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BAA President Collin Cox said the conference call was to assess where members are emotionally and pragmatically regarding the association鈥檚 future.
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Competitive gaming, or eSports, is bigger than ever. Valve recently partnered with ESPN to air coverage of back in July with $10 million in prizes up for grabs. Even <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Sale-Online-Women-Wallet-Coin-Purse-Mens-Clothes.html>Gucci Sale Online</a>  still, however, eSports aren t thought of as a real sport according to ESPN president John Skipper.
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  There was no agenda <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Outlet-Sunglasses-Men-For-Baby-Bamboo.html>Gucci Sunglasses Men</a>  of action items for the conference call, Cox said.
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During a recent , the executive likened eSports to chess and checkers by that, he means it s a competition, not a sport. Skipper followed up by saying he is mostly interested in doing real sports.
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鈥淚t was a healthy discussion,鈥?he said.
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The transition agreement between BAA and Baylor University, up for a vote Sept. 7, would have ended the 154-year-old BAA.
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To put the comments into context, they came as a result of someone asking him to comment on . One might expect such comments in retaliation from, say,  that was also vying for the acquisition. But for ESPN to say that is a <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Belts-Sale-Purse-Sale-Watch-Bands-Infant-Shoes.html>Infant Gucci Shoes</a>  bit bizarre.
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It also would have created the Baylor Line Corp., which would publish The Baylor Line magazine and recommend a nonvoting member to the board of regents.
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Following the successful broadcast of the Dota 2 tournament in mid-July which  surpassed expectations across the board, rumors circulated that ESPN was looking to expand its eSports coverage. The source for said rumor indicated the network was in advanced talks with Major League Gaming to possibly cover MLG s Call of Duty competitions.
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But the agreement failed to win the required two-thirds majority among alumni association members who voted. As a result, the university terminated its licensing contracts with the BAA, meaning the organization must stop using Baylor鈥檚 name and logo within 90 days.
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Personal opinions aside, there s no doubt a ton of money to be made from eSports. Sure, gaming tournaments likely wouldn t bring in the kind of ratings one would expect from college football, the NFL, the NBA and other major sporting events&nbsp;but given ESPN s vast number <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Handbags-Outlet-Cheap-Belt-Jelly-Flats-Hoodie.html>Gucci Jelly Flats</a>  of channels, I m sure they could find a few empty slots to fill out their lineup.
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  BAA President-elect Si Ragsdale declined to comment on the conference call Saturday.
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The beginning of the call included all BAA members who wished to participate. Cox said about 60 people joined the call. Board members then had a separate discussion among themselves that was not open to those not in leadership positions.
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鈥楩ight for the survival鈥?
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Bette McCall Miller, a non-board member and vocal opponent of the transition agreement, participated in <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Belts-Sale-Glasses-Frame-Prices-Eye-Glasses.html>Gucci Belts Sale</a>  the first part of the conference call. She said a few members called on leaders who 鈥渄o not want to fight for the survival of the BAA to make room for leaders who do want to wage that fight.鈥?
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Miller said she and some other participants in the conference call also expressed a desire to keep using the Baylor name and wait for the university to sue. She said she thinks legal action by Baylor would not be successful because of a 1993 agreement that gives the association perpetual license to use the <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Outlet-Mens-Clothing-Eyewear-Mens-Shoes.html>Gucci Eyewear</a>  names Baylor Alumni Association and Baylor Line.
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鈥淲e think Baylor should honor its contracts,鈥?Miller said. 鈥淢y thought and the thoughts of several people who are unfortunately not in leadership positions right now is we should go about business as usual.鈥?
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For now, the BAA is using the Baylor brand and working out of its offices at Clifton Robinson Tower, Cox said.
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鈥淲e still have a staff and a board and membership, so we鈥檒l keep talking about what to do next,鈥?Cox said. 鈥淏ut we鈥檙e not going to announce what鈥檚 going to happen long-term, or even medium-term.鈥?
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Cox said the BAA plans to meet 鈥渨ithin a few weeks鈥?in Waco, and will have more conversations between now and then.
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Revision as of 17:15, 23 September 2014

@@@ Competitive gaming, or eSports, is bigger than ever. Valve recently partnered with ESPN to air coverage of back in July with $10 million in prizes up for grabs. Even <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Sale-Online-Women-Wallet-Coin-Purse-Mens-Clothes.html>Gucci Sale Online</a> still, however, eSports aren t thought of as a real sport according to ESPN president John Skipper. During a recent , the executive likened eSports to chess and checkers by that, he means it s a competition, not a sport. Skipper followed up by saying he is mostly interested in doing real sports.

To put the comments into context, they came as a result of someone asking him to comment on . One might expect such comments in retaliation from, say, that was also vying for the acquisition. But for ESPN to say that is a <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Belts-Sale-Purse-Sale-Watch-Bands-Infant-Shoes.html>Infant Gucci Shoes</a> bit bizarre. Following the successful broadcast of the Dota 2 tournament in mid-July which surpassed expectations across the board, rumors circulated that ESPN was looking to expand its eSports coverage. The source for said rumor indicated the network was in advanced talks with Major League Gaming to possibly cover MLG s Call of Duty competitions. Personal opinions aside, there s no doubt a ton of money to be made from eSports. Sure, gaming tournaments likely wouldn t bring in the kind of ratings one would expect from college football, the NFL, the NBA and other major sporting events but given ESPN s vast number <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Handbags-Outlet-Cheap-Belt-Jelly-Flats-Hoodie.html>Gucci Jelly Flats</a> of channels, I m sure they could find a few empty slots to fill out their lineup.

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