SCUMP'S EMBARRASSING CHILDHOOD STORIES | The OpTic Podcast Ep. 9

This week on the OpTic Podcast we have Hitch, Hecz, Scump and FormaL on to discuss embarrassing childhood stories, Zooma Retiring, and dropping teammates.
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[@danielmetcalfe5589]

I’m so glad Formal is in Texas now. He’s absolutely hilarious. These podcasts have been so much funnier with him here.

[@rajivvekaria638]

He brings a whole new vibe. T2P are pure comedy when they're together

[@Notesens]

Agree. Dude's a savage. Good content

[@OpTicAudioNetwork]

We love the vibes.

[@The-Zing-Man]

He’s the cool big bro, need him around!

[@TheJonathan0027]

!!

[@gustavolopez6558]

Formal: “ I woke up one day and was like wtf what happen there “ dude brings out the vibes on anybody 😂

[@CalsaJM]

Dude is such a fool😂 I was laughing so hard

[@gustavolopez6558]

@@CalsaJM bro I spit my water out 😂

[@kevinpedraja10]

time stamp lmfao?

[@gustavolopez6558]

@@kevinpedraja10 7:40 lmfao 😂

[@tom1323]

@@kevinpedraja10 within the first 10minutes g

[@vytalszn]

"When I was a kid I used to bring the barbies under the bed" IM FUCKING CRYING BRO LMAOOO

[@scklethal9525]

I spit my water bro that shit was hilarious

[@josea6783]

Bro really tries justifying it too 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffreyjayaponterivera3981]

"I was a kid!!!"

[@mhigbee8402]

Tears bro. And formals reactions get me every time hahahah. Trying to justify it and making it sound worse, “I was curious!” Hahahah.

[@OpTicAudioNetwork]

Part 2 of that story?

[@jamienoden5226]

"He'd bring all his friends over and I'd get the shit kicked out of me" - Seth Abner 2021

[@jman4156]

FormaL is so fucking FUNNY😂 “Does that mean you’re his bestman again? Is that back on? Wait thats fucked up? Oh, My bad”😂😂

[@MorningDew33]

What is the joke?

[@BritFeeds]

@@MorningDew33 not a joke really just funny how direct he is

[@jjacobwood]

@@MorningDew33 scump was going to be Crimsix’s best man at crim’s wedding

[@MorningDew33]

@@jjacobwood I’m guessing crim never got married?

[@timklotz6855]

Formal needs to be in every podcast , dudes got the vibes like no other

[@Liluziburt69]

“Youre just happy with being a millionaire” “Ye...........aha what” 😂😂hitch deserves jail time for that setup😂😂

[@ChrisK3211]

Timestamp for this?

[@idecker246]

@@ChrisK3211 37:35

[@danieldunn710]

No shit he makes bread

[@WorthyDirtyJersey]

Scump saw God

[@Uzujavi]

Hector literally gives everyone ideas man, these people just need to listen

[@Ellyology.]

Hecz better get some kind of cut

[@360lympia9]

@@Ellyology. he’s the CEO man their success helps him too

[@Ellyology.]

@@360lympia9 ik my brother just jokes

[@k45207]

He really does. I swear every podcast he has some genius idea, like taking maps that were used as competitive from all previous cod games and then vote on like 2 maps from the current cod and put it in rotation like In CSgo

[@vvsneck6509]

Aquarius ♒️

[@shez6766]

Literally nobody: Formal : Zooma?...I’d give him a C, yeah he’s C

[@fuckclover9280]

3 days later. “Zooma is retired”

[@jxsprrr]

COINCIDENCE???!!! EHH MAYBE. 🤣

[@Josh_17]

Formal just outta nowhere “you never know”. That fucking killed me 😂

[@kevinpedraja10]

time stamp? i can’t remember when he said taht lol

[@Josh_17]

@@kevinpedraja10 8:01

[@xX-Logic-]

”Litterally one day I just woke up and was like “what the fuck?”

