Full Autumnal Glory (nae Holes) Returns!

Yes, we get the Prem back this weekend, to go along with a fairly killer set of JV ball.  It’s (momentarily) good to be alive.

That means Spurs and Hammers over morning coffee (7:30, USA).  In my mind, jury’s still out on both – they could be Zooropa contenders, they could fall to mid-Table mediocrity (or worse, for Rum Ham).  Always good to make a fast start out of the international break.

Bonesaws/Trashbirds is USA’s pick for the 10:00 window.  Too bad, as I will watch Everton away to the Ipswiches (Peacock).  For the neutrals, though?  I’d be MOAR into Men Untied/Beesus and/or Mighty Whitey/Villa.  Pretty crowded for the non-Brit-TV window, anyway.

yeah right’s struggling Cherries welcome the King’s Afrikan Water Pistols (12:30, NBC) for an intimate Spotlight Dance.  Keep yer hands where ah can see ’em, this ain’t no whorehouse.

Sunday and MNF are kind of dull, which has the benefit of not interfering with MANDATORY duties.

Nebraska (+6.5) at Indiana (Noon, Fox)

YES, we have lived long enough that Indiana FITBAW is relevant.  I remember Curt Cignetti from his days as an NC State assistant, was always a fiery and engaging character.  Good on him for this time in the sun.

Auburn (+4) at Missouri (Noon, ESPN)

War Damn Eagle seems to have stepped back from the brink of the abyss – but they still ain’t got no offense.  Mizzou could use a solid, convincing win here.  They need to show that their Bonfire Cult whipping was a one-off.

South Cakalaky (-1) at Steerfuckers North (12:45, SECN)

WOW, don’t touch that white-hot seat, Coach Venables.  Home DOGS to the 3-3 Chickens?  That ain’t a good sign at all.

Alabama (-3) at Tennessee (3:30, ABC)

Somehow, someway…this is only the second best game today.  In the conference.  Loser here will get to suffer the wailings and lamentations of a most-aggrieved fanbase.  Tennessee’s offense has gone missing of late, whereas the Tide been having problems on defense.  Should be a fun watch.

Michigan (-3.5) at Illinois (3:30, CBS)

YES, we have lived long enough that Illinois FITBAW is relevant.  Coach is still the fattest fat fuck around, though.  My God, he could lose half his body weight and still not be able to see his wee-wee.  Both Army and Navy can throw more successfully than the Wolverines.  It’s some 1930s shit going on in Ann Arbor.

Colorado (+2.5) at Arizona (4:00, Fox)

The Sanders hype train heads to the desert to meet the reeling Fightin’ Blax.  Maybe their spines will stiffen this week, and give us a fun channel flip option.

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Reclusive, vulgar Broncos fan. Also a proud fookin' Evertonian. Likely dropped on my head repeatedly as a small child. [Insert George Carlin quote followed by thoughtful nod.]
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blaxabbath

We’re heading out to the state fair in a minute. Fun fact! The same space Stupid PeopleTM used for the AZ ballot recount is where like Neyo is going to perform or something.

yeah right

You better get your walking in!

SonOfSpam

Dammit, he finally figured it out – talking about the late Arnold Palmer’s cock is gonna win him this election.

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1847765368657363009

blaxabbath

Those people are so fucking weird.

I look forward to them all running around screaming in my face that they’ve been right about everything all along now.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Remember that time he said something similar while addressing the Boy Scouts of America? Even Denny Hastert thought it was inappropriate behavior in front of kids.

BugEyedBoo
scotchnaut

/snuggling with wifey

Me: “Of all the belly buttons I’ve fondled, your’s is the best.”

Wifey: “Just how many belly buttons have you fondled?

Me: “Hundreds for sure.”

Wifey: “Hundreds?”

Me: “I mean, I had my fair share of girlfriends and when you think of all the prospective employee interviews I’ve conducted…”

Wifey: […] “That’s not funny.”

Me: [smirking] “Really, though?”

