100Talk - 100 Thieves Podcast

This past weekend, 100T pulled off the most convincing and dominating win in the franchise’s history over the towering titans of C9. The dads enjoy the moment by celebrating what we did well and what the new-found ceiling of this team could mean for the long run - Worlds is no longer out of the picture. Also, one Samichh makes good on his 100 gifted subs bet and more sub gifting goes down - it’s one heck of a night for 100Kids. Listen here. TIMESTAMPS: 5:49 - 100T vs FLY - Ssumday carries, Ryoma hits and misses, an imperfect game but a dub all the same20:16 -100T vs C9 - limit testing, draft masterclass 35:29 - Contractz: Out Blabering Blaber41:59 - Poome: We’re all Poomers now46:08 - Cody: Not primary carry but that’s okay48:44 - What does a win like this mean?54:54 - Revisiting power rankings in a league in flux1:01:34 - Listener Takes Lightning Round1:14:00 - Week 5 predictions - Do we 2-0 the 2nd and 3rd place teams??1:19:31 - There’s also an apparel drop this weekend we’re winning on all fronts we share our thoughts on the pieces and the quality Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

Week 4 of LCS gave us our first peek at the latest iteration of the 100T roster - but is it new and IMPROVED, or just new? Jordan and Cole share how this weekend’s matches compared to their (admittedly low) expectations while pointing out some of the good and bad that the new guys contributed. Plus, the dads talk about the #TrustThePapa meter which is currently getting a nice halo effect from the surging-in-popularity-and-adoration 100X roster. It’s all here in the latest batch of 100Talking, powered by Rip It Energy Fuel! Listen here. TIMESTAMPS: 3:24 - Context of this weekend’s games6:24 - 100T’s first strat: what we always wanted10:36 - Increase in aggression with Contractz leading the way14:42 - The ups and downs of Ryoma’s weekend27:20 - Poome’s first game - Thresh30:40 - Were we outdrafted against GG?36:56 - Poome shows out on Rakan against DIG42:43 - Contractz does better on Olaf48:20 - Reality vs. expectations with the new guys54:02 - Is Cody Sun slumping a bit or can we even tell?58:08 - #TrustThePapa check-in1:06:02 - Listener Takes Lightning Round1:12:50 - Predictions for this week, wrap-up Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

Look at us. Who would have thought? Jordan and Cole. After tripping at the starting line to a 1-5 start, PapaSmithy steps in and replaces Meteos and Stunt with Contractz and Poome. The fanbase gets a serious PTSD flashback to 2018, but the dads are here to explain what is different about this time and what we should expect out of the latest iteration of the 100T roster. Listen here. TIMESTAMPS: 1:29 - 100T vs CLG8:19 - 100T vs TSM16:37 - Meteos20:43 - Who could’ve predicted this? We could’ve. And we did.25:30 - What we KNOW - Meteos’ tweets37:12 - What was Meteos’ intent in tweeting what he did when he did it?41:10 - Does Meteos deserve to be benched?53:40 - Should rosters be set by players via a democratic process?58:05 - Is this a salty runback of 2018 or different in meaningful ways?1:02:31 - Stunt’s tweet: a case study in how to leave an organization on good terms1:09:31 - Expectations for the future, starting with week 4 and Contractz1:18:23 - Same topic regarding Poome1:24:02 - Trust the Papa Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

Even though 100 Thieves came out of this weekend with a better win percentage, some daunting questions are facing a squad that is running out of time to get in form for playoffs. Cole and Jordan debate how to balance the need to Trust the Papa with a desire for measurable improvement while opining on the signals being sent from 100T themselves. Listen here. Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

This podcast is approximately 70 minutes of Jordan and Cole saying “It’s only week 1” and “Our first 3 opponents are extremely difficult” over and over again with some “hey, some of our players do not look so great” sprinkled in. Enjoy. TIMESTAMPS: 3:52 - 100T vs EG: A solid start but some troubling signs Performance breakdowns by player 10:17 - Stunt 14:03 - Cody Sun 17:11 - Ryoma 23:23 - Meteos 29:08 - Ssumday 40:33 - 100T vs C9: It was bad and it felt bad. Jordan’s mind is made up on Stunt. 57:50 - General Topics + Listener Takes 1:10:01 - Week 2 preview (TL + IMT predictions) Listen here. Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

For a variety of reasons, it’s been a long and strange offseason break. Finally, LCS returns this week, and 100T kicks off the whole shebang in a match against EG this Friday night. Jordan and Cole get the family back together to talk about Poome’s promotion to 100TA from 100X and what that means for the support position’s future. They also predict where this team will land and work on setting expectations for the ongoing Trust the Papa campaign. Finally, we get to watch League of Legends again. Let’s make it a memorable split. TIMESTAMPS: 3:33 - Poome’s promotion, challenging Stunt, and its significance for the entire 100T League of Legends Program19:16 - Ssumday’s extension25:00 - 100Talk’s LCS power rankings35:42 - Trust the Papa - how can we evaluate his work this split?49:56 - Pessimist vs Optimist Week 1 Predictions55:13 - Listener questions 61:48 - Does 100T have a hype deficiency? And what can we do about it? Listen here. Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

