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Most Frustrating Version Ever
I am a 70 yr old computer professional that has played every version of this series and hundreds of other PC game software titles. The logic in this version is totally unrealistic. If the game decides you are going to lose there is nothing you can do to win. Human intelligence is overridden by CPU speed and a bias to the CPU. In Dynasty mode my team (NC State) is 7-1 and I have played Georgia tech 15 times and the CPU will execute unrealistic passing or running to win. I have had games against GT where I have scored a touch down after 7-10 plays at the start of a game and the CPU immediately throws a pass or allows a run for a GT touchdown and yet my defense is rated number one in the league according to the announcers. I can score another to go ahead and the CPU will score a touchdown in a single play. The CPU will slow down my defenders, speed up GT defenders with unrealistic speed, and slow down my defensive players just before a tackle or a pass block. Switching control of a defender does not seem to work correctly. It should select the closest defender but it does not and it still freezes any pursuer. Skill settings still have no affect in Dynasty Mode. I have not tried a single game. If the logic in this game does not get fixed I am going back to the previous 25 version. At least a human had a chance of winning an underdog game. Very frustrating!CFB 26’ PROBLEMS
Online Stability – Frequent desyncs, lagouts, matchmaking failures, and Ultimate Team crashes or being booted to menu. Gameplay Bugs – Broken blocking AI, overpowered stiff arms/RPOs, fumble physics glitches, defenders running wrong way. DEFENDERS DROP WAY TOO MANY EASY INTERCEPTIONS Visual Glitches – “Mountain glitch,” gray blob player models, coach arm bug, odd animations Broken blocking AI — linemen miss assignments or wander; defenders ignore lanes. Overpowered moves — stiff arms and some RPO plays are unbalanced. Snap button glitch — ball won’t snap after certain camera angles or button combos. Kicking bugs — left-footed kickers may be unable to attempt FGs; blocked kick animations break play. Fumble physics glitches — ball behaves unrealistically, leading to multiple fumbles in one play. Defender AI bugs — players sometimes run the wrong way or react too slowly. Do NOT catch interceptions at an alarming rate Cornerback matchup bug — defensive assignments randomly change mid-drive. Crashes/freezes during gameplay transitions (e.g., between quarters).Constant Crashing since launch Xbox series X
I am literally at my wits end. I don’t even know what to do anymore. I have factory reset my Xbox multiple times. Hard wired into my router. Reinstalled the game multiple times. Contemplated getting a new Xbox. Oh and on top of that, whenever I am playing college football, I constantly get disconnected from my party chat, every time I get disconnected from the party chat, I know a crash is coming. Tried to play the national championship game last night against a buddy, got to the fourth quarter and I literally said I can’t believe we haven’t crashed yet. AS I SAID IT, THE GAME CRASHED. Sometimes it just crashes with the “cannot connect to ea servers.” Sometimes it straight shuts my Xbox down. My friends have Xbox series S and they have had absolutely no issues with the game. What is going on? I absolutely loved CFB25 and had no issues… Oh and before I forget, this is also happening in madden 26 for me. OH AND IT HAPPENED DURING THE BATTLEFIELD BETA LAST WEEKEND! “Cannot connect to ea servers” Starting to look like I can’t play any football games this year, which is highly disappointing. Anybody have any other ideas on what it could be? I’m going to my internet provider tomorrow morning to cross that variable off the list, but I don’t think it’s an internet issue. Please please please help. I wish EA gave us some insight, this is embarrassing. EA obviously doesn’t care. And I can’t even get a refund anymore.Cfb 26 is way better than Cfb 25
College Football 26 is definitely a big improvement over 25 in several ways. First off, the gameplay feels way smoother. In 25, some animations felt stiff or delayed, especially with cuts, jukes, and defensive reactions. In 26, the player movement is way more responsive. Running backs hit holes faster, WRs make cleaner breaks, and user-controlled defenders don’t feel sluggish. That alone makes a huge difference in how fun and fair the game feels. Another big upgrade is how the CPU plays. In 25, once you figured out a few money plays, you could beat the CPU easily—even on Heisman. In 26, the AI actually adapts better. If you run the same stuff too much, they adjust and shut it down. CPU QBs are also smarter with decision-making, and defenses don’t just stand there anymore on option plays. It makes Road to Glory and Dynasty feel more like a challenge, and not just a grind. The customization is also way better in 26. Whether it’s updated uniforms, helmets, or alternate jerseys, everything looks more accurate to real life. They even added more options for editing rosters and changing team stuff, which makes it feel more personal and up-to-date. Another thing that stands out is how they handled CFB Live. In 25, the rewards were slower and Ultimate Team felt super grindy unless you spent money. In 26, there are more ways to earn packs and coins, more free content, and the player drops come more often. It’s still competitive, but it’s easier to keep up without paying. Overall, CFB 26 just feels like the game they were really trying to make last year. 25 was solid, but it had bugs and didn’t feel fully finished. 26 fixed a lot of that, and it finally feels like a true college football game that’s fun, fair, and built to last.I need help with dynasty recruiting
I play a regular offline dynasty. My coach is a level 36, recruiting build, 2x national championship winner at 5 star Florida state program. My issue is I cannot get recruits at all. Even as an undefeated team in week 12, I only have two recruits that have signed so far I cannot get guys to sign no matter what I do. Even when I am in first the entire season, they still end up choosing another school even when my school has better grades than the competition, they still end up choosing another school. I have tried scheduling visits. I have tried not scheduling visits. I’m not sure if this is a glitch in the game or if I’m doing something wrong as the player, but it is taking away from my enjoyment of this game and is making this game frustrating unrealistic, and un enjoyable. I have watched every YouTube video on how to build a recruiting class and none of them work. I still end up with nine total recruits at the end of the recruiting cycle total. It just does not make sense to me. Can anyone please help?
