The Controversial Early Release of NCAA Football Almost Broke the Internet in 2005

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When College Football 25 drops, the release will be streamlined and mostly digital. Folks who pay extra can enjoy early access. The stores still selling hard copies won’t release them until the release date. It should go mostly as expected.
In other words, it’ll be the exact opposite of what happened with NCAA Football 06 in which an unexpected early release from a now-defunct computer big box chain set the sports gaming world in a tizzy.
It was a wild goose chase for many that would pay enormous dividends for a lucky select few who happened to be in the right time and the right place.
NCAA Football 06 was scheduled to be released on July 12th, 2005. On July 2nd, someone at the Operation Sports forum created that who’s got the game thread. The first post mentions how compusa.com says the game is available. That is shortly followed by someone saying they were able to purchase the game in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Apparently, less than an hour later, the website availability had been switched to coming soon. But the NCAA Football loving community was off the races. Within six hours, the thread is 160 posts deep mostly filled with, did anyone get it in (x) city. There was also some wild speculation that the game would be released because of CompUSA’s mistake along with a few of the classics; I know a guy who knows a store general manager-type posts.
What ensued was ten days of chaos as college football fans tried tracking down an early release copy of NCA Football 06.
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@JohnnyWebbJr 17 күн бұрын

My guy always sold me Madden/NCAA the same day he received it. Usually I'd have it a week before release. Shout out to Mohammed at the Gardena Swap Meet!

@tcbobb1613 17 күн бұрын

Hopefully, he is still there! lol

@tbleach2294 17 күн бұрын

Mohammed the GOAT

@bigdinlaca 17 күн бұрын

That was my spot too when I was living off of El Segundo and Normandie until 2007. That is where I got this game, Halo 3, COD 4, Madden 07 real early. Honorable mentions to that game store that use to be in Inglewood Swapmeet and there was a mom and pop video/ game store in Carson across the street from the UCLA Harbor where I got Madden 08 early and game store in the Crenshaw Mall that sold me NCAA 08 early.

@ssom06 15 күн бұрын

You do realize that's a felony

@NattyPi 14 күн бұрын

lmao yep! i would get ncaa and madden early from 2005-2010 at the garden swap meet then head over to lousinana to eat haha

@Zero-is-infinite 17 күн бұрын

S/o to everyone who uploaded games as ISOs back in the day so we could get them a week ahead of time. Y’all made console gaming worth it.

@witoldfrankowski32 15 күн бұрын

That was a great time haha

@dylanvick4417 17 күн бұрын

My best friends step mom worked at a shopko as a store manager and she’d hook us up with the newest madden/ncaa/nba live games before they released

@drentzios88 16 күн бұрын

My best friend step mom hooked me up with my first kid. I think I got you beat

@ssom06 15 күн бұрын

You do realize that's a felony

@dylanvick4417 14 күн бұрын

@@ssom06 😂😂😂 well there’s a reason shopko went bankrupt bub, idgaf if it’s a felony or not, my friends step mom never got in trouble

@johnrouleau3372 17 күн бұрын

NCAA 06 is goated. Let’s hope 25 can get close

@Antbeast23 17 күн бұрын

A lot of features are already missing such as fcs schools create a fan heisman shows sanctions probations historic team and exporting draft classes. Yes they don’t have the right to add players in the nfl but since they getting paid it wouldn’t be hard if ncaa was doing it illegally before they can hopefully settled an agreement with the nfl pa

@joelcrenwelge3889 16 күн бұрын

25 is gonna blow every NCAA game out of the water.

@johnrouleau3372 16 күн бұрын

@@Antbeast23 FCS, sanctions/violations, and automatic conference invites are def features I"ve missed. Old games felt more "alive" in a lot of ways because of those features

@SaintKnowsBest 15 күн бұрын

There should be create a play mode/feature like there was in madden 2005 as a fan I want to run the wing t offense so bad as well as the single wing offense… maybe one day they’ll add it

@seancdavis13 17 күн бұрын

Ncaa 2006 is still the goat. Best game in the series to date.

@joelcrenwelge3889 16 күн бұрын

Won’t be for long.

@seancdavis13 16 күн бұрын

@@joelcrenwelge3889 I hope you're right. I'm super excited for College Football 25, but if it plays like Madden 24.....

@joelcrenwelge3889 16 күн бұрын

@@seancdavis13 It’s not gonna play like Madden. It’s already confirmed that it’s far from a Madden reskin. Just ask the guys who played it.

@seancdavis13 16 күн бұрын

@joelcrenwelge3889 That's what I've read, but until I play it myself, I can't be sure. Hopefully it's very different.

@joelcrenwelge3889 16 күн бұрын

@@seancdavis13 it is very different. You don’t have to play it yet to know.

@IndependentWhistleblower 15 күн бұрын

I used to be on every major title 5 days early, working at the video store. Pre streets were the ultimate perk.