Redshirt

Live shot of me watching M*CH*G*N continue to crash and burn:

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BugEyedBoo

The neighbors down the road did their haywagon Trick-or-Treat today. I now have about 10 pounds of overstocked candy.

They should have this on the local beggars night, not whenever the Buckeyes have their bye week *grumble*. Damnit, that’s what holidays are supposed to be for; holy days, with their occurrence not determined by the days and hours of the mundane world. I’d go yell at some clouds, but it’s a beautiful cloudless fall day.

They’ve done this on our street (road) for years and years. My daughter did it from age four until she was too old to trick or treat. That first couple of years I carried her and tried to keep up with those ten-year-olds running from house to house. I though I was gonna die. The old guy that ran it back then used to keep to the Old Ways, but millenials… *grumbles some more*

litre_cola

Did you just see the dive for Bama. Makes Neymar shake his damn head!!!!

Redshirt

“USC is playing like a team desperate not to lose.”

If you have to play with a sense of urgency in order to defeat Maryland, your season is already lost.

blaxabbath

ASU coach Kenny Dillingham: “Everybody give me money to buy the right players!”

Also ASU coach Kenny Dilligham: “We’re having open tryout for a kicker in mid-October!”

blaxabbath

“Where’s the money, Dillingham?!”

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Doktor Zymm

I should have gotten hammock stands and hammocks years ago. So comfy! I got a cheaper and not quite as nice but still excellent version for Chicago and now I’m looking around for better hammocks that can use the same stand. I could have been lounging in these for years!

yeah right

Put on some quality jammies and you’re living right.

Doktor Zymm

My robe collection is getting good usage as always!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I miss the hammock that I had in our house in Del Mar, but what I miss even more than that was being 25 and living by the beach.

yeah right

That was a good life when I lived in Pacific Beach at 25. I could walk to Tourmaline surf park in like 8 minutes.

blaxabbath

Man — the stories about walking places that this guy could tell….

Senor Weaselo

This is a woman who visited the hammock district!

Redshirt

Not going to lie, I am really digging Illinois’ leather-decal helmets.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Wear real leather helmets or GTFO

yeah right

Either way he wouldn’t enjoy this game.

He sounds like a good man despite his rooting interests.

yeah right

I had a grandfather who was one of the biggest influences on my life. Just a wonderful man who taught me about baseball. I’ve mentioned before that when I was growing up I thought he had a hearing problem because he had this earpiece in when he went to church.

Turned out he was listening to Vin Scully and the Dodgers game.

He worked for Sante Fe railroad as an electrician.

My other grandfather was a vile, racist bastard who lived in Texas his whole life who once “sicced” his 3 German shephards on his mailman WHILE WE WERE VISITING FROM CALIFORNIA because his mailman was black.

He was not a major influence on anyone. But my dad enjoyed telling us the story of one night when his dad came home drunk, my dad and his brother and their mother just beat the shit out of him.

Aw, family!

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SonOfSpam

Michigan’s offense is an abortion; luckily it’s still legal there.

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fleshwound_NPG

what if the only thing preventing the indiana hoosiers football team from being a power was bobby knight not walking along the shores of hell

SonOfSpam

Idi Amin is fucking him with a cactus dildo, and no I will not take questions.

Horatio Cornblower

Um, that’s fine, but I still have a lot of questions.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The only answer I can give you is that no, prickly pear jam is *not* a lubricant.

yeah right

Up the fucking Cherries!

Sorry for the delay. Been a busy morning.

Give us all 3 of them points!

Arseholes should have had 2 fucking red cards but we’ll take the W!

WOO!

litre_cola

JV football is so much more interesting than last year with the playoff system expanding.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

12 seems exactly right to me.

“It does, doesn’t it?” – Deanna Favre, gazing wistfully at a tape measure

SonOfSpam

Big Bruins win @ Rutgers takes them to 2-5, still in it!

Bogdanski

Badgers doin the safety dance!

scotchnaut

Not sure if I’ve ever talked about the age difference between my wife and I but I’ll give you a hint. We went for a long hike this morning and she’s now currently clearing some light brush and I’m icing my knees.

herodotus450

Ok so we know she’s Australian…

scotchnaut

What’s with your Detroit Drudge Report Wings? We’ve doubled you guys in points and the season has barely started!

herodotus450

People stopped buying Little Caesars, all downhill form there

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

She will wreck your ass in a game of knifey-spooney.

(Scotchnaut can only stay competitive with her during the “knifey” phase)

ballsofsteelandfury

Good job cradle robber!

Brick Meathook

Do you help her with her homework?

scotchnaut

This stupid new math….

herodotus450

“How did sixty-four get into it?”

litre_cola

I feel you, Mrs Cola is 8 years younger than me. The “fun” part is when a tune comes on, like Stone Roses for example and I say this was released in 85. “I was 2”

Gumbygirl

Gumby is 25 days older than me. As God intended.

Senor Weaselo

It’s about a 5-year difference between Senorita Weaselo and me, and I definitely feel it telling her about pop culture things.

Game Time Decision

Mrs GTD is 48 weeks older than I. She loves the 4 weeks where we are the same age.

Unsurprised

I think I’m going to go gun shopping today. I wonder how many others like me I will see slinking in trying to be inconspicuous about something we should have done in 2016 or 2020 or really back in the 80s or 90s (Well, 90s for me).

herodotus450

Look, Trump didnt take your guns away last time despite saying he would, what are the chances he does it this time?

Unsurprised

It’s the state I’m concerned with. Two years ago they tried to impose California-style restrictions and I didn’t heed the warning then.

Brick Meathook

You need a 500 Bushwhacker, a pistol so powerful it needs a rifle case.

Dirty Harry and his puny .44 Magnum pop-gun will quiver in fear against this .50 calibre monster, although the recoil will probably break both of your wrists.

https://ibb.co/MDj3ZcT

SonOfSpam

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Horatio Cornblower

These latest developments are less than ideal for Arsenal’s championship hopes.

litre_cola

Better than bottling it the last day!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

THAT GOAL BY RYAN CHRISTIE I CALL IT LIAM PAYNE BECAUSE IT FOUND ITS WAY THROUGH A WINDOW.

Horatio Cornblower

Banner this man.

Unsurprised

That Payne popped right out of the frame

Horatio Cornblower

I think Arsenal should sneak an 11th man out there; there’s a lot of people already on the pitch, and probably no one will notice.

Senor Weaselo

When she runs she’ll be like one of those Vortex footballs!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

They call that a “million dollar wound” but Mike Brown must keep that money because she’ll never see a nickel of it.

yeah right

“Little bastard shot me in the ass!”

blaxabbath

Think I’ve figured it out. It’s not the weather that makes socal seem nice, it’s the people.

And now that all those people are here, the weather immediately feels more pleasant.

SonOfSpam

Yes, we are lovely.

Unsurprised

The inverse here. Now that the crustpunks and voluntary homeless have migrated south for the winter, it seems more pleasant here. Granted, the people here are still assholes (but not as much as Seattleites. JFC.), but they’re tolerable assholes.

They’re also different from the Albuquerque assholes. And, speaking of which, I see the state of New Mexico has made an anti-littering ad with Bryan Cranston as Walter White. Fucking nonsense. They should be using him to make anti-meth or at least anti-fentanyl (At least Crystal Blue Persuasion won’t immediately kill you or make sure it’s 100% pure or what the fuck ever. I’m not the assholes who injected this shit into the populace.)

I guess I’m saying I am not a pleasant person. And that is yet another reason – why should I subject other people to me?

Horatio Cornblower

So it’s a day that ends in y?

Find something you love as much as Arsenal loves making things as difficult as possible for themselves and you’ll never work a day in your life.

Horatio Cornblower

Paying bills and making some charitable donations. The charities I support are almost exclusively animal or environment related. If asked why I don’t donate to human-related charities my answer is “there are way too many people on the planet and a good 70% of them suck.”

/Makes massive donation to the Leopards Eating People’s Faces party

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blaxabbath

I feel like paying my bills is a charitable donation. Do you how much money my utility companies spend on conservation efforts?

It’ll like I’m part of a gofundme and the award is electricity.

Horatio Cornblower

Every time some asshole in my area starts yapping about the need for high-density housing my local open space conservation group gets another check from me.

blaxabbath

I’m all for big green open spaces brother!!!!

Unsurprised

Maybe it’d be easier to go green if we weren’t putting 100% tariffs on the one country that has mass-produced green energy technology down to a literal science.

Horatio Cornblower

Oh, it’s bonesaws for everyone on Newcastle after that loss!

2Pack
Horatio Cornblower

Oh Fulham; thou hast Fulham’d.

litre_cola

Really? I had no idea.

litre_cola

Rage, rage, rage, Lil bit o rage. Ragey mcrage. Nice lil ragey Saturday.

Horatio Cornblower

Perhaps there’s a nearby pub where you could drown those sorrows?

Horatio Cornblower

Indiana Jones showed us the way.

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litre_cola

That’s tomorrow. Scumbags v Liverpool

Horatio Cornblower

Liverpool is having an intrasquad scrimmage?

Weird.

Redshirt

House is full of women for Sistershirt’s Bridal Shower.

I welcome all your thoughts and prayers and alibies.

Horatio Cornblower

Spoken like someone who’s never been to SE Ohio.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Just smile and make sure to keep all their glasses full.

Don T

Two questions?
1. Where?
2. Is my hair fucked up? (“Noooo” or more overt validation accepted.)

2Pack

I’d add… do these jeans make my ass look big?

litre_cola

Your hair is always pristine sir.

ArmedandHammered

Didn’t Ohio recently legalize marijuana?

BugEyedBoo

The dispensaries are now open.

2Pack

Do we still call that a target rich environment?

Senor Weaselo

Go be charming!

*turns to rest of clubhouse* Shot not wingman!

Horatio Cornblower

Wow, a single guy surrounded by young women whose jealousy and hormones will be raging by their proximity to one of their own who is soon to be wed?

Sounds horrible.

Take some vitamin E, brush your teeth, and comb your hair.

Pants are not optional at this time, but God willing and the creek don’t rise, perhaps will be at a later time.

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Horatio Cornblower

Well this is odd; Everton isn’t being very disappointing at all!

litre_cola

Fuck everything and burn it to the ground. Big game is later when DFO’s own Cavalry FC can clinch 2nd.

Horatio Cornblower

My daughter met her boyfriend’s family this past week. They’re Eye-talian.

She comes back to our house and tells Mrs. Horatio “All they did was yell at each other. Even when they were just talking normally they yelled it at each other.”

I’m like, he doesn’t live in the Baltimore area, does he?

Redshirt

I know you guys are tired of me constantly going “This is why Trump won…”

Crocs to release Pet Crocs for dogs: Where to buy, release information, price and more explored

Horatio Cornblower

That’s not why Trump won.

That’s why a just and loving God would send a meteor the size of Mt. Everest hurtling through our atmosphere.

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Redshirt

So Reality is God playing SimCity and moving the mouse curser to the Disaster menu?

Senor Weaselo

He needs to click faster!

Unsurprised

Are we going to do this? I’ll tell you exactly why people who voted for Obama twice and then Trump did so. Because they bought Obama’s bullshit about hope and change, and felt betrayed. The first term – they forgave that because he had the financial crash and Tea Party and all that bullshit. The second time? They realized what had happened wasn’t a fluke, that Obama had actually given his administration over to the Clintons before he even gave his victory speech in 2008, and they didn’t want any more Clinton bullshit. They especially didn’t want undiluted Hillary bullshit, who was not, like Bill and like Barack Obama, the most charismatic men of their respective generations.

Eventually, many realized that he was as useless as he seemed, especially as the years went on and enough Republicans realized sitting out the opportunity to use the power of the office with an indifferent idiot at the head was too much, and so demons like Pompeo and Bolton et al. hopped aboard and Wilbur Ross kept up this idiotic trade war with China, that he was just as much of a bust as the last guy. So they bounced.

