00:00:00 Intro 00:15:34 pacemaker's take: fans do a poor job of attributing praise and blame 00:33:30 Pagoda snack break! 00:36:15 Ali's take: This Worlds is a turning point for North American League of Legends IF the orgs learn the right lessons from it. 01:07:55 Nexx's take: My 7 year old son is a massive FlyQuest fan, and I wanted to share my take on generational fandom and raising sons who love the game. 01:17:45 rawnblade's take: This FLY team is the first time the story the org has put for...
Oct 22, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 341
00:00:00 Intro 00:09:21 yami thinks it’s cope to claim FLY didn’t earn their spot in Quarters 00:28:20 Pagoda snack break! 00:32:32 rekh’s take: this T1 roster is positioned to be the GOAT 00:46:47 wokka’s take: TL need to stay together for another year 01:08:55 PrizePicks break! 01:12:33 tbone’s take: TL should consider Jankos for next year 01:28:55 zemelci’s take: GenG was actually one of the better draws that FLY could have gotten for Quarters 01:45:25 NZXT break! 01:48:08 QuiQue’s take: Not ...
Oct 15, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 340
Check Out PrizePicks! - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/TRAVIS (USE Code Travis) Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5) Try Pagoda Snacks! - https://www.instacart.com/store/brands/pagoda 0:00 Introductions 7:45 Worlds so far 17:05 Gyrojoestar: The smallest gap between all regions 39:55 Pagoda Snack Break! 44:40 Kiwiben: Fan narratives skew public perceptions leading to disappointment 1:02:30 Ebraum: MDK shouldn't be hated for their performance 1:16:40 PrizePicks is...
Oct 10, 2024•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 339
00:00:00 Intro 00:18:48 tbone's take: the 2025 Worlds format will be inferior to 2024 and 2023 00:41:00 Pagoda Snack Break! 00:44:29 dixiecup's take: the hate for 100T is unwarranted 01:00:05 weldon's take: at least 2 western teams will make it out of swiss stage 01:14:95 PrizePicks break! 01:18:50 yami's take: NA shouldn't necessarily be entitled to as many slots at international events as we have been given in the past 01:34:04 eviltrenton's take: TL will upset LMG and match against EU to get ...
Oct 01, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 388
00:00:00 Intro 00:19:52 saki predicts: two western teams to quarterfinals 00:39:50 NZXT break! 00:44:50 Emily joins HLL to talk LPL teams and Worlds meta 01:06:00 PrizePicks break! 01:10:35 mehir's take: the way Impact and CoreJJ approach the game should be more common than it is 01:29:35 lazerfruit's take: MAD will lose to both PCS seeds and won't make Swiss 01:43:20 delfino's take: jojo deserves another chance 02:10:29 Outro
Sep 24, 2024•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 337
00:00:00 Intro 00:23:40 icebreaker asks Nukeduck about coaching Busio 00:33:55 KIA break! 00:37:09 bulbasaur’s take: FLY’s win and TL’s loss is good for NA going into Worlds 00:51:55 Aemulator asks Nukeduck and Damonte how being a player informed their coaching 01:06:52 NZXT break! 01:12:05 ppdoc’s take: Massu’s year is the most impressive Rookie year ever 01:25:45 nick thinks teams should keep rosters together for as long as possible 01:39:00 PrizePicks break! 01:43:20 Zemelci’s take: C9 should...
Sep 10, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 336
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 335
00:00:00 Intro 00:23:25 mlewisno thinks the failure of C9 highlights an issue with esports learning from past mistakes 00:44:40 NZXT break! 00:47:35 dailybrew's take: 100T is the best 3rd seed team NA could have sent to Worlds this year 01:08:00 David predicts: 100T beats FLY on Saturday 01:26:00 PrizePicks break! 01:31:53 seanatonin notes: this is the most ex-Academy players ever sent to Worlds 01:48:10 yami's take: TL is being overhyped 02:01:10 KIA break! 02:03:17 Iceshredder's take: the narr...
