Dynasty Custom Playbook Limits + Under-Center System Gaps + Need for Data Export
Edit: Posted this in the wrong forum by mistake. Correct version is here Dynasty Custom Playbook Limits + Under-Center System Gaps + Need for Data Export | EA Forums - 13437281 in the CFB26 General Forum. 1. Context: How I Play Dynasty I play Offline Dynasty controlling multiple teams, and I dynamically choose which team to user-control when two of my teams meet. This allows me to: Run multiple programs simultaneously Build distinct team identities Simulate full conferences or eras This feedback is focused on that playstyle and the systems needed to properly support it. 2. Issue #1 – CPU Cannot Use Custom Playbooks for User Teams Problem: When two user-controlled teams play: I select one team to control The other becomes CPU-controlled However: The CPU-controlled team does NOT use a Custom Playbook and instead defaults to a stock/team playbook. Important Clarification This is not just a gameplay issue — it is caused by a deeper system limitation. There is currently NO way to assign a Custom Playbook to a team or coach in Dynasty ahead of time. Because of this: The CPU has nothing to reference It falls back to a default playbook Impact Team identity is lost Schemes I built disappear Head-to-head dynasty matchups become inauthentic I am effectively playing against a version of my team that does not run my system. 3. Issue #2 – No Persistent Custom Playbook Assignment (Root Cause) Problem: Custom Playbooks cannot be assigned to: A Team A Coach Current limitations: Only stock playbooks can be assigned in Dynasty settings Custom playbooks are NOT selectable from the coach/playbook screen Custom playbooks can ONLY be selected at the pre-game setup screen Only the actively controlled team can use a Custom Playbook Key Limitation When switching control between teams: The inactive team cannot retain or use its custom playbook The CPU cannot use it at all Impact Breaks continuity across a season Forces manual setup every game Prevents true system-based dynasty building Directly causes Issue #1 Suggested Fix (Foundational Requirement) Add the ability to: Assign a Custom Playbook to a Coach Assign a Custom Playbook to a Team in Dynasty settings Then: Ensure CPU-controlled teams can use that assigned playbook This single change resolves BOTH Issue #1 and Issue #2. 4. Issue #3 – Under-Center Multi-Back Offenses Are Incomplete I primarily run traditional under-center systems: I-Form (2 and 3 back) Power I Split Backs Wishbone The issue is not that these exist — they are not system-complete. Spread systems are well supported, but under-center offenses are fragmented and underdeveloped. 5. Formation Gaps Wishbone Only Wishbone Tight exists Missing: 1 WR sets 2 WR sets Impact: You cannot run a true Wishbone offense or recreate classic systems. I-Form (22 Personnel – Tight, Wing, Wing Over) ZERO option plays Missing: Inside Veer Triple Midline Triple Load Option Power Option Impact: This is a major authenticity gap. Power I Existing: Tight Strong Missing: Weak set Problem: Only ONE option play exists (Inside Veer Triple) Expected minimum per set: Inside Veer Triple Midline Triple Load Option Power Option Missing Formation – I-Bone Description: Based on I-Form Tight Replace one TE with an off-line wing (HB / FB / TE / H-back) Used by: Nebraska Michigan Ohio State Impact: Removes an entire hybrid I-Form/Option system from the game. 6. Core Issue This is not about adding random plays. The real issue: Under-center systems are not implemented as complete systems. Symptoms: Concepts exist in some formations but not others Option football is concentrated in flexbone and spread Traditional systems lack depth and continuity 7. Additional Request – Dynasty Data Export (Stats / History) I would strongly value the ability to export Dynasty data, including: Team stats (season and historical) Player stats and career totals Game results Standings and records Current Limitation There is no way to export or extract Dynasty data outside of the game. Impact Difficult to track long-term Dynasty history Prevents deeper analysis of teams, players, and schemes Limits community-driven content (spreadsheets, reports, etc.) Reduces long-term engagement For multi-team Dynasty players: Managing multiple programs across seasons is difficult without external tracking There is no way to build a full league history outside the game UI Why This Matters Dynasty mode is at its best when it creates long-term stories. Data export would enable: Custom stat tracking Historical record keeping Deeper immersion for simulation-style players Community-created tools and analysis Suggested Options Simple CSV export of: Rosters Season stats Game results Or a basic API / companion app integration Even a minimal export feature would provide significant value. 8. Why This Matters Overall Addressing these areas would: Improve offensive diversity Support more playstyles beyond spread systems Increase dynasty replay ability Allow authentic team and system recreation Enable long-term tracking and storytelling 9. Closing The foundation is already strong. What is missing is: Allowing Dynasty to persist and respect user-defined systems Completing under-center offensive structures Enabling export and tracking of Dynasty history over time Thank you for Reading and I hope that these improvements can be made to the Game!EA Please add custom playoffs
For years, one of the most requested features among dedicated sports gamers has been a fully customizable tournament or playoff mode in college football games. While other titles have explored this concept, it’s still missing in a meaningful way here.Growing up, my friends and I would fill whole paper notebooks to create full tournament brackets—sometimes 12, 32, even 64 teams—just to simulate what the game itself couldn’t offer. That demand hasn’t gone away; if anything, it’s stronger now. Adding a customizable playoff/tournament mode (12–64 teams, flexible formats, seeding control) would immediately increase player engagement and replayability. This is the kind of feature that keeps friend groups playing consistently, creates organic competition, and drives long-term retention. From a business standpoint, more time spent in-game translates directly to stronger player loyalty and higher lifetime value. From a player standpoint, it unlocks one of the most desired and social game modes that has been missing for years. This isn’t just a feature—it’s a core experience that would keep players coming back for the long run. Thank you.HORRIBLE RTG
My second post and just wanted to say that whoever worked on the RTG part of this project really put no effort into making the defensive side of it playable. They did an awful job and idk if I will be buying 27 because obviously nobody really cares about making a complete good game anymore. There’s literally like 3 game scripts and it’s such a **bleep** job that within the first quarter I can tell what type of game it’s going to be and whether I’m going to lose the game or not. It’s like I can put all the effort in to not lose a game, And no matter what this stupid **bleep** game script is going to make sure I lose it. I also would love to understand how the 94 ovr offense averages 10 points a week, when I get stop after stop, it makes absolutely no sense and you guys really need to do better.
