Top 15 Programs to BUILD - EA Sports College Football 25

[@lukeontheplains]

It appears there are many schools that make sense to build. Should I make a part 2?

[@ajlong6297]

Reminder that Kennesaw state and Jacksonville State have a pre-existing rivalry

[@sddt223]

Ok want a fucking cookie bro? 🍪

[@ajlong6297]

@@sddt223 rude af

[@sddt223]

@@ajlong6297 jk bro chill

[@loganseawright1173]

As a JSU student fuck Kennesaw and Troy and FSU

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

2:17 As an Ohio State fan, I am glad that you're picking the entire MAC conference to build especially with all of the Ohio teams. Akron, Kent State, Miami of Ohio, Ohio Bobcats and Toledo had a first round NFL pick this year. Just because these Ohioans don't get OSU scholarships do not mean that they aren't good. Don't sleep on the MAC.

[@porterchapin522]

I love the MAC, but who was the 1st round draft pick for Ohio, I see OSU not The Bobcats

[@newyorknole2225]

Army/Navy/Air Force because the advent of the forward pass was a mistake

[@AidenCruz472]

I'm making the Marines Might Eagles as one of my first teams

[@Buckets676]

Going back to watch this video 4 of the teams are in playoff talks 😂

[@garygrassler09]

Absolutely love that old charlotte logo

[@WolfDB]

You mean besides just making a bunch of FCS teams or teams that used to have Football programs? Vanderbilt would be a REAL challenge. In what might be the most famous conference in football, yet NEVER being actually relevant in football, they could be a very fun challenge

[@WondaRose]

Princeton tigers love ?🙂‍↕️😞

[@ChloePatti-i9t]

watching this now as he rattles off 3 straight playoff teams XD gift of prophecy

[@Burns7886]

I’m glad someone finally phrased it the right way! I cannot stand when someone refers to a, “rebuild”, of a team that has never been relevant.

[@joeyhenriques7289]

As somebody who was raised in a Fresno State family, I’ve always wished the Bulldogs were a lot more competitive and relevant than they’ve historically been. I think they’d be an awesome team to build up from scratch.

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

JMU! Nearly brand new to FBS but already has spent time in the top 25, good facilities, and pretty awesome uniform combinations. A fun Sun Belt conference to compete in and if you are crazy in a good way you can elevate them to the ACC eventually.

[@garrettwinkler3522]

Top 3 I'll be building is UTEP, North Texas and Wyoming. North Texas would be fun to play in a Southwest Conference rebuild. Hayden Fry tried to get them in the SWC before him and Snyder left for Iowa.

[@Em-Jayyy]

I'm a WSU alum so rebuilding a new Pac-12 is on my short list. However, I'm also really interested in building up the Utah State football program. They're one of the most overlooked D-1 teams in the country and they'll get all the attention they deserve once I get my hands on the game

[@danielmagnuson9986]

And their coach just got fired today so they might as well hire you right now.

[@traviswilson36]

Iowa State. First veterinary school in the U.S.

[@stephenwilson645]

I like the spin. If you’re not planing to build a MAC school at some point what are you even doing? Which MAC school you pick can say a lot about you. I’m personally doing Toledo because when you have a missile outside your stadium pointing directly at your rival, that’s the kind of pettiness in a rivalry I want to be associated with. (If you didn’t know, Toledo has a 1960s US Army Missile outside their stadium that is directly aimed for the 50 yard line of Bowling Green’s stadium)

[@lukeontheplains]

for me, it's always been Akron. Their stadium is very nice for how small it is and recruiting as the bottom rung of a very tall Ohio ladder is always a fun challenge.

[@evanreeges525]

Im gonna do Cincinnati, a team and brand that for years dominated G5 opponents, but now being in the Big 12 and being horrendous last year Im bringing them to the top of the football world (Maybe forcing a rivalry with Ohio State)

[@girlwithaguitar24]

Hawai'i seems like so much fun. The state is beautiful, the uniforms (both retro and modern) are FIRE, and you can basically build them a new stadium guilt-free, without erasing the history of a long-standing venue. Like, seriously, Hawai'i is as gorgeous as it is and yet guys like Tua Tagovailoa and Marcus Mariota are leaving the Oahu to play on the mainland?

[@RazerDream]

100% football in paradise

[@IBangedUrMom69420]

Hawaii really does just suffer from location. A lot of those guys leave for the mainland because I can guarantee flying from Hawaii to the mainland anywhere from 4-7 times a year is quite draining. Honolulu to LA is 5 1/2 hours. That’s roughly the same time from Philly to LA.

