Question Time Saturday (Early Open Thread)

Don’t worry about Hippo’s Lesser burnout, Litre_Cola has questions for the class.  TAKE IT AWAY, eh?

Howdy! I have a few Q’s for the Prem thus far.

Shocked that the King’s Water Pistols are in 1st?

Litre : Thanks other Litre for the invite! Hell yes I am surprised they are in 1st. Swarthy Arteta has the young lads playing amazingly. Their schedule includes the team I don’t think is real this week, Robin Hoods, the derby against Chelski, then the Wolfys. They could be in 1st by the World Cup break. Didja see that happenin? No, no you did not.

Hippo: More “mildly surprised” as I had them in the Shempions places.  I enjoy watching a full project coming together, rather than “half-assed attempt for like 20 fixtures, then blowing it up to hire the most famous available manager and spend ALL TEH MONEYS.”

Balls: Not shocked. More pleasantly surprised. However, I do not think they will stay there long as Horatio touches himself WAY too much to have nice things. I’m sorry, Cecil! It’s not your fault!

 

Who do you think will be battling to stay up based on performance thus far?

Hippo: Forest and Leicester are legitimately dreadful and massively likely to go down.  Cherries, Wolves, Villans likely to scrap over the last relegation ticket – but don’t be surprised if Everton and/or Saints flirt with danger, too.  [UPDATE – I foolishly answered prior to Thursday’s fixtures – Leeds are in deep doo-doo, as well.]

Litre: Well I have to think the Robin Hoods are going down so that leaves 2 spots up. The Hippo and I have discussed this since before the season due to his fear of his beloved Bitter Blues going down. Normally this is where I would say that Mighty Whitey is in the mix, but at this point I think we will finally survive. I 100 percent think Wolfy is in deep trouble their search for a new manager is laughable. The last two who I think will be battling to stay up are Villa, and Leeds. Didja see that after Stevie G went to the Cottage on Thursday he got fired before he got back to Birmingham???? Pure deliciousness. The Whites play the Whites this weekend and if the Londoners win then the Yank manager at Leeds could see the same fate as Stevie. (I am still surprised that tight pants Frank still has his job at Goodison)

Balls: I stick with my original choices. I think Everton stays up no matter how fatalistic Hippo gets.

Changed your mind about the top 6? I include 6 because Euro trips are fun.

Hippo: I mean, West Ham probably ain’t gonna make it.  That was probably just wishful thinking, getting some non-traditional blood in the cut.

Litre: Let’s see, City, Water Pistols, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, and I think the Saudis will pip 6th. I wish my betting house had that for a bet. That leaves Men Untied out!

Balls: Nope! I don’t see anyone displacing them. Sun. East. That kind of thing.

Where will your beloved finish?

Hippo: 16th.  We just can’t fookin’ score any soccer points.

Litre: Why thank you for asking other Litre. This season has been amazing. So far beyond my expectations that I can’t believe it.

They said mItRo CaNt ScOrE iN tHe PrEm!?! Suck it, 8 goals.

Tim Ream is an old man and far past it. REEEEEEAAAAAAMMMMMM.

The Water Pistols sold us Leno the keeper for pennies and he has been unreal.

The Portuguese dudes that came onboard due to our suave Manager have been sublime.

Signing of Willian has been the biggest, and  happiest surprise for me. Guy still has it, he is like a Berbatov 2.0!

Mighty Whitey finishes 13th and it will be amazing to have 1 year of stability.

As always, suck it Tony Khan.

Balls: Barça will finish second in La Liga to Real Madrid who, and it pains me to say this, are the best team in the world. Toluca is in the Liga MX semifinals with a 2-1 lead on América after the home first leg. We’ll see how far they go. The Steelers will struggle to finish above 500, but they will.

Finally, Geelong WON THE PREMIERSHIP BABY!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!  I’m ordering my PREMIERSHIP bandanna for my wing wang this week.

 

Haaland is the real deal, that is all. Howevah! I see rumblings that he will not sign a long term deal and those crazy krauts Bayern want him. How long will he stay? 

Hippo: He will stay for as long as Pep stays.  Then fuck off to Madrid.  I’d guess that means through 2025 or 2026.

Litre: I think he will stay 2 years and then crave that sweet Munich money.

Balls: Dude, he just got there! However, I understand the question and he’ll stay as long as Pep is the coach. That’s why he chose City.

