Next week, while I am traveling (I know, not looking forward to that experience whatsoever) Hippo will miss the last international break of 2022-23.  Which is to say, hooray for me.

All things considered, a reasonable slate of fixtures.  Because of misaligned DST, we start later than usual (8:30, USA) with Sham Town hosting Spurs.  Holy cats, are Spurs ever roiling in turmoil right now.  But Top Four is still well in hand, if Conte can just be arsed down the stretch.  We shall see.  Saints, like everyone at the arse end of the Table, is showing a faint pulse.  Maybe we’ll get a little drama, or at least testiness.

Three Peacock streamers at 11 (with no USA coverage, very annoying) led by Beesus/Leeds.  I mean, that seems less dire than the other two.  Damning with faint praise much?

USA is back for Still Quite Disappointing Everton against the Recovering Chaos Club Chelski at 1:30 EST.  There is also basketballing, if one is so inclined.  The afternoon there proceeds as follows:

#13S Fur Men (+6) v. #5S JV Hardwood BOLTMEN! (12:10, CBS)

The above pic is what resulted from my Highly Questionable Google search (hot purple furry).  You’re welcome, America.  Upstate SC’s finest gave us a truly bananacakes ending against Wahoowa, and saved us from the inevitable 41-40 win the Hoos would have scraped over the similarly defense-minded sinew harvesters.

#5E Dook (-3) v. #4E Headliner, I Challenge You To a Game of Horseshoes (2:40, CBS)

A game of horseshoes!  But fuck off if CBS thinks I am going to watch a Dook squadron that is peaking at the right time.  Napping is always the right choice in such cruel times.