My Wishlist for CFB 27 Team Builder
This is what I want to see added to CFB 27 Team Builder 1: Unlimited Create a team on the website. 32 should be updated to 64 or give us the ability to buy DLC and get 120 Team slots like the OG NCAA Football 14 allowed you to do. 2: Allow all created teams on the website to be submitted on to the consoles and be used in all game modes (Play Now, Dynasty, Road to Glory) It is so frustrating to create 32 teams on the website but can only download 16 on the consoles. What about the other 16 teams? 3: Add more layers for the equipment and the field. It would be cool to place sponsors on the field like Verizon or Wal-Mart on the field. 4: Stadium Creator would be awesome 5: Add more generic stadiums. That was so needed compared to CFB 25. Maybe a Dome or smaller stadiums like high school stadiums. 6: Endzone art in the National Championship Game. The OG NCAA football 14 you had that in the game. When you submit the teams their endzone and field art is downloaded so why can't you use it the Natty? 7: Team Entrances before the game: The cut scene of the game just starting is not very immersive. The old NCAA games had this and even Maximum Football has this. 8: More helmets, jerseys and pants choices as well stripes. Bengal stripes, camouflage. 9: Create a sign. Once again, the OG NCAA 14 had this feature. 10: Create a coach. Once again, the OG NCAA 14 had this as well the older versions of the game. 11: More of the team's colors and logos throughout the stadium. 12: Save all created teams on the website from 25, 26 and 27. Don't have to import 26 teams to 27 like you had to from 25 to 26. 13: Add a trophy room in Team Builder 14: Go back to playing offline. 15: Make the Team Builder website available months before launch. We need more time to create the teams, search for logos, search for letter fonts and not have a week or a few days before launch. 16: Treat Team Builder like the other game modes and give updates. Nothing is never added to Team Builder and that is supposed to be one of the pillows or core value of the game. 17: Create or borrow a mascot from the teams on the game. 18: Add more customization to Team Builder and make it stand out more than 25 and 26 (which 26 was a great update but we need more) 19: Stop placing a cap on how many teams you can create on the website. maximum football is unlimited. 20: Make Team Builder great again.College Football 27
For the first 2yrs you have taken A I / Auto Pass out of the online play for the option to let the Quarterback throw the football. I would like to see this feature put back in for online play for the offense so at the snap you can take control of another position on offense. On offline play we can use Auto Passing and it's not fair that the defense can use any eleven players but on offense we don't have that option online at the presnap because we have to control the Quarterback every time. Also when playing online the running back and WR stop running after a handoff or catch where we have to control them, but on offline play we don't have do that. Please bring these features back for this year's game.Online dynasty “dynasty save” issue
I’ve spent over 30 hours (troubleshooting) deleting data; redownloading, new psn, new ea account ; clear cache ; followed every user tip; forum and such. Basically chasing my tail. Ive created 15+ online dynasties after mutiple troubleshooting steps and found that the only online dynasties I can join are where there seem to be no custom conferences or team builder involved. a recent big ten league I joined had the “dynasty save” tab instead of the team I chose when re entering but I am able to create online leagues with no conference changes etc. EA help doesn’t confirm or seem to track any of the “tickets” regarding this issue and have been told by forums that this is a EA side issue. Not PS or the console. There is no available help ; phone number or anything. I’ve been waiting for months to do this league with 14 People and everyone is good to go but me as it shows “dynasty save”. We are on a 2 week delay and I have tried to create the league as well as join the league but I’m the only one still having an issue. im going to get punished on recruiting and likely booted weekly at advance. someone suggested having the owner make me the owner to strengthen my tie and decrease the change I am booted. im not going to hold the league any longer and just try to limp through it. Man owning a playstation and being in online dynasties was never an issue for me 12 years ago. Very disappointing. At least I have 2 online dynasties that I can still play before this all happenedCollege Football online dynasty web access
Back when NCAA was on PS3, we had the ability to access our online dynasty via the website. We could recruit without going to the console. Allowing players to complete needed recruiting during by weeks without having to be at the console. Will that be an added feature in the future?Team chemistry still broken from day1
When EA, EVER FIX TEAM CHEMISTRY! I’ve spent about 100k coin changing player chemistry to my team YET WVERY SINGLE ONE DID NOT ADD TEAM CHEMISTRY!!!!!! why does EA keep ripping people off with unfinished products? don’t get me started on your own CPU’s that completely sabotage to help losing players win.CFB 27 Wishlist
I don't know If these things are pretty hard, I don't really know a lot about coding, so sorry if these are some ridiculous asks. One thing I would love to see is the ability to add protected opponents out of conference. This would help protect rivalries like TCU vs SMU or USC vs Notre Dame. To expand on this, being able to choose what rivalries happen on rivalry week would be sick. I would love to see Stadium Creator for team builder, also being able to level up your stadium as your program becomes larger and moved into a power conference. Another addition I would love to see is the addition of older uniforms like the Johnny Manziel era Texas A&M or TCU”s 2022 Uniforms or Arkansas 2010 uniforms or even Maryland and Cals old jerseys Another cool thing I think EA could do is add the ability to import custom Conferences. I would love to recreate the South Western Conference or the WAC, maybe make the magnolia conference. Lastly the ability to shrink the playoffs to 2 and up to 32Why can't I play Road To Glory like it's designed?
