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00:00:00 Intro - Vulcan's updates, NACL discussion 00:37:20 TSM discussion 00:48:30 gordo's take: Riot needs to restrict imports 01:04:20 knightsz predicts Vulcan gets a title on FLY 01:11:30 micspam asks Vulcan what he'd say to disappointed LCS fans 01:24:06 brakthir asks why legacy NA fans should care 01:33:00 yami's take: creator orgs will make NA the worst region 01:47:49 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - NACL, MSI format, and more 00:30:05 tomato's take: teams that choose not to support NACL should lose an import slot 00:46:00 Alienware break 00:47:45 Cubby calls in to talk NACL 01:11:35 Luctus's take: the people that voted on NACL decision should be getting more heat 01:33:10 OnePlus break 01:35:25 excelsior's take: GG had as good a showing as we could've hoped 01...

00:00:00 Intro 00:19:20 laserfruit's rant on EU sentiment towards NA 00:33:07 kimmer's take: GG is going to run it back to LCS Summer Finals after MSI exp gain 00:41:45 Alienware break 00:43:00 Monjhall addresses reddit concerns around bracket 00:59:53 Gabe's take: C9 and G2 have the best chance of beating Eastern teams 01:12:55 OnePlus 11 break! 01:15:30 mockra's take: western ana...

00:00:00 Intro 00:33:35 treethan's take: GG losing the way they did to BLG was great, they will still make it to semifinals 00:43:15 OnePlus break! 00:46:30 Zemelci's take: LOUD should be the favorite to make it out of Group B, but lose to GG on Sunday 00:49:20 random discourse about London vs LA 00:59:00 back to the LOUD take 01:05:10 Zemelci's 2nd take: if G2 and GG had swapped Group...

00:00:00 Intro 00:26:52 Nicole's take: Instead of required challenger teams, teams should be encouraged to run 7-9 man rosters 00:47:36 Bluejay's take: Needham's take on the showtimes shows how disconnected he is 00:59:50 raimi's take: if three-import rumor is real, it's a half-measure 01:10:24 goose's take: if Vulcan ends up in LEC, more LCS players should follow suit 01:1...

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:30 fox's take: LEC format isn't sustainable for LCS 00:29:02 silyas's take: TSM isn't going anywhere 00:39:55 TomShoe on the Berserker 3 imports leak: Riot should scrap the import rule 00:52:40 Alienware break! 00:54:46 david's take: we should give up on caring about online viewership and focus on live event attendance 01:21:43 Burt Machine's take: sala...

00:00:00 Intro - LCS dead? Empty stage? What REALLY happened at Finals 00:24:20 Dean's take: C9 will be the best western team at MSI, positional coaches good 00:39:32 Matt's take: Blaber will end his career as the undisputed NA GOAT someday 00:53:18 dixiecup asks Fudge if he can take on international toplaners 01:05:15 MrMoeJoe's take: the new MSI format is going to give NA more chance...

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:29 Zareken's take: let the old orgs die 00:35:27 ATS Tilted's take: only creators can save esports 00:51:35 TL STEVE joins HLL to talk business 01:13:05 Alienware break 01:15:33 Sentry1117's take: it's time for an apology to Bigby (last week's EG take) 01:29:01 Mapusaurus's take: GG will beat FLY but fail internationally 01:38:18 Wizard Bufo's take:...

00:00:00 Intro: Welcome back, Revenge! Social media for pros, Brandon Sanderson article, and other news 00:23:02 Bigby's take: EG are frauds 00:35:48 Datapig's take: Emenes is a liability 00:45:32 Dr. Ducky's take: LCS Spring Split MVP should come from GG 00:59:00 Lord Audie's take: TL should keep their roster to make Summer Playoffs 01:10:00 littletree predicts CLG will finish bot...

00:00:00 Intro 00:15:05 tuft's take: Palafox should be a lock for at LEAST 3rd team all pro, but... 00:34:05 dixiecup's take: 100T's rocket won't stop 00:46:15 Alienware break 00:47:54 papaburgendy's take: narratives matter too much in all pro voting 01:06:45 Ithsmus asks Kelby: what is the most sustainable way for top esports to be profitable for orgs? 01:22:44 seanatonin'...

00:00:00 Intro 00:14:20 omar predicts FLY won't make Finals this split 00:28:50 SyphroDaJake's take: Fudge is by far the strongest candidate for MVP 00:41:05 Alienware break 00:42:37 Redhood's All-Pro lineup: Fudge River Gori Prince Vulcan 00:54:11 Manimal's take: C9 Porti is wrong 01:10:21 Datapig's take: TSM and CLG are not going to make Playoffs; TL and 100T will take their place 01:19:34 King...

00:00:00 Intro: Travis and Mark dive deeper on their sides of the EG/Danny situation 00:30:17 thedixiecup's take: 100T will win out remainder of split 00:40:40 warpenguin's take: 100T being bad is amazing for LCS, gameplay wise 00:49:05 ezrasmiles's take: VicLa doesn't deserve an All-Pro spot 00:56:30 TheGreatClockwyrm's take: FLY's success looks very meta-dependent  01:08:03 thumper's take:...

00:00:00 Intro 00:21:50 Lord Audie asks Inero if/why teams FF in scrims when it's not going well 00:33:10 Banana_BallzZ asks Inero about Licorice 00:43:30 LestForce's take: the Tricast this past weekend was disrespectful 01:00:50 Mon wants to talk about the Eric Andre-style Vulcan segments 01:13:24 IMissInfiniteCrisis's take: Summit is a detriment to TL 01:22:20 Spires's take: TL will have a big r...

