26 step up, or step average?

This is as much about the hype of the 25 and coming 26, yet as a fan of the series I must point out too much hype can derail where the game is going. 

So I was late to the party, picking 25 in December with the idea of playing it to the new year. But sadly I was disappointed by the game, and the leave of hype that to me didn't measure up. So to be fair, I compared my favorite college game of 12 ps3 to 25. Not to much shock that the game had a good but average jumping point since the last made game 10 years earlier. But it was the small things I noticed missing first. like no high school in RTG, lack of awards and trophies. But it was what I saw next that made me take a step back on this game. Gameplay good, better then the classics, yet the same issues plagued the game like OL not blocking right, or just letting def to run through with no real blocking. These were same things wrong with Madden, which ten years still didn't get fixed. Now the crew for 25 did make the game play better, yet at times felt like a Madden clone. With the next thing, when I heard UT was coming to the game; I yelled no to the idea. Why, cause the game before didn't having it which lead to a great game. Adding it took away from the other things of the game, which could have been added this year. Again, classic college didn't use, or need it cause all the game did was make RTG and Dynasty fun to play until there was nothing left. Which leads into 25 modes beyond UT. RtG was okay, kinda boring for me. Why, cause just picking a college is no fun. I know that 26 is adding high school, hope they make it feel like you have a choice instead of just selection. Again the question is going to be, did they do like madden does with small baby steps adding stuff, or is the mode better like classic games. Dynasty was another one that was a let down for me. Felt like it was not user friendly and sometimes felt like trying to recruit was narrow and pointless. 26 looks like they are making it better with new stuff, real coaches, yet I have not see the latest deep dive. Biggest issue with Dynasty was the lack of life, side stuff like trophies, rivalry trophies. personality with the college, and the user. Leads to waiting to see the latest deep dive, while wondering if the improvements will make the game classic or madden clone. Feels like all the hype for this game is warranted yet I am also one of those who been fooled by Madden over the years.