AM Fútbol Open Thread with Special Guest

Editor’s Note: Three weeks ago, doorfliesopen.com parlayed a, how do you call it… Replica: exchanged an accurate replica of a Super Bowl LII media access lanyard for an interview with Quincy Jones. Attorneys for the legendary producer and arranger sent an “intent to sue” letter, to which the crack DFO visual design team made a graphic reply. Escalating displays of contempt generated mutual respect, and the interview occurred last Tuesday night. Then vulture.com scooped the salacious stuff. But we got Mr. Jones’s takes on today’s fútbol matches (or “soccer”, as Mr. Jones calls it). Here they are, with some [editing] or [clarification] for context and to save space.   

Bullshit. People talk about [fútbol] like the English game and the Spanish game are wholly different, like comparing Tin Pan Alley to Death Row [Records]. No.

La Liga : All times Central

Málaga (20th) vs. Atlético Madrid  (2nd) – 9:15 AM, BeIn Sports

What’s the worst thing that can happen to a musician? You’ll hear the usual: women, drugs and booze. I stopped drinking some years ago and I [alleged virtues of sobriety].

But no. The worst thing that can happen to a musician—to a performer, to any artist—is to let fans get in your head. You gotta do your thing. Let your vision come through. Atleti’s Antoine Griezman gets whistled at home for pulling back on a counter in injury time last Sunday, and he shows up the fans. Kid’s an Aries *shrugs*

In sweeter times, via giphy.com

Leganés (12 th) vs. Eibar (7th) – 11:30 AM, BeIn Sports

What about you? You grin like a Cancer. No. Don’t tell me. Leganés… How’s this: second year in La Liga, lucky to survive relegation last year. Now they’re 11 points clear, solid in mid table and can tie Eibar with a win. Back when Franco was dying I went to Madrid with Herbie [Hancock] to record with Paco de Lucía. We’re walking towards the studio, and there’s Richard Feynman, just walking towards us. Herbie yells out “Hey it’s Bongo Dick!” because [story about the Manhattan Project employing members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra].

Real Madrid (?4TH!?) vs. Real Sociedad (14th) – 1:45 PM, BeIn Sports

This is not the sort of thing I want to get out there published for everyone to read before my biography comes out. But Real Madrid is fucked: 19 points behind Barcelona and only six points clear for playing in Europe next year. The only trophy they can get this season is the Champions League, but the play upfront has been more jumbled  than Michael’s third nose.

 

English Premier League – All Times Central

Tottenham Hotspur (5th) vs. Arsenal (per tradition, 6th) – 6:30 AM

* Laughs * Too early for [fútbol] man.

 

Everton (10th) vs. Crystal Palace (14th) –  9:00 AM

Back when we were recording Thriller, I took Eddie Van Halen to Tommy Iommi’s cabin for lasagna. He was stingy with the sauce, but [meal and narcotics review].

 

Swansea City (17th!) vs. Burnley (An Entrenched In Mid Table 7th) –  9:00 AM

Tom Jones. Damn. Great singer, world class crotch.

Via dailymail.com

Stoke City (18th) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (13th) –  9:00 AM

It’s crazy that any [fútbol] club from 7th on down could face relegation this season. Not that you could tell many of them apart. Like pop music. Interchangeable, basic, very little reward. Just so we’re clear because I tell the truth: that was shade towards Le Click. Call me when you’re dead.

 

West Ham (Soft 12th) vs. Watford (11th) –  9:00 AM

Nobody would watch this. Don’t ask me about this, you cock[fútbol].

 

Manchester City (1st By a Mile) vs. Leicester City (Stuck Comfortably in 8th) 11:30 AM , NBC

Sometimes you got to finish a job first before going to more interesting projects. Guardiola has kept the team motivated in Barcelona and Bayern winning leagues and reaching Champions League—Scorpio. That’s what you are. Asshole.

 

************BONUS COVERAGE*************

College Basketball, U*NC @ NC State – 12:00 M Central

May U*NC get fucked, now and forever, go Wolfpack

S/O to SonOfSpam for linking the interview. It’s uh, something. Banner via Getty Images.

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Zebs kinda screwing Purdue in East Lansing.
Just saying.

King Hippo

duly noted. Dons looking pretty good on my +500, tho

King Hippo

I go 2-for-2 on a +600 and a +500 (those being my games with double-digit underdogs), I feel pretty good about myself for a brief moment.

King Hippo

I don’t think Hoya Saxa or however you sez it is very well-coached.

/also, my cat’s insistence that the remote is his personal back massage implement is getting old as fuck

theeWeeBabySeamus

Ya think?
Sidney Lowe would like a word.

King Hippo

After UVA and Xavier, I’d put Purdue 3rd. No idea who’s #4.

theeWeeBabySeamus

‘Nova I think. But I’m not sure either.

Unsurprised

Big dog. Biiiiiigggggg dog.

