Of Blackouts and… Watford? WTF! Fútbol AM Open Thread

We’re into Matchday 5 of the English Premier League, 4 for La Liga. However, a premium channel tier dispute between DirecTV and beIn Sports has taken La Liga broadcasts off my TV. Since beIn is from the Al Jazeera group, I’ll irresponsibly declare that this smells like protectionist crap. But you never know what lurks behind disputes between giant telecom corps. Behind the first two layers of greed, I mean.

Here are the games in Spain, for those resolute enough to find a stream.

La Liga – All times Central

Atlético Madrid vs. Eibar – 6:00 AM

Being up this early should involve a beach or intimacy. It’s a Saturday dammit!

Real Sociedad vs. Barcelona – 9:15 AM

Today Messi is back from a 14-day break, after skipping the Argentina friendlies during last week’s international break. All he’s done in the first three games is score four goals and have two assists. Barcelona hosts a Champions League game on Tuesday against PSV Eindhoven, which bodes well for substitutions drama.

Valencia vs Real Betis – 11:30 AM

I don’t mind much being blacked out from this game. Instead, I’ll tell you how to pass the time during a blackout. Since there’s little to do, keep things lively by picking at old emotional scars.

Athletic Bilbao vs Fucken Real Madrid

Bale and Benzema have scored seven goals with one assist in their first three games. Meanwhile in Italy,

Via depor.com / postimages.org

In yet another instance of woeful underuse of Backpack in a scene. For shame.

EPL – All times Central

Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool – 6:30 AM  NBC Sports

This will be a dynamite game. On the other hand,

Man City vs Fulham – 9:00 AM NBC Sports

Fulham’s scored six goals in its last two games. Man City should not score more than three, by halftime.

The rest of the 9:00 AM window:

Bournemouth vs Leicester City

The Cherries are sixth on the table right now, and have scored 1.75 goals per game. Lester is in full midtable form, being beat by Chelsea and Liverpoool, and defeating Soton and Wolves.  Cromulence ahoy!

Newcastle vs Arsenal

Two teams supposed to be good, both are capable of even worse.

Chelski vs Cardiff City

Chelsea has been world beaters since the addition of new manager Maurizio Sarri and Rasputin soup to the dining room’s menu.

Via @RealSardonicus + postimages.com

Huddersfield vs Crystal Palace

The Huds have two goals in four games and relegation written all over. This game is the packing peanuts for the paid channel package.

Watord vs ManUre – 1230 AM NBC

Watford defeated Spurs in their last game and are a perfect 12 out of 12 points on the year–with a very respectable +6 in goal difference. Jose Mourinho has been the top whiner this season. I already bought his going away cake:

 

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scotchnaut

I’ll give Ioway State a gander. Anything else grabbing your fancy game-wise?

theeWeeBabySeamus

OK, soooooo….

Just got a phone call. Apparently my nephew-in-law smacked my niece last night, and told her to make his fucking tacos because it was her job. She and her kids are now staying at her twin sister’s (my other niece) and are safe.

But now, I have to go kill him…..errrrr talk to him. Probably not kill him. No promises.

herodotus450

Ya know, lots of people wind up missing or dead during a hurricane. Jes sayin…

Mr. Ayo

He needs a good smacking.

Wakezilla

They can’t charge you for murder if there’s no body. . . . and I’ve heard big, mean and starving dogs will eat anything.

Just saying. . .

scotchnaut

You haveta admire his passion for tacos tho.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Tell him that any man who hits a woman is not a man.

theeWeeBabySeamus

I’d rather just punch him.
But I won’t. Probably.

Spur

A small part of me wants to watch Kansas vs Rutgers

King Hippo

wow, you hate yourself even by Commentist standards, huh?

Spur

Cripple Fight!

King Hippo

Now it is raining again. The theme from last night was wet pussy, right?

/we also would have accepted “if Hippo knew how to keep pussy happy for longer than 3 minutes, he prolly would have been on at least ONE date in the last 4 years”

Wakezilla

If it makes you feel any better, here’s Nicki Minaj on Drake: “Drake worth a hundred milli, always buying me shit, But I don’t know if the pussy wet or if he’s crying and shit”

herodotus450

Hawaii has 33% more wins than any other team in the nation but they don’t get no respect, no respect at all.

herodotus450

ppl forget Iowa St. is the hardest place to play in all the land.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I feel bad for the schoolchildren there.

Spur

CYCLONES!

