Excited to share that I'll be joining
@FerrisState
as a tenure-track faculty member in Professional Esports Production this fall!
Looking forward to sharing my passion for
#esports
and helping prepare the next generation of industry professionals 🎮
#highereducation
This is Nishil, a collegiate Valorant player who had a medical emergency and had pancreatitis send him to the ER. The team they were playing refused to reschedule, so this bad a$$ played a bo3 from his hospital bed and won… 2-0
Legend
Here's a developing story in collegiate:
@olemissesports
could not access Riot servers today.
Mississippi legislature voted to ban access to software from Tencent (and other companies) on state-operated networks, which includes state schools. Tencent owns Riot Games
Ex-
@BarryUniversity
Esports players talk about competing in
@CollegeCoD
when they weren't enrolled and "cooking up a fake transcript" (second clip)...
This should make your blood boil.
@JakeSucky
I have heard of at least 3 college esports directors who have ended up in the hospital due to the stresses of our jobs.
We have a problem and we need to talk about it.
#collegeesports
The professional esports scene might seem like they are in crisis.
But for those of us in scholastic esports, especially those who started high school teams as volunteers, we know the benefits of esports for our students far outweigh whatever mess the pro scene is going through.
Somehow, I did it.
I finished my first marathon through the rain, wind, and sub-50 degree weather.
That was easily the most difficult physical challenge I’ve ever done. I’m so proud of myself for finishing the race, despite the pain of severe leg cramps at mile 17 and an entire
I think collegiate esports needs more love and positivity.
We all spend too much time dragging others down instead of lifting the whole scene up. (No seriously, this isn’t a subtweet.)
There’s a ton of programs and coaches out there killing it! Keep it up!
Haven’t talked much about my fitness on here, but I’ve been running a lot. Follow on IG for that!
This weekend I completed my first 5K since I started running this year and finished at 24:07, a new PR.
I can’t believe the progress I’ve made physically. It doesn’t seem real.
Not paying staff isn’t an ‘esports industry’ issue.
It’s a maturity issue. (And possibly a legal one, but I digress.)
The esports industry just happens to have a maturity issue.
High School esports competitors: Don't be like this person.
Treat every interaction with a college coach as if you were talking to a potential new boss.
#CollegeEsports
#Esports
#CoachAntorsAdvice
NACE members just filled the 5 vacant NACE Board of Directors seats. 3 of the 5 elected are women, bringing the total to 4 women serving on the 10-member NACE Board of Directors.
Thrilled to see this and excited to see how this furthers
@NACEsports
moving forward! 💪
I am truly honored. Thank you.
But I also know, all too well, what it feels like to see these awards given out to others, thinking I was failing. If you are thinking the same, don't. I can say with certainty, that so many people are equally deserving of this recognition.
Let me be the first to congratulate my friend and colleague
@CoachAntor
for being selected as the
@TheNAECAD
College Coach of the Year! You have been a model of passion and professionalism,... but now you will be insufferable. ;-) Congrats!
This is TOTALLY not in response to anything I’ve seen at Dreamhack… but…
If you coach a college varsity esports team, your players should be in jerseys when they compete at LAN, especially on championship day! So much missed opportunity. I’m not angry, just disappointed 😢
Want to know about collegiate leagues in Spring 2023?
I've updated this sheet with information on competitive opportunities. If anything is missing or needs changing, let me know!
Just read what PlayV$ is sending to other hs league operators... it's predatory and disgusting. Also, they are going beyond just their LoL contract...
I cannot believe developers are working with this company still...
#scholasticesports
Really cool to see!
All you people against esports management degrees are weird. Go look at the actual courses students usually have to take in these degrees.
If you think boomer faculty at a large school like Syracuse would approve a degree that doesn’t add any value to
We'll soon begin offering a new, first-of-its-kind degree program focused on esports! It will include three tracks:
🍊 Esports Business and Management
🍊 Esports Communications
🍊 Esports Media and Design
Learn more:
Got this message from a fellow Director: “any advice for schools that refuse to reschedule due to the hurricane?”
You’re a clown if you’re not rescheduling with your opponent in response to the hurricane and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Received my first Twitch payment today in the amount of $155.71! Thank you to everyone who has subbed to the channel! I want to donate it all to a good charity focused on scholastic esports.
Who's got a recommendation?
The 2023-2024
@NACEsports
Competition Council
NACE has come a LONG way since I was first elected to the CC at the 2019 convention. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and serving with so many amazing folks over the last four years and it’s been an experience I’ll always cherish.
Completely caught off guard by this and obviously very proud to be a part of this outstanding group of individuals.
Thank you to those that nominated me, seeing my name as a finalist for an
@esportsawards
is something I would have never imagined...
