I Rebuilt the College That Founded the SEC

I put 1-star Sewanee in the SEC on College Football 25, the new NCAA Football game!
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[@wilheimbungus377]

If we're bringing back schools to former conferences, you should also do University of Chicago or Lake Forest University in the Big Ten. Thanks Bordeaux!

[@gamerium8]

He did Chicago once but it was in the old game so true

[@mervalon0966]

Or Wichita State

[@BordeauxYT]

I did UC on the old game but I plan on doing it again!

[@strawberrysprite7598]

lake forest was in the big ten?

[@tommykeeran6776]

Lake Forest technically was never in the Big Ten. But that sounds like a fun concept knowing they were at the original meeting.....

[@thatoneguy-i6g]

23:23 that statute is of corner back Chucky Mullins who tragically was paralyzed in a game against Vanderbilt in 1989. He later died of blood clots less than 2 years after the injury and it’s actually a really sad story. Ole miss has a whole award named after him and it’s pretty awesome how much they respect and honor him.

[@thatoneguy-i6g]

Note: if anyone has ESPN+ I would highly recommend watching the documentary “It's Time: The Story of Brad Gaines and Chucky Mullins” really sad and goes into depth about Brad Gaines the other player involved who still goes and visits Chucky Mullins grave to this day.

[@syncz.4590]

@@thatoneguy-i6gappreciate the info man, may he rest in peace

[@BGaines12]

Thank you!

[@hajebeatz]

Hotty Toddy!!

[@FoxxoIRL-ih3sm]

@@thatoneguy-i6g I can't pay for it but when io do, I'll check it out

[@JRBENN]

Sewanee didn't just "become D3", Sewanee petitioned the NCAA to start Division 3 football. So it wasn't just a founding member of the SEC, it was also the founding institution for non-scholarship Division 3 football. The school has a fascinating history including it's famous "Iron Men" team of 1899 in which the football team barnstormed the south playing (and beating) 6 football powers in 7 days. Coach Bobby Bowden is on record saying it was the greatest football achievement he'd ever heard of. Also, that team was inducted into The College Football Hall of Fame (I believe its the only team to have been inducted).

[@FoxxoIRL-ih3sm]

Waitr how can a D3 team be in a HOF?

[@joetomp]

@@FoxxoIRL-ih3sm by beating 6 powerhouses in 7 days

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

There was a great documentary on PBS called "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899" a few years back about "The University of the South" which included the claim that as a founding member of the SEC, they have a right of return lol

[@calebbryan5363]

There's a loop hole that allows former founding schools back. So we could see Swannee, tulane, and G Tech back

[@1minutehighlights]

@@calebbryan5363What’s the loophole? Pretty sure Georgia Tech tried to rejoin a couple times but got denied

[@calebbryan5363]

@1minutehighlights I would have to find the article but it came up on my news break app today

[@aaronsmith9202]

​@@calebbryan5363 Sewanee is weaker than Vandy

[@cjm9816]

@@aaronsmith9202ya think?

[@maple2067]

58:00 chocolatey and coco on the walkout is crazy 😂

[@spicyjuniormint]

I was gonna comment this, wtf 😭

[@commonsenseability]

Adaptive A.I. at it's finest.

[@lol-dz3id]

2:23 bro levitating 😂😂😂

[@darkshadowx803]

I thought that I was the only one that noticed 😂😂

[@thund3r94]

LMAO i just saw that and wanted to comment

[@Nathan-if9bc]

Pov: Madden games We have made the game as the best it can be and there 100% no glitches The glitches:

[@Russell-u1x]

That happend to me today 🤣🤣

[@StroudTownThuggin]

@@Nathan-if9bc

[@KDRusha]

34:13 “so there was no coming back after I forced it into 3 men” you got that right 😂😂😂

[@griimrose]

I’m dead💀💀

[@SilkyLew]

It happens

[@JohnisanArsenalfan]

“It’s a white corner”😂😂😂😂😂

[@varus113]

😂😂

[@tanked30]

I signed a 5 star white corner

[@nysom3356]

The reason your coach went up by like 30 levels and you got 300 coach credits is because theres a glitch where you play on heismen and simulate and it just gives you so much xp. Obviously to prevent this is either play on all-american or you can do some testing with the xp sliders and find a good spot where it gives you a regular amount of xp on heisman difficulty.