The boys sit down with 100 Thieves President & COO John Robinson to take a deeper dive into the philosophy and approach of 100T from a business perspective. John tells us about their three main focuses, how an excellent core staff led the company to exceed early expectations, what he expects to happen in the VALORANT competitive scene, and even a hot take or two about traditional sports media. Follow John Robinson:https://twitter.com/rohnjobinsonhttps://twitch.tv/rohnjobinson TIMESTAMPS:1:03 - John Robinson joins 100Talk3:28 - An overview of John’s role as President and COO7:07 - Acquiring the talent needed to build 100 Thieves12:35 - The three pillars of 100T - apparel, esports, and entertainment16:48 - The evolution of apparel from seed of org to another expression of the brand19:37 - Weighting the value of the three pillars23:14 - The Cash App Compound and importance of physical spaces to digital content30:50 - JBL sponsorship and what this signals about the 100T partnership strategy35:35 - Bridging esports and traditional sports - converting vs growing an audience44:25 - Expectations of VALORANT and forming a team for a game that isn’t out yet51:55 - John Robinson: Twitch Streamer58:20 - Wrap up Listen here. Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

Easily the most scrutinized signing in 100T's short history, Ryoma has been the subject of much conversation among 100T fans. After a rough start to his tenure in LCS, he found his footing and established himself in the league as a competent midlaner, even having pop-off carry games during playoffs. Excited by his potential, Cole and Jordan secured an interview with the rookie to hear his thoughts on himself, the pressure cooker that is professional esports, and the future of 100T. TIMESTAMPS: 1:35 - How did you deal with the pressure of being a 100T signing and unlock your potential over the course of the split? 4:24 - What was your expectation coming into the split, both of yourself and of your team? 9:25 - What do you feel fans don’t understand about you, 100T, or League in general that you wish you could correct? 11:33 - How much of a difference does online vs stage make? 14:33 - How has it felt playing for 100 Thieves and how does it differ from other teams you’ve played on? 18:01 - How do you and the other OCE imports view NA now that you’ve been here a split? 21:17 - What champs are you hoping you get to bring out in Summer that we didn’t see in Spring? 23:41 - Who was the hardest person to lane against in NA? 26:18 - How do you think about your very high damage to gold/xp ratio? 28:42 - Do you feel like you have fans on your side more at the end of the split? 30:19 - Do you feel like some of the weight of expectation is off after spring? 33:25 - Anything you want to say to the fans? Listen here. Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

In what turned out to be a coinflip series, 100T was eliminated by TSM to finish 5th place in the LCS for Spring 2020. However, the intensely close match was full of surprises: more Ssumday slippage, a Ryoma pop-off, and Cody Sun scorching. Cole and Jordan discuss salty runbacks, a new midlaner making his case for starting in NA, and the daunting task of improving a better-than-expected squad with limited options on the table. TIMESTAMPS: 6:30 - Game 1: Win draft lose game16:57 - Game 2: The salty runback, Ryoma is mighty33:43 - Game 3: Ssumday continues to struggle, awaken the Cody44:54 - Game 4: Everyone has a bad game and TSM is near perfect50:56 - Game 5: Bjergsen breaks our hearts, again 57:37 - Reflecting on the split. What’s the team’s narrative? 1:03:32 - Listener Takes/Questions: We saw improvement all around, minus support. Do we expect changes, and what changes do we want? What will need to change for Ssumday to stay? What’s next for Ryoma? Limits that Stunt and Ryoma champ pools place on the team. 1:23:04 - Closing thoughts on spring split Listen here. Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

In the not-much-anticipated first round matchup of 100T vs C9, C9 proved to be as good as everyone has been postulating. In a difficult series, Cole and Jordan found little to be surprising. Tonight, they discuss what we learned from matching up against the best of the best in the first five-game series that this squad has had together, and debate whether it’s possible to make a tournament run to secure the honor of getting crushed by C9 a second time in the finals. TIMESTAMPS: 2:17 - Jersey Program Benefit Drop Speedy game recaps6:50 - Game 1, a thorough stomp11:29 - Game 2, a disastrous stomp17:50 - Game 3, a promising start turns into a thorough stomp 21:18 - Mandatory draft analysis conversation31:27 - Deeper than ever dive on Ryoma. Is he to blame for our failings? Or was he our best player in Game 1?1:06:08 - The deep dive on Stunt1:08:44 - The final word (?) on Ssumday v Licorice Spring 20201:11:03 - Is this not what was expected against greatest ever C9? Are we headed towards another narrative-setting loss against TSM?1:17:49 - Listener questions: Does C9 series provide valuable information for TSM?1:20:10 - Updated (or not?) TSM predictions Listen here. Follow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpod Subscribe to the 100Talk podcast: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxg iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2 Google: http://bit.do/100talkpod Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/ Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast