First Proper JV NFL Slate of 2023 Today!

King Hippo - September 9, 2023September 8, 2023

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With the dreaded Lesser Footy international break upon us, one is especially thankful for the much improved Week 2 JV NFL slate. Without further a-doo-doo, to the fixtures! Notre Dame (-7.5) at NC State (Noon, ABC) People have already started fluffing the Irish, without the very necessary caveat that they haven't faced

Hippo Nighttime in 2023 BEGINS!

King Hippo - September 2, 2023September 1, 2023

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Welcome to my diseased brain. Please to keep your hands inside the car at all times. Tips in any form of opium are accepted and appreciate. Ballsy: He prefers Taliban brand but any will do. Yes, I'm back to provide thoughts and cheerleaders. New Mexico (+38) at Texas A&M (7:00, ESPN) Come for

Huzzah September and a Full Sportsball Day

King Hippo - September 2, 2023September 1, 2023

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Autumn, indeed, is proof that God loves us. Football everywhere, y'all. Team Knifey host Everton early in the morning (7:30, USA). Midweek, the Toffees very narrowly averted disaster (ie, losing in the Cursed Caribou Cup to team #92 out of 92 in the English Football League). But fuck it, at least

Farewell to August (JV NFL Week Nil Night Thread)

King Hippo - August 26, 2023August 25, 2023

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If y'all thought the afternoon schedule was ridiculous, we are entering into (S)sublime territory. FOAR Ballsy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvAOW1oTMuw Ballsy: Thank you Hippo! May The Pills Be With U! I'll chip in with some thoughts and/or cheerleaders. UMass (+6.5) at New Mexico State (7:00, ESPN) I shit thee not, Team #133 out of 133 D-1A schools

Lesser Week el Tres, JV NFL Week Nil Open Thread

King Hippo - August 26, 2023August 25, 2023

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Apparently, 26 August is National Blow Notre Dame Day (congratulations to those who celebrate). Not much other excuse for them playing bad-even-for-their-recent-history Naval Academy crew...with essentially the ENTIRE slate to themselves. Seriously, this is absolute monkey feces. But I get ahead of myself, we have good Premiership action first. Cherries host Spurs

Prem Week el Segundo – Open Thread

King Hippo - August 19, 2023August 18, 2023

Did everybody enjoy week one? I mean, a home loss ain't never a great start...but at least Everton tried to play football. A bit Brentford-ish a vibe, perhaps? Anyway, we had Friday Night Footy again, and the peoples say amen. Poor Team Knifey, looked like their HT adjustments would earn them

And So It Begins! Footy Renewed

King Hippo - August 12, 2023August 11, 2023

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We kicked off the Premier League under Boo-urnley's Friday Night Lights. What is the bestest reality check for the confident champions of the Championship? Oh yeah, a goal from Erling Haaland like 3 minutes into play. To their credit, the Clarets hung in, playing evenly for the next 30 or so

Requiem For A Waking Nightmare – Futbol Returns! (2023-24 Prem Preview/Predictions)

King Hippo - August 5, 2023August 4, 2023

That's right, we are LESS THAN A WEEK before our first actual match (Boo-urnley hosting City of Men). Who knows who will win THAT nailbiter? So, we better get our prediciones on record before anyone can question our sporting integrity. As always, these picks will end up dreadfully wrong. Making fun

Katzenpapa Sabado

King Hippo - July 29, 2023July 28, 2023

Yesterday, I took a "my brain is breaking" day. I had fallen asleep with a migraine, 6p on Thursday night. Slept until 4a, then fell asleep again during HAI/PRC match. So, I put on my "out of office" work e-mail greeting. It was all going well until like 5p when I

2pack Returns With Dutch Treat (2023 Women’s World Cup Team Report – The Netherlands (Dutch Ladies!))

King Hippo - July 22, 2023July 20, 2023

The Dutch ladies currently ranked 9 th in FIFA world standings are in Group E along with the USA (1), Portugal (21) and Vietnam (32). They begin group play with Portugal on 23 July, followed by the USA 27 July and finishing up with Vietnam on 1 August. Going strictly

Good Jerb Panama! y Otra Miscellany

King Hippo - July 15, 2023July 15, 2023

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Holy shitsnacks, do we ever need MOAR meaningful footy in our lives. As y'all know, I hold a certain disdain for the Golden Shower Cup. Yet I still appreciate how the assdick USMNT lost in the semis to...like, maybe the 8th best Van Halen single? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuKDBPw8wQA Either Canalz FC or Mexico will

Better Know a 2023 WWC Participant – The Lesser Springbokesses of South Afrika!

King Hippo - July 8, 2023July 7, 2023

First and foremost, let us all raise our fists in solidarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tK8QfAf7G4 Secondly, fuck that "Banyana Banyana" noise. What kind of nickname* is THAT? Lesser Springbokesses or GTFO. *apparently translates roughly to "The Girls." Team Ireland no longer looks so uncreative now, does they? South Afrika is the 54th ranked squadron in the world.