So I go to RTG. I build my character, do all the equipment and whatnot, but it won't let me play the high school portion where I have to compete and let the schools come to me. It automatically takes me to the section where I choose my school. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?This game sucks
My oline might be the most inconsistent thing to ever exist. They let everyone pass or block their heart out. Also a wr doesn’t drop the ball when they barely get touched. The pitch is stupidly broken. And my ai dbs don’t know how to play their zone. You all suck at making this game goodOffensive line AI Improvement or Defensive Blitz Fatigue
The offensive linemen need a major AI improvement on picking up the blitz. Blitz plays out the formation double mug are broke and manipulated to create instant pressure in a unrealistic motion. Defensive blitzes should fatigue players the same way offensive players fatigue from constant use at high speed . Instead they are completely immune to fatigue and blitz and run wild all game even when blitzing every play of every drive. Defensive linemen are not in better shape then wide recievers or running backs ! This is a major complaint in the community and allows 1% of users to grief 98% of the community.Feature Request CFB26 cfb27 IRL
Military academies transfer: in real life a military academy has yet to receive a transfer player because any transfer to an academy has to start over and none of their credits transfer. They restart as a freshman no matter what. They have to go through summer military training before the freshman year. There’s a service commitment. The type of person one the portal is probably not cut out to an officer. 2. Uniforms and facial hair- there are players on military academies with facial hair and whatever hair style they choose. Academy players should not wear their uniforms how ever they choose. You change 1 at a time if you want but that is a ridiculous task. Should be a setting to require uniforms and assorted to be the same and there are other schools that are not academies that require uniformity. 3. Styles- The game has way more of these clowns that stand straight up than have ever existed. There should be a setting to make all stances default instead of this clown stuff. 4. A true coach mode. 5. An explanation of plays: Calls and Avg yards. That thing does not work. 6. Keep stats saved from prior seasons. It’s not a dynasty game if you lose the history. 7. There’s no targeting or personal foul penalties. I think I have seen 1 play in two years penalize for hitting a player out of bounds. 8. Positions: why can I change a 5’7” player to tight end in offseason but I am limited to who I can play at tight in and limited at other positions in the depth chart in season. 9. Formation subs: There has to be a reason that there can be custom playbooks but you have to jump through hoops to set formation subs. 10. Coordinators: does scheme matter or not? No one really knows. It should. IRL scheme matters more than pipeline of coordinators except for the best recruiters who are rare. Pipelines matter less now than ever before. That’s a 1980-90s concept that really has little to do with power 4 schools today. 11. Limited coordinators available for hire. Should be able to take coordinators with you if you change schools. . .CFB 27 suggetions
Yall should add if a unranked team beats a ranked team at home the fans will storm the field, and maybe for dynasty yall should add college game day and please for the love of everyone fix ai clock management and don’t put Ryan Williams on the cover put like gunner stocton or garret nussmierGames are predetermined
It is so obvious that some of the games are predetermined. What I mean is, there are games that you will lose no matter what you do. EA Sports doesn't even hide. I mean it's obvious what's happening. For example I play the game against Arizona where it became quickly apparent to me that something wasn't right. My SS who was in a Zone cover two, kept running straight to the line of scrimmage and they would conveniently be throwing a deep pass where there was no one there to cover. My lineman would stand up when the ball is hiked and literally not block anything and it was always the lineman where the play was going. My wide receivers would drop almost every ball thrown to them and they're Defenders despite running in the opposite direction could jump 15 ft in the air without even looking and intercept the ball. This is a sports game so the fact that EA would actually have something like this, where you're going to lose no matter what you do flies in the face of sports all together and certainly makes the game absolutely worthless. EA has ruined a number of franchises and it's too bad that they've ruined this game as well.
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