Why does EA hate us?

Hello EA Sports team,

I’d like to report a persistent gameplay issue that has affected multiple generations of your football titles and now appears again in EA Sports College Football 26.

Summary

On Heisman difficulty, the CPU AI receives significant performance boosts, but the user’s AI-controlled teammates seem to play well below their ratings or awareness levels. This creates an unfair, unbalanced experience that feels less like “smarter AI” and more like the user’s teammates are being intentionally handicapped.

Key Issues Observed

Offensive line logic: Teammate blockers frequently ignore nearby defenders or run past their blocking assignments, even on simple run or play-action calls.
Run-blocking and pursuit angles: Fullbacks and tight ends often whiff or block the wrong player, leading to broken plays.
Pass coverage and pursuit: Defensive teammates routinely take poor angles or fail to react to routes the CPU reads instantly.
Ball-carrier AI: User AI runners perform unnecessary jukes, spins, or stop-and-go movements that reduce yardage or cause turnovers.
CPU omniscience: The CPU offense reads plays before the snap and reacts unrealistically fast to user inputs.

These behaviors persist even after adjusting sliders and experimenting with coaching settings, indicating an underlying AI scaling imbalance tied to the Heisman difficulty modifier.

Expected Behavior

Difficulty levels should improve CPU performance without degrading user teammate intelligence or reaction time. The Heisman challenge should come from smarter opponent playcalling and better execution — not by making your own teammates play like they’ve lost awareness.

Why It Matters

This issue severely affects game balance and immersion. Many players, including long-time fans of the NCAA series, have reported similar experiences dating back to NCAA 14 and now into CFB 25/26. It diminishes the reward of skillful play when your AI teammates fail to execute basic football logic.

System / Mode Details

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Game Mode: (e.g., Dynasty, Road to Glory, Play Now)
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Video Example: (link if available)

Request

Please review and rebalance teammate AI logic on Heisman difficulty. Consider separating CPU boosts from user AI nerfs so that both sides play intelligently and the challenge feels authentic rather than artificially unfair.

Thank you for continuing to support this franchise — the community appreciates the return of college football gaming and wants to see it reach its full potential.

This is all ChatGPT btw to save my own creative writing for people who will actually read the content. Had to post a problem to justify my ability to continue to complain nonstop about EA ignorance across multiple games. I am a mark or what some would call stupid because I keep buying but they’re the only makers of the type of game genres (sports) I enjoy. I hope you enjoyed my money this year don’t waste it all in one spot.