Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 ) Check out Enchanted Travel at enchantedtravel.com ! Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:14:14 Buttercup predicts FLY will have at minimum a semifinals appearance at MSI 00:24:33 Tpepper's take: With recent performances at the last few worlds, LEC 2nd seed and LTA North 2nd seed should compete at MSI for the spot. 00:39:42 mlewisno's take: part of why the...
Jun 17, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 371
Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 )Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgaffordSupport: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:25:35 jlowe22's take: C9 will not win another title while Blaber is their jungler 00:42:35 antoniopizza's take: the SR run is the most fun thing to watch in NA since the NRG 2023 run 01:00:30 basil's take: Jojo winning EU is very bad for NA01:18:39 Ms Timed's take: Neutralizing Thanatos is the most important part of stop...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 370
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Jun 03, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 369
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May 28, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 368
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May 20, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 367
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May 13, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 366
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May 06, 2025•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 365
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Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 364
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Apr 22, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 363
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Apr 15, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 362
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Apr 08, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 361
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Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 55 min
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Mar 25, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 359
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Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 358
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Mar 11, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 357
Check Out PrizePicks! - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/TRAVISTake a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 )00:00:00 Intro 00:11:57 don's take: despite being an 100T fanboy, don wants to praise UmTi00:28:33 Stevenator wants to talk about Fearless draft00:50:15 NZXT break!00:55:25 Manny's take: we should give more credit to Spawn01:10:13 kiyon's take: it was so bad that in the LTA we didn’t even see a game 4 of fearless draft to the point where Team Liquid and APA especial...
Feb 25, 2025•2 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 356
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Feb 18, 2025•2 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 355
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Feb 11, 2025•2 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 354
Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 ) 00:00:00 Intro 00:20:11 sakowitz's doomer take: this format is unwatchable 00:48:42 NZXT break! 00:51:13 stevenator's take: fearless has saved competitive play for viewers 01:05:03 franz is fading from League, but GeneralSniper keeps him interested 01:24:42 weldon asks Exyu what he thinks of Atakhan 01:37:34 worldstar's take: Team Liquid has lost their touch 01:49:36 Outro...
Feb 04, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 353
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Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 352
Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 ) Check out Idle Slayer! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1353300?utm_source=Travis Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro - first weekend of LTA, movies, Magic and more 00:20:53 Cloud's take: Shopify will be the biggest team in terms of fandom in the LTA by the end of the year. 00:36:08 KKG's take: this feels like the most important year yet for C9 00:53:08...
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 351
Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 ) Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:17:07 bugjuice reviews' take: there is no bigger bottomfeeder org than DIG 00:38:13 dean's take: the LTA hype video was underwhelming 00:54:50 NZXT break! 00:58:20 beans's take: teams should take advantage of the new multiplayer practice tool 01:10:15 fluffylilpillow's take: pros should only be playing on one patch per...
Jan 14, 2025•2 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 350
00:00:00 Intro 00:23:32 trespasser's take: LTA North hasn't been doing enough promo/brand rebuilding 00:40:50 pyroscorcher's take: Project K offers fans a new avenue for continued competition within the LoL Universe 00:49:30 mihir's take: Riot is doing themselves a disservice if they don't leverage celebrities or streamers to broaden the playerbase 01:06:15 NZXT break! 01:08:58 solaris's doomer take: people don't have the disposable income these days to support esports like LTA 01:29:03 goose is...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 349
00:00:00 Intro 00:15:57 Thor asks Alex about Batman and other references in Arcane 00:29:50 murderino asks about how the s2 OST was made 00:44:40 Khajeet asks if it was always the plan to have Piltover and Zaun join forces 00:58:30 KazKalur asks what skills the Arcane team had to develop during the process of making the show 01:08:40 BigNonsense asks if there was anything Alex did not expect to land as well as it did 01:19:45 Mongoose asks about Caitlyn's Ionian heritage and the traditional Asia...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 348
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Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 347
00:00:00 Intro 00:23:55 Nymaera's take: The new multiplayer practice tool could revolutionise pro league of legends practice, but teams won't use it anyway 00:37:22 Jake's take: the current way info is handled during offseason is unprofessional 00:58:40 Apollo and Cubby chat 01:00:35 NZXT break! 01:03:50 aztecz asks Apollo: do you ever run into the "we've been playing together for a while so we know what were doing" mentality? 01:14:05 soy asks Apollo and Cubby what they think of Caedrel's appro...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 346
00:00:00 Intro 00:10:00 Emily joins HLL to talk LPL! 00:27:38 hammy's take: as much as I disagree with how Riot handled the LPL broadcast in the end, I think it was probably just the most logical thing for them to do 00:59:10 NZXT break! 01:02:27 Elias's take: going into 2025, viewership should not be the metric we use to determine the success of a split 01:20:30 gyrojoestar's take: Shopify is looking legit 01:33:05 Zemelci's take: Jojo to the LEC is actually the best possible move for all parti...
Nov 19, 2024•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 345
00:00:00 Intro 00:15:57 Franklin asks Mark how teams can build brands if they're not winning in the new format 00:26:50 Pagoda snack break! 00:31:20 Sinbad asks Mark how the LTA is better than the LCS in terms of business model and team dedication 00:48:05 ppdoc's take: Riot needs to heavily invest in English, Spanish and Portuguese livestreams across LTA so fans can enjoy regardless of language gap 01:04:28 aztecs asks about the decision to let DSG into the LTA 01:14:45 NZXT break! 01:18:10 sha...
Nov 12, 2024•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 344
00:00:00 Intro 00:12:55 Franklin's take: brand building in LTA is going to be harder than ever before 00:33:30 yami asks Toast and JungleJuice what the incentive is for new fans to support their teams 00:48:40 nick asks about the importance of content 01:02:35 David asks JungleJuice for the 100T plan to remain firmly in the LTA 01:15:25 Toast talks about what he's excited for 01:30:00 Spookz joins HLL 01:38:15 lazerfruit's take is that the rumored Lyon Gaming roster is going to struggle to make ...
Nov 05, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 343
00:00:00 Intro 00:09:57 yami's take: a BLG win might actually be better for LoL esports in the long-term 00:31:30 Pagoda snack break! 00:35:50 aztecz's take: pro league is riding on Faker and T1's back 00:52:55 dctheking's take: maybe T1's "secret" is their ability to adapt to the meta efficiently 01:08:18 PrizePicks break! 01:12:25 evies take: Riot needs to divert more effort into making LPL accessible to new viewers 01:37:30 icebreaker wants to talk NA roster rumors, expects offseason drama ar...
Oct 29, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 342