I am so stoked. I got to meet
@totheLaPointe
at Dreamhack! Nicole is someone I’ve been admiring from afar for a while. Every time I see her speak, I am blown away by her wisdom and maturity, which are severely lacking in esports. Thank you for letting me introduce myself!
At the beginning of the semester my OW team (plat average at the time) proposed a deal with me if they all hit Diamond, we'd order Wolfgang's, the best breakfast in Grand Rapids...
Today is the day they are all eating Wolfgang's.
#proudcoach
#worthit
First year involved with
@FerrisEsports
is over! Huge kudos to
@LeagueofMans
and
@viinus__
on their work this year! They stepped up in a massive way. And to
@petersonandrew
on being a great advocate and adviser.
P.s. I won the Coach of the Year award for coaching Rocket League!
What collegiate esports leagues are out there? What days are matches?
Here's my living master sheet! I hope this helps navigate the space a bit. If something is missing or needs to be changed, DM me.
I won Best Social Media Presence!
This tracks… thank you to everyone who reads my rants and my tweets! I’ve been a bit mild on the spicy scale lately, but thanks for sticking around!
This award is dedicated to you 🫶
Ran a 5K (3.1 miles) race this morning at the airport, on the runway!
Crushed my 5K PR! I did not think I’d run a sub-7:00/mile pace in a 5K ever… 💪🔥
Got 5th in my age group… 3 weeks too young to be in the next age group, where I would’ve gotten 1st… 😩
I’m reminded once again, don’t put any programs or coaches on a pedestal. No one is doing everything right.
We have a long way to go. But I’m hopeful for the future.
Did you notice
@playvs
deleted their first statement about the news from
@riotgames
and
@RSAAOfficial
today?
Here's the deleted one and the new one. Any guesses why? 🤣
Similar to the fall, I’ve put together a list of collegiate esports competitions happening this spring. I hope this helps coaches and directors!
Enjoy!
Anyone else feel the burn out and overall negativity in the air that comes at the end of a spring semester in collegiate esports? It’s time for a summer vacation, for all of us 😅
Anyone else think there are what I'm going to call as "Interaction Circles" among directors in collegiate esports? Directors rarely interact with those not in their circles.
This translates into who is on panels at certain events.
We need to bridge these circles. Not a subtweet
Ran my 2nd marathon today!
I definitely didn’t train enough but I finished and I’m proud of how I performed! My 3rd marathon will be the Chicago Marathon this fall! We’ve got business to take care of there! 💪
If HUE is ran the same way next year, we aren't going to participate. It's just too much.
Our OW team has had to schedule and play EIGHT matches during the first week of classes... Yes, you read that correctly. Double round robin in a group of 5 teams.
I recently heard the President and VP of the student org
@UMichEsports
stepped down and left the org because of the constant roadblocks they faced and the constant ‘nos’ from campus authorities.
7 years of married life has flown by with my partner in crime and *clearly* better half! Happy anniversary Carly!
Spent the morning at the
@floridaaquarium
!
#FloridaVibes
Mark my words.
@FerrisState
will be the leader in developing students for production careers within the esports industry.
The next chapter starts with the opening of the Center for Virtual Learning which features an impressive esports arena and state of the art production studio.
No shot this isn’t photoshopped…
Actually it isn’t 😬 it’s been quite the journey and I’m so glad I’ve made positive changes to my health so I have better chances to make it another 30 years and beyond ❤️💪😤
It's been 3 years in the making. I just finished my last assignment of my masters degree!
I'll be graduating tomorrow with my Master of Management degree!
Excited to be graduating and one of our RL players will be too! So proud of him and myself. We made it! 💪
The latest smoke and mirrors company in collegiate esports: TeamMETA and the 'National College Conference Alliance (NCCA)...
I should do a full video on this consulting company that claims to "work with more than 150 colleges and universities."
In 1880, only 8 universities fielded intercollegiate football teams. 20 years later, there were 43.
In comparison, the first varsity esports program started 9 years ago and now there are estimated to be over 400. Where will collegiate esports be in 11 years?
#collegeesports
Or, hear me out, we could promote students not gaming for 8 hours straight and instead, taking breaks to eat healthy meals 🤷♂️
Idk, it's a crazy concept, I know.
Conference in NACE with all NCAA D1 schools
Another league listening to and adapting to what schools are asking for, which I consider a massive positive in the space.
New
@nacestarleague
conference just dropped👀
This year we will be competing in a conference comprised of fellow division 1 schools in Overwatch, Valorant, and Rocket League!
Schedule releases soon!
Started practices with our all-silver League of Legends academy team tonight. They are all freshmen or sophomores.
Goal is that they are all gold 2+ by the end of February and beating gold/plat teams in scrims.
Who thinks I can do it?
@MocsEsports
If I get canceled one day or when I die, at the very least, I hope people will say ‘that dude was passionate. He was crazy and maybe wrong on some stuff, but gosh did he care about students and the esports industry.’