wishful thinking....

rdklein · 04-14-2004, 03:02 PM

Like most of you, I am a big fan of the game of baseball. As far back as I can remember, computer sports sims have dated back to my Commador64... but to this day, I have never seen a baseball sim that represents college baseball.

Grant it, college baseball is the least popular of the big 3 college sports... but programmers have developed sports games arguably much less popular than college ball. (i.e. PBA Bowling, Professional Bullriding, mountain climbing, ____ insert your game here).

As a graduate of Rice University, and a long time college baseball fan, I dream of the day when I'll be able purchase a game which has the look and feel of a typical college baseball season. A combination of using the gaming engine OOTP and the recruting capabilites of TDCB... is this just to unfeasable financially to pull off? Am I the only person who would be interested in buying such a game?

Looks like the only trips to Omaha I'll be taking in the future will be by airplane - The release of a college baseball sim does not look imminent.

Go Owls!!!!

jaxmagicman · 04-14-2004, 03:12 PM

I agree. I would love a college baseball game.

rogmax11 · 04-14-2004, 03:53 PM

I've been pimping for a college game for at least three years now. The combination of recruiting, drafting, and CWS history added to the possibility of meshing with OOTP would be awesome.

skkrrt · 04-14-2004, 04:27 PM

Thats a lot of programming for an unpopular sport (I like it, but I like all baseball), college football and basketball have huge fanbases....bullriding and moutain climbing arnt as hard to program as a baeball game (especially huge college seasons with recruiting and what not).

Id like to see one, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it.

theasfl · 04-14-2004, 04:29 PM

Id certainly be interested in it

Jermanfu · 04-14-2004, 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by rdklein
As a graduate of Rice University, and a long time college baseball fan, I dream of the day when I'll be able purchase a game which has the look and feel of a typical college baseball season.

Being a longtime Fan and student of LSU, I can relate. Do you remember that classic CWS in the mid-late 90's which included Rice and LSU? Lance Berkman and Brandon Larson were in that one. Ofcourse it was only memorable b/c LSU beat Rice

rdklein · 04-14-2004, 04:48 PM

hehe... yeah I remember. That one hurt - we had high hopes that year with berkman and jose cruz jr.. I'm pretty sure LSU went on to win the CWS. The tigers have always had a strong program.

Cardinal Rule · 04-14-2004, 05:18 PM

Count me as one who would be interested - I live in Omaha and have been going to the CWS since the early 80's. 1991 was the best for me because the hometown Creighton Bluejays made it under the guidance of the now-Cubbies-GM Jim Hendry. I remember when it used to be a true double-elimination tournament and had to be 'compromised' to fit with network TV so they wouldn't have to wait and see whether you needed two games between the bracket winners.

We love LSU fans and their 'Geaux Tigers' placards and purple hats. we miss Ron Fraser just like the rest of the Hurricane family does, and remember seeing such memorable CWS participants as Deion Sanders, as well as the two most memorable moments in CWS history to me - the fake hidden ball trick in the 1982 Miami/Wichita State game, and Warren Morris' dramatic ninth-inning, two-out homer to beat Miami. Oh yeah - Morris hadn't hit a homer all season before that moment.

As for using the OOTP engine, it'd be cool and might not take a ton of work to make the necessary changes. I'd love it as an add-on that you'd have to pay for. But I'm thinking we're probably in the vast minority...

Jermanfu · 04-14-2004, 05:20 PM

Oh yeah that Warren Morris Home run in '96, that was amazing. He had just gotten back to the team before the postseason. Had surgery and missed most of the season. My family and I were having a crawfish boil that day.
I remember Tim Lanier, our catcher, had a blazing CWS to that point. He came up to bat before Morris and struck out. We all thought that was it, and them Morris came up to bat against Miami's closer, Morrison. And the rest, as we say it, is history.

Hey rdklein, if i remember correctly, you guys have a pretty fierce pitching staff over there. We played you guys in the Super regional a couple of years ago and got wiped. I want to say that pitching staff rivaled, on the college level, what this pitching staff did in the majors. Ahh college baseball......good stuff

tommach · 04-14-2004, 07:23 PM

I'm posting a possible college league and High school league over there, so check it out and respond with some suggestions.

Bald Eagles · 04-14-2004, 07:26 PM

I'm personally not into college sports, but I know plenty who are. I'd think there is a market for this, especially the way the Big 10, Final Four and the other college tournaments are so big and popular.

Dud_Selig · 04-15-2004, 04:10 AM

I'm a big fan of EA's NCAA Football franchise, and I too would love to see a college baseball sim & have often wondered why none has ever been produced.

If EA can make a so-called "sports" title based on a knock-off of an over-hyped, self-promotional vehicle like the dreaded ESPN Winter X Games (SSX 3), then why can't they create an NCAA college baseball game using one their many in-house baseball game engines?

I'd personally rather play a good college baseball sim than role-play as some greasy-haired, thirty-something, Gen-X freak flopping around on a snowboard.

Based on my past experiences with EA's NCAA Football, there's nothing more gratifying than recruiting a player out of high school, watching him develop into a star player, and then see him get drafted in the 1st round when he's eligible to graduate. It provides an added sense of accomplishment and challenge to the game that simply winning your conference or a national title don't provide.

