One of the biggest topics we have noticed this year regarding NCAA 09 Football is that players are struggling on play defense. With man coverage not being very effective underneath, players are finding it hard to stop the short passing game. I’m sure you’ve been victimized by dink and dunk offenses that just nickel and dime you up and down the field. Defending in NCAA Football 09 will require a completely different approach than normal.


Slants, curls, drags, outs, digs and other short pass routes rip man coverage apart. The best chance to defend these types of pass routes is to call zone coverage with multiple players playing zone coverage underneath. This year we like to call Cover 2 and Cover 3 zone coverages. Cover 2 does a better job at defending the underneath pass routes because there are 5 or 6 defenders playing underneath pass coverage. With more defenders covering underneath, they create less throwing Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports has started posting playbooks that you can download for NCAA Football 09.  They should all be up by now.

Air Force : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…ir%20Force.pdf
Akron : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…kron/Akron.pdf
Alabama : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…ma/Alabama.pdf
Arizona : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…na/Arizona.pdf
Arizona State : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…na%20State.pdf
Arkansas : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…s/Arkansas.pdf
Arkansas State : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…as%20State.pdf
Army : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…/Army/Army.pdf
Auburn : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…urn/Auburn.pdf
Ball State : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…ll%20State.pdf
Baylor : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…lor/Baylor.pdf
Boise State : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…se%20State.pdf
Boston College : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…%20College.pdf
Bowling Green : http://ll-100.ea.com/cem/u/f/GPO/eas…ng%20Green.pdf
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Here is a list of artist on the Madden NFL 09 Soundtrack:

Airbourne - Stand Up For Rock ‘N Roll

Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park - We Made It

Disturbed - Inside The Fire

Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams

From First To Last - Worlds Away

Gym Class Heroes - I’m Home

Hollywood Undead - Undead

In Flames - The Mirror’s Truth

Innerpartysystem - Don’t Stop

Izza Kizza - Millionaire

K’NAAN - ABC’s

Kardinal Offishall feat. Lindo P - Burnt

Kidz In The Hall - Blackout

KOVAS - Wax On, Wax Off

Mindless Self Indulgence - Never Wanted To Dance

Rev Theory - Hey Yeah

Senses Fail - Wolves At The Door

Shinedown - Devour

The All-American Rejects - The Real World (Demo)

The Fashion - Like Knives

The Offspring - Hammerhead

Trivium - Into The Mouth Of…We March

Tyga - Diamond Life

Underoath - Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

Wale feat. Southeast Slim - Breakdown

Young Dre The Truth feat. Good Charlotte - Workin’