This is all the more disheartening because EA sank a lot of time and effort into shoring up its dynasty feature set – the new recruiting model is less time consuming; combined with the fact that you can recruit online via a web browser if playing an online dynasty (which you can do solo) and you have the makings of a truly great long term college football game. Unfortunately, even online dynasty mode isn’t ready for prime time as there remain serious server issues, which at times make updating the league impossible when playing during peak hours.

There are so many things to love about this game. The unpredictable yet vastly improved gameplay, the slider adjustments that actually work (set the quarterback accuracy to zero in practice mode to see what I mean), the AI playcalling, the new recruiting model, the online dynasty tools, and so on; if all you want to do is play the occasional game with a buddy or play one season with your favorite team, or just relax against the AI and play exhibition games after work then NCAA 11 is an absolute must buy. However, if Dynasty Mode is your thing you are better off either waiting and hoping EA Sports patches the game or simply saving your money for next year.