Welcome to the dregs of 2022.  Per tradition, Hippo will purposefully fall asleep before any countdown activity, unless the footy stays interesting, Lord knows it will need to outclass Meeechigan pantsing the Bloodeyes earlier.  UPDATE – Hippo predicts future not so goodly.  To the game!

Georgia (-5) v. tOhio State – Megatron’s Butthole/Millions of Peaches Bowl, National Semifinal #2 (8:00, ESPN)

I do have some residual qualms that everyone is overlooking the Treenutz, and that Ryan Day might be able to utilize same to spring the upset.  Theeeeeee has plenty of talent, after all.  But the Kirby Smart Dawgs have become the machine that Nick Saban’s Alabama have been for the past decade or so.  Even with a glorified walk-on playing/overseeing QB, it’s really a roster without any holes.  Make that a TWO DEEP without any real holes, and you start to grasp how difficult it is to gameplan for these,  Vegas seemingly agrees, as the spread has tightened by around a point and a half.  That means fuckshit, but I feel compelled to mention anyway.

Settle in and enjoy, get plenty of fluids/sleep so you don’t slack off during the first RedZone Day of 2023.  Scott Muthafuckin’ Hanson is counting on y’all, consarnit.

Also, fuck NY resolutions, but if you want to share yours with the class, feel free.