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King Hippo

Purdue going inside, bet Izzo did Na-zi that comin!

King Hippo

DePaul and Providence finally breaking through today! They been on the verge. Yup, I bet both (though I wish heavier).

Unsurprised

The winter olympics would be even more interesting than the summer games if the competitors had to be naked like in ancient Greece.

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theeWeeBabySeamus

I’m starting to think Purdue might be fo’ realsies.
This bothers me, but it is what it is.

King Hippo

I liked this matchup. Put a couple bills of my Pokes money on Purdue ML. 😀

Unsurprised
King Hippo

she can curl mah…

theeWeeBabySeamus

I’d let her slide my stones.

King Hippo

Net on that for me (that make-up foul call in the X game)? A little over $997, including the wagered money coming back.

Between Pokes and X, I am already up $300 for the day, even if every single other bet fails.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Well aren’t you all fancy n shit?

King Hippo

the Xavier ML spread went from +107 to +140 after the conclusion of the Pokes game, so I put another 2 bills down. Xavier is Vegas’ Rodney Dangerfield.

theeWeeBabySeamus

smgdh

And I thought I had a problem.

King Hippo

THE ODDS WERE RIGHT. Trust the process, as a wise man once said.

theeWeeBabySeamus

YOU GET BACK INTO YOUR DAYTIGHT COMPARTMENT AND KEEP CHOPPING WOOD THERE, PAL!!!!!!!!

litre_cola

Wyoming v UNLV! WHO YA GOT????

King Hippo

WY!! Duh.

/I put $55 on them, ML

theeWeeBabySeamus

I disagree. Maybe WY ATS, but dey not gon’ win.
But that means nothing.

King Hippo

I bet them as a talisman, and out of HOME STATE loyalty only.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hahahah, that’s right. How do I always forget that?

Hippo: Wyoming Native errrbodeh!!!!!!!

litre_cola

Their football team wom me a bunch of scratch this year

theeWeeBabySeamus

OK, $100 VPI ML +575
$100 Tennessee ATS (-1.5 in Tuscaloosa)

Suck my balls Gamblor!!!!!!!

theeWeeBabySeamus

Ha, suck it Blue Jays.

King Hippo

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA, justice!!

King Hippo

all my other games (so far) are coming in, too. This is SUCH a turd.

King Hippo

outright theft

theeWeeBabySeamus

Yup.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Wow. Merry Christmas Creighton.

King Hippo

Merry Tiltmas HIPPO

theeWeeBabySeamus

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Don’t

King Hippo

Still, just get a fucking rebound, dickasses.

King Hippo

NEVER touched him

King Hippo

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

King Hippo

Xavier fucking wants me ded. What I ever do to them, but sing they praises?

King Hippo

This Cowbells loss is gonna sting (for them, I ain’t bet it).

herodotus450

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theeWeeBabySeamus

OK Hippo, I gotta axx…

What did you and/or what are you going to do about UVa/VPI?

I can’t decide. I’m probably going to abstain, in fact.

King Hippo

2 bills, VPI moneyline. May decide to bet same ATS as well.

theeWeeBabySeamus

That’s about what I thought too.
But I just can’t seem to trust Mr. NoNeck’s squad. I can see them standing up to the challenge, but I can also see them shitting themselves righteously.

King Hippo

UVA just has to lose sometime in the League

theeWeeBabySeamus

Yep. And I think this could be the night they’re ripe for it.
I just don’t trust VT.

I need to get drunk and think on it.

theeWeeBabySeamus

+575 is difficult to lay off tho.

King Hippo

was +626 at one point!

King Hippo

In a DEEEEEEP sleeper moneyline pick, I took the San Francisco Dons at BYU (+500). Up 8-2 early! Only put $100 on this one, though. Didn’t feel as strongly as Okie State and VPI.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hey, we used to be really good. Before you were born.

-San Francisco Dons

LemonJello

“San Fransisco Dongs? I’m intrigued.”
-Anonymous, Green Bay WI

LemonJello

I want to start a DFO Curling League. Who else is interested?

King Hippo

I will gladly bet on it!

theeWeeBabySeamus

I have a feeling it would just devolve into a free for all of hitting one another with brooms and big rocks.

So hell yeah, I’m in!!!!!!

ballsofsteelandfury

I’m in!!

herodotus450

Curling by Mail? Like chess by mail?

King Hippo

Xavier making Hippo sad. Oh well, watching games with no GAMBLOR interest instead.

theeWeeBabySeamus

#metoo

– Chris Mack

King Hippo

Fucking Cubs sign Yu Darvish, too. BLECH

theeWeeBabySeamus

Are we allowed to make the Asian eyes thing yet or will Joe Maddon kick us in the nuts?

litre_cola

Don’t forget the fauria accent too!

theeWeeBabySeamus

11/17 on FTs.
Doubled up on the glass.

