socaliganbear said:
GoldenBearofCalifornia said:
Sebastabear said:
Been talking to Cal about this for years. It was even widely discussed at the meeting between the Chancellor and some athletic donors last summer. Every time I have the conversation Cal acts like I'm suggesting we get into competitive carrot peeling.
If you want to talk about the decline in attendance at college football this is part of that. Ask the average group of teenage boys what sports they follow and esports will beat out all the others and it's not close.
League of Legends, etc are outdrawing the NBA finals and the World Series. We may not like it but this is the future and we should figure out how to be part of it.
Would there be Title IX implications if Cal added an esports team (which I am guessing is entirely male)? Would adding those male athletes throw us out of compliance?
This is an interesting question as it's not a male sport. It's co-ed, that the roster is all male is not by rule. So how do you get around that?
I knew someone would eventually bring up the number of dudes in this.
If it were easy to get around, wouldn't schools just call football coed and have open try outs, with the results being zero women come out for positions other than kicker?
I would guess if gaming is externally funded, and no admission exceptions like with IAD, it would be fine. The minute internal resources are used, there could be scrutiny.
What I'd be curious about is how a school would choose what games to focus on? Not saying Nike or UA's sponsorship in college sports is much different, but these gaming companies aren't having championships and giving out small amounts of winnings for the purposes of sport, but they are doing it to sell games to the masses.
Unrelated, people need to get outside and be active more, and get their faces out of their cell phones and computers.