I had to pave my own way in e-sports,
but I want to be able to pave the way for others.
And I wanted to prove to everybody that I can do it
from Mississippi.
I'm Jerry Spencer,
founder and owner of Cowboy Gaming based out of Madison, Mississippi.
Campbell Gaming is an esports organization that competes across gaming, top titles.
e-Sports is just like regular sports.
It's just playing video games at the highest level.
Besides your personal knowledge for the game,
the most important thing is fiber, internet.
Three years ago in 2020, we finished number one
overall on game battles, being the best duo in North America.
It was definitely a big win and I was like, okay,
I might have a chance to actually do something with this.
Esports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world.
People are really starting to look at it more as a profession and a career choice.
This year, the 2022 2023 season is the first year that we've had e-sports
as an officially sanctioned mHSAA state championship activity.
We've got 56 schools and almost 800 students participating.
Mississippi State University, Ole
Miss and University of Southern Mississippi art has been e-sports.
Esports is about milliseconds.
When I had cable internet, it didn't really matter how good I was.
We were competing against guys across North America.
My internet was not able to keep up with my competition.
I couldn't connect with my community.
I couldn't stream at the highest level.
I can upload videos, upload content. None of that.
I would have to go to my friend's house that had C Spire Fiber
and with cable internet you might have good download speed or good upload speed.
It'd be one of the other cities where you get
both a one gig up, one gig down, one ping all the time.
Steady. I was definitely a game changer for me.
It definitely improved my overall winnings and just how much I was able
to win on a consistent level. And that's the big thing.
That's what separates good players from great players is your consistency.
Gaming has changed my life in so many different ways.
It's given me friendships and connections I know I never would have had.
I'm friends with people all across the country, all across the world.
I want
to stay here and really do something for my state that hasn't been done before.
And like the pioneer of e-sports in Mississippi.
I had to have C Spire Fiber.
There's no way I could do it without it.