EA has just revealed their plans on when they will unveil the features for NCAA Football 13.  EA has done this the last couple of years with Madden and I think it’s something that the community can look forward to.  I get ask multiple times on when I can talk about certain features of the upcoming game and now here is the schedule.  Some of the brief descriptions are a little surprising as they reveal a little bit more than I thought they would. I mean if you are a gameplay guy and you see “new passing system” you got to be excited, but I’d say wait till you hear everything.  And then when you see “former Heisman Trophy winners” being involved somehow get’s you thinking.

Here is the schedule:

There was a lot of speculation about RG3 going into the NFL Combine this past weekend.  Was he tall enough, is he really that fast, and would he grace the cover of NCAA Football 13.  Well after this past weekend and this morning all those questions are answered with a resounding YES!

Today on the Dan Patrick Show, RG3 himself announced that he would be the Cover Athlete for NCAA Football 13.  This really comes as no shock as he is the most intriguing player in the 2012 NFL Draft and most likely will be a monster in Madden NFL 13.  We’ll talk more about how his impact could be felt in Madden on Game Changers Radio tomorrow night, but the intangibles like his 4.4 40 time will be something desired by every Madden player for his team.

Griffin continues the latest run of Heisman trophy winners to grace the cover of NCAA Football following previous Heisman winners Mark Ingram and Tim Tebow.

It’s not only RGIII on the cover of NCAA Football 13, there someone else and that’s left up to the fans.  Here is a statement from EA on their NCAA Facebook Page:

Beginning March 12, fans will be able to vote for one of eight Heisman Trophy winners to accompany Griffin III on the cover of NCAA Football 13 here on the EA Sports NCAA Football Facebook page.

There have been some speculation because of Twitter messages sent by @BarrySanders saying he was working with EA SPORTS on Heisman stuff for NCAA Football 13.  Not sure who the other former Heisman players are, but I would love to see Barry on the cover.

NCAA Football is set to release July 10th.

Hey guys, join me tomorrow night as I host another episode of Game Changers Radio.  This episode will recap my time down at EA Studios for NCAA football 13 Community Day.

Hey guys, the next Game Changers Radio will be airing live 1/17 @ 9:00pm est.

You can listen live here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/easgcradio/2012/01/18/game-changers-radio or just click the “Listen Live” button on the home page.

Our Question of the Night is something we do every show at the start as we talk about a subject and give you a chance to chime in with your answers.

Question of the Night:  Who will be in the Super Bowl?

Here is our line up for the next show:

Question of the Night (Call in during the show and give us your answers – 760-454-1156)

Around the Community (News and Information)

- NCAA Football 13 Community Day

- Continuation of our discussion of NCAA Football 13 wishlist and game improvements

- NFL Blitz with EA SPORTS Game Changers

9:45pm – Kobra’s Corner

Hey guys, Day 3 in Orlando for the NCAA Football 13 Community Day and things are shaping up great.  I think everyone will be happy with the individuals that were selected to be voices for the Community Down here.  We have a lot of Dynasty guys, Gameplay guys and even some Road to Glory guys giving feedback.  Developers had little mini feedback sessions on a few topics yesterday where we aired out a lot of complaints that the community had and we were brutally honest.  In the video I talk about some of the feedback that we had and then I touch on a tweet I received.  Enjoy!

Hey guys, watching Alabama vs. LSU got me some great ideas for what I believe should be in NCAA Football 13 and something I’ll talk to developers today.

Hey guys, watching the BCS National Game with EA SPORTS and going over some of my notes for a feedback session tomorrow.  I’m a gameplay kind of guy but there are other things that people want in NCAA Football 13.  I’ll be back in the morning with another Community Day Blog.

Hey guys, I’m on my way to another EA SPORTS Community Day (this one for NCAA Football 13).  I plan on keeping you updated with as much info as I can share.  Just so you know we are under NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) so there won’t be any revelations shared in this blog but I do plan on trying to set up some video interviews with some developers and at least some of the other EA SPORTS Game Changers that were invited out.

Before I update anything I want to sort of give you a brief history of Community Days as I know it.  Back in 2005 I was invited to my first Madden NFL Community Day.  It was funny how it came about.  I had started a Madden Fan Site called Madden Wars and it had a very nice following that came over from another Madden Fan site that went down.  Back then there were some big Madden Fan sites like Madden Nation, Madden Mania, and VG Sports.  I’m sure there were others but these were the ones I knew about.  I remember getting an email from some guy stating he was from EA SPORTS and wanted me to come and participate in a Madden Community Day.  I didn’t even know what a Community Day was and didn’t believe the email.  I thought some guys from my site had sent it to me trying to be funny.  I reluctantly responded to the email with my info and then received an Airline Ticket via email for a trip out to Redwood City, California.  You can imagine how excited I was and floored that I was being invited to have a preview of Madden 2005 before anyone else.  To make a long story short, I got there, they showed a group of us the game and let us take a copy home to play.

Things have surely changed since that July week in 2004.  Back then Community Day’s weren’t really about feedback at all.  It was more about letting us preview the game and then taking it back to post, write, and share the game with our community.  It was more a promotion based event but feedback was given to, just too late to do anything about it that year.  Since then EA SPORTS has been flying gamers down to their Tiburon Studios earlier and earlier every year.  Last year a group of us came out in January and EA SPORTS is doing it again.  If you talk to the developers they are very happy for us to come out and share with them the feedback of the community as a whole, not just my piece of the community.  There are more of us that come out (started with about 6 in 2003) and we come out more than once a year.

Well that’s it for this entry, just wanted to give you a brief history of Community Days at EA SPORTS.  If you have any feedback for NCAA Football 13 or Madden NFL 13, please hit me up on here or catch me on Twitter @Shopmaster

Oh and “Roll Tide!”

Hey guys, Prima Games was kind enough to send me some NCAA Football 12 Official Player’s Guides.  This guide is jam packed with strategies and tips for success.  Sgibs and ZFarlz from MaddenBible.com have spent more hours on NCAA Football 12 than anyone else and they held nothing back in giving you the best tips to dominate on both sides of the ball.

I’m giving away this guide for free to those who are members here at MyMaddenPad.com.

First let me tell you a little bit about the guide and then I will tell you how you can win one for FREE.

Five Sets For Success

The MaddenBible guys have always had the philosophy of “5 sets for success”.  In this guide they deliver this for both offense and defense.

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Here are the 5 Sets for offense they suggest:

Three Headed Rushing Attack: Power Run

Quick Pass: RedZone

Man Beater: Compress

Zone Beater: Trips/Bunch

Base Play: Balanced/Hybrid

The guys do a great job of breaking down how effective these plays are and what to look for from the defense.

The guide breaks down team strategy for 120 college teams, cover all the offensive and defensive styles, and shows you how to attack the zone coverage that many people are having problems with.

So how do you get your hands on a guide? Easy.

You need to have at least 100 MMP Points.  To find out how many MMP Points you have just go to your profile and check under your avatar.

Now to those that have 100 MMP Points, just reply to this post and that’s it.  I will be drawing 2 names randomly that have 100 points on Monday afternoon.  The guides will be mailed out Tuesday morning.

Good Luck!

Hey guys, not even 24 hours went by before the first wave of NCAA Football 12 Named rosters are out.  I have them on both XBOX 360 and PS3.  Here is how you download them:

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Fellow EA SPORTS Game Changer Brian Parker has been taking screen captures from his PS3 of NCAA Football 12.  This is a great collection that shows off some of the new things like helmet scratches, uniform degradation, 3D grass and more.

Here is the link to the full set, below are just a few: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.952018849489.2429579.5801284