When I was in college, and 10 years after, I loved EA Sports. I would play the Madden, the NCAA, and NBA Live. I know there were better basketball games but I was an EA guy.
The reason I like EA so much wasn’t the graphics, which were great. It wasn’t the domination, which I did. It was one of the game modes: GM. I loved being a GM, or in the college world the head coach.
I would spend a weekend play through a season of football just to get to the offseason. I didn’t like to sim seasons because I hated losing and wanted to go undefeated.