[@alfiepartner2451]

imagine CDL 2025 champs and you have Scump and Formal as the casters LMAO

[@leomatsumoto6689]

That would consist of Matt making fun of all the players and definitely not pg13 language

[@Accupace]

@@leomatsumoto6689 LMAO the fact this is so true

[@thisiswherethefunbegins8235]

@mangusti hopo they can't swear which is kind of stupid considering people get murdered every two seconds on screen, but whatever, it's the US

[@th3hipster732]

"Hey scump..... remember the whole barbie thing"

[@mousalisa8995]

„Simp is in the headglitch now waiting for others“ Formal: „i would smoke him“

[@PerkAngle123]

Yo Formal is legit fucken funny.

[@zacharydavis9526]

49:42 the way that formal just knew what was coming and reacted immediately is hilarious

[@BigDaddyPano]

I think we can all agree this was the best episode to date. Hope there’s more podcasts like this in the future I couldn’t stop laughing

[@salvadorescobar202]

This! Maybe experiment with adding Dill, but this was great. Laughed so hard and loved how it ended with everyone LOL. One to repeat for sure! 🤣

[@claytoncantrell1365]

These 4 are a must. Add whoever else

[@ryanmoon724]

they all know each other so well lmao

[@iLLuMzRoss]

Imagine how that last story would've ended LMAO, scump FAMMMM

[@xTheHairyPalmx]

The Heczquarters needs a Private Chef

[@NeuralOscillations]

This was so funny lmao. Scump’s story at the very end had me rolling

[@arcadiagreen150]

This episode was God tier, especially the way they literally cut the end like that off Seth. im rolling

[@TacticalRab]

That one person who disliked 😡😡

[@johndye9448]

rabbyyyyy

[@angryturtle85]

I see you Rab. Love the channel. Long time subscriber. Been really great watching you grow.. Not in the way Formal has grown.

[@jubenall7883]

Hecz: “he obviously gain weight” Formal: 😐

[@otakuvillain6829]

Bro Formal needs to be part of all these videos he is like a comedic relief

[@molehd7940]

Formal and tumors are the funniest on optic not even close

[@lupomena]

Boze funny too lmao

[@sambaca7695]

By far the best podcast I’ve heard from you guys. The dynamic was crazzzy. And always kept you guessing. It got personal. It was lighthearted while being serious. Just great content! Amazing work guys ❤️

[@Joel-ry8yi]

I love these podcasts man they bring light to my day every single time, Formal adds something fresh that this type of content needs and him and stump just bounce of each other its amazing, keep up the great work and can't wait foe the next one.

[@ScooterPooter6]

"We believe you, that's why we stopped it" great ending to a great podcast.

[@sebastianreyes7917]

Oh mannn 😂😂😂😂

[@johnnyhegan9053]

I'm in tears this content is unbelievable love Scump and Formal together and hitch and hecz are the ultimate hosts

[@fettuccine8378]

Been loving these optic podcasts. Glad to see all of you back where you belong. Keep up the podcast and keep getting scump, formal, and hitch in them lol

[@sergeel-mir1795]

man i'm loving these podcasts, i put it in the background and continue working and just like that the hour passes by!!! amazing !!!! continue with the good work guys!

[@nathandepaolo5553]

Bro they would be like tony Romo if they became commentators just straight calling out plays. That would be lit

[@sonnydthomas]

Tony romeo?

[@nathandepaolo5553]

@@sonnydthomas my bad miss spelled

[@1KayTee_]

Seth “I have a Samuria sword” Davis starts laughing, Seth “Why are you laughing”

[@berttykb5147]

I’m so happy I found this pod cast because it’s my favorite group and I watch all of them and watching them be casual is the greatest thing

[@mannydelgado4775]

Every podcast just get better and better!!! Glad the boys are together and Hector just does anything the team needs💯 Love to see it, Keep it up

[@Improvise1013]

I literally wait all week for these Yall should do a reading mean/funny tweets vid with all the boys there!

[@jeffwarner216]

Hecz cutting it off before it got waaaay too personal 😂

[@zohaibmalik7140]

38:52 matt casually brushing off seth is the type of vibes that i love with all of em being in texas. this is great content

[@jdicksauce]

Hitch's face at "lunch expense" sent me 🤣

[@TheConwayChannel]

" Well shit. Tax time just got easier"

[@JokerSlaysthegame]

Lmaooo that was amazing

[@OrionInSpace]

I clicked faster then you could imagine, this is a great episode!

