Salty Runback - NA LoL Esports

We've got a midweek episode before our biggest regular season match of the split! Grapes sat down with Dayos, the head coach of Luminosity Gaming, to discuss his path through Tier 3, Tier 2, Collegiate, and LCS, what building one of the hypest rosters in the NACL looks like, and his thoughts on the upcoming matchup vs. DarkZero Dragonsteel. Follow Dayos!https://x.com/MvlDayosCheck out the NACL...

It’s time to make a lot of people angry… As the NACL kicks off competition today, Hawk and Grapes bring back a fan-favorite from Tier 3 Tonight: Player Cards for all 50 players competing in Tier 2 for the 2025 Split 1 regular season. Who will be the lowest overall? Who will be a 99? Which team has the best average rating? Find out all that and more todayCheck out the NACL on https://twitch.tv/nacl...

THE NACL IS FINALLY HERE!!! With March almost over, the first games of competitive Tier 2 League of Legends in North America in 2025 are about to take place. Hawk and Grapes discuss Near Airport officially joining the NACL (and their connections to Los Ratones), the recently announced partnership with Dragonsteel and DarkZero, and predict the award winners and match winners in both the NACL and CL...

Comment dit-on… “Qualified for NACL??” In our midweek episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes sit down with one of the newest members of NACL, Apex Mission Impossible’s support Pockus! The trio discuss Pockus and AMI’s long journey through the Open Qualifier, his expectations on his first Tier 2 split in his 10-year career, and the robust landscape of Quebecois League of Legends Esports. We also...

Our 10 teams are in! Congratulations to Tempest Gaming for becoming the final team to qualify to the NACL through the wild and wacky Open Qualifier. In this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes break down how well Tempest will stack up against the rest of the NACL, the last minute changes to the Qualifier format, and discuss the ever-evolving CLOL landscape. Become a member of our Patreon to...

THE END OF THE OQ IS NEAR! With 10 teams left to compete for one spot left in the NACL, Hawk and Grapes spend this midweek episode doing some burning. A la “Mean Girls”, the two look at the NACL OQ “Burn Book” breaking down each remaining team and why they will … or won’t … promote into the NACL. Become a member of our Patreon to gain access to up to FOUR new shows covering NA LoL Esports: patreon...

WELCOME NEAR AIRPORT AND APEX MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TO THE NACL… we think? In a brand new episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes talk about all the storylines around the OQ, if Doublelift and friends will actually play in the league after promoting, and get a little doomer with reactions to the Pulse news and Yukino leaving NA to join Karmine Corp. Become a member of our Patreon to gain access to...

It’s time to take some calls! On this midweek episode of Hotl- I mean… Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes take YOUR calls with your hottest takes about the upcoming NACL OQ, and decide if they are too obvious, way too cooked, or juuust right. Become a member of our Patreon to gain access to up to FOUR new shows covering NA LoL Esports: patreon.com/saltyrunbacknaJoin our Discord Server! https://discord...

WHAT. A. WEEKEND. 80 best of 3s, 161 games played, and 32 teams left after the first weekend of the 2025 NACL Open Qualifier. Hawk and Grapes discuss the biggest matchups and most surprising results, the surprise of Citadel dropping early into the lower bracket, and who they think will be the first two teams to promote into the NACL this upcoming Sunday. Become a member of our Patreon to gain acce...

The day has arrived. At long last, the NACL Open Qualifier is about to begin, and Hawk and Grapes prepare for it in the only way they know how: A Tier List. Watch this 100-minute episode as they tier all 64 teams (with timestamps!) to determine who the lucky teams will be to qualify into the NACLWe have changed our handles on all platforms to @SaltyRunbackNA!Become a member of our Patreon to gain...

It's finally NACL season! We're just 4 short days away from the start of the largest open qualifier in NA history, which means we've got a lock to talk about! Join Hawk and Grapes as they discuss their favorite music, Citadel Gaming's roster, the rest of the OQ pack, and CLOL playoffs. We have changed our handles on all platforms to @SaltyRunbackNA!Become a member of our Patreon to...

The zoomers are thriving this week in NA LoL! In this episode of Salty Runback, Grapes sits down with the newest and youngest player in the NACL this split, Cryogen, fresh off of a 4-1 scrim record against Doublelift’s Stream team! Learn how the Pulse Star support gets recognized in high school for being a pro player, his experience with FlyQuest and at the SIDO combine last year, and why he think...

