Getting Ready for Some Trickery: Thinking About the Flea Flicker in NCAA 25
Alright, so NCAA 25 is on my mind, like a lot of folks I guess. Started thinking about how I wanna run my offense this time around. You know, get back into that college football groove. One play that keeps popping into my head is the old flea flicker. Yeah, I know, it’s risky, flashy, maybe kinda dumb sometimes, but man, when it works…
So I started digging back into how I used to run it. First thing, you gotta set it up. Can’t just trot it out cold. I always liked to establish the run first. Pound the ball a few times, make that defense creep up, get hungry for the run stop. That’s key. You lull them into thinking, “Okay, here comes another dive play.”
Then, you pick your spot. Usually needed decent field position, maybe just past midfield. You don’t wanna run it backed up in your own end, too much risk. I’d look for a specific formation, something that looked like a run but had a receiver who could get deep quick. I spent some time just visualizing the formations from the old games, trying to picture which ones felt right for the flea flicker.
- Get the snap.
- Hand off to the running back, gotta look totally normal.
- The back takes a step or two, then tosses it back to the QB. This part has to be smooth. Mess this up and it’s probably a fumble.
- While that’s happening, the receiver is burning downfield. Gotta hope the offensive line holds up just a bit longer than usual because this play takes time.
- Then the QB just airs it out. Deep.
The hard part, I remember, was always the timing and the protection. The O-line has to sell run block first, then switch to pass block against guys who weren’t expecting it. And the QB needs that split second after getting the ball back to find the receiver and launch it before getting crushed.
I’ve been mentally walking through it. Thinking about the personnel needed. Need a QB with a good arm, obviously. Need a back who can handle the pitch back cleanly. Need at least one fast receiver who can beat coverage deep. And linemen who are smart enough to handle that tricky blocking scheme.
Why am I stuck on this play for NCAA 25? Maybe it’s just nostalgia. Pulling off a successful flea flicker feels awesome, a real game-changer moment. It gets the crowd (even the virtual one) hyped. Or maybe I just feel like playing a bit more aggressive, taking some chances this year when the game drops.
So yeah, that’s my process right now. Just thinking it through, remembering past attempts, both the touchdowns and the ugly interceptions. Getting my head ready to actually try it out when I get my hands on NCAA 25. Can’t wait to see if I can still make it work.
