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Title: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Macallan 18 on November 06, 2019, 02:40:15 PM
Team’s permanent competitive space will be in half of the Brooks Lounge in the Alumni Memorial Union. The goal is to have the space ready by the start of the League of Legends season in January.

Esports has nine teams: Rocket League, Rainbow Six (Siege), Call of Duty, Counter Strike, two League of Legends teams and two Super Smash Bros teams. The Rocket League team and one of the League of Legends teams will compete on the varsity level.

https://marquettewire.org/4021003/sports/esports-plans-for-facility-in-first-season-as-varsity-sport/ (https://marquettewire.org/4021003/sports/esports-plans-for-facility-in-first-season-as-varsity-sport/)
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on November 06, 2019, 02:44:52 PM
I will not recognize this as legitimate until they add Centipede and Mario Brothers.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: lawdog77 on November 06, 2019, 02:48:33 PM
Can they profit from their NIL?
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: MU82 on November 06, 2019, 03:02:02 PM
I can't e-wait to not e-follow this.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: BrewCity83 on November 06, 2019, 04:06:47 PM
But what do the uniforms look like?  Are they available in the Spirit Shop?
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Jay Bee on November 06, 2019, 04:21:00 PM
But what do the uniforms look like?  Are they available in the Spirit Shop?

There is a Marquette eSports or eGaming t-shirt via the online Warrior Shoppe. I’m getting one 4 my gurl if they got 3xl
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: jesmu84 on November 06, 2019, 05:14:21 PM
LOTS of money to be made in this space
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on November 06, 2019, 05:16:27 PM
(http://giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/A9KfKenpqNDfa/giphy.gif)

I say this as someone who sunk many an hour into counter strike growing up
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: warriorchick on November 06, 2019, 06:57:06 PM
I will not recognize this as legitimate until they add Centipede and Mario Brothers.

Pong or GTFO.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: tower912 on November 06, 2019, 07:00:22 PM
Ok, Boomer.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on November 06, 2019, 07:05:31 PM
LOTS of money to be made in this space

Yep...sponsorship money is aplenty.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: rocket surgeon on November 06, 2019, 07:10:27 PM
  i'm rooting for the rocket surgeons!!   8-)
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on November 06, 2019, 08:29:27 PM
  i'm rooting for the rocket surgeons!!   8-)

Are they the Donkey Kong specialists?
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on November 06, 2019, 08:41:21 PM
Are they the Donkey Kong specialists?


Burger Time
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 06, 2019, 08:52:46 PM
There is a Marquette eSports or eGaming t-shirt via the online Warrior Shoppe. I’m getting one 4 my gurl if they got 3xl

Pics or GTFO.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: rocket surgeon on November 06, 2019, 09:03:52 PM
Are they the Donkey Kong specialists?

 i've heard they're pretty bad ass at missile command
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: warriorchick on November 07, 2019, 08:11:26 AM
Is there a team for Intellivision Major League Baseball?  Because I still have 4 years of eligibility left...
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Cheeks on November 07, 2019, 08:28:19 AM
Yep...sponsorship money is aplenty.

Yes, and some players making money, but right now a terrible business. 

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/entrepreneurs/2019/10/24/mark-cuban-owning-an-esports-team-in-the-us-is-an-awful-business/

Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: lawdog77 on November 07, 2019, 09:38:48 AM
Is there a team for Intellivision Major League Baseball?  Because I still have 4 years of eligibility left...
Pitfall was my jam
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: mu_hilltopper on November 07, 2019, 10:03:10 AM

Burger Time

I came here to post that.   In Junior year, at the competitive level that we were .. one game of BT would take 3 hours, minimum.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Jay Bee on November 07, 2019, 10:09:17 AM
Bros last night I had 7 kills and with 5 left got into a battle with some clown. He got me when he was down to 9 health. Damn it!!

#Fortnite
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: #UnleashSean on November 07, 2019, 11:23:29 AM
Can they profit from their NIL?

They could straight up have pros on their team.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: lawdog77 on November 07, 2019, 11:32:15 AM
They could straight up have pros on their team.
THE HORROR!
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 07, 2019, 11:35:20 AM
Damn shame theres no mario kart.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: #UnleashSean on November 07, 2019, 11:43:50 AM
THE HORROR!