Sep 04, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 334
00:00:00 Intro 00:11:57 DrAmer1can's take: Corejj or Impact should be next Hall of Legends candidates 00:32:00 NZXT break! Giveaway! 00:36:50 Emily Rand joins HLL to discuss Hall of Legends with Papasmithy 01:00:35 ShadowsLightly thinks the 2025 guest team will be the FLYC roster, bought by a creator YouTuber org 01:12:07 Tzvi's take: DIG vs NRG is the perfect example for why the LCS needs to die and be reborn anew next year. 01:42:40 Not Parkmom asks Papa for some positive LCS news 01:43:00 KIA...
Aug 27, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 333
00:00:00 Intro 00:18:40 aggro's take: River and Quid are the best mid-jg in the LCS 00:29:10 NZXT break! 00:32:20 bug juice's take: this is the end of the road for at least 4 NRG players 00:47:00 spates' take: if sniper doesn't get rookie of the year then the award is a joke 00:58:00 KIA break! 01:02:48 ppdoc's take: this weekend will be APA and TL's biggest test of the split because of meta shift 01:18:40 icebreaker's take: LCS playoffs on a Friday sets a weird precedent 01:29:55 Travis rant 01...
Aug 20, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 332
00:00:00 Intro 00:13:00 pacemaker's take: if CoreJJ wasn't on a team with APA and Impact, he'd be the clear MVP frontrunner 00:30:39 Shawn votes Impact, Inspired, APA, Yeon and Vulcan for All-Pro 00:45:40 PrizePicks break! 00:51:50 treethan's take: NRG will beat FLY handily 01:06:05 wafflefoot's victory lap for TL 01:14:40 KIA break! 01:18:05 SnapArmy j0ker asks Isles what it's like playing with Zven after his role swap back to adc 01:30:10 hungry hobo's take: IMT should stay in the LCS, SR and ...
Aug 13, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 331
Check Out PrizePicks! - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/TRAVIS Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/tg Take a look at the Kia EV9 - https://www.kia.com/us/en Here's an EXCLUSIVE NordVPN deal! - https://nordvpn.com/travis Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:20:00 NEW SPONSOR! NordVPN! 00:23:13 mogul's take: APA will be, or already is, the best native NA mid we've ever had 00:41:43 cloud's take: Shopify is going to ma...
Aug 06, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 330
00:00:00 Intro 00:13:20 Nick disagrees with Travis's take on the esports Olympics 00:45:45 Prize Picks break! 00:50:05 icebreaker's take: the LCS needs to reconsider the inconsistent schedule 01:09:36 Shalom's take: SR is going to make a playoffs run to top 3 01:20:37 NZXT break! 01:23:11 gyrojoestar's take: DIG is the worst team in the LCS 01:38:45 trespasser's take: Naz leaving is good for global LoL esports 01:55:05 KIA break! 01:58:40 god's take: LCS helped him as a new viewer get into compe...
Jul 30, 2024•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 329
00:00:00 Intro 00:15:37 VL asks Palafox about the changes in his team 00:24:45 NZXT break! 00:27:34 Cy's take: the meta is in a good spot despite what people say about the heavy adc presence. 00:39:53 Zemelci still believes in NRG to make Worlds 01:04:15 MR FlSH's take: Riot should be more lenient with third party events 01:22:48 icebreaker asks the Palafox and Massu for their opinions on ARAMs as practice 01:31:49 ppdoc's take: DIG would be a top 3 team with River as their jg 01:42:00 Zoomer de...
Jul 23, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 328
00:00:00 Intro 00:21:40 yami's take: Steve was right, TL can go undefeated in the regular split. 00:38:15 Prize Picks break! 00:42:29 Ezekiel's take: DIG will come back from break and finish top 3, maybe top 2 01:00:59 icebreaker's take: Fearless should be the standard for all pro LoL multigame series 01:26:30 human boy's take: LCS will swap places with LEC as the third best major region 01:46:12 KIA break! 01:50:35 Andrew's take: the current Top 3 LCS teams are the best Top 3 in LCS history 02:...