@no-yj2cf 17 күн бұрын

Seeing ODogg's name takes me back man

@deebow_fat 16 күн бұрын

There used to be this local game store in my hometown. It was about a week before Gears of War released, and a couple weeks before WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 released. They had both games on the shelf.

@sageinfinitenj2791 9 күн бұрын

This video really took me back. I stalked that thread on OS and ended up getting my copy a week early from a store called Coconuts in NJ. I got 2 copies, one for me and one for a friend. I went back to get a third for another friend and got denied. What an amazing time. Thanks for this video

@TheFort87 17 күн бұрын

I remember running to K-Mart because of rumors that some in MN put them out early. My brother ordered that one Anniversary Edition of Madden around that time through either GameStop or EB and got it shipped Next Day Saver through FedEx 1 1/2 weeks early and played online with only other glitch buyers & EA employees. Took pics and posted online and told he photoshopped it because everyone was expecting it to be a 2-disc release

@jasonr.6428 16 күн бұрын

Man I miss those days along with the Gamestop midnight releases for NCAA and Madden... Life was so much easier haha!

@the901mc 17 күн бұрын

The shot of gamefaqs, bro.... brought me back ❤

@ColeNollavook 16 күн бұрын

There was a similar goose chase here in Canada because the game wasn’t sold in EB Games or Best Buys here. Also, those forums bring me back. I remember being enraged on the IGN boards when Madden 06 came out and everyone’s NCAA imports had overall ratings in the high 80’s, but my NFL Street import (who had beat NFL legends on both sides of the ball mind you) was a 67.

@Wulfe_12 16 күн бұрын

8:19 I have no idea what alternates that dude is talking about

@OhBoy937 17 күн бұрын

We used to get our NCAA early at the Independent Gaming Stores until EA stopped shipping it to them early

@POrko-yu6pi 16 күн бұрын

This was so much fun! I remember when guys first posted pictures proving they had the game, and then I was online for hours over the next few days trying to find it in Pittsburgh!

@FIVESTRZ 17 күн бұрын

There was a mall kiosk that only sold games, slide him an extra $10 and he would let you have the newer games before the dates. Also I have heard stories of Circuit City employees taking a copy home early, then buying it when it releases. Worst case they'd rewrap it using the machine and put it back on the shelf

@TL8706 16 күн бұрын

Props for covering something other than the O’Bannon case leading up to 25

@michaelclark2097 15 күн бұрын

It all depends on street date. I wound up with "Black" like a WEEK before street date when I bought it at target! It was just on shelves one Sunday I left church!

@SaintNormRIP 16 күн бұрын

From Cincinnati, lived in Lexington at the time. I got my copy on the second in Lexington. Went home for the 4th, my cousin got his in Cincinnati. We talked about it. So many other cousins pissed they missed out, and had to wait another week.

@marquan1976 12 күн бұрын

When I was in Hawaii 2012, the guy Wal-Mart told me they had the games on Monday but they can’t put them on the shelves until midnight (it was open 24 hours). So I came back at 12:01am

@danlowe 17 күн бұрын

When PS3 came out there was supposed to be a midnight release at the Best Buy near Fenway Park in Boston. I was hanging around and decided to join the line sometime after 9. Don't normally waste time waiting for stuff but I lived a couple blocks away and the line was short. Soon after cops showed up and told the store they weren't allowed to be open after 11pm and dispersed us. The next morning there was a huge line waiting for the store to open. Certainly not something I'd stay for. Someone had gotten word that all of the Best Buys in the area sent their consoles to that store and so even with the huge line everybody was walking out with one. Some people I knew who didn't even play games had two to sell. Luckily I went home to Montana for Christmas and found one sitting on a shelf. No games or extra dualshocks for sale, but I ran Linux on that system and had a great run with it

@StateoftheFranchiseGaming 16 күн бұрын

If you went to mom & pop video game stores they would sell you a game early, I got Madden 2006 early (PS2) as opposed to NCAA 06 (I wasn't aware of forums all that much, they seemed sketchy lol)

@1flxrist 17 күн бұрын

06 was such an amazing game and glad they are taking things from it adding it to cfb 25 specifically some of the recruiting elements in dynasty

@diesel9324 16 күн бұрын

Long live the Kibbie Dome. The best stadium in NCAA football.

@RichieMyers12 16 күн бұрын

Living in Canada at the time, we had to road trip it to the states or West Edmonton Mall and fork out $100 just to get this game as they wouldn't release it in Canada at this time. I will definitely think about this as I hit the download button on my PS5 and play digitally.

@timelymirror7826 13 күн бұрын

why $100

@RichieMyers12 9 күн бұрын

@@timelymirror7826 They also had to import in from the US so you had to pay the difference.

