a good steward of my current role at the time led to more trust, more responsibility, and more opportunities throughout my career.
So if you aren’t currently in the position you desire… that doesn’t mean you can’t still add value.
You can still contribute, prepare, and start earning the trust of those around you while positioning yourself for bigger moments ahead.
#MindStrength
23 minutes and 23 seconds of Reteaching the “Stick Concept” by Me ( CoachTF) after 28 years running it…Good/Bad/Ugly… Major coaching points that work for me and my teams