With this week’s Run It being a celebration of Fudge‘s growth curve during the LCS Spring split, I thought it might be fun to look back at the things I said about him in 2020. I’ve often claimed the title of being the conductor of the Fudge hype train, but is that just hindsight bias?

Nope. Here’s the proof!

April 2, 2020 – Spring 2020 Academy All Stars
https://oracleselixir.com/blog/post/11451/academy-all-stars-2020-spring

I picked him as second-team Academy All Pro (behind Lourlo who was playing exceptionally well that split as part of a dominant DIG Academy team that also featured Damonte).

July 15, 2020 – Best Possible LCS-Eligible Academy Lineup
https://oracleselixir.com/blog/post/12273/the-best-possible-lcs-eligible-academy-lineup

I picked Fudge as the “cornerstone player” of the strongest possible LCS team that could be built out of Academy players, and this was when he was still considered an import!

September 14, 2020 –Summer 2020 Academy All Stars
https://oracleselixir.com/blog/post/12451/academy-all-stars-summer-2020-top-lane Continue reading Conducting the Fudge Hype Train →