Hey Kevin Keatts…this is why you’ll go the way of Sendek, Lowe and Gottfried. Good luck at your next job at Elon in five years.

theeWeeBabySeamus

12/19 now on FTs.
That’s worse btw.

King Hippo

oh shit, 1-and-1

/THANKS ALLAH

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hahahahaha.
Nobody else gets how funny that is. But I do. Hehehehehehe.

King Hippo

This is the poorest display of half-court defensing one will EVAR witness. Just deplorable.

King Hippo

Give it to TBBHOA!!

theeWeeBabySeamus

He sucks at rebounding too, btw.
Which is why any NBA team which might be stupid enough to draft him will be sorry.

King Hippo

think that ship has sailed, he barely plays for a pretty sucky college side.

I still love him, though.

theeWeeBabySeamus

His game has improved offensively, admittedly.
But he’s a liability on defense, ‘specially on the glass.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hey look, ball last touched by not one but two Carolina players, but zeb still trying to give possession to Holes.

King Hippo

PRO TIP: It’s hard to beat a team when you allow them to score every goddamned possession of the 2nd half.

theeWeeBabySeamus

They have to have as many offensive boards as we have defensive. At least as many.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Yep…they have 13 off, we have 13 def.
39-20 total on boards.

King Hippo

It’s not like anyone is playing half-court defense. How can you then not be in rebounding position, either?

theeWeeBabySeamus

Lack of effort and lack of being taught how.
Those are the only two fucking reasons and I think we’ve got both going on big time.

theeWeeBabySeamus

With our size, there is no damned valid excuse for them to be doubling us up on the glass. We’d be up by 10 if we knew how to rebound.

King Hippo

Seriously, when we stole the inbounds pass is the only possession I can recall the Holes not scoring in at least 10 minutes of game time.

King Hippo

Jesus Tapdancing Christ

theeWeeBabySeamus

God hates us. We’ve known it for awhile. That bullshit shot going in is just further proof.

theeWeeBabySeamus

I really want to punch Luke May in the dick.

King Hippo

Making Luke May look like Kevin Motherfucking Durant here.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Right????????????????????

King Hippo

I enjoy Kansas not being very good this season.

theeWeeBabySeamus

#metoo

(well except foar the $250 they blew for me by not covering last week. But yeah otherwise fuck those guys.)

King Hippo

What is this “Heroes of the Dorm?” Is the ACC Network doing some kind of amateur gay porn contest?

theeWeeBabySeamus

Amateur?

King Hippo

What’s going on with Ol’ Roy’s face?

King Hippo

Looks like a flesh-eating bacteria. Ewwwww

theeWeeBabySeamus

Syphilis from Lawrence finally caught up to him?
That would explain a lot, actually.

King Hippo

syyyyyyyyyphilis
it started with a simple kiss
now I find it very hard to piss…

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hehehehe

Unsurprised

Hopefully a stroke.

theeWeeBabySeamus

If NC State could rebound, we’d be dangerous.
Same shit, different year.

King Hippo

that will be new coach’s fatal flaw

theeWeeBabySeamus

And there’s no fucking excuse for it, either.

scotchnaut

Spoiler Alert!

The ending of Predator 3 is really contrived.

King Hippo

also, fuck U*NC with the rustiest dildo on earth

scotchnaut

True Fact:

Rusty Dildo is one of the more successful actors in the home improvement/gay porn genres.

King Hippo

If there’s one thing DFO knows, it’s gay porn genres!

King Hippo

The best two teams in the nation are UVA and Xavier.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Agreed.

scotchnaut

The lesson of ‘Predator’?

Arnold wins always. Always. Forever.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Q: Who would win in a fight between a giant Arnold and a dozen mini Arnolds?

A: Chuck Norris’ beard.

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Unsurprised

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Chuck Norris blows goats.

theeWeeBabySeamus

You can’t prove that!!!!!
LMFAO

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

My investment rationale is if I hate it, it’s probably really popular and worth a ton of money.

Looking at you eSports.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Oh come now. I don’t believe this chart.
People in Wyoming and Idaho can’t read.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Unsurprised

Lots of Mormons in Idaho.

I don’t know about Wyoming. I guess cows learned to read?

As always, fuck Texas. Texas is the worst.

litre_cola

Zymm would argue Wyoming doesn’t exist even though I sent you all a picture of me at the border.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

German Food Alignment Chart.

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theeWeeBabySeamus

It appears Herb Sendek has taken the HC job at U*NC.

King Hippo

He really don’t like using timeouts, he’ll show all you whippersnappers

theeWeeBabySeamus

19-0 run? Meh, fuck it.
Sad part is that against us he’s probably right that he didn’t need to.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

I don’t know if they work on children anyway.

scotchnaut

/watching “Predator”

If you have enemies in the work place, cover yourself in mud. they can’t detect you afterwards!