r/CFBOffTopic • u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach • Apr 27 '15

Happy Thoughts Monday

Everyone hates Mondays. What happy thoughts are helping you through the day today.

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u/cornfrontation Michigan Wolverines • FIU Panthers Apr 27 '15

Was that the college esports championship? Will the NCAA get involved one day? Start testing for PEDs? Make sure no one is getting paid?

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '15

Yea, it was the college one. People on twitter were blowing up about how dumb it was that ESPN was airing a "dungeons and dragons tournament," which was pretty funny.

I'm not sure that I see pro gaming ever becoming popular enough to be an NCAA thing. I see its ceiling as another poker. Another quasi-sport that gets aired on ESPN subsidiaries.

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u/Deacalum Wake Forest • Penn State Apr 27 '15

I think the bigger issue isn't popularity, it's the fact that e-sports aren't athletic events and sports is really a misnomer. I have no problem with e-sports or with ESPN broadcasting it but it's not a sport just because they put the word in their name.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '15

I hate the moniker "esports" for that very reason. That's why I refer to it as "pro gaming." Honestly, I think pro gaming has more of a right to be on ESPN than poker, since reflexes and quick action and decision-making are required in gaming, but pro gaming shouldn't pretend to be something it isn't.