00:00:00 Intro 00:25:50 Bluejay's take: GGS-DIG River trade has contributed to GGS success this split 00:32:40 DblG's take: C9 putting in Emenes will make them favorites to win the split over FLY and EG. 00:45:12 the spleen's take: LCS VOD content is not easily accessible 00:58:13 ezrasmiles's take: TSM has proven they are a top half of LCS team and will move up to LCS finals 01:11:25 ventus's tak...

00:00:00 Intro - Travis's MTG addiction, a wholesome moment, and more news 00:25:38 brandywine's take: FLY is going to be the first NA team to win Worlds 00:41:25 taco's take: Tenacity is holding back 100T 00:51:25 saint's take: DIG's LCS team is so bad they should just sub in their NACL roster 01:03:20 jer's take: the vitriol towards LeTigress shows how awful the LoL community is for women 01:17:...

00:00:00 Intro - drama drama drama 00:36:35 Pablo's take: DIG's current roster looks a lot like CLG's summer 2022 roster 00:45:35 IMissRedRising's take: FLY is a bit overrated 00:55:50: LS joins HLL! 00:56:25 the hate against LCS is blown out of proportion 01:09:11 Michael says HLE is going to win LCK Spring 01:16:37 RubySea's take: TL's looking like the biggest disappointment after preseason 01:2...

00:00:00 Intro 00:17:35 bwillroku's take on the opening broadcast: not good 00:37:40 TomSoloMid's take: Bwipo should be the starting jg for TL 00:48:05 jancked's take: new broadcast times make it difficult for EU fans to watch 01:00:32 KISEQ's take: aphro not being in LCS is the worst thing to happen to LCS this year 01:07:27 tuft's take: CLG week 1 proves that you can improve without big roster c...

00:00:00 Intro 00:27:50 arsh is excited for the LCS broadcast 00:45:00 basil's take: TL's new jg will not be top 5 in LCS this year 00:54:30 cody's take: LCS should do more drops and giveaways this season 01:04:50 gunch is optimistic about TSM 01:14:23 araze's take: Blaber is King of Spring 01:25:24 bang's take: C9 will make top 2 in Spring 01:34:49 MaskedSwan's take: Champs Queue not being used r...

00:00:00 Intro 00:15:37 thewizard's take: CLG is going to win the whole split 00:23:18 nkp's take: new MSI/Worlds format is great for ecosystem but bad for NA 00:42:30 emulator's take: the only 2 teams to send int'l: TL and EG 00:59:03 Hatez's take: new Worlds format is worse 01:15:15 cool's take: bo5 between LEC and LCS is exciting, but hurts LCS Summer Playoffs 01:24:02 eviltrenton's take: TL is...

00:00:00 Intro 00:26:30 Basket o Knives asks Goldenglue for his career takeaways 00:35:00 Alienware break! 00:37:37 cozycoffin's take: 100T not making playoffs would be good for the LCS 00:49:30 Cayotix's take: incoming broadcast talent will be negatively impacted by the Dash situation 01:04:00 Zanzaa's take: the LCS should drop franchising and return to a tournament circuit 01:17:18 Pixlol's take...

00:00:00 Intro - LCS changes, big news 00:37:40 Justin's take: the LCS new times will be good for the League 00:56:05 monkeyjam's take: the biggest loser from the time change is the players 01:16:30 earthrat asks Papa about his new role 01:25:02 Scott doesn't think the LCS teams keep GMs long enough to accomplish goals 01:34:12 noxwar gasses up FLY 01:50:20 elmo is PUMPED about FLY roster 02:03:20...

00:00:00 Intro - The Game Awards 00:10:40 League news 00:20:21 PeterJS's take: FLY will win Summer 00:34:47 Alienware break! 00:38:00 Zemelci is more excited for LCS rosters than LEC 00:51:30 TomShoe's take: the "old people" are going to ruin 100T 01:07:15 numiii's take: more players should vlog 01:19:20 GraysView disagrees with Mark about ARAM 01:26:10 Kevin's take: Riot should change the way par...

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:45 Akina wants to talk about Pyosik 00:29:35 Alienware break! 00:32:12 tuft's take: CLG to be top 4 in the regular season 00:49:00 washi's take; FLY won offseason 00:57:15 billabang's take: esports could take some ideas from traditional sports to spice things up 01:11:52 Grubhub break! 01:16:05 Cayotix's take: 100T will not be top 4 but still great for viewership 01:29:06 TheC...

00:00:00 Intro 00:13:20 Ventus asks: Why does it feel like esports teams don't care about content? 00:26:59 sandytoes's take: the LCS has obtained some level of salary parity 00:43:20 Alienware break 00:45:45 Dueling takes! Is Korean TL bad?! 01:06:35 wafflefoot says get RID of Spring Split 01:19:20 Grubhub break! 01:21:30 lazerfruit asks what happened to EG Prodigies? 01:32:03 Seanatonin's take:...

00:00:00 Intro 00:16:35 DoubleG's take: C9 should still be considered favorites for Spring 00:30:25 N0boat's take: TL will buster out like TSM did 00:40:55  muderino's take: TL's all-KR roster is the ultimate test of "work ethic in NA" narrative 00:50:28 ricosuave's take: FLY to win Spring AND Summer 01:05:43 massy's take: 100T upgraded and EG downgraded massively 01:26:40 Res's take: 100T si...