Protected Rivals causing home/away rotation issues across all teams in Dynasty

Hey, EA

I’ve noticed a pretty big scheduling problem in Dynasty Mode when the “Protected Rivals” setting is turned on.

When you use Protected Rivals (for example, I play as Arkansas and protect Texas A&M and Missouri as their Arkansas, biggest rivals,), it works fine for rival games. But once you advance to the next season, the scheduling logic for every team starts breaking. You’ll see multiple matchups repeating in the same stadium back-to-back years.

For example, in Season 1 as Arkansas, I played Tennessee and Mississippi State on the road. In Season 2, I played both of them on the road again. The home/away rotation just doesn’t flip like it should. Another example: Florida can end up playing at LSU two seasons in a row, from the 1st season to the 2nd one.

It’s not just one team — the issue affects the entire conference. The home/away rotation system basically stops working once Protected Rivals are set. It makes long-term dynasties feel unrealistic since stadiums and matchups don’t rotate like they should.

If anyone wants to test it, just pick an SEC or Big Ten team — after the first original season, you’ll notice at least one opponent repeating in the same home/away setting.

I would love it if this could be fixed or adjusted in a patch — the feature itself is great, it just needs the rotation logic to stay consistent for all teams.

Thanks!