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**Hotline League**

Call in show about League of Legends Esports hosted by Travis Gafford and Cubbyxx, featuring guests from all across the LCS.

Latest Episodes:

A bumpy start for some; Chemtech drag's funeral; over/under hyped players feat. LeTigress | HLL 205 Jan 25, 2022

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro

00:15:20 Caperx thinks the community has been way too toxic towards players like Blue.

00:30:27 Sully, average LCS fan, wants to sell Travis on the broadcast.

00:52:55 Funeral service for Chemtech drag with BigAngryHobo and Moghal11

01:12:55 Gazzolith's take: Fudge will follow a similar arc to last year and become best mid LCS, and C9 should not start this roster

01:30:12 Franz's take: Jojopyun and Fudge would be less hyped if Jensen, Perkz, Jiizuke were still playing in NA

01:43:18 Aemulator's topic: 100T are not a top tier team.

01:59:05 Outro

IMT Revenge and TL Guilhoto's spicy talks; is 100T doomed? Did EG really lose offseason? | HLL 204 Jan 18, 2022

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro: Lock In week 1 results and news

00:15:00 Treethan's take: Guilhoto leaving IMT is going to leave them at the bottom of the pack this season

00:25:40 BreakingDreams's take: it seems the Church of LS's ideologies are already taking hold

00:35:20 Alienware break!

00:37:25 IMT Revenge asks Guilhoto some spicy questions...

01:03:13 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

01:08:45 NoGameSense wants to talk about Jinx meta

01:15:30 AntiPhoenixNA's take: 100T DOOMED?

01:29:10 Guilhoto addresses the EG Doublelift/Jensen decision

01:39:55 Game Fuel break!

01:41:49 Sully, an average LCS fan, is confused about the point of Lock In

02:03:45 Outro

Lock In approaches, but who's playing?! Will 100T hit the ground running? feat. Peter Dun | HLL 203 Jan 11, 2022

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro

00:10:00 Will LCS teams be running their full rosters for Lock In?

00:15:19 Co-streaming changes

00:23:12 Rawnblade believes EG has taken the biggest risk of the offseason

00:40:03: JKJuicyKim's hot take: in Group A, C9 will emerge 1st, but GGS close 2nd.

00:53:15 Alienware break

00:56:50 Lil_Bonaparte asks Mark and Travis if they're disappointed with lack of roster info

01:09:35 glimmerglen wants to discuss Riot's events for female players, ie. Game Changers

01:25:35 TomShoe wants to talk about the changes to co-streaming

01:43:13 Game Fuel break

01:46:07 NoGameSense's take: 100T won't win Lock-In because of outclasses bot and jg

01:54:30 Copiz's spicy take: Xerxe and PoE will be the best mid/jg

02:06:40 Outro

On to 2022! Who has the strongest roster? Is Academy useful?! CLG dark horse!?? feat. Raz | HLL 202 Jan 04, 2022

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro: holiday recap, rumors and news

00:25:50 Dr. Nollie predicts TL will NOT win Spring OR Summer, will miss out on Worlds

00:41:23 Nowak's take: the decision of C9 to keep Zven will go down as one of the smartest/best moves of the year.

00:49:05 Alienware break!

00:52:22 TomShoe returns to say Riot should start forcing teams to bring their main rosters to Lock-in

01:07:30 iscaf's take: the LCS should have a loan system

01:17:33 Gazzolith's take: There was a lot of misunderstanding around LS's Academy take.

01:25:13 Bunny's take: this is the year for the content team of LCS to step their game up

01:39:28 haxie predicts CLG will make Worlds and at least get to quarters

01:59:00 Outro

A look back: Rising stars, format shifts; what could be improved upon for 2022? | HLL 201 Dec 21, 2021

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro

00:14:15 LilBonaparte's take: Doublelift was right about TSM

00:25:30 Moghal's take: NA improved over 2021 and will only continue improving

00:32:10 Alienware break!

00:34:30 Basil's take: CLG unfairly ruined Broxah's career

00:43:15 The Dream's take: the LCS has proven it could survive a total shutdown

00:52:30 mendoc's take: 2021 had the most zero-to-hero's of any LCS year

01:02:00 Game Fuel break

01:05:20 Old Cosmic Drive Stan's take: MSI needs to expand to allow more teams to play

01:22:10 Jack wants to discuss imports

01:32:00 Genshin Impact Prime Gaming

01:35:08 EeveeFIGHTING has the 100T take

01:46:30 Outro, suddenly, for no particular reason

KELBY MAY RETURNS! G2 Drama, TL Bjergsen, CLG's hipster roster, and more! | HLL 200 Dec 07, 2021

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro

00:16:25 Community wants to talk about the Carlos/Mikyx drama

00:36:05 Hex Blast says 5Fire's retirement shows the downside of franchising

00:47:10 Alienware break!