The unfortunate part is most players in these college teams would compare to 9th men on a d5 high school team. Maybe 1 player on each team has a shot at say the d2 college level.

Most real players don't bother with the college scene.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: lawdog77 on November 07, 2019, 11:50:37 AM
Just started playing Cuphead with my kids. Love the oldtime cartoon graphics.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on November 07, 2019, 12:05:00 PM
I will not recognize this as legitimate until they add Centipede and Mario Brothers.

Centipede is the GOAT, but boy all those old arcade games give me carpal tunnel.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 07, 2019, 12:14:28 PM
Centipede is the GOAT, but boy all those old arcade games give me carpal tunnel.

Dont think that was the video games there, homie.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: MU82 on November 07, 2019, 09:50:48 PM
I just hope the e-refs don't e-screw our e-team.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Jay Bee on November 07, 2019, 09:55:56 PM
I just hope the e-refs don't e-screw our e-team.

Heard the esport crowd is very much pro-God. Be well
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: MUEng92 on November 08, 2019, 07:28:43 AM
I made a concerted effort to ignore this whole topic because quite frankly it sounds really dumb to me.  However, I'm sitting here drinking a cup of coffee on a vacation day so I thought, what the heck...

So, using the term sports while sitting in front of a TV seems, again dumb, I have to admit I assumed they would at least be playing fake SPORTS games not shoot em up games.  I'm going to go back to completely ignoring this concept.

And I'm not a baby boomer so you can't OK Boomer me.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on November 08, 2019, 09:09:07 AM
I made a concerted effort to ignore this whole topic because quite frankly it sounds really dumb to me.  However, I'm sitting here drinking a cup of coffee on a vacation day so I thought, what the heck...

So, using the term sports while sitting in front of a TV seems, again dumb, I have to admit I assumed they would at least be playing fake SPORTS games not shoot em up games.  I'm going to go back to completely ignoring this concept.

And I'm not a baby boomer so you can't OK Boomer me.

Money talks
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on November 08, 2019, 11:14:36 AM
E-free throws matta
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: BrewCity83 on November 08, 2019, 11:21:01 AM
Quonwhar only gets the easy e-kills.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on November 08, 2019, 12:27:55 PM
The recruiting prediction service is called the Crystal Disembodied.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Litehouse on November 08, 2019, 01:30:12 PM
I misread the thread title thinking the "p" was a "c", and thought we were turning into Louisville for a second.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Stronghold on November 08, 2019, 03:22:11 PM
(https://cdn1.onlinebusiness.syr.edu/content/8cc8036b6251499fa1ef86a55090f121/4170_esportsupdate_viewers.jpg)

Came across this which appears to be from Syracuse.  Not sure on it's accuracy but it wouldn't surprise me.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: MU82 on November 08, 2019, 04:44:26 PM
Heard the esport crowd is very much pro-God.

I think you're right. Whenever I spend any time in a room with gamers, I hear them say, "Goddam it!!" several times. Also, "Jesus Christ!"

A very religious bunch.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Jay Bee on November 08, 2019, 09:12:44 PM
I had to look up cosplay today. Have seen it a million times... but there’s Some convention here this weekend... lil guys in Batman outfits.. wtf
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: #UnleashSean on November 10, 2019, 11:21:53 AM
(https://cdn1.onlinebusiness.syr.edu/content/8cc8036b6251499fa1ef86a55090f121/4170_esportsupdate_viewers.jpg)

Came across this which appears to be from Syracuse.  Not sure on it's accuracy but it wouldn't surprise me.

World's already beats out the world series in viewership. Minus 2016
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Cheeks on November 10, 2019, 11:27:03 AM
(https://cdn1.onlinebusiness.syr.edu/content/8cc8036b6251499fa1ef86a55090f121/4170_esportsupdate_viewers.jpg)

Came across this which appears to be from Syracuse.  Not sure on it's accuracy but it wouldn't surprise me.

Actually this is false.  Was exposed a few months ago based on how streams were counted vs traditional viewership of the other sports.  Apples to peanuts.
Title: Re: MU Varsity Esports Ready for First Season
Post by: Cheeks on November 10, 2019, 11:37:10 AM
Mark Cuban is calling it a horrible business.  The statistics are such a joke and there are people out there using the term fraudulent. 

It isn’t without value, but way way way overstated at the moment. 

https://www.xplayn.com/the-truth-about-esports-numbers/