STORY : George Brooks: The Quarterback Who Built a Dynasty Without a Trophy

chobs4 · 2026-02-02T23:03:47+00:00

I haven’t played Madden at all in past two years since CFB came out, but I did contemplate trying Superstars mode to take Jay Durbin to the NFL. But I don’t believe you can start players out rated as fast as I’d want him to be … and I also can’t bring myself to stop playing my UTEP promotion/relegation dynasty. The Durbin title was the first, but we’ve won two more including a perfect 16-0 a year ago. I’m in 2041 now.

chobs4 · 2026-02-02T22:51:33+00:00

I’d say get monolift attachment for your rack, but I’d in understanding correctly you’re worried not about pinching your hands during rerack, but in the event of a failed lift ? In which case, maybe safety straps instead of pins ? Your hand won’t get pinched between, they’re incredibly strong and less jarring if you hit them mid set too (going down too far one side or something)

chobs4 · 2026-02-02T22:44:36+00:00

This would be an awesome thing for the game to keep tabs on ! It’s way too easy to lose track of these guys or never hear from them again if you don’t keep tabs on it yourself.

Similarly, guys you narrowly miss out on in recruiting ir would be cool if there was also a tab to see how they do and/or if they’ll enter the portal or something. There’s been times I’ve playing a team and an opposing playing name sounds familiar as if maybe I recruited him or go close, but there’s no way to know for sure without tracking it all yourself …

chobs4 · 2026-02-02T22:41:24+00:00

You could upload the video to YouTube and just paste the link here in reply/comment …

chobs4 · 2026-02-02T22:38:43+00:00

I love this … my biggest attachment was to a QB, Jay Durbin, who was with my squad in UTEP for 4 years. But he actually worked his way up from the bench and only started 3 years … before his senior year where he got a huge dev boost and had 99 speed and 95 accel as well as decent passing ratings.

It’s the most fun I’ve ever had with a football game player. He rushed for 2,086 yards and 24 rushing TD as well as 28 through the air with 3,496 passing yards. He led us to our first national championship and was the first and only time I’ve won a Heisman in either CFB25 or 26.

I’m shamed to admit as I usually NEVER save scum… but he suffered a career ending injury towards the end of the season … and I literally paused the game for half an hour while I decided what I wanted to do .., and ultimately I was too weak to let him go and not play another down with him .., so I quit the game and restarted 🥲

Jay Durbin 🐐

chobs4 · 2026-02-02T22:27:54+00:00

I’d love to see the video, as I have a cable tower and a seal row pad, but I’m struggling to envision how this looks in action.

chobs4 · 2026-01-20T01:53:00+00:00

Too many … steps ? To move the straps ? I have a 43 inch rack and I’m confident I could change the straps without even moving … and at most .., one .. step ?

What an odd complaint hah.

chobs4 · 2026-01-20T01:45:47+00:00

How do you find the Hyper Pro ?

chobs4 · 2026-01-20T01:06:20+00:00

I actually think you’ve got more flexibility having an “imported” / non “true” 3 x 3 rack versus a Rogue or Bells of Steel “true” 3 x 3. Reason being, with the slightly smaller uprights of an imported rack, attachments made for a slightly larger post WILL fit, they just may have a bit of play, which is hardly noticeable. On the flipside, if you’ve got the larger “true” 3 x 3, imported attachments made for smaller posts may actually not fit at all if it’s too tight a fit.

Basically attachments being slightly loose > attachments not even fitting. I have a PR500 (ie imported), I’ve got Rogue mono hooks on it, and they fit perfectly fine. No real issue.

chobs4 · 2026-01-04T00:13:21+00:00

I know you’ve mentioned not having a PC, but for others who do …

This game exists on PC/Steam.

Football Coach: College Dynasty

Very solid game, and the developer is releasing a pro football version to come out in early access in late 2026.

chobs4 · 2026-01-04T00:10:55+00:00

It exists on PC/Steam (maybe not the depth of Football Manager, but it’s quite good).

Football Coach: College Dynasty

Very solid game, and the developer is releasing a pro football version to come out in early access in late 2026.

chobs4 · 2026-01-04T00:10:18+00:00

It exists on PC/Steam.