Jul 16, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 327
00:00:00 Intro 00:17:02 DJ Ninja's take: DIG might fall apart during this break 00:34:05 KIA break! 00:37:20 Sharpie's take: Fans should be excited that IMT is in the LCS 00:57:11 Massy's take: double ADC / laneswap / 3min full clear jg meta is too sleeper 01:10:00 NZXT break! 01:13:48 icebreaker asks Berserker and Castle what their new coaches have been like this season 01:27:44 Mesirix's take: AP junglers actually make the game more interesting and volatile 01:37:40 PrizePicks break! 01:42:48 ...
Jul 02, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 326
00:00:00 Intro 00:17:40 HyperButter's take: LCS content needs more villains to be successful 00:33:35 ANOTHER NEW SPONSOR!?! Welcome, PrizePicks! 00:44:42 Jim is getting back on board with LCS 01:03:45 Tyler's BIG DIG SUMMER 01:17:23 NZXT break! 01:21:53 Jake's take: Talk Your Split format is corny 01:54:58 KIA break! 01:59:44 Skizzle's take: the Summer Finals venue is one of the worst LCS decisions in a while 02:25:13 Outro
Jun 25, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 325
00:00:00 Intro 00:17:40 titan's take: the move to less teams has enhanced the fan experience 00:35:33 NEW SPONSOR: NZXT! 00:40:00 Allan predicts TL to win summer, and TL C9 DIG go to Worlds 00:58:13 purp0se asks Treatz what it's like working with so many veterans on the same team 01:15:10 KIA break! 01:17:50 rawnblade asks what it actually takes for players to reach their potential 01:37:33 Cloud points out that teams can co-stream now, says orgs should do more 02:00:05 GreenCervidae wants to ta...
Jun 18, 2024•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 324
Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:28:28 boggles' take: though the changes feel bad now, they might be better for the long term 00:51:24 NEW SPONSOR!! KIA break! 00:57:30 LS joins HLL! 01:17:40 darklight gives some CBLOL perspective, worries that an unhealthy rivalry will form now 01:53:30 Red's take: these changes might kill LCS entirely 02:16:45 Outro
Jun 12, 2024•2 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 323
Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:26:30 kon's take: these are the best format changes in LCS history 52:40 Kisiel's take: the gauntlet is the best thing the lcs is bringing back 01:04:46 Jonathon's take: there's a bunch of factors keeping sponsors away from CLoL 01:25:20 Marcelo's take: Silvxs has proven that content inspires old fans and new fans to the LCS 01:43:50 groggy is stoked for the Twitch extension 01:56:50 e...
Jun 04, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 322
Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:20:50 Emily joins HLL 01:09:44 micspam is happy to purchase the Ahri skin 01:30:20 waka feels the Ahri skin sets a scary and exploitative precedent 01:58:55 Dirtymike's take: the DIG roster move highlights the need for players to market themselves 02:18:27 johnjr121 asks if gentlemen's agreements exist in LoL 02:41:40 Outro...