04-14-2004, 03:02 PM	#1
rdklein All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The other side. Posts: 773	wishful thinking.... Like most of you, I am a big fan of the game of baseball. As far back as I can remember, computer sports sims have dated back to my Commador64... but to this day, I have never seen a baseball sim that represents college baseball. Grant it, college baseball is the least popular of the big 3 college sports... but programmers have developed sports games arguably much less popular than college ball. (i.e. PBA Bowling, Professional Bullriding, mountain climbing, ____ insert your game here). As a graduate of Rice University, and a long time college baseball fan, I dream of the day when I'll be able purchase a game which has the look and feel of a typical college baseball season. A combination of using the gaming engine OOTP and the recruting capabilites of TDCB... is this just to unfeasable financially to pull off? Am I the only person who would be interested in buying such a game? Looks like the only trips to Omaha I'll be taking in the future will be by airplane - The release of a college baseball sim does not look imminent. Go Owls!!!!

04-14-2004, 03:12 PM	#2
jaxmagicman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Retired defloration-maker living in Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 7,801	I agree. I would love a college baseball game. __________________ See ID Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with the permission of Minor League Baseball. All rights reserved.

04-14-2004, 04:27 PM	#4
skkrrt Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 410	Thats a lot of programming for an unpopular sport (I like it, but I like all baseball), college football and basketball have huge fanbases....bullriding and moutain climbing arnt as hard to program as a baeball game (especially huge college seasons with recruiting and what not). Id like to see one, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it. __________________ Tiger of the Week: Nate Robertson-3rd in the AL in strikeouts (24).

04-14-2004, 04:29 PM	#5
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04-14-2004, 05:18 PM	#8
Cardinal Rule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,199	Count me as one who would be interested - I live in Omaha and have been going to the CWS since the early 80's. 1991 was the best for me because the hometown Creighton Bluejays made it under the guidance of the now-Cubbies-GM Jim Hendry. I remember when it used to be a true double-elimination tournament and had to be 'compromised' to fit with network TV so they wouldn't have to wait and see whether you needed two games between the bracket winners. We love LSU fans and their 'Geaux Tigers' placards and purple hats. we miss Ron Fraser just like the rest of the Hurricane family does, and remember seeing such memorable CWS participants as Deion Sanders, as well as the two most memorable moments in CWS history to me - the fake hidden ball trick in the 1982 Miami/Wichita State game, and Warren Morris' dramatic ninth-inning, two-out homer to beat Miami. Oh yeah - Morris hadn't hit a homer all season before that moment. As for using the OOTP engine, it'd be cool and might not take a ton of work to make the necessary changes. I'd love it as an add-on that you'd have to pay for. But I'm thinking we're probably in the vast minority... __________________ "Go Crazy Folks!" Jack Buck

04-14-2004, 03:53 PM	#3
rogmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,320	I've been pimping for a college game for at least three years now. The combination of recruiting, drafting, and CWS history added to the possibility of meshing with OOTP would be awesome.

04-14-2004, 04:48 PM	#7
rdklein All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The other side. Posts: 773	hehe... yeah I remember. That one hurt - we had high hopes that year with berkman and jose cruz jr.. I'm pretty sure LSU went on to win the CWS. The tigers have always had a strong program.

04-14-2004, 05:20 PM	#9
Jermanfu All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 899	Oh yeah that Warren Morris Home run in '96, that was amazing. He had just gotten back to the team before the postseason. Had surgery and missed most of the season. My family and I were having a crawfish boil that day. I remember Tim Lanier, our catcher, had a blazing CWS to that point. He came up to bat before Morris and struck out. We all thought that was it, and them Morris came up to bat against Miami's closer, Morrison. And the rest, as we say it, is history. Hey rdklein, if i remember correctly, you guys have a pretty fierce pitching staff over there. We played you guys in the Super regional a couple of years ago and got wiped. I want to say that pitching staff rivaled, on the college level, what this pitching staff did in the majors. Ahh college baseball......good stuff __________________ "I took the two most expensive asprins in history." - Wally Pipp on his decision to sit out a game with a headache which let Lou Gehrig into the lineup for the first time. http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Jermanfu/ Last edited by Jermanfu; 04-14-2004 at 05:25 PM.

04-14-2004, 07:23 PM	#10
tommach Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 140	check out my thread in online leagues I'm posting a possible college league and High school league over there, so check it out and respond with some suggestions. __________________ www.atbat.net commish/Phil A's wwbl houston astros nsbl colorado rockies babl NY Giants

04-14-2004, 07:26 PM	#11
Bald Eagles Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Waveland & Sheffield Posts: 402	I'm personally not into college sports, but I know plenty who are. I'd think there is a market for this, especially the way the Big 10, Final Four and the other college tournaments are so big and popular.

04-15-2004, 04:10 AM	#12
Dud_Selig Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 274	I'm a big fan of EA's NCAA Football franchise, and I too would love to see a college baseball sim & have often wondered why none has ever been produced. If EA can make a so-called "sports" title based on a knock-off of an over-hyped, self-promotional vehicle like the dreaded ESPN Winter X Games (SSX 3), then why can't they create an NCAA college baseball game using one their many in-house baseball game engines? I'd personally rather play a good college baseball sim than role-play as some greasy-haired, thirty-something, Gen-X freak flopping around on a snowboard. Based on my past experiences with EA's NCAA Football, there's nothing more gratifying than recruiting a player out of high school, watching him develop into a star player, and then see him get drafted in the 1st round when he's eligible to graduate. It provides an added sense of accomplishment and challenge to the game that simply winning your conference or a national title don't provide.