Will Ronaldo stay past January?

Hippo: Yes, only because there’s nowhere for him to go (and Men Untied won’t just straight fuck him off).  He’s basically Lesser Q-aaron/MRSA Dreamboat hybrid, at this point.

Litre: Oh he fucking gone. Suspended for the match this weekend due to his strop this week. The only logical place for him to go is Sporting Lisbon. This sucks as personally I am a fan of that club. First ever big match that I attended was in Lisboa. If it happens I will have to switch my Portuguese allegiances which is a shame after 22 years.

Balls: No fucking way. He got the classic bait and switch pulled on him. He’ll go to the Mexican league Dani Alves style if that means he gets the fuck out of Manchester.

Will Mbappe stay at PSG past January?

Hippo: I hadn’t heard the rumoUr that he was even considering a move.  Absolutely no way does Qatar let him go before they get bounced from Shempions League play.

Balls: Yes. Next summer is when PSG will get dismantled. I wouldn’t be surprised if all three are gone by August next year.

Litre: Oh there is a lot of slimy backdoor shit going on there. I reckon he will end up at Real as Benzema the Golden Booter is getting a wee bit long in the tooth. (Once seen repping a proper hockey club)

What do we have today?

Early game is The Robin Hoods v Liverpool. Hippo, have we ever discussed how great a manager Klopp is?

The next two are Everton hosting Palace, and City hosting Brighton. Most will be watching City take on the upstart Trashbirds but our Hippo will be enraged watching his bitter Blues.

Oooh the late game is Chels-USA v Men Untied sans Ronaldo! I will be watching this in between pumpkin carving with wee man. I hope Untied run them out of the stadium in Fulham without Ronnie.

On Sunday Villa plays the Bees, Mighty Whitey travels to Leeds, The Water Pistols take on an imaginary team, Wolfy plays Foxy Footy in a very important relegation battle and the afternoon is Spurs v the Saudis. The game at White Hart Lane is a perfect measuring stick for the Khashoggi murderers.

Back to your regular Hippo programming.

Now, for the JV fun….

Iowa (+29) at THEEEEE Ohio State (Noon, Fox)

Originally, I thought Team Cornpone was at home.  This will be a murder now, but Redshirt can enjoy the awkward boner.

SillyCuse (+13.5) at Clemson (Noon, ABC)

Hey, looky-loo, another potentially interesting tilt, if only the location were reversed.

Cincinnati (-3) at SMU (Noon, ESPN)

Don’t look now, but JV WKRP looks like they will be right back in the G5 “New Year’s Six” slot.  Provided they survive the trip to Dallas (with the most dignified of apologies to the Kennedys).

West By God Virginia (+7) at Texas Tech (3:00, FS1)

3-3 against 3-3 is a GREAT way to get ready for tomorrow’s NFL action.  Plus, you know.  Incest jokes!

Ole Miss (+1.5) at LSU (3:30, CBS)

I don’t remember the last time Hippo made it this deep into a preview before the SEC showed up.  But this is a mighty interesting tilt, if not the Game of the Century like last week’s.

UCLA (+6) at Oregon (3:30, Fox)

I hate Chip Kelly and hope he dies.  So much, that I will affirmatively root for Quack Attack.

Balls: Hippo, can you please show me on the doll where Chip Kelly touched you?

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scotchnaut

Sens almost lost to the Kay-Yotes 6-2.

WCS

TWWL apparently doesn’t want us to know what’s happening in aforementioned Weber St.-Montana St.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401413344

Mr. Ayo

Shame on them. Greatest game of the day IMO.

Mr. Ayo

FUCK AND YES!!!

GO BOBCATS!

BeefReeferLives

It’s Pete Davidson, who is a professional stoner. Which tracks, as the people who would eat breakfast or any other meal at Taco Schnell are generally high as fuck.

litre_cola

/could go for some right now

scotchnaut

“Reggie Bush as a Wendy’s ad whore is just not working for me” is a t-shirt that I had made that employs several people so therefore it’s ironic.

WCS

That was Mark Chmura and Matt Gaetz.

Mr. Ayo

Weber St v Montana St: 4 safeties

All the result of the long snapper. Tune in now on ESPN+

litre_cola

Go Bobcats!

Mr. Ayo

Fuck yes! I was at their home opener this year.

litre_cola

Love that town.

