Slightly OT: UConn Eyeing Another Championship

[Rocktheworld]

I was at the gym this morning and although there was no sound, I saw something on one of the televisions on ESPN about the "Heroic Four" featuring UConn, Tennessee, Alabama, and UT-Arlington. Turns out some UConn nerds have gotten to some e-sport "Final Four" playing some unrecognizable (to me) video game.

Legitimate enough to join the ranks of other UConn championships (in which many include the paintball championship from last decade)?

I wonder in which dorm they have been gathering to practice.

 

[Leebo]

Apparently it's "Heroes of the Storm," which isn't something I was aware of before googling it just now, but it's made by Blizzard, so I'm sure it's decently big, but it has only existed for a year.

 

[intlzncster]

I was at the gym this morning and although there was no sound, I saw something on one of the televisions on ESPN about the "Heroic Four" featuring UConn, Tennessee, Alabama, and UT-Arlington. Turns out some UConn nerds have gotten to some e-sport "Final Four" playing some unrecognizable (to me) video game.

Legitimate enough to join the ranks of other UConn championships (in which many include the paintball championship from last decade)?

I wonder in which dorm they have been gathering to practice.

E-'sports' are becoming bigger and bigger. Whether that's good or not is beyond me. Kids are getting sponsors, pep rallies, and yep, groupies. Heck, they even have drug issues (things like adderall).

So, yes, we are claiming that FF. A forward thinking university's gotta be ahead of the curve on this.

 

[FartMan69]

Still more relevant than a Helms trophy

 

[intlzncster]

Still more relevant than a Helms trophy

Better competition too.

 

[Matrim55]

LET'S GO HUSKIES!!!!!!

 

[Matrim55]

Came up short...

 

[Fishy]

We need to upgrade the talent level of our dorks.

 

[Bryan Lord]

So brave.

 

[BleedHuskyBlu]

This aint no joke I know (not personally) people who get played 7 figures playing League of Legends. E-sports is only getting bigger and bigger by the year

 

[bballgrda]

As someone who has loosely followed "e-sports" for about ten years this thread gave me a good laugh. Cool to see though

 

[Rocktheworld]

We need to upgrade the talent level of our dorks.

Time to start recruiting Korea

 

[Fishy]

We can't compete.

Arizona State had like a souped-up Xbox One and we were using a Sega Genesis with duct-tape holding together a few of the controllers.

Motherf-- P5 nonsense.

 

[imno1]

Tough luck I heard one of our starters had a sprained thumb.

 

[JakeTheDog]

We need a big screen coach.

 

[Gurleyman]

Did we remember to take the cartridge out and blow on it? That could have saved us precious time.

 

[Palatine]

We won the paint ball NC a few years back.

 

[MattMang23]

Another banner for Gampel.

 

[Pmurph678]

We beat Florida in a EA Sports Team Madden Championship game in 2011. I know this only because I was on the team.

 

[MattMang23]

We beat Florida in a EA Sports Team Madden Championship game in 2011. I know this only because I was on the team.

Thank you for making UConn great again.

 

[intlzncster]

No joke, colleges are now actually recruiting for esports:

College recruiting gamers as athletes

 

[Eskapeesto]

Here they are, The Tricky Turtles:

(yes, this was the photo the Courant went with)

 

[formerlurker]

This should be the first image listed when someone Google's "virgin".

 

[gtcam]

GREAT photo (by the Courant no less - probably made by a student and given to the Courant)
Good Luck guys
Not being mean but this looks like UConn's Big Bang Theory cast of guys

 

[intlzncster]

This should be the first image listed when someone Google's "virgin".

In times past, I agree, but now top level gamers have groupies! I you not.

 

[Rocktheworld]

In times past, I agree, but now top level gamers have groupies! I you not.

Doesn't matter the route taken; anyone with celebrity status and/or money (both of which those gamers have) will attract groupies.