BCS Playoff Results:

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

12-30-08

Now back to business...we still have a playoff to give results for:

Now the Final Four shapes up this way:

(6) Boise State v (3) USC in the Rose Bowl

(13) Alabama v (1) Oklahoma in U of Phoenix Stadium

The winners will play each other in Dolphin Stadium with the higher ranked team as the Home team.

For Sale: One Website

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

12-30-08

For Sale : One PCFootball website, in good condition, only two owners. Has little traffic but can be upgraded and re-tooled to bring posters to its forum boards and files to it’s download section. Has open forum policy, but doesn’t like spammers or flamers. Is well-trained, good with people, will not bite, is housebroken. $500.00 obo.

For details or to make an offer contact BigDaddyCool at jgand@pcfootball.net.

Yeah, that’s right, I’ve made the decision to sell PCFootball.net. But I’m not just going to sell it to anybody. I’m going to sell it to someone who will take care of it and nurture it and help it grow into a site that fulfills the vision that our founder, Bret Bednarz once had – for it to be a place where PC gamers who enjoy their football on the PC can come to for advice, tips, files and good conversation and friends without the politics that other sites have had in the past. In short, a place where adults could come to have adult conversations without getting flamed by the immature console fanboys and threatened with banishment for sticking up for themselves.

Now it’s not that I’m tired of this place, I’m not. It’s just that at this point I do not feel that I have the resources or wherewithal to bring this place back up to where it should be. So I am willing to hand over the keys to someone else. This is a business transaction which will include the following:

• Access to the site through Front Page which includes the usernames and passwords needed to start with. (If you don’t have Front Page, let me know and we will see what we can work out.)

• Access to the forum control panel as an administrator which will allow you to change the forums as you wish. This also includes access to an account at vBulletin. However this does not include a current license for vBulletin as it was allowed to lapse due to financial costs. If you want a current copy and license you will have to make your own arrangements. However the forums work pretty well as they are now, so any upgrades will be up to the new ownership.

• Access to the host’s control panel and account at the host’s site.

• Access to the domain registration account at buydomains.com. The domain expires on May 20, 2009.

• Access to your own administrative e-mail account through the site.

I will give more details to the buyer as to how the transfer of ownership will take place. This sale has but two conditions:

1. As soon as the new owner(s) is(are) settled in, I would like my name taken off of the list of Administrators and I would like to be made a forum moderator instead.

2. I would like to keep on writing my own column at this site. Where on the site is something that can be worked out later. I can either keep it on the main site as I have it now which means I need to retain access through Front Page, or we can move all of my past and future columns to the forums boards where I can have my own spot there, thus freeing up more room in the main site for files.

Obviously I would like to remain part of this site, but I feel that at this point I no longer have the time to dedicate to it’s administration as my interests have shifted, nor do I have the financial means to keep this place running for very much longer. I still play and mod Madden and Bowl Bound, but I am also playing and modding MVP Baseball ’05 and NASCAR SimRacing  a lot more these days. Thus my time is increasingly divided and I feel that I don’t spend as much time maintaining this site as I should. This place deserves better then that, and I am willing to turn it over to someone who can do that.

However, I will only sell this site to someone who is serious about running it and making it better and attracting more traffic. Not someone who thinks it would be a good fixer-upper to then sell for a profit, or someone who will use the forums to advertise their own products or World of Warcraft site. I want this site to go to someone who loves this place and wants to make it a place for people to go to who love PC Football games. True, Football-Freaks has done a great job by becoming a resource for Madden, but we are more than Madden. We are also NFL Challenge, Blood Bowl, NFL Head Coach and the late, great FPS: Football Pro series. Those users still need someplace to go too.

I also have some advice on what to do with the site to the new owners as regards our host, but I will reserve that until after the sale is finalized.

So that’s it. I know there must be some of you out there that would like to take over this place and turn it into something special again. I can think of at least a couple of people out there who might be interested in taking this place over. They were interested in helping me re-design this place, and in my mind they might be the best candidates to take over – unless Bret wants to take over again. I don’t know, anyway – think about it and if you’re serious about running your own site, contact me and make me an offer.

Sincerely,

BigDaddyCool.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

12-24-08

Or if you like your holidays “politically correct”, may you all have a Merry, Happy, Jolly and Safe  ChristmaHanuKwanzukka!

1st Round Results are in

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

12-20-08

The 1st round results from PCF's NCAA Playoffs are in:

So now the second round will be as follows:

PCF puts on NCAA Playoffs

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

12-18-08

Because most of us want to see a true National Champion crowned for College Football on the field instead of in the polls and since the college presidents and Bowl organizers wo'nt give the people want they want, we have decided to take matters into our own hands.