Gumbygirl

Me too! We only lived there for a year, but I could have stayed there forever.

Mr. Ayo

BTW, this is a record for all FBS, FCS, and NFL teams. Never happened before.

scotchnaut

Do we have #safetykakkee?

Mr. Ayo

Indeed! But they’re all on the long snapper so not as fun.

scotchnaut

UCLA finding out what happens when the Chip hits the fan.

yeah right

My Hawkins Cheezies have arrived and they are indeed pretty fucking awesome.

Cheetos are dead to me now.

litre_cola

Did I not send you any? I apologize.

yeah right

No worries. You sent me plenty of goodness. The homemade jams that the wife made were legendary all by themselves.

litre_cola

Will have another batch of goodies near xmas for you. Red wine jelly, other jams, plus Cheezies.

yeah right

You are truly too kind. Your generosity is incredible.

Mr. Ayo

Ordered

litre_cola

You got any good local hooch where you are? I am always up for a booze essential oil exchange. Always with Snaxx.

Mr. Ayo

I’m in the Seattle area so yes. Just name it and it’s on your way.

litre_cola

Will dm you on slack.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

That was as perfect of an onsides kick as I have ever seen.

Horatio Cornblower

The GOP is running anti-Blumenthal ads for the CT Senate race, (where Blumenthal will win by 15-20 points), criticizing him for, among other things, 100 suspected terrorists being caught at the border.

Because the GOP is apparently in favor of letting terrorists in, rather than stopping them at the border I guess.

WCS

They’re running the same in Pennsyltucky against Fetterman.

“Dr. Oz did immigration right. He’ll keep us safe!”

Horatio Cornblower

Fetterman having what was clearly a pretty serious stroke right before running for Senate against a snake oil salesman who didn’t even live in the same state is clearly proof that any God that might exist is neither just nor loving.

scotchnaut

That ‘proof’ is 110%.

BeefReeferLives

“Because the GOP is apparently in favor of letting terrorists in…”

Well, they were in favor of letting terrorists into the US Capitol on January 6th, so they’re just being consistent…

Horatio Cornblower

I used to like LSU. Cool uniforms, great atmosphere at the home stadium, (especially at night), cool tiger mascot, all that good shit.

Then they hired Brian Kelly and I just want them to lose every game and have Kelly get too close to the tiger when it’s in a bad mood.

Mr. Ayo

Is there a coach with the name Kelly that is remotely likable?

WCS

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Horatio Cornblower

Ah, god, they’re playing Lane Kiffin’s team! This has now become a job for METEOR MAN!!!!

Can’t mention Lane Kiffin without also plugging Kiffin’s Koffin Korner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvJy2Ot48M

litre_cola

Can I book Meteor Man for the next Chelsea v Brentford match?

Horatio Cornblower

I’m enjoying my father rooting for Chelsea. Especially when I get to text him when Man U scores in the 94th minute.

litre_cola

I completely agree with this taek.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Announcer in the Oregon game begging people not to make fun of the uniforms. “It’s a cancer thing!” he claims.

Horatio Cornblower

I will absolutely make fun of them. They’re hideous.

scotchnaut

I had no idea that uniforms could get cancer.

Horatio Cornblower

I’m guessing these can cause it.

yeah right

I had the displeasure of having to reinsert my own eyeballs after tuning in.

scotchnaut

Cincy survives by the bananaskin of their teeth.

scotchnaut

How was the cheese-less grilled cheese sandwich?

Mr. Ayo

Monster!

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Mr. Ayo

So, buttered toast?

Heathen! That’s not a meal, that’s a side. It’s not even a sandwich by Maestro’s loose standards!

litre_cola

Oh boy.

Mr. Ayo

Today in Seattle sports are fucked like Brocky:

Preseason Kraken: Backup goalie hurt and out for the season
1st Week of the Season Kraken: 2nd Backup goalie starts the opening game. Then alternates with the primary goalie for the first five games. Also, Kraken give up 5, 5, and 4 goals in each of their first 3 home games
2nd Week of the Season Kraken: Primary goalie strains his groin in the 6th game and is out for 4-6 weeks.

What I’m saying is you can make a lot of money betting the over on the Kraken. Stupid cursed Seattle team as usual.

Mr. Ayo

On the positive side, LOLOLOLOL Donks! Woo! He’s your problem now.

