New site for ordering

Well, the server hosting company still hasn't come through. We have, however, put together another way for you to order the Virtual Playbook for NCAA Football 08.

You can go to http://www.ncaa08tips.com

Thanks,

Bert

Could still be a while

I think my host bit off a little more than they can chew. I got an update this morning around 7 AM. They have about 2000 servers back online out of 4000 or so. They are bringing in more staff to get things rolling along a bit faster. Not sure when we'll go back online, but needless to say my fuse is getting a bit short as we have been down since Thursday afternoon.

I'll keep you guys posted as things change. It could be any minute, or it could be hours.

Getting Closer

They have racked and powered up the 700+ servers that are part of the move. They are 60% done with the cabling. One of our 2 servers is up. But not the forum & ordering system. Should be later tonight!!

Bert

The Server has arrived...

The 3 trucks with servers have all arrived at the facility. Truck 1 is unpacked and the machines are online. Truck 2 is 50% up. I don't know which truck the VG Server is on, but I'm guessing it's Truck 3 since the site didn't go offline until after midnight.

The new word is that all systems will be unpacked and online by 7:00 PM. Maybe we'll luck out and be on the back half of Truck 2.

They are going to post another update around 4pm.

Hang in there! We need more highlights, I would like to pick a winner as soon as the server comes back online.

Thanks--Bert

Update on the Server

If you reached this page while trying to get to the VG Sports Forums, then you've come to the right place...sort of. Our server is in transit from Miami to Tampa, Fl for relocation in a new facility.

We have been told that the outage will be about 12-15 hours. The server was taken off line Saturday morning around 12:30 AM so I would think we would be back up and running between 1pm and 3pm today.

There were some weather issues in Tampa which delayed the process a bit. There are three truckloads coming with servers so the site could be up earlier.

I'll make another updated around 10:15 when then change their support phone message to give us news on progress.

NCAA Football 08 - Highlight Contest

Okay Gentlemen, here's the deal. Since the server is down (or just about to be), let's have a little contest. You guys should have had plenty of time to load up some killer highlights to the EA Sports World website.

In case you haven't heard of this yet, or just have the current gen game, the EA Sports World website is a place where you can post your best game highlights and pictures for all to see.

Using the comments option on this post, give us the Feed URL to your video. We'll take them all into consideration and pick our favorite (me and the staff). The winner will get a $50 Best Buy Gift Card, courtesy of VG Sports.

Here's what we need for you to post as a comment below:

1) Your EA Sports World profile name

2) The game your video belongs in

3) The specific highlight you want

4) A brief description of the highlight.

For example one of mine would be:

1) dingopimp72
2) UCLA vs. Florida
3) 2nd & 7 First Quarter
4) QB#15 hits WR#1 on the screen. WR#1 shakes and bakes for a 21 yard gain.

We'll announce the winner in the morning. We've got to have at least 10 entries before we announce a winner.

VG Sports breaks down some Auto-Motion

In case you missed it, here's VG Bert breaking down some of the Florida Auto-Motion plays.