The funny thing now is seeing how he may just win this time while showing almost no interest in doing so. I think what people say is what people think – they felt better off under Trump, Biden and Kamala are the same people they voted against in 2016, and, so, fuck it. Let’s try again.

Personally, I hope they both lose. But miracles don’t happen. So idk. My vote doesn’t matter anyway in this state.

blaxabbath

That seems reasonable.

But I still haven’t been shown proof that he isn’t God’s chosen replacement for Jesus Christ.

litre_cola

Not sure I will watch the 2nd half at the pool during Deci’s swimming lessons. Feel a bit more unhinged this morning, more than normal.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“I’m trying to think of teams that I pitched against,” Clayton Kershaw said. “Like the best teams. I mean, leadoff-wise, (Jose) Altuve and (Alex) Bregman were good (in Houston). But they cheated, so that’s not really the same.”

Horatio Cornblower

It’s an underreported story how much so many players (pitchers, mostly) that played against those assholes absolutely despises them.

And they’re right to do so.

blaxabbath

The media won’t every defend all the other teams that got jobbed. Good on these men for sticking up for themselves. Man in the Arena and all that….

litre_cola

#notsexist but this broad doing the coloUr commentating for the Mighty Whitey match throws me into an absolute rage

Horatio Cornblower

The preferred term in the Premier League is ‘cun…

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litre_cola

That’s a fucking penalty you VAR cunts!!!

litre_cola

Fucking hell. Fuuucckkk

blaxabbath

Started the sod install yesterday. They finishing today.

Thinking the child safety fence has to go next….

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Horatio Cornblower

One of the largest American metropolitan areas being in the desert seems an inherently bad idea, let alone whatever the fuck they do with their landscaping.

blaxabbath

I agree.

Anyone whi doesn’t own at least a quarter acre of grass should just get out. And since the Cardinals only RENT their grass…..

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Yeah the only place Sod should be sent is to the Phantom Zone.

ArmedandHammered

Kneel upon Sod!

2Pack

Looks great, well done.

blaxabbath

BANNER THIS MAN!

Horatio Cornblower

This seems like someone should get a card…

https://twitter.com/FootballXtra0/status/1847642796145975442

Horatio Cornblower

Holy shit, that’s an oowie and a half!

https://twitter.com/FootballXtra0/status/1847642575513014422

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Senor Weaselo

That’s gotta be one hell of a back injury!

Horatio Cornblower

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blaxabbath

I just rsvp’d to see Vance at a tactical gear shop in town (Peoria).

Horatio Cornblower

I was playing poker last night and a woman there said that both candidates sucked but she was going to vote for Vance because he was hot and I almost threw the meatball tray at her.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

This guy. She thinks this guy is hot.

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ArmedandHammered

Not something I ever expected to actually hear from a female of any race/species/furniture.

blaxabbath

They’re a cult.

She’s wet to vote Trump.

Horatio Cornblower

Yeah, I was taken aback for more than one reason.

litre_cola

Get in you Mexican beauty!!!

litre_cola

Fucking deflection. Let the roller coaster of emotion continue!!!

Fronkenshteen

No matter how shit West Ham are going, they always manage to pull themselves together against Spurs, and it doesn’t really seem hate based. Anyway, KUDUS!!!

Fronkenshteen

Sack Lopetegui

Fronkenshteen

It’s either him or one of the players is rotten. Evidence points to Paqueta.

WCS

https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/jay-cutler-arrested-charged-with-dui-gun-possession/OT7QUGGK6BD5VMSWPPIR74XBO4/

You know he hissed at everyone, and sprayed urine everywhere to mark territory in county lockup.

blaxabbath

Two grand to the guy he hit was the offer to not call the cops?

If I’m drunk as fuck and run into you — congratulations, let’s prioritize heading over here to get you your $20k cash because, who knows, maybe I caused body damage and take the rest as my stupid tax and thanks for not involving the cops or the IRS in this gifting experience i am enjoying with you, my newest old friend.

Almost like Jay Cutler makes bad decisions in pressure situations.

Horatio Cornblower

As your attorney I highly recommend this practice.