Author: King Hippo

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 16, 2021 Season

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I hope everyone enjoyed their time with family this weekend.  And by family, of course I mean FITBAW! If we learned nothing else in 2021 (and we mostly didn't), it's this - don't go pissing Joe Burrow off.  Balmer was down to its third string QB, but Josh Johnson played fairly well. 

Boxing Day Mini-Hippo Thoughts

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I am annoyed with Lesser Footy, but there are a handful of watchable "Festive Fixtures"  10:00 brings City/Leicester (Peacock), Spurs/Palace (USA), and Saints/Hammers (NBCSN).  The rest conflict with RedZone time, so they can fuck right off.  Three ties are #TransformerNuAIDS-postponed. More importantly, we had two meaningful NFL games on Christmas Day. 

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 15, 2021 Season

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December is a Glorious month for FITBAW, even with #TransformerNuAIDS trying to shit in the punch bowl.  The Shield's "don't ask, don't tell" policy sure cut that advance off! I am sure that the professional footballers of DUUUUUUVVVVVAAALLLLL are glad to see the back of Urban Meyer.  But it's still a

#TransformerNuAIDS – Sweeping the Premiership! Lesser Open Thread

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Shitting on Urban Meyer's Jaguras grave will never get old.  Bask in its warming glow. Will the two fixtures left standing (as of this writing) even go forward?  I have my doubts.  I also don't really give a fuck, because of what I said last week (Everton being ruined by an

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 14, 2021 Season

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Man, is Scotchy's banner quote about the Clapton-ish window ever...evergreen.  At least with respect to the early games.  One keeps thinking "it can't get any shittier" and every week it does.  MOAR BLEERGH-centred as well. The game that stayed close-ish the longest was Truthers/500s, but Seattle broke it open late.  Russ

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 13, 2021 Season

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Oh my cats, apologies to yeah right.  That had to be brutal to watch. Because the walk-off winner today belonged to...Baby Buster and the No-Fuck Lions, an 11-yard TD toss to Amon-Ra on the last play of the game.  The most unlikeliest of heroes, for sure.  It was a bonkers game

ALL HAIL Northern Illinois! JV Shempionship Evening Thread

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Oh my cats.  They really, really did it!  Northern Illinois' 700 pound coach and his JV charges redeemed their only single-digit MAC loss (they were 6-1 in such contests), cashing in Hippo's September prop bet.  $20 at 250 to 1, which is $5K for the maths non-inclined.  Nobody told you there

JV Shempionship Day! and Other Lesser Matters

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Yes, I will still half-assedly talk of teh futbol.  But we have some mouthwatering title matches, with $7,000 in September Prop Bet Possibilities for Hippo.  C'mon Team Secular Big Love State and Northern Illinois!  Make Hippo feel not-head-in-oven-y for a few days!! Hammers/Chelsea is worth waking up for.  And you'll have

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 12, 2021 Season

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Welcome to the year's most depressing of Mondays! A strange JV Saturday presaged some oddball stuff at the varsity level.  And I guess we shouldn't be surprised that the helmet-less motorcycle rider that is Yinzburgh slammed into reality (h/t, Game Time Decision).  But doesn't it look weird to see...Cincinnati 41, Pittsburgh