Women in Coach Customisation Options?
With all the new customisation features and over 1,700 head models added for the audience, it is a statement not to add the option for the coach creator. It doesn't need to be a highlighted or pushed as a major feature, because it isn't. It's a baseline for equality.
Broken Personnel & UNWANTED Changes. PLEASE FIX THIS!!!
When I get into the game there are different players at positions that I DO NOT have in my lineups in accordance with my depth chart and formation subs! In my depth chart and personnel subs I have the players I want at their respective positions. When I get into the game it somehow put in some benchwarmers I haven't developed as well as have players out of position. I keep having to MANUALLY sub in my RUNNING BACK where the game has put a LINEBACKER in at that position. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE FIX THIS!!!Trophy Room garbage
Nothing more awesome than winning a rivalry/championship trophy and everything stays locked in the trophy room. What a trash game…something as simple as displaying and unlocking trophies….EA can’t get **bleep** right! Send me a refund immediately for the scam garbage you are spreading online. This game sucks **bleep**!I’m finished with this game…rant
CFB 26 might be the most disappointing game I’ve ever touched. I went in with high hopes, but I’m done. Dynasty, RTG, online—it’s all plagued by buggy animations, endless glitches, broken blocking logic, busted coverage AI, dropped passes, stadium pulse gimmicks, missed tackles… the list goes on. It’s one of the hardest games to learn, but for all the wrong reasons. And as much as I love online competition, wow… the online community is a disaster. I try to play a balanced, conservative style, but every match is the same: the same four busted plays, the same four busted defenses. Zero creativity, zero variety. My hope? Officially gone. After all this time to fine-tune the game, this is what we get? Just… wow.Field Goals
In addition to many bugs and backs not remotely trying to cover their target or blockers not blocking or w.r or tightends just running straight back to the line of scrimmage on stop or curl route. When I go to kick field goals the meter is clear. Can't see the arrow can't see kick power, and when you do kick it is like in slow motion. Did something change? Is it normal now? Or another screw up. All I know is for a multi BILLION dollar game they sure f+×k it up and have a severely disappointing product for as much money as they rake in on it. If things don't change, I don't see myself purchasing future EA products. But main question is about the field goal. Anyone else experience this? I restarted my system and it is still doing it and after 14 seasons this is the first time I have noticed it.Ole Miss accessory colors (powder blue unis) and stadium lighting need fixing
When playing with Ole Miss and wearing the powder blue jerseys/white jerseys with powder blue numbers, the accessory color/primary color is navy blue, which looks very strange. That’s just with the jerseys containing powder blue, however, and the other jerseys have correct accessory colors. I don’t know any other way to bring it to game devs attention than on here. Also, the stadium lighting for Vaught Hemingway stadium is incorrect. The sun sets on the side opposite as it is in the game so every day game looks like early morning. NCAA 14 had the lighting right.
Add the MACcoon
I don’t care about most presentation stuff, but if the game is going to be bragging about all the various equipment combinations and what not, then let me see one that actually had joy and laughter instead of just another overwhelming thing I’m skipping over to get to the game: bring in the Sicko’s Committee MACcoon! Recently Eastern Michigan embraced it with coaches wearing the t-shirt at practice & putting it on the scoreboard. Let’s add it to the crowd shots! Have MAC fans wearing it in the stands. The game has a ton for power schools, especially blue bloods. It honestly has been the hardest version for users to take small schools and build them into the next UCF or TCU or Boise State. It rewards only the top 10-15 teams. So let’s give those of us who love small schools one small thing, since letting us make small schools amazing doesn’t seem to interest the studio.