[@joshuaberger6670]

Wyoming and Hawaii are my go to for builds

[@primeconor]

I wanna turn ULM into a powerhouse so the Alabama loss to ULM people always bring up doesn’t look bad

[@anthonyburnett2196]

I feel that. I love the SBC as JMU student and I always will root for other teams in our conference, and the Louisiana schools are in dire need of some attention

[@McIrish_Lad]

Vanderbilt and Northwestern will be my first two rebuilds. In the old NCAA games I loved flipping conferences on their heads, and with both programs about to get nice new stadiums IRL it’ll be nice to give them(at least in game) quality teams to match the improved stadiums.

[@tmcobb04]

As a WVU fan I will obviously be building them back into a national contender, but as far as teams I’m not bias towards, I always find interest in building up UConns program and rebuilding the old Big East

[@chrishammondsocialitemedia6706]

Teambuilder....Idaho

[@CantGuardUno_1]

I can’t wait to use Kennesaw State since I live close to them. Gotta use my Florida Gators. UAB and Charlotte and Coastal Carolina are gonna fun to build too

[@B193Alex]

CSU Stanislaus does not have a football team, I know my mission

[@Jiveanimal]

I GOT NEWS JACK, THE GULF COAST EMPTIES INTO THE ATLANTIC. It's only like a 5 hour drive from SMU lol.

[@cbjm36]

Glad Colorado State is getting some love. Colorado has gotten way too much attention

[@LongLiveTheLionKing2]

I come from a Michigan family of Eastern and Central grads so thanks for the MAC love.

[@josephangel5962]

La Tech dynasty, bringing us back to the Skip Holtz days

[@MichaelDanger19]

I'll go with Georgia State or Texas State. I'm a FSU alum, so that's boring. But one I really want to do is USF just to hunt down, and pass UCF on the national scale

[@bradenrujawitz]

As an Ohio state grad I simply cannot choose my Alma mater. I always liked taking Western Kentucky and putting them in the Big Ten and building them up.

[@Nightmareofthesouth]

I’ve always built Marshall up, it’s a good base to start on, and it’s fun to use the Herd

[@816Godzilla]

so excited, i’ve already planned out my first dynasty. going to turn. the big 12 into a combination of the big 8 and southwest conference (minus arkansas) and i am going to lead the fighting rice owls to glory 🦉🦉🦉the big 12 will run through houston

[@davelb87]

I always found P5 rebuilds like Indiana more fun/challenging than MAC schools. You can get even a bad MAC school to the 8-10 win range pretty quick since even your good conference opponents are often outside the top-40. Running the Big Ten gauntlet as Indiana is a whole different monster. My order of attack with a new game is usually: 1) Ohio State national championship, 2) get Buffalo to the Big Ten, 3) Indiana national championship, 4) Army, 5) triple option all day long

[@Hund0368]

dalukes has uploaded, it is a good day

[@YOBOYHACKER4]

Tulsa? Thats who i am rebuilding anyways. But definitely will be playing with the Cats!

[@lukeontheplains]

love the Golden Hurricanes

[@cjtizvideo]

Yes sir!! I will be doing a rebuild with the Golden Hurricane as well.

[@Nohandleentered]

It's an interesting premise, but the game always makes builds too easy. Just have successive winning seasons and you're getting 3-stars and 4-stars. Get two ten win seasons and you start getting the occasional 5-star and its a short year or two to the 10-peat. I hope they make it more challenging this time around, but thats something I don't necessarily expect.

[@primeconor]

You’ve never played the new game

[@vincentdavis1926]

@@primeconor and he's never licked his elbow...the game hasn't come out yet, of course not. His point is valid and there will always be a new game that people say you have to give a chance...just like new politicians on stolen land...same thing year after year

[@FeasyFren]

​@primeconor No its really easy to get 4 stars, sort by no offer and give them 50 hours, you'll get 75% of them

[@captainspartan04]

Going to do a dynasty with San Jose st. But can’t wait to realign and bring back Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia together again. Also going to add Charlotte to that conference

[@salamenceproject4727]

North Texas not mentioned 😔

[@nastythesamurai]

UTEP, NMSU, Charlotte, FIU, Kennesaw State, Arkansas State, Air Force, ECU, San Jose State, Sam Houston State, Wichita State, UTSA, Jax State, Eastern Illinois, and Miami (Ohio) are all the most interesting to me tbh. I am from El Paso though, so UTEP forst and foremost lol

[@BubbaBrons]

I’m gonna rebuild KU (my favorite team) first to get used to the games systems, gameplay, and set them up good for the future and then either building UAB or Arkansas State. And I honestly might spend a huge chunk of my time realigning or creating new conferences (if they let us, but I doubt it). Behold the 12 team playoff within a 12 power conference landscape or a 6 conference one with its conference championships BEING the first round of the playoffs. It’d be great if they also let us tweak the playoff system, but I also doubt that happening too.