BeefReeferLives

From “Hate” by Peter Bagge:

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Horatio Cornblower

I just turned on the TV after coming back from afternoon errands and what bet did Oregon lose that resulted in these uniforms?

Redshirt

How did Oregon get my Create-A-Uniform Design from NCAA Football 05?!

(EDIT: The team name was Wolves and the green was actually white. Unlike Oregon, I do have an ounce of couture.)

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scotchnaut

You know how I know that UCLA doesn’t really care about football? Thanks to a 6-0 start, Chip Kelly is now one game under .500 during his 5 year tenure at said school.

litre_cola

Ribs have been in the smoker for 2 hours, suddenly I have a flannel shirt, an ironic hat and a hankerin for an IPA.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

What’s playing on the stereo?

Horatio Cornblower

Some band you’ve never heard of. He caught a couple of their shows back in the aughts at a small place in Seattle. Then they broke up.

scotchnaut

Nirvana’s drummer was the bass player in the band. True story.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The Triple Door? The Crocodile?

Horatio Cornblower

Yes.

litre_cola

I was actually listening to Sonic Youth. Bahahaha

scotchnaut

“You’re kicking ass! It’s gotta be the shoes.”

-New Balance

litre_cola

Grey Asics, bought em in Vegas. I was looking at crispy white NB’s though. May need a leather beer holster.

scotchnaut

I will say, this game dovetails nicely into the Sens four o’clocker vs them Cay-Otes.

Horatio Cornblower

Is it in Ottawa, or at the high school rink in Arizona?

scotchnaut

There was a roller-skating fundraiser at the latter place so they had to switch venues. Bettman’s orders, smgdh….

WCS

Not optimal, Cousinfuckers.

Redshirt

JV Cincy is imploding before our eyes.

scotchnaut

Oh Shrader, don’t look at you.

scotchnaut

At the very least, that Clem’s Son o-line has been exposed.

Mr. Ayo
Horatio Cornblower

That’s awesome

Redshirt

The Narrative! All Hail The Narrative!

scotchnaut

SillyCuse signal caller Schrader is from the “First Read Isn’t Open, Run Like Hell” school of quarterbacking.

Redshirt

I like how DJU is still in the huddle on the sidelines like, “I’m still the starter!”

scotchnaut

I respectfully suggest that House of the Dragon be re-named “CGI Sunday’s”.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Sorry, ‘TBI Sunday’s’ is already taken.” – Tua Tagovailoa

ArmedandHammered

“And yesterday’s was a really great one” he added.

Horatio Cornblower

After that last episode I’m checked out. So stupid.

I’m still going to watch it, because dragons and tits, but I refuse to take it at all seriously.

Mr. Ayo
Gumbygirl

Me too!

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scotchnaut

“We’re using a parmigiano aged 36 months from white cows.”

Damn, Fascism runs really deep in Italian culture!

Mr. Ayo

Yeah right, I challenge you to make your own spaghetti and cook it on your grill and replicate this dish.

2Pack I challenge you to send the necessary cheeses to yeah right for this challenge.

I, of course, will be on the next flight down to eat this.

Horatio Cornblower

/Slaps Mr. Ayo on the ass, hard

That’s good ulterior motivatin’!

Mr. Ayo

Guess who doesn’t need pornhub today!

scotchnaut

[Pornhub clicks drop by 14%]

“This is goddamn serious, back to the porn mines, all of you!”

-Management

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

#99 on Syracuse just shot up the Raiders’ draft board.

scotchnaut

Two incredibly dumb SillyCuse penalties and Clemson is gonna be right back in this.

Redshirt

This is what we get for putting our faith in a secondary colour.

scotchnaut

Scotchdog Update:

She had two screws put into her and is currently wearing The Cone of Humiliation. Surgery and meds are tracking at around $4,000 so far. Wonderful.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

grumble grumble your mom had two screws put into her too but it didn’t cost anywhere near $4000 grumble grumble

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Redshirt

Head Coach: “We have them on the ropes, now go out there and show me some killer instinct!”

(Syracuse help Clemson off the mat, dusts off their gloves and give them a blanket and hot cocoa)

Head Coach: “Goddamn it! Not that!”

(repeat ad nauseum)

scotchnaut

SillyCuse urinating away these opportunities.

WCS

Did both offenses do keg stands at halftime?