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hippo, tune to channel 11. This haggard little weather chick actually had nice shoulders.
But you might wanna bring two bags. You know, in case her’s fall off.

King Hippo

It ain’t even raining in Raleigh no MOAR. My cat is so relieved to go outside and take a shit.

theeWeeBabySeamus

LMFAO

herodotus450

Big12(-2) tied-for-first-er Kansas leading Big10(+4) 7th placer Rutgers with defensive touchdowns!?

Spur

At least I can do my laundry during these shitty morning games.

Fronkenshteen

Ha! Just got done folding.

/ “Ha!” meaning “we’re doing the same thing!” Not “I’m already FINISHED!”

King Hippo

I am streaming both #BFIB and Moose Hornets. YOU DISAPPOINT, JV NFL.

/3:30 window is good, tho

theeWeeBabySeamus

Jeebus, local affiliates all wanna tell me it’s raining, which I already know. So I guess Imma go to the ESPNs and I guess Imma watch Clemson.
Someone please come kill me.

herodotus450

The mighty Clem-zon offense held scoreless after one quarter!?

King Hippo

they worried all the Flo rain might ruin they favourite colouring books in the school library ,, smh

theeWeeBabySeamus

Jeebus is pissed off at Dabo.

herodotus450

Instead of some extra third rate coleege footedball, I’m getting something called “Kids Team News” on one of my local channels.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Pervert.

King Hippo

OF COURSE, local NBC is wall-to-goddamned-wall weather coverage, thank fuck they no longer are the CBS affiliate and I will at least (hopefully) be able to see LSU/Aubie

theeWeeBabySeamus

Like I just said.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Alright, I’m trynna to watch college football, and locals are cutting in and telling me it’s raining because there’s a hurricane.

No fucking shit, get off mah damn teevee box.

Fronkenshteen

Went to my wife’s ultrasound appointment yesterday. Got a good look look at the little meat frog. He’s doing great. Little heart thundering away. All the parts and pieces are fully formed and growing rapidly. He looks just like his big brother, too. She’s feeling great, too, apart from her first pregnancy hemorrhoid (GAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!) Hats off to the women. Pregnancy sounds like an awful, awful albatross.

Wakezilla

Mabrook!

herodotus450

Mighty Maryland losing to Temple early!?

theeWeeBabySeamus

Fuck those assholes. College Park should all die slowly and painfully in a fire.

Sorry. But seriously, fuck those assholes.

herodotus450

“But seriously, fuck those assholes.”

Have you ever thought about a career in directing?

theeWeeBabySeamus

I actually have. But I prefer writing. I got some good damned movie scripts.
You know anybody?

Fronkenshteen

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY NEEDS TO RUN MORE GASSERS!!!!!

King Hippo

#PussyBitches

Mr. Ayo

All times Central

This is psychotic behavioUr. I may have to report you.

Spur

Kent State has so far been able to reject the Penn State advances.

Fronkenshteen

“Don’t worry. We’ll keep hammering away!”

– J. Sandusky

Wakezilla

They’ll hold strong until the Pedos start using the shotgun. Then it’ll be over in 13 seconds

Spur

Kent State always folds under fire.

Wakezilla

So, what are we watching? Florida State Semen v Trump’s Skin, Bournemouth/Leicester or Hurricanes v Holy Toledo?

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theeWeeBabySeamus

I’m no fan of da U. But dayum!!!!!!

King Hippo

MOOSE HORNETS!!

Spur

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ballsofsteelandfury

We couldn’t do without La Liga, so we got Sling TV’s Latino package. $10 a month and we get BeIn both English and Spanish, and a bunch of other channels with the traditional Latino boobies and butts.

That’s a good investment.

Brick Meathook

Is there a Morrissey channel?

Fronkenshteen

His mirror

Spur

Lets go Cyclones!….not the ones in the ocean.

Fronkenshteen

So ECU cancelled today @ VPI. If they can’t reschedule, is that a forfeit?

ballsofsteelandfury

I think it’s just one game less for each team.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Yep.

Spur

Morning Folks.

theeWeeBabySeamus

I was considering ML’ing Iowa State for a couple bills. Then I got sane again.

theeWeeBabySeamus

At +800, it was tempting.

blaxabbath

A fool and his money….

theeWeeBabySeamus

DON’T YOU TALK ABOUT HIPPO THAT WAY!!!!!!!

King Hippo

I am way the fuck worse than that

/Stormin’ Mormon ML? That’s how one puts one’s balls on the Thanksgiving dinner table.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Dude…no, no, no.
Just no.