[@1997goblue]

Anyone see the SEC shorts about Texas and Oklahoma getting to know their conference opponents Sewanee gets a mention

[@Tigerz58_prod]

Yeah I did

[@tommykeeran6776]

@@1997goblue They also made an appearance on the one where they were interviewing expansion candidates

[@MK3JettaDude]

33:12 bro said he’s probably gonna commit a DUI if he commits to Georgia lmfaooo

[@SDS4800]

SEC Shorts is crying happy tears right now

[@zeropoint216]

SEC Shorts inspired me to create Sewanee on Teambuilder, it was a fun one!

[@thehawk310]

My wife said dinner is ready. I told her to wait 1 hour and 4 min

[@Cozitto]

9:49 “I know our team just went 0-12, but this seems too easy” *moves down sliders*

[@gamerium8]

Yea that was the amount of XP players gain. It went down

[@janopollano4859]

He did it even harder

[@Styptix]

Ong took bro 4 years to win a game non simulated

[@Blue_G707]

The funniest thing about this video was the Clemson mascot 😂😂😂 but this video was funny all round 😂

[@brianrich4774]

Fun fact, when I was in high school marching band we got invited to play at a Saturday game for sewanee. Awesome experience. Crows was lively for the 15 to 20 people that were there. Can't wait to find and download the created team

[@christiankell6074]

Gotta love the Harvard of the south!!!!!!!!!!! What an amazing school and campus. Glad you did this B.

[@MrScotty2Hotty28]

Liver-ending challenge: take a shot every time you yelled "Slide!" Or "Don't throw that!" at James this past year😭😭 In all seriousness, you are killing it with CFB 25 uploads bro, thank you!

[@_marshaI_]

When he sold vs Auburn when he had the tie in the bag😭

[@Carly_SIU]

33:01 "Is this kid a high schooler?"... If you've seen High School Musical then yes. Everybody in there looks mid-20s 😂

[@Panda-bs0510]

16:58 bro 😂😂😂😂

[@x-90]

12:03 “it’s a white corner” lol bro

[@SilkyLew]

If he's white and a corner, that brother has to be fast lol

[@SaviorInTheSun]

I was having a pretty shitty day today, but your video got me to laugh several times and you made it better. Thanks man! Keep bringing these rebuild videos.

[@benlyan4722]

whenever bord uploads my day gets better

[@TheRealJMart]

"Chocolatey Coco" at 58:03 had me dying.

[@tubaman19941]

I just had LSU’s tiger mascot pop up when I was playing as Georgia vs Wisconsin in the national championship right when the Clemson mascot showed up for you! 😂

[@willflint5014]

I was thinking that when using Team Builder teams that your favorite team’s mascot (always shows Clemson for me) would show up, then I watched this and I have no idea what decides the mascot now.

[@lordfatcock]

​@@willflint5014I just like to think they are just happy to be there.

[@prestonwalsh4293]

This better feature the flexbone. When I played at BSC (Birmingham, AL), that was the staple of their offense. We beat them all four years I was there if I remember right (2012-2016).

[@ryanmaurer7759]

BSC like the school that almost made the CWS that doesn’t exist anymore?

[@prestonwalsh4293]

​@@ryanmaurer7759Yes, that one. When I was there the finances were tanking. The president from 12-15, General Krulak (former USMC) made some progress but when he left it went back downhill.

[@HMurphy47]

I played for Berry from 2016-2019. RIP BSC. Y’all always played us tough

[@caige_baum]

51:55 The Mississippi State slander finally caught up to you 😂

[@TenebrisAdAstra]

The MTSU player levitating in the background @2:25 shows me just how talented that squad is. Not only are they able to play shutdown football, but they know magic as well!

