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Head Coach of Oakland University's Varsity Esports Program @OaklandEsports

Grand Rapids, MI
Joined August 2014
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Oakland Esports Overwatch Season Recap #1 Snapshot for the Golden Grizzlies after Week 4 of their 2026-2027 Season has wrapped up.
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First LAN of the year. Golden Grizzlies Overwatch ​enters Queen City Clash as the 5th seed out of 24 teams. Ready to show our GRIT and make a run for the title. Let's work.
The Golden Grizzlies Overwatch Team is in Cincinnati this weekend for Queen City Clash! Group Stage is underway!
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Alwas a great event. Can't wait to go!
Midwest Battleground returns on February 26-28, 2027! 🔥 🥊 Collegiate Smash, Overwatch, Rocket League, Marvel Rivals, League of Legends, and Valorant 🎮 SSBU & Rivals II Singles & Doubles 🥋 Street Fighter 6 & Tekken 8 Singles ⚔️ Top Collegiate & Professional Talents
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Excited for the new season to start on Monday!
Oakland Esports 2026-2027 Competitive Schedule Both the Overwatch and Smash Bros. Ultimate teams will be competing in their first year long season. From October-February, we will be competing against Schools in our Division One Conference as well as 6 Out of Conference Schools.
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I'm very excited for SHK to join the squad. He will be making waves in Michigan in the fall!
🚨 OAKLAND ESPORTS FALL 2026 UPDATE 🚨 Oakland University lands the #1 Midwest Super Smash Bros. recruit in the Class of 2026 — welcome to Oakland Esports, Amos. Amos "StrawhatKid" Hassell joins the Oakland University Esports Program as our newest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player this Fall. @StrawHatKid_SSB #GoGrizzlies
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Carl Leone retweeted
LFT I want to compete again and prove I have what it takes to compete at a high level
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The Golden Grizzlies Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team has arrived in Sandusky, Ohio. This weekend, the team competes in our first LAN of their Fall 2025 Season! #Riptide2025 Collegiate Crews start tomorrow morning. Be sure to follow along as we face some of the best competition!
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Day One of the Golden Grizzlies #Riptide2025 Collegiate Crew Battles starts today! As we enter the Swiss Stage, we look to secure our spot in the Top Cut tomorrow. Follow along for our all-day coverage. Round 1 🆚 @NSCCThunder
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Historic win for the program. We will head into the National Championship as a top 4 seed.
THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES ARE THE BEST IN THE MIDWEST! The Smash Bros Team won the CECC Midwest Regional defeating Northwood in an intense Game 5 Finals. We have secured our invite to the CECC May Madness Finals next Spring in Arlington, TX! It's our time to shine. See you in Texas.
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Congrats to all our student-athletes who received their OU varsity jackets last night.
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So incredible to see our players improve so much so quickly. I can’t wait for the playoffs!
We want to take a moment to recognize five of our Golden Grizzlies Varsity Smash Bros. players for earning five spots on the @MISmashUltimate Power Rankings! Truly an amazing accomplishment! @AnthonysNotCool @NotARobMain @poisonjam_ @Nad79_Lucas @Salem_Avien 🐻👏
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I was a victim of Y2K 24’
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Our Smash team looks great on there!
New addition to the OU Credit Union O’rena
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We have Orlanded
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Come support the team and watch us face off in NATIONALS!!
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A Cinderella run for my pool team: 1. Bottom 3 team halfway through season 2. Miracle run to make playoffs 3. Won the playoffs in a last match nail biter 4. Lost first round in the World qualifier 5. Won the whole bracket through losers with 3 last match nailbiters to end it.
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Really proud of our team for keeping calm under pressure. I find it important for me as a esports coach to be reminded of what it feels like to be nervous before and during competition.
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Before he was Director of the Year @CoachBilski was a humble Golden Grizzlies fan.
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Are you here? #CECCTexas2024 presented by @McDonalds of North Texas. @collegiatesmg @esports_foundry
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The Golden Grizzlies Smash Bros Team begin Day 2 of their #CECCTexas2024 National Championships run. After a Day 1 record of 3-1, we find ourselves on a lower bracket run to for the remainder of the event. Our Golden run is here!
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