Intercollegiate Esports? Really?

So BSC is recruiting people from working class families to follow their dream of being professional gamers? Really? How many mothers and fathers are going to buy into that? How many people play esports and what's the real chance of making serious money?

http://virginia.bscbobcats.com/sports/esports/2018-19/releases/eSports_Lab_Jan_2019_renderings

http://virginia.bscbobcats.com/video/WAVY_ESPORT_FALL_RECRUIT_MAY_8_2019

http://wisconsin.bscbobcats.com/sports/esports/2018-19/releases/20190221l5xjgc

http://wisconsin.bscbobcats.com/general/2018-19/releases/20181008fe8ha8

Here's their competition:

https://nacesports.org/school-directory/

Here's the hype:

https://info.jkcp.com/blog/professional-gamer-salary-esports/

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The Hampton student body is also 81% black.

The Hampton campus, where they are recruiting gamers, has a 13% graduation rate, 19% student loan repayment rate, and a salary after attending of $24,000.

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?name=Bryant%20%26%20Stratton%20College-Hampton&sort=salary:desc

"Hours and hours spent...'

https://wtkr.com/2019/05/30/game-changers-bryant-stratton-college-launches-competitive-esports-program/

The coach at Wauwatosa "competed semi-professionally in Heroes of the Storm where he helped his team place third in a HotS Lan Tournament. In League of Legends season three and four, Hilgendorf was in the top three percent of ELO ranked players and from 2011-13 he earned the title of Gladiator back-to-back seasons in 3v3 arenas in World of Warcraft, which is the top five percent of all ranked players. " He "is pursuing his nursing degree at Bryant & Stratton."

http://wisconsin.bscbobcats.com/sports/esports/2018-19/releases/20190221l5xjgc

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Intercollegiate Esports? Really?

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