OT:College E-Sports- What Are Your Thoughts?
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I don't have any problem with video games being considered a sport
That shit can be pretty intense. I've competed in a few different madden tournaments over the years and its a ton of fun.
Basically if ESPN considers poker or bowling a sport than they can include video games.
Not only can they get intense, they're racking up money now. I believe CS GO just recently had a 1,000,000 dollar prize pool tournament and broke a million viewers.
LoL and DOTA2 are constantly breaking a million viewers in their annual tourneys as well.
Then there's fighting games with the EVO Championship that should net close to a million viewers as well this year.
Esports is growing that's for sure.
I'm pretty sure those two are out of eligibility
Here are some highlights from the IEM CS:GO tournament in Katowice earlier this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM7Jm9cg4D4
when you understand the implications of the fact that the players don't see those yellow and blue outlines through the walls, only the spectators see that to give a better sense of the match flow and narrative, you understand that the competition in this is very intense - the skill ceiling of the game is much higher than what at human being is capable of.
i'd say there's enough potential for highlight worthy plays to be made to call this a sport, sure.
I'd rather watch that than the masters
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Enough of that. I'm watching "Vintage Bo".
Thanks WD
It's easy to say video games aren't a sport because it's not an activity that makes you physically fit. But the mental challenge, "endurance," and team coordination some games require to compete at the top level are high. Anything you can make into a competition is a sport in my mind.
I think that's a pretty good definition
I have always made the distinction between sports and competitive activities.
Sports, like basketball, football, lacrosse and tennis require that an opponent actively attempt to prevent you from scoring.
Competitive activities, like golf, darts, bowling and track & field are just games of skill. You are measured by your performance, relative to others.
I guess I will now have to create a new caveat that for something to be a sport, you must be able to play it without utilizing electricity. Because video games are definitely not sports.
Suck it, Stanford.
Director's Cup (Trough?), Here We Come!
Just threw 100 hotdogs on the grill. Need that full ride scholarship.
dont they show poker 24/7 on some of the espn channels? it's as much a sport as poker. and if there is nothing else on it fills a time slot.
As someone who's played competitive games, I'd say it's a competition, not a sport. But so is poker, bowling, and a number of other things ESPN airs, so i have no problem with it being on ESPN.
As for enjoying e-sports, depends on the game. I love watching Street Fighter and a Marvel vs. Capcom, and appreciate League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm without totally getting them as games. Most other games are w/e to me.
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E-sports aren't sports.
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What if you are playing NHL 16
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April 10th, 2016 at 12:00 AM ^
Yep. E-sports are E-sports. If it was a sport then it would be called a sport.
They aren't sports, but they can get very intense. I prefer E-Sports on ESPN more than the spelling bee though. The spelling bee was on ESPN
Can be intense. That doesn't make them sports.
I never said that them being intense makes them sports, I was just stating that E-Sports can get very internse.
....it is not a sport. Might be fun, challenging, but not a sport.
Are you telling me all those years of mass consumption of pizza, beer, and weed while playing softball (mostly slow pitch) makes my sports career meaningless?
all the pizza, beer and herb during softball wasn't meaningful
so he gave up softball, and had a meaningful pizza and herb career....
April 10th, 2016 at 12:14 AM ^
(with this disclaimer: Never did, never would, never will wear that color combination, regardless of the sport or occasion)
i did the best i could with what was available...
Now, to be fair, there is an argument that this should be a sport because there are a couple people that I've known for a very long time that, even though we all march on in years, still dominate the competition in this particular "sport". It's all good though.
They're as much of a sport as NASCAR is
Did you know that at least two schools offer E-Sport scholarships for college to people who are really good at video games.
I read that in a Sports Illustrated magazine.
Then it's old news
Are they connecting to a local server, or can they REMOTE in...you know, like a satellite? Because then it's wrong. As far as everything else goes, I'll let Title IX sort it out.
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Is that like e-cigarettes?
This is like when people pretend DJs are musicians.
Winner
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People who are just DJs are not musicians. Producers who also DJ are musicians.
April 10th, 2016 at 10:09 AM ^
Exactly. The term "DJ" is almost too broad, because it can imply a lot of different things.
LOL
Professional DJs are absolutely musicians.
April 10th, 2016 at 10:38 PM ^
Or how about when people pretend rappers (*gasp*) are musicians? Amirite old white guys of MGo? ;-)
I'm working on a esports startup. It's not only a real thing, it's growing faster than any other sports segment and is the future of sports. And I'm a YUUUUGE traditional sports fan
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Yuuuuuuuuuuuge. I've been saying that lately as well.
Lived in Korea for almost 2 decades. It's a participatory and raucous event with tens of thousands watching live and millions watching on tv. Prizes are in the millions$$$. It takes a lot of skills but not athleticism.
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It scares me to think the future of sports may lie in a handheld controller. To be frank, fuck that. Sports are meant to be physically demanding and require the use of a ball of some sort (most of the time). I'm not bashing video games. I happen to LOVE video games. But hopefully the passion for football lives on forever and is not overtaken by kids too afraid of the sun.
It's for everybody. After drinking all night, end up at home, smoke pot, order pizza and play video games.
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I'm in the 'MGoblue' clan on clash of clans. Does that make me eligible for a partial e-scholly from UM?
Wait, what!
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I would be embarrassed if my kid played enough video games to be considered for an "e-sports" scholarship.
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I honestly don't give a shit about this argument and can see both sides, but what if your kid started raking in million dollar purses every month? I personally wouldn't give a damn what they did at that point.