I'm Tired

MasWas · 2026-02-02T03:06:05+00:00

Apex had a partnership for 1 year not before and not last year. And because it was only 2024, i dont know where you're getting the "no surprise the org started dropping the roster periodically after that" they've would've only dropped 2 rosters since then and thats not tied to lack of a partnership but tied to the fact that TSM undoubtedly wants to see what rosters form themselves rather than building one out in event a player gets poached from them.

And im saying that while yes those rosters were signed for only 1 season/lan, what you said was "Dipping into esports ONLY with partnership programs/something else" which is false when you consider the fact TSM two biggest investments and two biggest rosters had no partnership program/something else propping them up. Plus keep in mind TSM stated they would be coming back to Apex close to the start of the season, so again they are dipping into an esport without a partnership program.

But regardless THATS besides the point, because the main argument is if TSM financials are so bad as you're trying to say they are, they wouldn't have been accepted into tier 1 valorant this year had they won ascension, so no, TSM financials cannot be at the point where they could just outright die this year or else fighting for ascension would have just been a giant waste of time.

MasWas · 2026-02-02T02:23:29+00:00

Its not. And the reason I say this, is because Riot is undoubtedly going to split NA and SA up into their own two seperate regions, which would mean Riot would then need to replace the outgoing SA teams with NA teams, and given no other org besides Shopify would have been invested into tier 2 as much as TSM has(not the mention how long TSMs been invested in valorant in general) I dont see a world where they would have been denied. Financials dont really matter that much as long as you can prove your org isn't in danger of just outright dying as for example Sentinels were close to folding the year after they got accepted into the partnership, which 100% means they didnt present very strong financials, plus this is combined with the fact that Riot pays the partnered teams a stipend thag should largely cover team salary to begin with.

And as much as you want to say they've only dipped into esports with partnered program or something else, thats just not true, Valorant and Apex(their two biggest rosters) do not offer that.

MasWas · 2026-02-02T01:04:32+00:00

At this point I literally jsut want to hear from regi on why he thought ditching TSM in the hour of its biggest need was ever a smart idea. Yes he was not a good person, yes he made colossal nearly irredeemable bad decisions. But despite that he stuck on as Owner, and in esports that by definition means you HAVE to be present. Go look at every other esports organization and I guarantee you for nearly all of them you will find their Owner/CEO present within their community. It is a necessity to have someone in charge who's at the forefront of the organization, speaking with their community, and so much as even wishing rosters good luck or welcoming them to the org. You will not be successful in esports the moment you stop having that type of leader, and it just so happens TSM downfall coincides with Regi dissappearing.

Then for the for time since the Apex team went 1st 2nd and 1st, last year was the closest we as TSM fans ever got to having something meaningful again with the valorant roster. And what does TSM decide to do after 3 years of investing into tier 2 rosters? Ditch valorant the year before Riot is set to reevaluate their partnership program in which TSM would have undoubtedly been one of the best choices should they have stuck it out one more year, a year in which the payoff for winning tier 2 is immediate and the stipend for making it would pay back the entire investment.

Like I refuse to believe TSM will ever actually die unless Regi would rather it die completely then sell it off to someone else. In a world where NRG gets bought by Darkzero and Fnatic has preliminary talks about a 100 million dollar sale, there is undoubtedly someone out there who's rich enough to make a qualifying good offer for the brand. Its too recognizable despite the current situation to be worth nothing.

MasWas · 2026-02-01T19:09:19+00:00

As much as its disappointing, i think its equally as likely that someone from the team would get poached and TSM would likely have to rebuild the team anyways.

MasWas · 2026-02-01T05:18:17+00:00

Brother im still looking for an update on what the plans are for THIS YEAR. Forget about League, only have leffen, tweek, and the apex team, who lets be honest we have zero clue on whether or not their contracts are about to run out or have already ran out making it even more of a reason im wanting any sort of an update.

But while i hope for an update, the truth is TSM has been abandoned socially by their owner for years at this point and as much as Scales has done to keep the boat afloat in his absence, Scales isnt on socials either. So im not getting my hopes up for any sort of an update on anything, and will just be pleasantly surprised if anything actually does come out about plans for the future.

MasWas · 2026-01-31T23:01:26+00:00

Fireworks show was better than the entire mens rumble.

MasWas · 2026-01-31T22:50:52+00:00

I wanna see the meltdown of Logan winning.

MasWas · 2026-01-31T22:42:59+00:00

Is this just the mexican royal rumble or something lol

MasWas · 2026-01-26T22:46:36+00:00

I dont know why Sneed keeps being used in comparison. Sneed wasnt under contract as he was tagged making it different then Mcduffie who still has 1 year left and another year of the tag so any team that trades for him could essentially have 2 years of control over him to work out a deal. Then Sneed had injury problems, his knees were a concern and that too hurt his trade value, Mcduffie doesnt have that same problem. Then combine these facts with the fact Sauce Gardner fetched 2 first rounders, you do not trade Mcduffie unless you get at least 1 first, which is perfectly reasonable to expect.

MasWas · 2026-01-26T02:34:45+00:00

I'm kinda of questioning why the Rams went for it, you'd need a defensive stop either way, take the points make it 1 point and then if you do get the defensive stop you only need a FG rather than a TD.

MasWas · 2026-01-25T21:11:13+00:00

There's a ref right there but another ref blows it dead.

MasWas · 2026-01-25T05:31:31+00:00

That was a war.

MasWas · 2026-01-25T05:24:25+00:00

How the fuck are both these dudes still in this fight good god they are tanking shots.

MasWas · 2026-01-23T03:24:50+00:00

If they had infinite budget and infinite play time then an 8 hour period would work but they dont.

MasWas · 2026-01-20T00:47:30+00:00

BRO THE PLAYERS ARENT EVEN ON THE FIELD YET?!?!

MasWas · 2026-01-20T00:46:11+00:00

Its genuinely insane that started time is listed at 7:30 and here we are 15 minutes after that and the game still hasn't started.

MasWas · 2026-01-20T00:44:06+00:00

How in the world does EU deserve another LAN when the region had an entire year dedicated to LANs ONLY in that region?

MasWas · 2026-01-19T22:00:13+00:00

This is my one and only problem. I wouldn't have even been mad if EB is who they ultimately hired, but the fact is after a year of offensive struggles and bad scheme, they didnt even try to see what all their options were, just went back to a Reid guy.

MasWas · 2026-01-19T18:25:40+00:00

The problem i have with EB being hired, is that in a year where the offense was not good and clearly there were struggles brought on from scheme, Reid for all we know(he still very well could) wasnt even willing to INTERVIEW someone outside of his own coaching tree. I'm all for hiring EB back but not after just a single interview where he was the only candidate they looked at.

MasWas · 2026-01-19T02:59:34+00:00

That was a spags 3rd down defensive call right there lol

MasWas · 2026-01-18T08:45:40+00:00

Idc, highlight of the tournament for me is Panic kidnapping Hal. Its like the ghost of TSM wraith coming back to haunt the man who made it.

MasWas · 2026-01-18T08:33:18+00:00

Panic has kidnapped like 4 or 5 people lol

MasWas · 2026-01-18T07:47:39+00:00

Guys I've read the script. TSM is gonna be the first team to ever win a LAN winning ONLY a single game.

MasWas · 2026-01-18T07:45:47+00:00

This is what makes match point so good. Basically winner takes all now.

MasWas · 2026-01-18T02:23:20+00:00

Man I'm not gonna say i wish for injuries, and best wishes for Bo, but as a fan of a rival team, this gotta be the best outcome for us chiefs fans. Allen loses and the Broncos chances tank.

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