Author: King Hippo

FA Cup Saturday! Open(ish) Thread

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Life without FITBAW is just terrible, that's why Damar Hamlin asked about the score before his goddamned breathing tube came out.  But we get Chefs/Raiders and Tits/Jaguras tonight, so nap accordingly. In the interim, here are the fixtures I find randomly interesting: Gillingham v. Leicester City (7:30, ESPN+) Upset TOTES predicted here.  Formerly Foxy

NYE 2022 Sportsball Late Thread

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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 -

Instant Hippo Boxing Day Thoughts – Week 16, 2022 Season/EPL Resumes

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Holy cats, this sportsball 3-day weekend is fucking beautiful, ain't it? I watched all of yesterday's NFL trifecta, despite...not really liking any outcomes.  Because my fantasy team may be leaving oil like a motherfucker...but 2nd place pays out pretty good.  Maybe I would use the funds to make it to DFOcon

A Brief Tale of Hippo LDBC Survival

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We don't actually get the beloved Premiership back for two more days, so you will get a Boxing Day preview complete with Hippo Thoughts on the Xmas Day Trifecta.  I will try to do a Sunday morning Special Edition Hippo Thoughts, provided my pill-addled brainpan remembers. For now, an early morning

Monday Night Week 15 Abortion Thread

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Hey, in Mississippi, that thar SOO-PREME COWRT done said 15 weeks is late term.  Suck it, libtards! RRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! (+7.5) at Packers (8:15, ESPN/ABC) Isn't it fucking hilarious how THIS fixture, of all fixtures, gets network teevee coverage?  One assumes Disney felt safe that this one would be relevant.  Oopsie-doodle!  Baker Mayfield, 60,000

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 15, 2022 Season

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I hope everyone enjoyed their fill of weekend bananacakes.  Let's hope the Lord saved some for January! Earlier in the week, I thought to myself that the early window looked kind of meek.  A good reminder of why you should never take anything I think or say seriously, as the action

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 14, 2022 Season

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Last week of byes, last week of pretending anyone is in Philly's stratus.  Let's get right to it. Philly went into the Meadowlands, and absolutely ran train on the G-men.  Only a garbage time "subs on subs" 8-ball cut the marhin to 48-22.  Your NFL MVP vote has to be Jalen