00:50:25 deXfactor777's take: C9 has the highest ceiling of any LCS team ever

01:03:15 Treethan predicts TSM will be bottom of the standings

01:21:47 iscaf6's rediction: CLG for top 4 in Spring

01:35:25 Game Fuel break!

01:38:12 Red Panda's take: EG is slowly becoming the new C9

01:50:24 Mogul's take: Bjergsen will have a defining year for his career in 2022

02:03:47 Outro

Academy's impact and growing NA talent; new CLG roster?! feat. Kelsey Moser | HLL 199 Nov 30, 2021

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro

00:21:03 Felipe asks Kelsey what she thinks is the best format for Academy

00:35:55 Tim thinks the changes to Academy and Amateur in 2021 were a massive success

00:47:51 Gengariffith's take: if TSM imports mid, their roster is the biggest disappointment of the offseason

01:08:07 Beora asks for Kelsey's take on the CLG roster

01:26:50 Caper (not Kaper but I wrote it like that cos that's how Travis said it last time) wants TSM Jensen

01:42:50 TomShoe wonders how teams are supposed to grow top talent

01:58:00 Mesh's take: CoreJJ's inhouses proved that Academy players and LCS players can look good playing together

02:06:45 Outro

Is the Champions Queue a good thing for NA? Is C9 MarkZ's DREAM ROSTER?! feat. Razleplasm | HLL 198 Nov 23, 2021

Show notes

00:00:00 Intro: Arcane finale party and Undercity Nights stories (no spoilers)

00:17:30 Bluejay's take: the new pro superserver is really exciting and terrifying

00:32:58 GraysView says Mark got his dream roster in C9

00:45:00 Alienware break!

00:46:56 Rico Suave's take: All these high-buyout deals are good for the LCS

00:55:34 Wooden Post brings a no-spoiler Arcane discussion

01:07:50 Zemelci's take: with EG and 100T's rosters, this year continues "the battle for the soul of the LCS"

01:26:45 NoGameSense wants HLL's opinion on the bottom LCS teams' offseason decisions

01:36:10 Game Fuel break!

01:37:35 Jontino thinks GGS is being slept on

01:48:16 Outro

Who won the offseason? A take so SPICY MarkZ jumps out of his chair?! | HLL 197 Nov 16, 2021

Show notes

00:00:00 Long intro/news/rumors/predictions

00:48:30 Alienware Black Friday deals and more!

00:51:00 Zextrap's take: TSM getting MikyX is a mistake.

00:58:00 EinWaltz's take: Nisqy being jobless is the biggest disappointment of the offseason

01:06:06 Prophet's take: because of focus on new talent, this is the end for a lot of veteran pro League players

01:14:30 Beorn's take: C9 lost the offseason

01:22:05 Wooden Post's take: C9 fans need to chill out and trust Jack

01:29:29 Game Fuel break

01:31:22 Nate thinks Rekkles is doing the smart thing going to KCorp

01:44:15 RedPanda doesn't think LS is a good coaching fit for C9

01:55:35 iscaf3's take: 100T won the offseason

02:00:00 Outro

NA Offseason 2021: Does spending really affect success? Are SUPERTEAMS worth? feat. LS | HLL 196 Nov 09, 2021

Show notes

00:00:00 SUPER SHORT Intro

00:06:00 JKJuicyKim wants to talk TL's offseason superteam

00:18:10 Alienware break!

00:19:40 LCS Wooloo believes TSM, C9 and 100T should go all-out with spending in preparation for NA Worlds

00:30:42 TheDog says 2021 Worlds has been the best yet

00:46:25 C9 Blaine thinks this is the WORST LCS offseason

01:00:30 Kaper thinks TL is making a mistake replacing Jensen with Bjergsen

01:16:54 Bluefrost isn't convinced Arcane's success will have any impact in the NA competitive scene

01:31:05 Vexed Shinobi's take: teams are avoiding heavy spending because NA LoL fandom is relatively small in the esports world

01:48:55 Outro

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