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Road to CFP needs 4 min quarters, different start times, and WEATHER!!!
1. 3 minute quarters makes it too easy to sit on the ball for an entire half. Forcing you to almost HAVE to go no huddle if/when you get the ball back. 4 minute quarters, one extra minute isn't gonna hurt. 2. We NEED different start times. 12 o'clock high is cool. But some of the best college football venues are at night. Give us that option. 3. Lastly...weather. It's a signature part of the sport. Snow, rain, overcast, etc...makes these home venues special. I don't understand leaving this out of the online H2H experience. It's bad enough we're not allowed to take our depth chart changes into the online H2H mode. Leaving all this out makes the experience feel kind...bland. There's a loyal football gaming following that exclusively plays online H2H. Give us something to chew on. All in all, solid game. Just a few tweaks. Oh and why can we not see the blocking assignments on run plays? That's just...weird. Feel the same way about Madden as well. But I digress.Road to CFP – Major Bugs & Exploits That Need Fixing
Let me start by saying: LSU, Alabama, and Ohio State are completely broken in Road to the College Football Playoff. LSU can run "all go" routes repeatedly, and there's no effective way to stop it. Defenses just can’t keep up. Alabama's quarterback (and several others) can still run directly backwards on an every down basis to avoid a sack, zigzag all over the backfield to make the AI defenders take terrible angles to miss the sack and either throw the ball out of bounds or make a perfect across-the-body pass—even while under pressured. Ohio State has multiple glitch-style plays where someone is always open, no matter what coverage you're in. Players like Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams catch everything—even in double coverage. The passing game is so overpowered online that nearly every good opponent stats before the game starts shows 70–80% passing. If the game was balanced you wouldn't see this. It’s frustrating because NCAA 25 CFP used to feel balanced. You could run and pass effectively. Now, if you have a solid running game, your running back will almost always end up seriously injured before the game ends—meanwhile, receivers take huge hits across the middle and stay in with no issue. Other issues: Missed chip-shot field goals (even from the 5-yard line) are way too common, especially with stadium pulse disrupting kicks unfairly. Zone adjustments and pre-snap setups like QB contain, shading, or custom coverage aren't viable online—you simply don’t have the time before the snap. Pick opportunities on wide-open deep balls are missed constantly, but contested catches in tight double coverage happen far too often. Also the tight end and running back check down passes are always caught even if a defender is a few inches behind them. The AI defenders never jumps that pass, they sit behind the player and wait for the catch. Man coverage is still highly exploitable. Zig routes beat man every time, and since you can only control one player, you’re left helpless. I had high hopes after the beta, but honestly—they fumbled the bag. This feedback is specific to Road to CFP, but it’s clear the game is currently in a broken state online unless these core issues are addressed. Recommendation: Until updates are made, I suggest quitting out of any game against LSU, Bama, or Ohio State before the game starts so you don't have to deal with these issues. There’s no reason one player should be able to spam the same play over and over with no counter available.Punting online play
Despite being able to punt at full power I can't punt past 28-30 yards or so. I know very few ever punt but this is unrealistic to be able to punt only 30 yards if i hit full or near full power. Anyone else experience unrealistic short punts? Please address this love the game overall but this is a problem. ITitle update…Road to CFP not mentioned! This is bad!
Only thing we received since launch was shorter intros…I grind this mode 24/7 and it gets stale! Stadium pulse is a glitch in itself. Lower teams play horribly…idk if EA want us to jump to CUT to spend money just to change uniforms, playbooks, depth charts etc but this is ridiculous. Def. My last year buying CFBH2H online
I went from a top 30 player and beating people consistently on cfb 25 to not even being able to score. How does a dude that knows how to beat every zone in the game lose consistently. I’m sorry I’m too prideful and competitive to run metas and play with the best teams I rely on logical schemes and real life principles/manipulation of zones to beat opponents but because of stadium pulse and just broken defensive logic my style doesn’t make sense in a game like this. This is the worst competitive game ever. And I’m hurt cause I really played 90$ just to play 3 days early and to stop playing 2 weeks into the release LOL 😂😂. Who thought stadium pulse was a good idea like I just need to talk to dude and pick his brain 😂😂 as long as stadium pulse around I’ll stick to my roots in madden you can’t mess that upPlaybooks and Plays Organization
I want to thank EA for making so many new plays! They are great. Unfortunately, it is causing a new problem for me, finding the right play at the right time. I would love it if we could organize our own plays. I like the way you can get to plays using "Concept" or "Play type" but I would love it if I could add my own categories and add/remove plays.Teams I avoid in Road to CFP
List of teams I wont play in this mode....not because I cant compete, these teams have plays/players the in the current build are basically unstoppable. LSU - all players do is spam that power sweep. Funny how you can abuse one play over over on offense but the defense cant use the same defense over and over with the same success South Carolina - Sanders running backwards 10-15 yards and flinging the ball, on target is literally unstoppable. Penn State - That wildcat abuse is unreal!!! All other teams are fair game. I am not against playing the above teams but every time I do...I see nothing but these types of players.Upcoming Title Update (6 Aug) confirmed what the community already felt
Another Title Update, where road to CFP mode remains untouched. Despite the consistent list of issues we the players have with this mode. Not even a mention of these things. I'm actually not upset. Simply put... message received. On to Madden Season folks. ✌🏿Every team DOESN'T run a 4-2-5 defense
It's hard not to be critical when things like this are not just being overlooked, but clearly DECIDED by decision makers for this game. I've got an honest question... What makes y'all think that forcing everyone to run a 4-2-5 is a good idea? Is it a LIMFAC (limiting factor) we're not being made aware of? It's just weird cause we have no choice but to use the team specific offensive playbook, which makes the defensive side of the ball a complete contradiction. There are other issues that gring my gears... Adjusted and save depth charts don't carry into games No night games/weather No real incentive for folks to play with lower tier, so we're pretty much all forced to end up playing a bunch of Tier 1 teams The EXTREMELY overpowered stadium pulse But this issue, the defensive playbook issue...really confuses me. Heck, if ya don't wanna respond via this post...hit me with a sidebar message. Just make it make sense.Honest Road To CFP feedback.