[@LeonardoGarcia-en4eb]

How can you say that it’s a great episode when the video is 50 min & it just released 20 min ago lmao

[@OrionInSpace]

@@LeonardoGarcia-en4eb because I already know it's going to be a good episode

[@OrionInSpace]

@MonkeyHunter Vids lmao I'm just here for the support

[@ratshat6672]

I LOVE FORMALLLLLL

[@OrionInSpace]

@@ratshat6672 me and my homies love Formal dude

[@grt46as]

Fast metabolism is a curse and a blessing

[@Accupace]

Swea

[@kathleensircher6596]

I hate it smh

[@Mpw19]

man. I straight up love these podcasts. As a graduate with a masters in business, the background talk about the actual business side of esports is awesome. I wish I could invest in esports as a whole because honestly the sky is the limit.

[@redditnarrator_]

Probably one of the best podcasts episodes yet! Was crying!!!

[@sparky2799]

Let’s go it’s good to hear “Optic” again. LETS GO GREEN WALL! It’s good to have the GOAT’s representing Chicago again. #T2P

[@terryphillip1394]

“Does that mean you’re his best man again?”😂

[@ozzymarr]

absolutely loving these podcasts and the content in general. doing great. 🤍💚🖤

[@T2Potential]

This podcast and the Nade and Courage podcast has to be my favorite podcasts in the Esports community. You guys are so genuine and funny af. Need more please

[@BigChuggus_]

Content at the moment is fire 😂

[@DGramm16]

"it's thpinal" LMAO

[@DannyB0Y305]

Man this episode was hilarious! Love seeing Formal in the content these days

[@ChrisJones00918]

Bro this might just be the funniest podcast you've released in years! This group is amazing

[@SlickRick47]

Man that ending!!! Holy fuck, Seth just letting it all go. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mink_4789]

This is the best podcast out there

[@Aegishand]

Man I love your personalities I can watch y'all talk about anything.

[@SantaIsSoFly]

ahhhh love a good ol' optic pod and formal being invlolved. great dynamic with everyone

[@giovannivergara94]

Tactical Rab lmao Hecz you wild fam. He really do be seeing more than we think. Since we're on that when are we getting an editor for Formal so he can revive his YT channel

[@ismaelsierra9946]

Next optic challenge who can commentate better over there own game play. Hitch reads the comments.😎

[@galabsp]

i like this idea

[@ismaelsierra9946]

@@galabsp i think it would be funny.

[@tomstarkey8588]

best idea yet

[@ItsE0N]

Ahh feels good to have OpTic back, this had me rolling the whole time

[@OmGitsSavage175Gaming]

Bro i love these podcast y’all always cover something i always wondered about

[@GingerWithSole]

There’s no way this episode ending like this 🤣 Seths chat about to be on his head

[@Hikarii349]

I wanna see hecz play hockey, he did say any sport.

[@seanboi4life]

Hockey the kids games ????

[@Drewbytv]

u musta forgot about the old cs house

[@mgabriel2388]

This is the best one yet literally couldnt stop laughing the entire time! Amazing vibes love the content gentlemen!

[@xJonnnnnny]

that end was so dope 😂proper organic, love the vibes!

[@instinctverix5728]

Formal will not never not be hilarious. His sense of humor is exactly what this podcast needed

[@theonceandfuturez5248]

Why don’t they just hire a chef?

[@jokesama4454]

Vibes on this vid different hecz keep it up bro !

[@azrazerz1445]

Formals "whaaaat...." at the end of the podcast while Seth is talking is still for some reason the funniest shit to me lmao

[@highlife2293]

Lets go another podcast to listen to while I eat some home made tacos

[@blazer0758]

I can already tell this will be hilarious 😂

[@rjburger9892]

Man these are amazing, keep them coming

[@ls1camaro867hp]

These podcasts are so good! Keep them coming

[@josea6783]

Hector is really preaiming the weird flexes 🤣🤣🤣

[@shaheerahsan2486]

😭😭 he not getting caught lackin ever again

[@OC_Chunk]

Make every ep at least 50 minutes always pls

[@iBluee]

Ive been watching for almost 7 years now and this one of the only videos that made me cry laughing HAHAHAHAHA love you guys

[@garyicemxmx]

I needed this podcast! Just made my day!!!!

