Too much taken out, and not enough put in.

User Rating: 5 | NCAA Football 09 X360
You have no idea how much I want to love this game. College football is such a great sport, but unfortunately, for the 4th year in a row, EA has hit the thumb with the hammer.

What is missing? How about the online stats. Where the hell did they go? Sure you got your basic 5 statistics, but there use to be a good amount to look at, and you were also able to look at your opponents stats. If you can't see your opponent's stats, this just allows cheesers to sneak up on straight players and ruin the experience for them. What else is missing? How about the sub-division teams. Where did they go? Probably not enough people wanting them I guess, so I can live with that. What else is missing? How about gameplay. Crossing routes are as close to a given as ever, and the problem here could have been fixed very easily. Make the defense a tad bit faster, or the offense a tad bit slower, and this is not a problem. I am not saying these plays should never work, I am saying that people shouldn't be doing them successfully over and over again. Also, 4th down is ridiculous. They need to do what Madden did and force special teams usage on this down unless it is 4th and 1 or less, or it is late in the game. Until stuff like this is fixed, cheesers will reign supreme, and people will continue to disrespect the real game of football.
And what is with all of the 99's? Are you telling me that Georgia, OSU, and some other parts of teams are the greatest ever? This is ridiculous. You are telling me that every single player on that team is a 99 overall with 99 everything. I don't think so.

With all of that being said, I must say the online dynasty is pretty cool. This is one of the only things that keeps my playing. This alone is enough to check this game out, but if you want to play online, get ready for a questionable opponent who is afraid to use anything but a top 5 team.