Salty Runback - NA LoL Esports

Right before Thanksgiving, Riot announces HUGE changes to the NACL and the LTA Tier 2 ecosystem for 2025. In this episode, Hawk and Grapes react to all of the changes, including a new org joining the NACL, an exciting qualifier happening this Spring, and their reactions to FlyQuest and Team Liquid dropping their Tier 2 teams for next year. Join our Discord Server! https://discord.gg/w6h9nDzY4u Tim...

We’ve hit full offseason mode in the LoL Esports scene, but that doesn’t mean there’s not stuff to talk about in the world of the NACL and beyond! In this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss Srtty getting signed to Dignitas, some big changes to the CLOL format, and Riot’s decision to cut the English broadcast of the LPL, and what it could mean for the future of the NACL broadcast and...

The offseason is here, and with that come roster news, region overhauls, and, of course, combines! On this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes grade Team Liquid and FlyQuest’s Worlds runs, discuss the format changes for the now-LTA, and DSG joining Tier 1 as a guest team! Then they sit down with Parth Naidu, former GM and Head Coach of TSM who is now the founder of SIDO, who is running one o...

The NA Developmental year has concluded! In a special edition of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss Tier 3 falling short and AOE's current roster in a promotion tournament reflection. Then, they talk about the best NACL prospects, Dragonsteel's historic run, and the landscape of NA Tier 2 as a whole! In the part two, join Hawk as he got a chance to speak with DSTL's Zamudo and Nile...

It’s game time! With the NACL Qualifiers finishing up their summer season with promotion tournament on the line, and the NACL going through the lower bracket of the playoffs, Hawk and Grapes discuss Dragonsteel’s dominance, NACLQ awards, and set up bingo boards for the games this weekend! Watch NACL Qualifiers Coverage with Hawk and Grapes every Saturday and Sunday on twitch.tv/NACL2 at 8 ET/5 PT....

The NACL Regular Season has concluded and it’s time for the best time of the year: playoffs! Hawk and Grapes unveil their complete playoff brackets (it gets unhinged), analyze the promotion implications of the upcoming weekend of NACLQ, and discuss the dissolution of St. Louis University’s Esports program just months after winning CLOL. Watch NACL Qualifiers Coverage with Hawk and Grapes every Sat...

As the NACL season chugs along and the first NACLQ Winner was crowned in Dragoon’s Goons, Hawk and Grapes talk about Dragonsteel’s exciting rise to the top of the leaderboards, discuss the new additions to NACL rosters, and give their predictions for both the NACL and Qualifiers moving forward. Then, the guys sit down with one of the hottest prospects in the NACL, Supernova Mid laner Toasty, and d...

LAST CALL! At the halfway point of the NACL season and just before the Qualifiers kick off their first semifinals and finals, it’s time for everyone’s favorite segment on Salty Runback, Salt Street Bets! Hawk and Grapes recap their favorite money match from last week, preview the NACLQ top four, and make their bets on which teams are on the way up and which have peaked at the wrong time. Watch NAC...

We’re back for Summer Split! After a short hiatus, Hawk and Grapes are BACK for Salty Runback and are ready to break down everything after a chaotic first week of the split. The boys discuss their favorite parts of the new format changes, the new Americas Tier 2 tournament that was just announced, and then put all NACL and NACLQ teams on an alignment chart of how good they are and how entertaining...

WE’RE IN IDAHO! Hawk and Grapes are live from the Boise State University Esports Arena to record a live edition of Salty Runback before the 2024 CLOL Finals! The two describe their experience in Boise so far, analyze the grand finals matchup between Maryville University and St. Louis University, and decide which players will be X-Factors in the last game of CLOL. Then they are joined by Clerkie an...

SUPPORT OUR INITIATIVE TO BROADCST CLOL ON SALTY RUNBACK! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-salty... And now we’re down to four. On this episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes reflect on what has been the most excited CLOL bracket ever, discuss the developmental landscape a year since Riot removed the NACL requirement for LCS teams, and build the “perfect” CLOL team using players competing in the...

SUPPORT OUR INITIATIVE TO BROADCST CLOL ON SALTY RUNBACK! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-salty... It’s EPISODE 50 of Salty Runback, and almost time for Salty Runback’s broadcasat of the CLOL Top 16 to begin. In a special, headlines-only episode, Hawk and Grapes discuss all eight best of fives of the Sweet 16, complete with predictions for each and every one of them. Watch Salty Runback’s coverage...

