lol I don't get the hate one that, they just made it so you can customize it to how you want to play a league. The commissioner of the created league will be able to say what kind of league it is. For example, you can set it so everyone plays as a QB, or everyone plays as a CB, or everyone plays as a coach, or anyone can play as any position/coach they want.

Dumb.

I'm anxious to see how NCAA turns out after a few days of its' release. typically, NCAA blows Madden out of the water (IMO, anyway); but it should like Madden may have gotten their stuff together.
I'll need to play the NCAA demo again (assuming it's still there) - I played it when it cam out, and though 'meh'. felt exactly the same to me. Hopefully this isn't the case with Madden. I might actually consider buying Madden if it's not.

So if i understand connected careers right,

I could start a superstar and play as say, andrew luck, and play in the same league that my friend is running an online franchise as the chiefs in?

wonder when the Madden demo will be out. If I recall, NCAA was out about a month before its' release? should be any time now I suppose.

Correct.

Will this years madden have a bounty feature in Connected Careers mode? I want to put a bounty on Peyton.

I hope with this new engine it's not as herky jerky as it was in years past. like a guy running in a full sprint and turn a 90 degree angle on a dime. regardless of player. Looks a little smoother in the small amount I've seen online

Don't worry. Tamba loves horsemeat.

That sounds really cool.

It's actually the best looking franchise mode ever, and that's coming from an offline franchise guy.

Check this websites forums for a ton of great details on all sports games:

http://www.Operationsports.com

have people heard any intitial reviews for it? I looked, but didn't see a whole lot, other than EA interviews with gaming sites stating how awesome it is.

I seriously doubt that it's going to be any better. They still don't have any competition to worry about, so honestly, why would they take the time to make the improvement? People will buy it regardless. It doesn't make any sense from the business standpoint and they've been milking their monopoly for years.

They've said this BS every year, I'm not buying it. Let's face it, we'll probably never get another good football game again in our lives.

BTW, for anyone wanting to get into an online franchise (Madden, NCAA, NBA 2K, PES), check out this site.

http://www.premiergamingleagues.com/forum/index.php

I've been there for about 4 years now. They're a great group of guys that play straight up. And the leagues are active.