May 29, 2024•2 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 321
00:00:00 Intro 00:13:25 spacepope wants to talk about G2's master class in drafting 00:29:35 podras' take: Riot has catered to team owners far too much with too little return 00:49:38 zac's take: DIG will replace FLY as third seed in Summer if FLY can't fix issues 01:08:30 blade's take: Riot Games NEEDS to bring back Rift Rivals 01:22:38 dj8ninja's take: TL will get first in Summer and perform well at Worlds 01:30:16 carson's take: the LCS needs an all-encompassing docuseries to reinvigorate 01:...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 320
00:00:00 Intro - What's Chengdu like? 00:12:20 rawnblade's take: this unpredictable MSI is the West's best chance to go far in a while 00:22:55 tomas's take: NA's problem is lack of commitment 00:40:45 ppdoc shouts out Raz and thinks TL has a chance to compete and win against T1 00:57:57 Nox's take: If DL is correct and IMT and TSM are merging, the community should shun them 01:17:55 shawn's take: Don't put Faker in the Hall of Fame just yet 01:33:36 Zemelci's take: If TL manages to beat T1, the...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 50 min
00:00:00 Intro 00:11:20 t-bone's take: FLY has to blow up their roster if they want to make Worlds 00:31:12 nohrii's take: TL v TES is the best stylistic matchup TL could get 00:47:57 GreenCervidae's take: as Zven said, NA will never win Worlds because pros don't play enough high elo 01:14:35 Tatami Galaxy's take: FLY's failure might set up an interesting narrative for Summer 01:29:02 gamberino wants to talk about Western mindsets at international tourneys 01:38:35 Outro...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 318
00:00:00 Intro 00:24:08 eBraum wants Nymaera's thoughts on LPL and LEC at MSI, and first int'l tourney without LFL 00:40:40 Yasukeh's take: MSI would benefit greatly from having more casters 00:56:24 Grayska's take: the LCS has entirely dropped the ball on MSI content 01:15:32 nocturnavi's take: the leaked third int'l tourney for 2025 should invite more minor regions 01:35:07 doublezeee's take: As an NA fan, I will always have expectations of western teams in general. 01:54:15 basil thinks TL co...
May 01, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 317
00:00:00 Intro 00:21:28 EzraSmiles's take: LCS should push more content during the break weeks to get through the lack of games 00:30:33 Rico Suave asks Mark about the plan to increase NA viewership and young viewers 00:53:21 Azikiel asks what Mark's take is on adding unbroadcasted games and fearless draft 01:26:45 Wakalino ask if there's any content planned for off days during normal broadcast hours 01:33:03 David asks if there's any hope for 2025 roadshows for finals 01:40:15 ppdoc's shoutout ...
Apr 23, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 316
00:00:00 Intro 00:13:47 Davis's take: bring back Scouting Grounds as a content event 00:43:39 BreakingDreams is concerned for C9 due to lack of coaching staff support 01:01:03 Tzvi's take: colleges need to invest in lolesports through high school-focused roadshow 01:21:38 Braedan's take: C9 does best when they pull from their Academy team. Bring it back, Jack 01:36:15 Minnogi's take: it is clear that collegiate LoL is the future of League of Legends in NA and the Tier 2 scene 01:58:20 Outro...
Apr 16, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 315
00:00:00 Intro 00:18:15 Lord Audie asks CoreJJ about TL's growth since 2023 00:30:40 wombatbaby's take: FLY and TL makes sense because they're the only teams that have Challengers rosters 00:45:27 tbone's take: while Thanatos is a good pickup for C9, it won't solve their problems 00:55:47 skizzle's take: DIG firing Enatron was just a cover for poor roster construction 01:16:17 boggs's take: the Inspired interview was super overblown 01:31:05 Glaurung's idea: if a team wins a split, they get to c...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 314
00:00:00 Intro 00:21:59 lymyion's take: TL is simultaneously the worst team to win the LCS and also the best team we've ever sent international. 00:40:33 David's take: the LCS Final should never be in the Riot Games Arena ever again 00:56:27 vash's take: teams need to give fans a reason to commit to them 01:11:34 Lord Audie's take: Bwipo and Inspired are the reason FLY lost to TL 01:21:55 Mephisto's take: TL is the best NA team because Spawn is the GOAT 01:37:00 Andrew's take: C9 missing MSI is ...
Apr 04, 2024•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 313
00:00:00 Intro 00:16:18 Rico Suave's take: there should be definitive leaders in a team to help shape identity 00:28:09 eBraum's take: as a C9 fan, C9 is going to get swept by TL, TL will win over FLY 00:36:10 Bwipo's hot take: The difference between 100T and IMT was pure luck 00:46:30 Is Berserker's gameplay suffering without Zven? 00:51:10 micspam's take: MarkZ being the face of LCS is really dumb 01:03:55 Tzvi's take: C9 needs a rookie to succeed 01:28:44 lymyion's take: Bwipo & APA (and ...
Mar 26, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 312