[@philsandy4809]

“We just signed 24 prospects” with an 85 man roster, you only need 17 players a year if you redshirt everyone and no one transfers. You do not need to sign the max amount of prospects because it forces you to cut half the players you recruit.

[@KarterVogt]

“That’s a white corner, when your struggling against that, you know this tiger team is bad” 12:05

[@willflint5014]

Clemson’s Tiger is out here like “I see a fellow tiger team in need, I will provide my services for free.” 😂

[@willslate4443]

33:10 "He has Georgia as #1 on his board so he'll end up with a DUI and commit there"

[@Bodie1210]

Okay I See You. Bringing Back The Older Teams Keep It Up. It’s nice to see some highlights from elderly Teams.

[@MarshallMcClenon]

What happened to the d lineman on 2:24

[@darkshadowx803]

He was Levitating 😂😂😂

[@KanyeSoutheast9347]

listened to carti

[@tylerblalack6684]

That fucking game losing INT vs auburn 😂 thanks for the laugh @bordeux

[@Bigjess2you]

That bowl game verses GT was poetic since they were both founding members of the SEC

[@jamespyle777]

Sewanee's so based, they're actually in Alabama's vintage fight song.

[@parkerdarnell2913]

Hey Bordeaux, someone already posted this under another video on your other channel, but I wanna repost here too. I think you should do the Nick Saban Challenge. Using Alabama, you have to get 7 national championships, 9 conference Titles, 4 Heisman winners, a winning record against Auburn, Tennessee, and LSU, and you have his career of 17 years to do it all. If that's not enough you could try for 76 First Team All Americans or sign a top 5 recruit class 16 of 17 years just like he did, On Heisman of course.

[@austinscholz963]

58:51 “there were dudes all over him” 😭

[@cp3ep]

Almost nobody knew about Sewanee until now. The lost SEC program.

[@ashleyfetner]

#1 CFB channel keep up the good work

[@undercoverism7290]

Not even close but whatever floats ur boat lil buddy

[@bigfishgod]

these team builders are always so refreshing

[@twplumm]

This is so cool! My father graduated with his masters degree from Sewanee! We lived there for three years!

[@lewismcdermott3024]

Love that the clemson mascot just joined your team throughout the rebuild 😂

[@willflint5014]

Tigers supporting each other 😂

[@Herbertgoated10]

Great mascot how could he leave us 😢

[@willflint5014]

@@Herbertgoated10 he is just filling in for a fellow Tiger team in need.

[@Herbertgoated10]

@@willflint5014 yea but what happen if they played Clemson

[@aden3986]

I live right near the campus and this makes me happy

[@OcelotDaniels]

47:25 a LG with 90 speed is crazy

[@el4523]

0:31 former us president

[@chemokey]

lol

[@tannerhall8255]

Toss and sweep plays(out of flexbone for sure) count as rushing stats for the QB. Upvote this so Bordeaux sees it. He holds the power to get this fixed!!!

[@itsbearbaby9224]

Goal line fade to lose to auburn is nasty work man

[@EthanRowe-t9v]

Anyone notice at 2:26 the man from mid Tennessee was floating lol😂

[@firecat3613]

I've discovered the cover 2 in EA games either works or it doesn't. In the games it doesn't work, it really doesn't work and I get torched... bad! I've also discovered, when that is happening, be sure to use a lot of nickel (3-3-5) and dime formations (3-2-6), combined with heavy pressure on the QB (aka: lots of blitz's). In other words, be sure to have at least 3 CBs on the field and you are always sending at least 1 extra person (LB or S) after the QB. I also pay attention to man v. zone. When one isn't working, use the other. When all else fails, the occasional 4-4 safety blitz works surprisingly well. If, after all this, you are still getting beat ask yourself, WHERE am I getting beat? If you notice it is one guy in particular, go into your coach options and change your lineup so you have a better CB against him. If there is nothing you can do to stop them, again ask yourself, "WHERE and HOW?" Is it a matter of speed? Ability? The answer to that question should be addressed during the draft and the off-season. Remember, you could have the most skilled CB in the league, but if he's too slow to keep up with the WR (think: 96 OR CB with 89 speed vs 69OR WR with 98 speed on a streak. As a QB and I see that match up. I snap the ball; as soon as I see my WR even with that CB, if the safety isn't moving over, I bomb it to that receiver. If the safety doesn't get over there, that is a TD every time! Even with a 69 OR receiver, he will out perform the best CB in the league, if that DB can't keep up with him.) In such a case, this 96 OR, 89 speed CB should be placed as my slot receiver and no better than my #2. Who is my #1, 2 or 3 can vary per game. It's all based on the physical attributes of my opponent. This is a big mistake many people make. You see a Tyreek Hill, do you put your slowest DB on him? Hell no! What if your best DB also happens to be one of your slowest? In the case of the Dolphins, he's not keeping up with Hill. He's also not keeping up with Waddle. In this case, for this game, your best DB is slotted in as your #3 CB, lining up against their #3 WR or their TE. Sure your 2nd and 3rd best (maybe even you #4 CB) are not as good, but at least they are keeping up with their receivers. Thus, making their QB take a moment longer to find that opening. Add in a fast rush from a LB or two or perhaps a safety blitz... Meanwhile, your #1 CB - who's stuck playing the slot - is pretty much shutting down the short and mid dump off passes that seem to find the TE or #3 WR. The RB dump off? Guess who's there to handle that too? The point is... figure out how and where you are getting beat and make the adjustments needed. And... #1 does not always mean the best for all situations. Sometimes #1 playing at #3 is better. (This works best for DBs and WRs)

[@Enderguy]

Back with another banger as usual, except this one seems the most interesting rebuild I’ve seen and I can’t wait to watch the full vid. 💙Go Wild Cats 🐱

[@wesleyparker7272]

That “ George is on his board so unfortunately that means he’s going to end up with a DUI if he commits there” comment was savage 😂😂😂

[@heybeter6685]

anyone else see bro at 58:01 named "chocolatey"??? that shit had me weak

[@CrewKniessa]

Can we do this with all the big conferences

[@bwaves09]

Please rebuild UVA, we need it ❤

[@Genlar]

The Sewanee's mascot is actually clemsons tiger 😂

[@jenniferwheelis3878]

2:25 why is bro just floating 😂

[@SeanzatChimalley_MMA]

Lmao 🤣 Good catch!

[@PALMJXX]

You should bring back GRU (Grand Rapids university) and see how much different that would be from 14 too 25

[@Triston3576]

I’m so glad I get to watch you play CFB 25 since I don’t have it watching you play is entertaining for me love your videos

[@GabeMiller-bd7td]

Northern Iowa rebuild would be fire!!!

[@brickpalace2282]

Wow! Great idea! Gotta do UChicago in the BigTen next!

[@connerhaun8160]

Got a friend who goes to Sewanee so it's pretty cool to see someone doing this

[@javiernovoa8756]

Really enjoyed this rebuild. Looking forward to the Harvard one and a harder road to the title.

[@beesgamingaz]

That Tiger is YOUR mascot ya goof.

[@crazyboom022]

Bro I got this 2 star prospect named B. Butts and I thought well I have to get this guy. He had a broken diamond, and stats looked terrible. However, once I got him, he was a 73 OVERALL QB!! I couldn't believe it!! XD Def the future of my franchise!

[@donnyabel1355]

YSR baby. Back when I was in school the tigers went 2-10 my freshman year and 1-11 my sophomore year

[@bedge8601]

33:12 It's jokes like these that got you a new subscriber. Well done.

[@BrysinSmith]

Just clicked off of a rbt video to watch the menu merchant

[@johnherrera3360]

Unrelated, sewanee has a gorgeous mountaintop campus

[@CodyHills]

When I was in highschool our football team went to TN state playoffs. (Very small school) But we got to practice on sewanee field. It was fun!

[@althomas60]

Love your content. Especially love you bringing in the small schools through team builder.

[@Luther8422]

Enjoy watching these rebuild series. I working on turning jmu from a 1 star to a 5 star team

[@mechanicallycreative9788]

This man has single handedly discovered enough gyms for the worlds population to work out at the same time.

[@HeatvsHaters]

Shoutout to you for getting me through my last hour of work with an banger!

[@jordynpropst8915]

We played against them in basketball when I played at Ferrum. Cool to see a D3 school on here. Ferrum College has a cool football tradition too.

[@jamesdulany2176]

You should do a rebuild with more classic conferences. I have a setup that I've posted to Twitter in the last few days. If your conference has 10 or 12 teams, you have a round robin with no CCG (even with the MAC). My setup includes the "classic" B10 teams, Nebraska in the B12 along with all of the 4 schools that defected to the SEC.

[@CloneJohn_]

37:34 I think you pass lead him up the field, I believe that if you would’ve held the left stick down then the receiver would have had space for the ball! down makes the qb throw it to where they have to run a tad bit back to the ball, whereas leading upfield in that situation allows the defender to undercut the route

[@soonerr]

Hey bord, if it’s like 3rd and 1 or like 3rd and 2, just qb sneak on 3rd down to get it, if you don’t get it the first time, do it again watching you not get past the line with rb was just hard to watch😭😂

[@ItzQuartz111]

22:26 bro said “Next up is the ugf pandas💀😂”

[@globesnow6377]

nah i’m leaving a comment for that Auburn game 🤣 my jaw hit the floor 😂

[@Bro_DT]

Rebuilt SMU. It took 4 years. #6 recruiting class in year 3, #3 recruiting class so far before the portal starts

[@Joseph-ig3mz]

Very cool video bringing back a former team in a conference. Enjoyed the video

[@stivender03]

This story would have been better if you made more about the journey back to the SEC. Start Sewanee in a smaller conference and work their way up to the SEC.

[@AndrewNichols20]

Bro I just finished the Kentucky rebuild video, love the rebuilds

[@JessicaCaviglia]

I keep watching your videos every day and I love them. Can you make a rebuild with Arkansas

[@micahbragg3356]

45:32 LMAOOO

[@camriles1671]

The game did their best to match you with a tiger mascot! Same happened with my Team Builder, we’re also the tigers

[@jayvenwilliams1064]

12:05 “its a white corner” 😂😂

[@PeytonHarmsen]

“Mr. President, there’s been a 2nd commitment”

[@coltonfoster1940]

I love your videos! Please do an Oregon state rebuild next!

[@Bobberino22]

So glad to see you actually get the hang of recruiting in this video “I gotta cast a wide net” Lol I love it Putting 5/10 on players that you’re in a decent lead with isn’t the worst idea Just FOCUS on guys that you have a lead on in their top 3 You can’t schedule visits with some guys bc they have visits already or they are past top 5. Can’t schedule visit top 3 Been getting top 10 classes with New Mexico after a few years

[@BenjaminArthur-hu5ep]

Love this throwback! Sad you beat my cats to get to the semis, but I’ll forgive you lol Rebuild Kansas State please!!

[@bluewater5463]

Played in the natty against Georgia with Iowa in my road to glory and for some reason Oklahoma’s mascot was there 😂

[@GabriellaJaramillo-v5j]

“Forced into three men” 😂😢😂 love the videos though bro! Keep up the great content!

[@TravisWilliams-v2m]

Your right there is no coming back when you force it into 3 men lol

[@bob20011]

if you filter by star, then in the first column do sort, it will bring to the top the only avaliable players to target. Had to figure that out to not have to search forever.

[@G7rtgesc]

Dude Louisiana is unstoppable in my dynasty, they were ranked ahead of me as Arkansas st and we were undefeated. They clobbered me in the playoffs and were 75overall

[@jimpapadapolis]

Nah man. Recruiting 3-1motivator. In my 3rd year at ga southern I’m getting all 4 stars and am already 86 overall and won the natty last year!

[@Snack-.-]

as an auburn fan i couldnt help but root against you when you played them in the playoffs