[@cassandranugent2443]

I’m always just a little frustrated not to see Iowa State on these type of lists. I get that we’re just a bit too good to be appealing for a rebuild, but this is the best our program has ever been. Even if Matt Campbell is doing an amazing job here, it’s one of the toughest jobs in the country.

[@lukeontheplains]

Iowa State is interesting because they're in the same boat KU is in-they made for great rebuild schools in 14 but they're just good enough now that their success is solid. Like I'm a K-State guy and I can't put us up there for the same reason. There's a lot of schools like that who just don't need a build anymore because the foundation is already there

[@connerhaun8160]

Potentially going to do a run where I play as Idaho (through the Team Builder) and have the WAC and Pac-8 existing and do some more realignment. Would be a cool build. Won't do my alma mater of Tennessee because we already are doing great

[@victorcsavage]

I'm a graduate of one of the 10 biggest schools in the country without a football team, so this video is helpful to help answer your last question.

[@YaBoyLogann]

Not applicable to CFB25, but Charlotte has approved the expansion of Jerry Richardson Stadium

[@phgoin]

I'm looking at either ODU, ECU, or San Diego State to start up. Each has a tough build, but also a different kind of build

[@CNRSports]

Nice list. Personally, I'm considering my own alma mater eastern Michigan and possibly Rice. Along with obviously rebuilding the Pac 12

[@phillesfan98]

I’m a Central Michigan alum so pretty clear choice for me to rebuild!

[@jamespyle777]

Tulane, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech. The nerds of the SEC past and present.

[@jacobdavis7498]

Gonna be focusing on a dual dynasty of Utah State and BYU if they allow control of multiple teams.

[@doctorpitt]

Other than Pitt as my name would suggest, I’m trying to convince two of my friends to do a Louisiana dynasty: Louisiana, Louisiana Monroe and Louisiana Tech. Mainly because I want to bring ULM to glory!

[@gunnermoore2489]

Rocking CCU , home town team and kids are grads.

[@Bevkills]

Colorado state rams finally gonna win some rivalry games once I get my hands on em.

[@edwardkelly3280]

I'm doing Kennesaw State,Hawaii and ULM rebuilds on the game.

[@adonbeatsgames]

Im a georgia fan and I want to do a dynasty of georgia but it will be too easy. Unless I look at it w challenges of winning the championship every year

[@graysonperkins3832]

I’m going make Wyoming the greatest football program of all time

[@godzamoongus]

I'm a brit so I don't have a connection to any team, so when I get the game, I'm just gonna pick the team with the best uniforms

[@cooperhuntsman]

Bosie state but in a power conference. Along with that add a restriction where I can only get 4 stars.

[@alexdostaler]

As a Missouri alum, it will be hard to not to want to take them to a natty As someone who was raised and now lives in the Nashville area, Vanderbilt and MTSU both seem like great options

[@sullivansoftwashmemorialre1038]

Planned on doing a rebuild with wake forest since it’s only 20 minutes from my house

[@juliendammert7488]

What about Columbia ? I don’t know much about ncaa. I just know, at least in the past, they have a program there.

[@jackpastor7147]

Doing CU for cause i go there. It does help that the team is quite fun

[@chase8d]

alma mater doesn't have football, so I will probably take a bunch of MAC/other midwest schools and put them on a wheel to pick one for me randomly

[@RightBackAction]

App state is gonna be fun.

[@biggiejerseysTV]

My primary goal is to rebuild the PAC-12 conference. I want to bring the university of Miami back to their Miami standards of old. But I think I’ll choose a smaller school before doing Miami.

[@josephrehmet1936]

I think another one for the G5 to P4 is Appalachian State, they have one of the prettiest stadiums I think in college football and with wins over teams like Michigan and Texas A&M in their history it could be fun for them.

