Hoosiers Get Snubbed as Oregon Ducks Reign Supreme
EA Sports released its College Football 27 ratings ahead of the game’s launch, and despite Indiana’s national championship status, the Hoosiers aren’t the highest‐rated squad. Oregon claims the top spot with a 91 overall rating, just edging out Indiana and Ohio State, both at 90. Among individual standouts, Indiana’s left tackle Carter Smith commands a 97 rating, making him the highest‐rated lineman and second overall. Quarterback Josh Hoover checks in at 88, tied for 15th in the game—though some argue his Big 12 stats and turnovers make 86 a fairer mark. Finally, Memorial Stadium earns a 15th‐toughest‐venue ranking, a slot some feel is overhyped given Coach Curt Cignetti’s flawless home record.
Sure, EA Sports built a video game, but apparently they also built a time machine that resurrects patio‐grilling ducks as football deities. Move over, Carter Smith—you may be the gridiron’s Goliath at left tackle, but you can’t tackle a quacking conspiracy. And Josh Hoover? A real QB renaissance man until you remember he threw more interceptions than touchdowns in some friendly fantasy script. But hey, why nitpick when Bloomington can pretend it’s Wembley and rate Memorial Stadium over The Embrace? Next up: EA names the pond behind campus the toughest water hazard in college golf.
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