Fronkenshteen

What 12:00 game we watching?

theeWeeBabySeamus

Personally, I’m hoping Ga Southern can find a way to down Clemson.

/will be totes disappoint

herodotus450

Maryland – Temple might be the most competitive. Or Miami (Fl) at Toledo. because it’s hilarious.

Fronkenshteen
herodotus450

Like I always say, “let those in the Glass Bowl throw the first glass stones.”

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hehehehe….this oughta piss all of you off.
Suck it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY

theeWeeBabySeamus

This is actually a pretty good song.
Relatively speaking, of course.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wRM-t7wvF0

litre_cola

When did weather reporting become sports reporting?

King Hippo

all I know is, in the flood zones…teh Weather Channel sends out they blacks. So it must be TOTES dangerous!

theeWeeBabySeamus

There’s a really hot white chick in New Bern. But she’s a pain in the ass and I’d probably shoot her inside of an hour.

Ya know, after the hate bang.

theeWeeBabySeamus

My apologies, that was a joke.
I totally wouldn’t hate bang her or shoot her.

As far as you know.

litre_cola

Yeah maim then fuck. Got it

Ian Scott McCormick

I don’t know but I’ve seen this one meteorologist who can’t stop smiling while covering the hurricane. So she’s in the tank for weather and obviously hopes they take it to humanity this weekend.

King Hippo

Up the Cherries, eh? Lester is a pale shadow of they formerly foxy selves.

yeah right

Four fucking goals in a game?
That NEVER happens.

It’s turning into a magical goddamn year!

Wakezilla

I know it’s cool to celebrate Mourinho to get fired, but, United won’t be good until Ed Woodward gets his ass punted.

They can bring in any coach they want, it won’t mean shit as long as Woodward is there.

King Hippo

it can be two things!

scotchnaut

Radio Raheem!

King Hippo

programming note – the JV NFL thread will nae go live until 3 EST/2 DFO because the Noon window is liquid shit. I have made all the Jim Brown Syracuse lacrosse player jokes in my arsenal. Just watch the Moose Hornets kill off Mourinho, ok?

theeWeeBabySeamus

/boos quietly
//remembers NC State managed to not take a humiliating home loss today and is still undefeated

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King Hippo

hey, offside flag pulls the 3rd back, your totes in this!!

King Hippo

I slept through Spurs predictably letting me down. THANK FUCK.

theeWeeBabySeamus

ME TOO!!!!!

– Dennis Rodman

theeWeeBabySeamus

Hey, at least I remembered to bring my weed plants inside this time!!!!
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scotchnaut

97 seconds? Slow start for Man City.

litre_cola

Sigh. Here we go.

litre_cola

Ugggh. This could get ugly

scotchnaut

Is it “Grannies With Canes Day” again in the U.K.? A year goes by so darn fast…

scotchnaut
theeWeeBabySeamus

There’s a Lenny Kravitz song I really want to post.
But RTD would stab me repeatedly.

herodotus450

Girl you know it’s true

theeWeeBabySeamus
rockingdog

go chelsea

Fronkenshteen

Klopp seems to treat each of his players like beloved sons. It’s nice to see.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Holy shit, electricity is back on again.
I need to invest in a generator.

Fronkenshteen

Why in hell did Spurs wait till the 73rd minute to bring on Son?

herodotus450

[checks soccer to english dictionary]
Yes… yes they should have brought him on
[checks dictionary again]
Son-er.

litre_cola

I am ready for the shit kicking! Bring it on. I waited 4 years for the right to get beaten down by the likes of Citeh!

Fronkenshteen

The best part about the looming Roger Stone indictment is that he’ll have no opportunity for a plea bargain, and will finally be ripped from American society like a rotten tooth. He deserves to be beaten to death in prison with a shiv left sticking out of his Nixon tattoo.
Oh, right. Sports. Uh…,go west ham.

blaxabbath

There are a LOT of individuals who — and I say this pragmatically only — must be hung on the National Mall. And I’m talking, we need to overshoot this and hang TOO MANY people because this is a time to err on the side of seizing too much wealth (which is power) and burning some wheat to make sure we get ALL the chaff.

We’re in PR, right? Seems like the official noose maker of these hangings should come from PR. Maybe we should look at this blossoming market. What size is Trump, an Andy Reid Medium?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

At the moment, yes, but with all the stress eating he’ll be doing now that Manafort flipped he’ll be up to a Large in no time.