SUPPORT OUR INITIATIVE TO BROADCST CLOL ON SALTY RUNBACK! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-salty... WOW. After it was announced that GGTech was not running an official broadcast for the 2024 CLOL Championships, we started a campaign to start an unofficial professional-level broadcast and have raised over $10,000 to cover all of the top 16 and beyond. Thank you so much for all of your support. With...

The race to the CLOL Championship is heading to … Idaho?! Hawk and Grapes talk about the biggest results from regional finals weekend, react to the news about the collegiate finals being moved to Boise State, and calculate the winners of the Salt Street Bets and Fantasy NACL episodes from earlier this year! Then, we answered some questions from YOU guys in our part two, about League, life, and … l...

It’s time for the NACL Finals! After a tremendous lower bracket run, Maryville University becomes the first collegiate program to reach a Tier 3 Finals as they face off against FlyQuest Challengers Monday night in the LCS Arena. Hawk and Grapes discuss the long-awaited finals, discuss NA talent’s success in the LCS, and break down the results of the second NACL Qualifier. Then, the podcast splits...

What a week! With now only 1 week of games until the NACL Finals and the conclusion of the NACL Qualifiers, we just witnessed one of the greatest weekends of the season, with upsets, eliminations, and so much more. Hawk and Grapes discuss the biggest surprises of the weekend, the announced roster change of Mirage Alliance, and what to expect for the last week of the NACL Qualifiers. Then, it’s the...

It's elimination season! With the regular season coming to a close in the NACL and the Qualifiers playoffs starting this week, Hawk and Grapes broke down their contenders for both leagues, discussed their NACL MVP candidates, and went through each of their completed NACL playoff brackets. Salty Runback is now an official community streamer for the NACL Qualifiers! Watch games LIVE on ⁠twitch.t...

We’re coming down the home stretch of the 2024 NACL Spring regular season, and the race for Promotion for our NACL Qualifiers teams are starting to heat up! Hawk and Grapes preview the top and bottom of the NACL standings, discuss a potential fix to the promotion tournament schedule, and let you know which of the 14 series happening this week you ABSOLUTELY need to tune in for. Salty Runback is no...

EDITORS NOTE: HI ITS GRAPES I SCREWED UP BRADLEYS AUDIO IT’S UNFORTUNATELY DOUBLED THE WHOLE TIME VERY SORRY STILL HOPE U ENJOY Another busy week here on Salty Runback, with the NACL reaching its last two weeks of the regular season, and the Qualifiers reaching their second tournament of Spring. Hawk and Grapes recap the NACL match of the season in FLYC vs. MU, discuss potential changes to the NAC...

Some big news on the way as we head into our 40th episode of Salty Runback! Hawk and Grapes discuss DSG's struggles, the impending battle between the NACL's top teams, and the end of NACL Qualifier 1, with huge changes in store for Qualifier 2. After that, the boys take a look at a community survey which was sent out about YOUR thoughts on NACLQ 1 coverage. Make sure to check out our NACL...

It’s time to roll the dice again on another episode of Salty Runback! Hawk and Grapes discuss the success of Maryville University, discuss our favorites for the first NACLQ, and review the “beef” between LiT Esports and Wildcard Gaming. They then bring back an old favorite for the third straight split, Salt Street Bets, where they try and put their money where their mouth is when it comes to their...

Season 2 of Salty Runback continues as Hawk and Grapes dive into the first week of NACL action, OQs, and CLOL. Stick around for part 2 where they draft fantasy NACL teams!! We are excited to announce our new show Tier 3 Tonight, which will be the official coverage of the NACL Qualifiers for 2024! We go LIVE on Thursdays at 7 ET/4 PT on twitch.tv/lcs_challengers! Check out our first episode here: h...

After a week off, it's time for another episode of Salty Runback! Hawk and Grapes discuss some teams who are struggling in the NACL, debate if the new schedule has been good for the league, talk about whose expectations have shifted in the Qualifiers, and sit down with Wildcard Gaming's top laner Qwacker to talk about his unconventional path to pro. Thank you to Qwacker for joining us this...

We’re back! It’s our first full length Salty Runback Episode of the New Year, and the first of the 2024 Season! Hawk and Grapes go over the changes made to the NACL and LCS, the broadcast changes to the NACL Qualifiers, and the seed results for the NACL Swiss stage. Then, the two go through a typical NACL Tier List, only this time… they have to do it together, LIVE. We are excited to announce our...

Happy Holidays! Hawk and Grapes are back for the last episode of Salty Runback for the 2023 season! The pair talks about the potential  implementation of Fearless Draft in the NACL, discuss which team is the early favorite to win the Spring Split, and give their Christmas wish lists for the NA developmental space for next year. Thank you all for supporting Salty Runback all year long! Your support...