Lou Pickney's Online Commentary
Taking It Online
Sunday
May 9, 2004
I sent this e-mail to my brother Matt and my friend Scott Massey, since they'd probably appreciate this better than anyone else I know... but here it is for the rest of you as well.
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Playing online in NCAA Football 2004 rules. There's just no two ways about it. Matt, to fill you in to what I've told Scott, I bought a router for my computer (which also works as a firewall) and more importantly lets me do PS2 online games since I also bought a PS2 modem deal today.
Tonight I was playing at home as LSU vs. USC. I trailed by 10 in the second half, but because the guy I was playing was the type to always go for it on 4th down, I managed to get back in it thanks to some key stops (with help from your favorite secondary tandem, Scott: Randall Gay and Jack Hunt) and some insanely long passes to Michael Clayton (who outperformed Mike Williams in this one). I went up 38-31 with 1:20 to go. USC drove down the field, and they scored a TD with :04 to go. I promptly returned the kickoff back for the winning TD... only for it to be called back on a holding penalty. OVERTIME!
I lost the coin flip and had to go first. On a key third down from the 4 yard line, I had four wideouts in and sent a man in motion. Stupidly, USC had Clayton in single coverage, and I connected on a scoring strike to take a 45-38 lead.
But the USC passing game was on fire, seemingly not to be denied. They went down and scored, making it 45-44. We seemed destined for Double OT... but no, not in this dojo. On the road, and facing a first possession in the second extra session, the USC guy sacked up and went for two (and the win).
He went five wide; I countered with a goal line defense dropping back to a five man zone. The pass to the outside was tipped away... and I escaped with a 45-44 thrilling win.
Yeah, I think I'm going to like this online play business alllll-right. If you see me on there (as LoadedLou), you'd best prepare for a showdown!
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Bottom line, if you own a PS2, you really should get a network adapter and give the online play a try. The lag time becomes a pain every now and then, but it's a small inconvenience compared with getting to play against a group of competition from literally all across the country.
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