I'll start by saying EA has done a great job bringing college football back to game. Thank you for the hours of work and dedication. With that said here is some honest feedback from a longtime football gamer... The defense in Road to CFP does not exist. I have literally seen highly rated linebacker stare directly at the qb and allow a slant to go right passed them without even moving. The defense needs to go back to what it was in 25. Not having the ability to select my uniform is undoubtedly the biggest let down in 26. Can we at least select a home and away uniform before starting a season and that be loaded based on being home and away? Stadium Pulse well .... sucks. You can't do anything with it. That mixed with poor defense almost hands the home team a win. Top that off with being able to see home vs away, you'll see everyone running to LSU for their road games in no time. Lastly, interception have been needed into the ground. Im almost 75 games in and I have less then 5 ints but probably twice as many drops or "out of reach" messages. Please fix because if teams can't play defense everyone will be using LSU very soon. thanks
Is the NCAA the worst Triple-A title in recent history?
I think this is very fair to say, considering that if a poll were taken, most people would say they have a significant issue in this game that isn't blaming user skill. They focus too much on dropping cards to farm content creators and their communities. So they don't have to fix the state of the game; instead, they refresh their top payers consistently so they're satisfied. There are way too many gameplay bugs and manipulations of defense. And some of the angles and paths the blockers and defenders take make me question if they ever watch real linemen. Not to mention almost every other game, even if I'm up, a person will pause the game and it "desyncs," yet I've been given a handful of losses for this and not once a win. There's a reason this game has nearly 40% one-star ratings on the PlayStation Store. They don't want most of their children to learn that they're just purses to them. For the sake of this game, stop pumping them with $20 every day and save that.Please listen to your consumers.
First of all, I primarily only play Road to the College Football Playoff. I love the feeling of playing another human opponent head to head. That being said, I feel as though little attention was paid to how some new game mechanics would affect this mode. 1st, Stadium Pulse is way too overpowered. It is way to great of an advantage when playing another person for one person to not have the ability to change their play or hot route. Making it take more than one input I would understand, but not being able to change the play at all is ridiculous. This is the reason gimmick defenses like Mid-Blitz are so effective. 2nd, there are literally game changing wide open catches and interceptions that are dropped way too frequently. Low overall tight ends will make amazing catches in traffic while being hit by a linebacker, while my 90 plus rated WR or DB will drop a wide open pass. I know that drops are a part of the game, but it's brutal when it happens during online competitive play. Same with overthrows when there is no pressure. I should be rewarded for making the right read or defensive adjustments. 3rd, you all gave us a bunch of new tools such as d-line stunts, coverage shades, the ability to stim both offensive and defensive routes, etc... But, most of the time there is no time to input the adjustments. Also why is it a thing for me to get a penalty every time the playclock gets under 5 seconds!? Please address these problems in an upcoming patch. I was seriously thinking about getting Madden this year, but if College is in this state I expect the same from Madden.Customization
Please have someone get customization correct. Hairstyles for some players are insane. Jersey numbers wrong. I know not being able to edit a player because of NIL or what not, but you should honestly give the ability to the player to change Jersey numbers. They would have them more accurate than what’s currently in the game. I think what’s gets lost is how much players actually enjoy the customization aspect of a sports game. From Madden to 2k, I know a huge amount of players want to have not only the rosters correct, but also want the players they play with to look like they do in real life. If you honestly just added leg sleeves and the ability to have an undershirt and sleeve combo would go such a long way. I remember when I was younger and playing the older games, my brother and I would take the 1st week and get all the rosters correct with names, jersey numbers, etc. Consumers want it to be as immersive as possible. Hire me lol, and with the ability to fully customize each player model, I’ll get the exact roster (at least those allowed in the game) to look like they do, with the haircut they have, correct jerseys, and correct gear in a week, two tops. Let me know… my services are available.GIMMICK GAMEPLAY NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!
I played around 100 games on Road to CFP against other players and here are the takeaways PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THESE ARE NOT ONE OFFS, THESE BELOW ITEMS OCCUR ON REPEAT AND THEY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED Graphics are good, oline blocking is subpar, situational gameplay is average and very very inconsistent. The below are the most egregious ones that are apparent and these are taking the fun away from playing the game ***When WR's go into motion the defensive backs run into each other, over and over again? This is when I'm running a defense that it's current rating is 94!! *** Why QB's can still run back 30-40 yards behind the line of scrimmage and throw accurate passes? *** Why is it that mobile QB's can run outside of the pocket and 90% of the time the WR's that are going across the middle is open? When playing Road to CFP maybe the default skill level needs to be Hesiman to help with these Ai malfunctions The game should have a level of adjustment added to it that would stop these things
