i must say, i was loyal to sir madden, but when espn came out this year for $20 and weeks ahead of madden, i had to pick it up. now i'm really not looking forward to having to go back to madden next year. everything just seems easier in ESPN - in a good way - more streamlined. plus all my friends have it so we can use our memory cards and beat the snot out of each other with our uber franchise teams