Dynasty Mode

One of my favorite types of dynasties is to take over a low-level power conference team and turn them into a powerhouse. The biggest advantages to this is tougher schedules every year and you can recruit big-time players out of the gate. The tougher schedule part is the most fascinating…

Have you ever had trouble making schedules in NCAA Football 06 in dynasty mode? 06 was the last one that some funky scheduling quirks, especially since it was the last one that let you have an 11-game schedule...or 12. Sometimes it would force a non-conference opponent at the end of…

Trying to turn an academic, non-traditional school like Duke into a powerhouse is not easy. It is considered one of the toughest challenges in a game. My most recent Duke series was not different. Over the years you have heard me talk about my other Duke dynasty when I won…

I'm at a crossroads in my current dynasty with UNLV in NCAA Football 06. I can either stay with UNLV and hope to get invited to a bigger conference, or I can move onto another program. One interesting option is Mississippi State as they are 0-11 for the season. Nothing…

When you play as many dynasties and recruit as many players as I have, you are bound to come across some memorable players that have impacted your teams and game in some way. It's amazing how some players just stick out in your mind, even if it was more than…

A few months ago, I wrote a post on new dynasty ideas in hopes of giving readers some inspiration on what to do next for their dynasty. One aspect I did not cover in great detail was "difficulty". One would think that simply picking a bad team to start with…

Dynasty Mode can make any game infinitely replayable, this is no exception for NCAA Football 06. With close to 200 teams to choose from and 50+ seasons for each dynasty, you can play NCAA 06 forever. Yet at one point in your NCAA 06 journey you may have run out…