Alex Houston Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Everything is a sport. Some things are just more sport than others. "And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I say this as someone who enjoys playing video games.They're not sports.Golf, bowling, and auto racing? Definitely sports.Bowling is my cutoff. It's sporting as much as golf is. If bowling had been invented & still played outdoors on grass, it'd probably be more supported as a sport. Darts... is that a sport? Archery is a sport... Poker is not a sport. Chess is not a sport. StarCraft is not a sport. Sex is not a sport.Yet women's sex could be considered a sport, because I would argue that certain kinds of footwear certainly enhance performance. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Sex is not a sport rejected Gang of Four song title ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnivore Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 No, but I am mystified by their ascent and even their pro sports-like structure. NCFA-FCS/CBB: Minnesota A&M | RANZBA (OOTP): Auckland Warriors | USA: Front Range United | IFA: Toverit Helsinki | FOBL: Kentucky Juggernaut Minnesota A&M 2012 National Champions 2013 National Finalist, 2014 National Semi-finals 2012, 2013, 2014 Big 4 Conference Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 No, but I am mystified by their ascent and even their pro sports-like structure. I'm not. Gaming is more sophisticated now than it's been in the past. Tournaments have existed for forever. To me, the bigger surprise is how long it's taken to get them on TV. There's a Dota2 tournament underway at Key Arena. The game is inscrutable to me, but lots of people are in the arena and it's a big enough deal to broadcast. This to me is one more of those deals where people just have to accept that different people like new and different things. Plus anything that can be monitized will be (including a sports logo message board, of all things!), so here we are. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFan4Life Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life. Pressing buttons is not a competitive physical activity. It requires no strength, no speed, no endurance. When you're competition literally requires no physical attributes besides working thumbs, IT'S NOT A SPORT. Will we be seeing video games in gym class? Will ESPN start naming someone who broke a record in Donkey Kong the athlete of the year?I love video games, but these people who try to add "legitimacy" to it make me ashamed I do. They act so high and mighty about these silly little games. Want to know when something's automatically not a sports. If the competitors are SITTING down.I'd give 100$ to the person who can show me the line which defines sports that exists between playing video games competitively and a band festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy! Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Want to know when something's automatically not a sports. If the competitors are SITTING down. "I secretly hope people like that hydroplane into a wall." - Dennis "Big Sexy" Ittner POTD - 7/3/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportzfan Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Want to know when something's automatically not a sports. If the competitors are SITTING down. You can add car racing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy! Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 "I secretly hope people like that hydroplane into a wall." - Dennis "Big Sexy" Ittner POTD - 7/3/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Want to know when something's automatically not a sports. If the competitors are SITTING down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 First, ESPN is not the barometer for what is or isn't a sport. In their originally advertised name, they are the "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network".Secondly, there are sports, contests, and competitions. Sports require physical exertion and physical risk. Contests are simply matchups between two or more people for a prize (think Spelling Bee) and then there's competitions, such as the misnamed, e-sports, where your participation directly impacts the participation of your opponent (i.e., in golf, you can't affect your opponent's score, but you can in tennis, etc)Hunting isn't a sport (the one team doesn't know it's playing... that's not a sport). Motor Sports is physically exhaustive and with the threat of death at every corner. A video-game player makes the wrong move, his avatar on scren may day or face difficulties. The physical 'player' is physically fine.E-sports, to me, is no different than American Idol or any other TV gameshow. Rather than artistic talent or mental acumen, it's game strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 First, ESPN is not the barometer for what is or isn't a sport. In their originally advertised name, they are the "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network".This. A lot.Secondly, there are sports, contests, and competitions. Sports require physical exertion and physical risk. Contests are simply matchups between two or more people for a prize (think Spelling Bee) and then there's competitions, such as the misnamed, e-sports, where your participation directly impacts the participation of your opponent (i.e., in golf, you can't affect your opponent's score, but you can in tennis, etc)Hunting isn't a sport (the one team doesn't know it's playing... that's not a sport). Motor Sports is physically exhaustive and with the threat of death at every corner. A video-game player makes the wrong move, his avatar on scren may day or face difficulties. The physical 'player' is physically fine.E-sports, to me, is no different than American Idol or any other TV gameshow. Rather than artistic talent or mental acumen, it's game strategy.Opening up Pandora's box here, but what about competitive eating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think if you have to put "competitive" in front of it, it's not a sport.It's just a thing you do for a prize. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think if you have to put "competitive" in front of it, it's not a sport.It's just a thing you do for a prize.Fair enough. I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other (re: competitive eating), but my rebuttal to that would be: isn't track just "competitive running?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think if you have to put "competitive" in front of it, it's not a sport.It's just a thing you do for a prize.Fair enough. I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other (re: competitive eating), but my rebuttal to that would be: isn't track just "competitive running?"Yeah, but it's also track. You wouldn't say "competitive baseball" or "competitive soccer," the way you would, uh, "competitive darts" or "competitive hopscotch."I also don't have a strong opinion, other than I enjoy arguments over semantics. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think if you have to put "competitive" in front of it, it's not a sport.It's just a thing you do for a prize.Fair enough. I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other (re: competitive eating), but my rebuttal to that would be: isn't track just "competitive running?"Yeah, but it's also track. You wouldn't say "competitive baseball" or "competitive soccer," the way you would, uh, "competitive darts" or "competitive hopscotch."I also don't have a strong opinion, other than I enjoy arguments over semantics.True. When it comes to that, yeah, we're definitely just debating semantics.How has competitive hopscotch not become a thing (sorry admiral) with the hipsters, a la kickball? (Don't get me wrong, kickball is awesome.)I also just realized I have never played hopscotch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 In Seattle people play competitive bike Polo on tennis courts. That's pretty close. Is competitive Crossfit a sport? 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportzfan Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 In Seattle people play competitive bike Polo on tennis courts. That's pretty close. Is competitive Crossfit a sport?I'm iffy, I hate cross fit personally, but I do feel it covers all the criteria needed to be a sport. But when I think about it, it does seem more like a competition where you are just showing you can work out better than another person. I could be wrong because of my overwhelming bias against crossfit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sc49erfan15 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 In Seattle people play competitive bike Polo on tennis courts. That's pretty close.Is competitive Crossfit a sport?Bike Polo on tennis courts actually sounds pretty fun.I'm iffy, I hate cross fit personally, but I do feel it covers all the criteria needed to be a sport. But when I think about it, it does seem more like a competition where you are just showing you can work out better than another person. I could be wrong because of my overwhelming bias against crossfit though.Yeah, I think "competitive working out" is rather silly, but there's no doubt IMO that the CrossFit Games constitute a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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