Thinking FITBAW Saturday Nite Open Thread

King Hippo - May 21, 2022May 20, 2022

Look, I don't care about the #IceBFIB. Nor the Swampass On Ice! series. So, bear with me. I daydreamed about this topic (Friday nap time), and am backing it up with Bovada lines. I wanted to look at the AFC and NFC, and show where I see "value" and teams that others

God Bless Super Frank Lampard

King Hippo - May 21, 2022May 20, 2022

I don't know what Lampard told his Very Disappointing Everton charges at the half. I just know it WORKED, even though I had succumbed to despair and turned the telly off. Survival. Somehow, someway...the Blues avoided the drop and have a fighting chance to rebuild. Frank Lampard is the right man to

Hippo’s Thursday Waking Nightmare (Part el Fin)

King Hippo - May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Please to keep your hands inside the car at all times. You don't want to acquire the nickname "Stumpy." (this opener accompanied a winner, and I am superstitious as fuck) As during three previoUs Bitter Blue torture sessions, I will add my instant reactions as the match progresses (with time stamps)

Myriad Games Seven Night Thread

King Hippo - May 14, 2022May 14, 2022

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I don't really pay much attention to iced footy, but even I am aware there are thre Games Seven tonight. I am certain everyone wishes the Geographically Disparate Whalers well. As always, the Canadia entrants will disappoint, but on the bright side that means I won't get sucked into watching. You

Ghosts in the Machine Saturday Morning Thread

King Hippo - May 14, 2022May 13, 2022

No Prem matches today. Fookin' seriously - NONE. There is a Cup final at Wembley, but I ain't got no time for that. You do get a tasty Championship promotion playoff, with Team Knifey hosting the Robins Hood (10:00, ESPN+). These always fascinate me, when a neutral. Though I think it

Schedule Release Open Thread

King Hippo - May 12, 2022

As a believer (at least 9 days out of 10), this article - while 100% unsurprising - hurts me to the core. But Jesus weeps with me, I am certain. Spurs got a soft penalty, then ran train on Handsome Mikel and crew. The 4th Shempions ducat will go to Matchday

Praise, Thanks, and Apology to Slippy G Night Thread

King Hippo - May 7, 2022May 7, 2022

As it turns out, Villa manager (and ex-Redshite "legend") Steven Gerrard didn't let Team White Lives Matter win, just to fuck over my Toffees. He was a good sportsman, and Hippo apologizes accordingly. 3-1 win could provide breathing space if Everton take a point tomorrow (and Leeds lose). For the record,

Buttholes Extra Puckered Lesser Footy Open Thread

King Hippo - May 7, 2022May 5, 2022

I am writing this on Thursday, 5 May - since I will be away from my 'puter almost all of Friday. Thank fuck Everton aren't playing. I am tense enough as is. Oldest HippoSpawn graduates university. I am proud of her, so I will go. I will make no emotional displays,

May Day Eve Recapmas Open Thread

King Hippo - April 30, 2022April 30, 2022

I can't bring myself to care about the minutae of Denver's 5th and 6th round stuff. They ain't draft the puinnter out of JV Bolmen!! which is sad. General Takeways from Sportsball: A placement specialist AND TWO PUNTERS got draft before U*NC "alumnus" Sam Howell, who now joins Li'l Danny's Commie

Lesser and Draftmas Combo Platter

King Hippo - April 30, 2022April 29, 2022

Oh man, such a contrast between watching the machinations of my two great loves. Donks WOO!!! draft following is just plain, relaxing fun. I know they won't, say, trade up and draft Noted Local Moe-ron Sam Howell. Because we gots Russell Wilson. I don't have to sweat making reach picks, because we

Saturday Night Random Thoughts

Open Threads

King Hippo - April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

As I was watching today's fixtures (trying to savoUr since there is NO FOOTY tomorrow), I came up with another of my good goddamned ideas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iIVFzlYGzw In France and I think Germany, they add another wrinkle to promotion/relegation - the cross-divisional playoff. I love that shit, and I have an idea that

Saturday “All Aboard the Sinking Ship” Morning Thread

King Hippo - April 23, 2022April 22, 2022

I apologize in advance for tomorrow. I will go missing all day, and there will be no Derby of Ultimate Despair live blog. Because I hate those fucking thundercunts so very much that I can't even bear to watch the mauling. Hope for Premier League survival is fading, but there's still