A wild week of League of Legends as we get closer to the start of the NACL OQ! On this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss the streamed scrims of Doublelift’s team and how they will shape up in the NACL, the merger of Ole Miss and Supernova, and the best matchups to watch for the last week of the CLOL regular season. We have changed our handles on all platforms to @SaltyRunbackNA!Bec...

With the schedule announced this Friday, the countdown for the start of the NA Tier 2 and 3 season has officially begun! In this episode, Hawk and Grapes discuss the newest (and youngest) roster in the NACL, some of the biggest stories in the collegiate landscape, and which pro player is the most likely to pull a Kendrick and drop a diss track…We have changed our handles on all platforms to @Salty...

With the schedule announced this Friday, the countdown for the start of the NA Tier 2 and 3 season has officially begun! In this episode, Hawk and Grapes discuss the newest (and youngest) roster in the NACL, some of the biggest stories in the collegiate landscape, and which pro player is the most likely to pull a Kendrick and drop a diss track…We have changed our handles on all platforms to @Salty...

LONG HAVE WE AWAITED, NACL ANNOUNCEMENT ACTIVATED! In this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes break down all of the details in Riot’s new Tier 2 + 3 Primer, with details on the dates and format of the OQ, a change to the NACL schedule, and a new tournament organizer running things in the Americas for the 2025 season. Link to the article here: [WILL UPDATE WHEN PUBLIC] We have changed our ha...

We got some news about Tier 3… but it wasn’t what we were hoping for. On this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss the dropping out of NTMR from the League of Legends ecosystem, the decisions Maryville will have to make about their starting roster, and … the Luka Doncic trade? It’s been a dry news week… We have changed our handles on all platforms to @SaltyRunbackNA! Become a member o...

It's cause for celebration as we welcome our first ever Tier-1 player to Salty Runback! In this episode, Hawk and Grapes sit down with Dignitas' new top laner Srtty, where they discuss how he was feeling sitting on the LTA stage for the first time, and break down his strong performance in his first game against Team Liquid. Follow Srtty! twitter.com/_srtty twitch.tv/srtty_lol We have chang...

The 2025 season has kicked off, and we’re here to talk about it all on Salty Runback! This week, Hawk and Grapes discussed the lack of transparency about the upcoming OQ, the performance of the LTAN rookies in the league’s opening weekend, and all the big storylines of the first round of the CLOL regular season. We have changed our handles on all platforms to @SaltyRunbackNA! Become a member of ou...

It’s time for a trip down memory lane! In this midweek episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss all of the new NACL and OQ rosters that have been announced so far, and compare them to a team from one of their favorite teams from the Proving Grounds/NACL era of 2021-2024! We have changed our handles on all platforms to @SaltyRunbackNA! Become a member of our Patreon to gain access to up to...

Welcome to Season 3 of Salty Runback! We’ve got a new look, a new format, and a lot of new shows for you in 2025. In this inaugural episode in the lead up to the CLOL and LTA season, Hawk and Grapes discuss the best free agents still available for the NACL, break down the CLOL conferences ahead of regular season play, and talk about the new rookies of the LTA North, Srtty and ScaryJerry, as they m...

Happy New Year! In the last episode of Salty Runback Season 2, Hawk and Grapes go through the new roster announcements for the NACL and the OQs, discuss the best format for the upcoming Open Qualifier tournament, and crunch the numbers of the 2024 NACL season. Thank you all for a great season of Salty Runback! We’ll be back in a few weeks for Season 3! Join our Discord Server! https://discord.gg/w...

The final LTA North Roster spot has been locked in, and that means NACL rostermania is about to hit full swing. In this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss the promotions of ScaryJerry and Sheiden to Tier 1, the unfortunate loss of Cincinnati Fear from the NACL, and the return of some familiar faces with the roster announcements of Luminosity and Dragonsteel Watch the 2024 Caster Cla...

Put those GM hats on! It’s Draft Day! In this very special 69th episode of Salty Runback, Grapes enlists the help of the Salt Mine Podcast and Shibby to help simulate what the NACL offseason is going to look like. With their assigned team and assigned budget, each host will draft which players they would want on their NACL team for the 2025 season, which each org having different goals in mind whi...

Happy Turkey Day! In this Thanksgiving edition of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss some of the LTA roster news (and the lack of a certain back-to-back MVP), how to improve the CLOL fall landscape, the upcoming ACL playoff matches, and what they’re thankful for in the wild world of NA Esports. Join our Discord Server! https://discord.gg/w6h9nDzY4u Time Stamps: Intro: ⁠0:00:00⁠ Will Srtty and...