[@Ben-dv6ud]

Oh my god Seth at the end had me dying.

[@noahraymond244]

I’m glad Matt’s talking about going to the gym and trying to be more healthy this year, always wanna look out for your longterm health. Wouldn’t want anything to happen to him because of his weight. Love ya formal 💚

[@The-Zing-Man]

Don’t kill me with that ending🤣🤣 been loving the pods recently, Optic or Eavesdrop!

[@Martin-df8zu]

The podcasts with Formal and The Optic Crew Just get better and better

[@dababysjuul8955]

Idk if Hitch smokes or not, but he looks absoluetly fried every video.

[@MrOwenmorg]

Oh 100% haha

[@abs.7379]

mans got baaaaad fuckin allergies, he's brought it up a couple times before

[@billydilly4109]

Dude smokes allergies my ass

[@masteronesolo4615]

@@billydilly4109 he actually has a nose disorder and technically can’t smell

[@Viktor_Vaughn530]

Sethy just needs to imagine the noise a centipede would make if they wore tiny flip flops.

[@toml7357]

LOL those childhood stories were awesome. I laughed more at the end of the podcast than the rest of it. Looking forward to more content like this

[@F3ARSGAMEPLAYER]

FromaL is a must need in these podcasts, no filters really is refreshing, entertainment wise

[@AE24N]

Fat formal is funner than skinny one

[@DylGonZo]

I don't think it's in the fat :(

[@mitchkuner9191]

@@DylGonZo Not true bro, Formal gets 100% of his steeze from his fat cells

[@AE24N]

Hector probably liked my comment

[@s1nb4d86]

Him getting chunky made him jolly.😂 Skinny FormaL would be too serious about everything.

@super hessu Ethan was lowkey funnier when he was fat same with Greekgod. Now they're are just fitness guys who are all serious. Same with formal he was hella serious when he was skinny

[@BRKS1999]

Fun fact you are so early you can’t have watched the full episode yet

[@kaasweg7107]

haha what a nice fact, didn’t know that. thank you so much

[@LORVCN]

I'm actually mindblown

[@AlexMonzon1995]

Bro formal and scump maann sheeesssh i always laugh no matter how shit i feel ! Been having tough health issues for a month now but love tuning in to these always puts a smile on my face lol

[@GGOATKU]

Loving the new content man I miss these vibes 💯💚

[@hectoralvarado1329]

Video idea: get a chiropractor and crack all of optics bones, will need 50% of the revenue

[@NeziriO1]

Hitch looks like a bootleg Timo Werner and I can’t unsee it

[@African-Giant]

Hahaha but at least hitch is in form smh

[@King_Archer_]

Glad to see Matt and Seth together again 🙏🏼 the vibes are 🔥

[@Exzactz]

We need tumours on the podcast with scump and formal 💯

[@nickschiff3024]

DashPass saves seth $6 because he doesn’t tip lmao

[@Sandcrab2011]

I'm a simple man, I see Mathius, I drop a like. #GreenWall

[@Cdubb-tx4mu]

These videos make my day, love seeing formal.

[@DalexUNCO]

The joy this podcast brings ❤️

[@BigDaddyPano]

But they actually did pick up Diamondcon...

[@qbbv679]

Bro who tf is that 1 dislike???

[@davidsomerville645]

Scumps Barbie

[@bop4022]

I need this to be a daily thing. Actually way to funny. Great way to start my mornings off

[@xAuthornx]

Such good vibes with formal back. Loved this episode

[@nickleafs467]

Hecz get a bike! It’s a fast way to burn calories and better than running and jump roping

[@ReklawJT]

their making fun of seth's airbike meanwhile they are way harder than the bullshit spin bikes that cost $2000. Think your in shape? an Assault bike will put you on the floor drowning in your own sweat

[@nathansmith1693]

What about a full auto assault bike?

[@ryanwr56]

The ending with Seth and the dolls was hilarious. Great content LOL.

[@bentocod]

I love these hitch is so funny man the way hes always lookin around after saying something cheeky lmaoo