PCF will be conducting it's own 16- team playoff with the 11 conference champions and the top 5 at-large teams from the BCS. The seeds will be as follows:

The first round games will be as follows:

Results will be posted here soon and we already have some surprises in the first round. Headlines will be on the front page and stats will be posted in the Madden forums.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

11-4-08

Hail to the Chief!!!!!

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

11-4-08

Now THAT is what a community organizer is capable of!!!

Paul Newman 1925-2008

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

9-27-08

"The Hustler", Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Hud", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "The Sting", "SlapShot", "Cool Hand Luke", "The Verdict", "The Color of Money", and finally "Cars".

A magnificent body of work from a magnificent man. 

Thanks Doc, you'll be missed.

NPSFL rosters available for Madden '08!!!

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

9-9-08

I have been working on these teams, their artwork and the actual rosters in order to get the mod up in time for September 11th.

And I am proud to say that I have finished my task.

In the download section you will find a new link for a roster page for Madden NFL '08. I have included all of the NPSFL teams that I could along with files that you can use in Texmod.

I dedicate this mod to the brave men and women who lost their lives trying to save others on that day.

We will never forget them.

FDNY Bravest National Champs...again!!!

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

8-4-08

In doing research for the special NPSFL roster that I plan on putting out for Madden '08 in time for Sept 11th I came across this item:

The FDNY Bravest Football team beat the Pheonix Thunder 21-17 to become only the second team in league history to win multiple championships.

Congratulations to the Bravest Football team. We'll  be sure to sing a rousing chorus of "The Wild Rover" in your honor.

Madden returning to PC in 2010

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

8-4-08

The community has spoken, and we were heard.

EASports has announced that Madden will be making it’s return to the PC with Madden 2010 in a conference call as reported by IGN.com. In their report Peter Moore was quoted as saying: “Retooling these titles to take advantage of the online connectivity in a bigger and more meaningful way. Stay tuned for more on this." Worthplaying reports that “sports fans will be delighted to know that next year Madden, NBA Live and NCAA Football are coming back to the PC with expanded online features.”

Madden returning is one thing, but the possibility that we may see a new NCAA game for the first time in 12 years might be an even bigger story.

Stay tuned for further developments.

"And all I could come up with was Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits man!"

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

6-23-08

George Carlin 1937-2008

A legend has passed, and has gone on to be interviewed by Tim Russert on that great big "Meet the Press" show in the sky. My wife still can't believe it and a sense of sadness has come over her because she would always listen to George Carlin with her late mother, and in a way this is another reminder that her mother is no longer with us. But as for me I will always remember George Carlin with a smile because he managed to put a new spin on what a "Fussy Eater" was in my family, and he reminded me that my house in California was just a temporary "Place for my Stuff." 

I will remember him as the counter-culture icon who taught us all about language...

...and I will always remember him as the voice of the VW Bus in our favorite Disney/Pixar movie, "Cars."

Goodnight Al Sleet, you will be missed. 

Sorry about that!

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

6-10-08

We apologize if any of you were inconvenienced by the down time, the problem was with our host. Apparently they had a major network hub failure due to a brownout in their area. Hardware has been replaced, and we are now back up and running.

We have files for Madden 08!

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

5-21-08

Well, the community at MVPMods.com breathed new life into MVP Baseball, 2005, perhaps we will all be able to do the same with Madden NFL '08.

BigDaddyCool has been gathering some files that he believes will make Madden '08 playable for a long time now. He's gathered some utilities and created some files of his own that he hopes will add to your gaming enjoyment.

He's also waiting on some modders to give him permission to post their files here as well regarding NCAA teams in Madden. Once he gets their permission then he will post those files here.

Well that's one way to break "The Curse"...

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

5-3-08

Just put a retired player on the cover so that he can't get hurt.

Not that it matters to us because we STILL GOT HOSED BY PETER F'ING MOORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A petition to EASports to get Madden back for the PC

by Joe - jgand@pcfootball.net

4-7-08

I've started a petition to get EASports to reconsider their decision to not put out Madden for the PC. Although there have been some efforts in the past few days to begin modding Madden '08 over at football-freaks, we still need to convince EASports that there is a market for Madden for the PC. After all, I don't think we want them telling us that there is no market for Madden like they've been telling us that there's no market for NCAA Football for all these years, now do we?

Please visit the petition and sign it. It will be forwarded to Peter Moore on August 15th, 2008

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Madden_for_PC/

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