Team Grades?

[Jason Ross]

This is kind of a wierd question, however, I just finished playing a guy who played a Florida State, and I trying to match up played as Northwestern. Although Florida State is ranked 13th or something their grades are exactly the same. B-, B, and B-. So I assumed it would be an even match up. However, I fumbled four times and he did not fumble once. Even though I was up by 14 points at one time, he still had the momentum bar in his favor by one.
he ended up beating me by a field goal even though I outgained him by nearly 50 on the ground and 100 in the air.
So my question is how do pick an even match or was this an even match up? I want the game to be fair.

[heavy_hitter]

The Rank of the Team means nothing.

The letter grades are alslo messed up. If you auto re-order FSU they come out to an A-. The letter grades don't mean a whole lot either, however, if your opponent is just plain better than you. I often beat guys who are using WVU, OSU, Michigan, with San Diego State.

[djwill13]

This is kind of a wierd question, however, I just finished playing a guy who played a Florida State, and I trying to match up played as Northwestern. Although Florida State is ranked 13th or something their grades are exactly the same. B-, B, and B-. So I assumed it would be an even match up. However, I fumbled four times and he did not fumble once. Even though I was up by 14 points at one time, he still had the momentum bar in his favor by one.
he ended up beating me by a field goal even though I outgained him by nearly 50 on the ground and 100 in the air.
So my question is how do pick an even match or was this an even match up? I want the game to be fair.

In a nut shell, as with most games like this, all the teams are based on a tier system. Knowing the tiers only comes from playing and learning the game.

If you really want to match up with someone, try this:

Go to the roster management section before you go online. Go to depth chart and auto reorder every team. You'll notice huge spikes in some teams like FSU and I think TAMU (they go to an A- I beleive). Now, some of that spike is caused by moving players around in special teams, but most of the time it's also due to some players not playing when they're rated better.

Matching up isn't always the best thing to do though. Play to your stregths. If it's running the ball, you'll want an IP RB, if it's the option, you'll want a fast QB, if it's the passing game, you'll want a QB with good ACC and possibly an IP WR, if you struggle on defense, you'll want a team with a solid defense (Cal, GT, and VT come to mind here).

As Heavy said though, matching up really doesn't mean a thing if the guy is flat out better than you. I've routinely beaten WVU, Michigan, and GT with SMU.

For top tier B teams, check out Oklahoma State, Washington, Iowa State, and Ole Miss to name a few.

[Volunteer77]

Hey DJ, that sound like a great section to add in NCAA 08's virtual playbook if you ask me. Break each team down to their respective tier.