@XMart3 15 күн бұрын

Talking about this game I had no idea about the early release but oh my this is my top ncaa football game of all time. I still remember some songs from the game Pixies-Debaser and Lush-Ladykillers I had those songs on repeat 😅

@CashusClay23 14 күн бұрын

Incredible storytelling man

@pikapal91 16 күн бұрын

I haven’t played a football video game since NCAA 12 on my PS3. I was attending college during the releases of 13 and 14 and I never got them. Needless to say I cannot wait for College Football 25

@gakster29 3 күн бұрын

Clips from Pullman and one poster having an avatar of the Hudson Valley Renegades, this video has itched my odd niche sports interests.

@TimEric4d3d3d3 17 күн бұрын

I used to shop at Funcoland baaaack in the day

@rynomclaughlin1595 17 күн бұрын

You're from Sac but wearing a Vandals shirt? Is that your Alma Mater? Also what did that Alta Arden CompUSA turn into? I'm from Elk Grove

@thetouchback 17 күн бұрын

I eventually went from American River College to Idaho and am a proud Vandal. As for the CompUSA on Alta Arden, it is now a Goodwill.

@rynomclaughlin1595 17 күн бұрын

@@thetouchback nice to hear, also cool I go to that goodwill all the time

@austinlee629 16 күн бұрын

i swear i learn something new about sac everyday😭

@illlwill1990 16 күн бұрын

Great video 🔥

@xlewd5082 14 күн бұрын

Remember the good days of getting cod early meeting me of this

@hotdogmanful 16 күн бұрын

Just pre-ordered NCAA and Epic Mickey today, lol. First time I've pre-ordered something since the Nintendo Switch

@djaeb2001 15 күн бұрын

Oh man, @2:26 brings back memories

@TarawaS2000 16 күн бұрын

I vaguely remember this and trying to find a CompUSA near me. 😂

@jasonpdsi 17 күн бұрын

Sexton Hardcastle was AEW star Adam Copelands indy gimmick pre-WWF

@editnosmirc4489 17 күн бұрын

I refuse to call him any thing but Edge

@thetouchback 17 күн бұрын

If I had a prize, you'd win it.

@RaRa-li7in 15 күн бұрын

Hear me out I played 05 so much that I didn’t even get 06 in 25 now so that tells you how old I was 😂😂 but my cousin had the game and I was just look at it in “awh” anytime I saw it

@brandontyler1754 17 күн бұрын

Something like this could never happen today because they could simply put out a patch on the game that would render it inoperative until release day

@DeeJayyLIVE 16 күн бұрын

Nah bro mfs was playing madden 24 early last year with the physical copy bro they let them in the servers and everything

@jerryjanik480 15 күн бұрын

I remember those days

@TheSlymaster3000 14 күн бұрын

That’s my hometown funcoland wtf 8:52

@genocidehero9687 16 күн бұрын

I got InFamous a week early from FYE

@Himbo_Slice666 17 күн бұрын

I ended up getting ufc undisputed 3 3 days ahead of time in the mail lol

@basedjiren3889 14 күн бұрын

Had the best soundtrack in the series

@skimmaster5000 16 күн бұрын

You just flashed my post let’s gooooo

@danielgant1879 16 күн бұрын

You just had to be there!

@kendallfach7020 16 күн бұрын

Love this game i play it to this day

@Brazil144hopeful 15 күн бұрын

Those times was before every idiot was on the internet and before social media. When the nerds ruled the land it was a special time

@mathiasjay4320 17 күн бұрын

My favorite ncaa game

@R1C4RD1 14 күн бұрын

NCAA Football 06 Is The Greatest Sports Game Ever.

@300IQPUG 17 күн бұрын

i can now emulate this game on my PC. muhaha, futchah

@michaelmartinez622 17 күн бұрын

I remember this

@Cheekiemoney 8 күн бұрын

Longest 2 days of my life

@killion9194 16 күн бұрын

How old are you 😭 can’t tell if you’re 28 or 40

@GATORKID51 9 күн бұрын

Fun video

@Antbeast23 17 күн бұрын

Bro they had fcs schools export draft classes historic teams create a fan and even added college football moments later and heisman show etc. the new ncaa doesn’t even have this and doesn’t match the true college football experience but yet a 2005 game had it lmao. They even had sanctions and probations in this game

@thetouchback 16 күн бұрын

The player suspensions were awesome. It was all about letting your star players get away with anything they wanted and then suspending that fourth-string tight end the entire season because he was five minutes late to a team meeting. Anything to avoid probation.

@slick1ru2 15 күн бұрын

I used to go to all those early releases, at midnight. I would go to the Madden ones and to the NCAA ones. at GameStop. That GameStop is now closed. There isn't one close to my house anymore. It's like we're living an alternative reality. Ever since 2020.q

@seancdavis13 17 күн бұрын

Seeing the pink "BANNED" underneath the OS usernames is so on brand for that site. Love that place, but they had some absolute nazi mods.