Ego Chall: A Call of Duty Esports Podcast

Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss their wishes for the Call of Duty League (CDL) and CoD esports in 2025, and the guys also reacted to Khhx stepping away from the Vegas Falcons' roster.

On the 141st episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss what New Year's resolutions each Call of Duty League (CDL) team should have, and the guys also talked about the news that Scump was asked to play for OpTic Texas in the wake of Pred's departure, as well as Hacienda being added to the CDL map pool.

0:00 Intro

1:36 Hacienda added to CDL mapset

13:51 Scump was asked to fill in for OpTic Texas?

25:07 CDL teams' New Year's resolutions

26:07 LA Thieves

32:32 OpTic Texas

44:03 Carolina Royal Ravens

49:25 Toronto Ultra

52:35 Who could upset LA Thieves?

56:27 Vegas Falcons

59:53 LA Guerrillas M8

1:03:07 Atlanta FaZe

1:05:25 Cloud9 New York

1:09:16 Vancouver Surge

1:12:17 Miami Heretics

1:15:18 Minnesota ROKKR

1:19:10 Boston Breach

1:22:28 Thank you

On the 140th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Pred speaking about parting ways with OpTic Texas, as well as allegations of gambling. The guys also give one final update to their Call of Duty League (CDL) power rankings before 2025.

0:00 Intro

1:59 Pred addresses OpTic departure, gambling allegations

7:40 Where could Pred end up?

26:34 CDL Power Rankings

1:01:25 Ego Chall Podcast Holiday Schedule

1:05:46 Thank you

On the 139th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Atlanta FaZe's concerning 1-3 record in the Call of Duty League (CDL), Huke's return to OpTic Texas in place of Pred, and much more.

0:00 Intro

1:20 OpTic Texas 2-0 with Huke

8:27 Atlanta FaZe struggles

21:07 Boston Breach clutching up

34:00 Carolina Royal Ravens atop the CDL

43:18 Are the LA Thieves the best team in CDL?

50:07 Where do LA Guerrillas M8, Minnesota ROKKR, Miami Heretics & Vancouver Surge fit in?

56:08 Cloud9 New York looked much better

1:01:51 Vegas Falcons will eventually win a match

1:10:41 Where are the Toronto Ultra among contenders?

1:17:02 CDL Week 2 results rundown

1:18:21 CDL Standings

1:19:09 CDL Minor coming up after break

1:20:15 K/D leaders through two weeks

1:23:07 Pick'Em record to this point

1:23:47 Thank you

On the 138th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss OpTic Texas reportedly replacing Pred with Huke, as well as the upcoming Call of Duty (CDL) Major 1 qualifier matches.

0:00 Intro

0:46 Pred reportedly being replaced by Huke on OpTic

21:00 LA Thieves vs. LAG M8

27:16 Cloud9 vs. ROKKR

32:38 Heretics vs. Breach

36:07 OpTic vs. Surge

40:46 Ultra vs. Falcons

43:40 OpTic vs. LAG M8

45:20 Royal Ravens vs. FaZe

50:47 Breach vs. Surge

52:45 Ultra vs. Heretics

55:35 FaZe vs. Falcons

58:57 Royal Ravens vs. C9

1:02:34 LAT vs. ROKKR

1:06:34 CDL break approaching

1:07:47 Thank you

On the 137th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the first week of the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season, including Atlanta FaZe's winless performance.

On the 136th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the confirmation of the Los Angeles Guerrillas and Gentlemates partnership, what storylines they're watching entering the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season, and the guys give their picks for the first week of the CDL's Major 1 qualifying matches.

0:00 Intro

1:00 LA Guerrillas & Gentle Mates

10:48 CDL Storylines / Questions

1:18:06 Week 1 Pick'Em

1:28:19 Thank you

On the 135th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the hacker-filled launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Ranked Play, gentlemen's agreements (GAs) in the Call of Duty League (CDL), their power rankings before the start of the 2025 CDL season, as well as their preseason predictions for the CDL.

1:09 Vikul Retires

6:42 Ranked Play Cheating

20:20 GAs More Unpopular Than Ever

35:46 CDL Preseason Power Rankings

49:09 CDL Preseason Predictions

1:21:00 New schedule & thank you

On the 134th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the release of the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season's format and schedule, as well as the news that Clayster will be joining the Vegas Legion coaching staff.

On the 133rd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the retirements of Call of Duty players Clayster and Accuracy, in addition to the confirmation of several more 2024 Call of Duty League (CDL) rosters.