[@lakerskid2013]

Realistically if they joined a Power conference that would be the ACC, it’d be a perfect fit for them. Even their basketball team is on the rise as well

[@braydenwilliams4478]

No Purdue?

[@jaredstivers]

Would be interesting to have West Virginia, Cincinnati and UCF to the ACC and Cal, Stanford and SMU to the big 12. Just for traveling. This would be only football

[@ValdarixGames]

I recently spreadsheeted out 40 teams to narrow down my top 10. Factoring in last 10 year win %, last bowl win, number of 10 win seasons all time and historical performance. The following is my top 10 Inidiana Iowa State Texas State UTEP Tulsa Sam Houston Akron Kennesaw Florida Int Jax State

[@rann808]

haven’t watched yet but i wonder if he’ll put k state on here

[@brodyh2895]

Step one before I even play a game in EA CFB 25 will be opening up teambuilder to make Delaware

[@ermenelroy5607]

University of North Texas is my first dynasty team choice.

[@jvwilliams]

Why was the realignment video taken down?

[@lukeontheplains]

a mixture of things. For one, it got copystruck almost immediately and i didn't feel like going back through and redoing the music For another, I forgot the cities of Fresno, Orlando, and Tampa existed

[@ciroc_lobster4052]

I’m looking forward to rep Ball State

[@shanewood8397]

Imma create 6 power conferences(12 teams each). Reviving the PAC 12 and sorta the Big East and using Boston College

[@jacobsarkis7911]

All I want is to bring glory to my Idaho Vandals 😔

[@seijicole8302]

No FIU mention? In Miami CUSA team, sleeping giant if they had proper facilities.

[@thetomyboy33]

Good vid!!

[@markleli2019]

Might do Wisconsin or Nebraska

[@KansasCat3]

Nice video😊

[@frankleben5451]

I’ll be bringing my Hoosiers to the big dance 🤙

[@zachdavis7004]

App State will climb the mountain and conquer all. Also Tulane would be fun

[@nerdsoftheasylum]

I usually build up every school from my home state (Louisiana) Except for LSU, Or the weaker teams from my current state (Texas) So i'll probably start with ULM or Rice

[@theofficialkingsteph30]

I'm going with my home state team, the Illinois fighting Illini

[@TheKalebWard]

I solely base it on who has jerseys that I like

[@primeconor]

I actually have a question for you Dalukes, you have to get rid of a team to import a custom team so which schools do you think make the most sense to get rid of?

[@lukeontheplains]

it always depends. Like if I wanted to start one now, I'd probably get rid of Kennesaw, since they just joined and don't have any history in the FBS, so I can pretend my teambuilder got the call up instead of them

[@primeconor]

@@lukeontheplains I ask because I know you’ve talked about how Umass sucks and has no fans are administrative support so you saying that makes me want to replace them

[@mattallerding5662]

Also Michigan state would be a good build

[@thegamecock22]

Vandy has entered the chat

[@PeytonDavid-gm6js]

I’m doing Texas Tech or New Mexico State since my family has history with both.

[@weebs2]

Please do the kstate football iceburg

[@thealaskanbullworm1442]

my favorite to built would definitely be Temple

[@jaronmcelhaney212]

If im doing hometown teams east carolina or app state

[@tnkl_4254]

Maryland is another great one, largely apathetic brass, no success to speak of in half a century largely. You could bring them to the ACC(where they belong), revive their rivalries with UNC, Duke, and UVA, and bring the Terps the success that school hasnt seen in the stadium outside lacrosse

[@maxwasson2000]

A UMKC football program could be fun

[@Forintheforfor]

I would do Penn State to give them a decent passing offense.

[@mattallerding5662]

I’m doing a western Michigan dynasty

[@Thestormguy-kx6dj]

I’m doing Coastal Carolina

[@JB-tl8rj]

My current college is a community college without a program. I guess I choose Maryland

[@griffinhays2053]

I'm glad you made that distinction because I always people saying stuff like "omg I can't wait to rebuild San Jose State" tf you mean "re-"??? They've never been built in the first place!!! That term gets thrown around too liberally these days

[@danielpenrodii2389]

Come on yall, pick my Mean Green.

[@loganseawright1173]

Yall are sleeping on Jacksonville State Electric team that took out FSU as the first team to ever beat them from the FCS Made it into a bowl in their first year and won with a walk off field goal Killer fight song Great build for a team who is new to the FBS

[@lukeontheplains]

sounds like they don't need built, they're already there