There were actually formation subs in the EA NCAA Football series back in the 2000’s.
We also had O lineman that blocked for a full second prior to releasing to set up a screen block. We also had an option pitch that wasn’t trash like we have in 2025.
We used to press A to hand off the ball on the option since EA’s Bill Walsh College football circa 1992. So for 30 years I’ve been pressing A to hand off the ball on the tripe option in EA’s NCAA football. Now these insufferable clowns think they’re a trend setter by changing things for the sake of change. Not only do they change how the handoff input works, I.e. do NOTHING to hand off the ball instead of tapping A like we’ve been doing for THREE DECADES, there is no SETTINGS option to change it back to Tap A to hand off the ball.
The absolute hubris involved in changing how the option hand off works would make Caligula blush. Change for the sake of change. So stunning. So brave.
Please add in a settings option for the “Classic option” so that tapping A hands off the ball.
Im not amused by your shameful and disturbing attempt to shut down open discourse in a …. DISCUSSION FORUM…. .
How dare I speak my mind.
Several features that used to be in the franchise or that use to actually work in the franchise aren’t available or no longer work as intended in 2025.
It’s seems some of these core features of the franchise were simply left out, were needlessly changed for the sake of change, or are simply broken.
- Custom Playbooks and Custom Audibles being available for Dynasty and for online play. This was a thing up until 2014. Why in the world is this not available in 2025?
- Formation subs. Could be saved in your playbook and would work in online play without any player action needed between plays. Not so in 2025.
- Pressing A to hand off the ball in the option. This existed from 1992-2014. Was changed in 2025 because???
Sorry but not sorry. When a team fails so completely at their job, when aspects of the game are needlessly changed for no other plausible reason than being changed simply for the sake of change, and when great features of the franchise disappear for no plausible reason other than being additional work for the Devs, this needs to be called out.
The formation sub comment makes sense
Not sure why it matters that a handoff mechanic changed to begin with, seems like just something to deal with but also doesn’t seem to make sense in a post about formation subs.