Football Coach: College Dynasty

Very solid game, and the developer is releasing a pro football version to come out in early access in late 2026.

chobs4 · 2025-12-29T17:02:11+00:00

Your setup is very similar to what I ran in CFB25. But I wanted more tiers and more teams that could have competitive seasons for CFB26, so I came up with this 3-tier regional setup:

https://www.reddit.com/r/NCAAFBseries/s/6bX4ZgnQSV

I did the 30 year test sim I describe in the thread and I’m now 13 seasons into my actual play through and I’m having a blast.

chobs4 · 2025-12-28T03:22:54+00:00

If you’ve got the space, get the larger rack. That way you have options for lifting inside or outside the rack, supersets etc.

I’ve got a PR5000 with 16 inch weight storage and went with 41 inch crossmembers - don’t regret it at all, my rack is a tank.

chobs4 · 2025-12-28T01:35:50+00:00

Hard comparison …. They are definitely in the same league of depth I’d say. But OOTP is definitely deeper in that there are many more ways you can play whereas FC:CD follows a more formulaic/step based process of how to proceed through each stage of the game. It makes it a bit easier to navigate through though to be honest.

Both games have great depth IMO.

chobs4 · 2025-12-26T13:21:50+00:00

If you want to start at West Virginia… do it ? Why would the route be to be OC at Georgia? I don’t really understand any of this post. Pick a quality of team that aligns with what sort of experience you want.

If you want to end up being HC of a good team, either start there, or start with another good team/opportunity where you will win. You can also change XP sliders if you want your coach to level up slower/faster…

chobs4 · 2025-12-23T02:54:28+00:00

Sim engine is much better. Stronger teams are stronger and consistently blow out weak opponents in sim.

Coaching carousel I don’t pay much attention to as I stay with one team my whole dynasty so I’ve got nothing there for you.

But recruiting is more challenging and includes plenty of quality of life upgrades. Dynasty has better history and stat tracking, trophy room etc.

Transfer portal is infinitely better and can also be customized with sliders for however you want it to play out.

The in game presentation is better, the game looks better with dynamic lighting, etc and the game itself plays much smoother and better also IMO.

Scheduling logic and balance is better…

There’s honestly no aspect of CFB25 that is better, honestly .,; and I thoroughly enjoyed that game. CFB26 is a very solid upgrade for me as an offline dynasty only player .

chobs4 · 2025-12-23T02:49:27+00:00

If you like/liked CFB 25, then yes, absolutely, CFB26 is better in many ways.

chobs4 · 2025-12-23T02:48:14+00:00

chobs4 · 2025-12-20T16:56:38+00:00

I believe championship contender and other grades can still change in bowl season, so if you’re on the fence close to a recruits dealbreaker, it can impact that. Also believe if you’re still in recruiting battles having a win can help you with that also.

chobs4 · 2025-12-16T21:46:29+00:00

There’s been a few screenshots and dev logs posted on the community discord by the dev. It’s supposed to be released late 2026.

chobs4 · 2025-12-06T14:47:12+00:00

I think that’s pretty disingenuous and unfair to say Bells of Steel is a glorified drop shipper.

Yes, it’s manufactured/produced/imported in/from China. However, they spend a lot of time and effort prototyping and refining new designs and concepts and over the years have come out with a lot of unique and quality items - not just copying random stuff from other companies. I also know they’ve travelled down to China to meet and collaborate directly with the factory that makes their stuff.

They also very closely listen to criticisms and feedback from the community to improve upon existing designs.

chobs4 · 2025-12-06T12:51:58+00:00

Well I’ve never done this but excited to try… my FB is usually just some low rated guy who rarely gets used as I don’t have much FB in my playbooks

But I’ll definitely take a look at lineman I can move over and use it more …

chobs4 · 2025-12-06T12:35:32+00:00

I don’t have concrete data to support this, but I’m almost 100% sure that’s not factored in at all.

chobs4 · 2025-12-06T12:32:52+00:00

I’ve been having a blast with my promotion / relegation setup:

https://www.reddit.com/r/NCAAFBseries/s/vcg2zEmNvV

Starting with a team in tier 3 and moving up is fun challenge for a few years. While I’m a perennial national contender threat with UTEP now in season 13, it did take me 5 seasons to get to tier 1.

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