Footy Footy Everywhere – A Discussion in Two Parts

Do you like footed ball?  Boy howdy, then does I ever gots GOOD NEWS for you! (I mean, other than the lack of our beloved Early Bird Special this week.  That kinda blows goats.) USA choo-choo-chooses Villa/Cherries for the 10:00 broadcast.  Are the Villans becoming a media darling?  Oy yes, they are. 

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 7, 2024 Season

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Holy shit, we made it!  Three weeks of MANDATORIUM duty, despite having to start with Jaguras/P*ts - and finish with the goddamned Q-aron Jest.  But challenge us, for DFO will rise up to meet it, with unfettered devotion. New England ran out to a 10-nil lead, but much like that most painful

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 6, 2024 Season

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Some days, one just feels like monkeyshit.  I wasn't hungover, I don't think actually sick, I DID remember to take my anti-crazy pills in the morning...so, who knows.  Maybe just the pressure of living in this fucking Darkest Timeline. But STILL, I was up in time for MANDATORY WATCH DUTIES.  What did we

Mandatorium Eve JV NFL Goodness

Do NOT forget!   Report to the Clubhouse by 9:30a EST tomorrow. or serious imaginary consequences shall ensue. Florida (+15.5) at Tennessee (7:00, ESPN) It seems like 15+ years since this game actually meant something, other than to demonstrate the fashion risk of the coloUr orange. tOSU (-3) at Oregon (7:30, NBC) Will this one be

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 5, 2024 Season

Across the pond we go, for the first 14-hour MANDATORIUM in the Clubhouse. That means we started our FITBAW day with the sour grimace of Q-aron.  After a fairly hot start (including, but not limited to, drawing eleventy-billion DPI calls on medium-to-deep tosses to Justin Jefferson), Touch of Downs seemed to succomb

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 4, 2024 Season

Strange happenings were indeed afoot at the Circle K.  Read on/ Some things, one can NEVAR unhear.  Like the match commentator comparing The Gospel According to Fatthew to...Magic Johnson?  Uh, ok then.  RRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! have been doing it with smoke and mirrors, but the Chi**** held them in check, and forced two