A Mini-Roundtable Before (NFL 2018 Season) Dying (also 20 January Lesser Footy)

King Hippo - January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

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For your non-reading, non-pleasure - while you no doubt enjoy the Huddersfield/City and Spurs/Mighty Whitey double bill on NBCSN: Son of Spam NFC: Rams over the Saints because I'm an unabashed homer (mmmm...beer...) and the Gumbo offense has been kinda mediocre for a while. Let's say 106-20. AFC: Chiefs beat the Evil Empire by 10,

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Divisional Sunday (2018 Season)

King Hippo - January 14, 2019January 13, 2019

After a season chock-full of entropy, the Divisional Round returned us to normalcy. #1 v. #2, both AFC and NFC. By the time one had made Q1's K-Cup of coffee...the early match was pretty much in the barn. Clippers du Merde were playing their second consecutive "10 am body clock" game,

Divisional Saturday Hippo Thoughts and Sunday Roundtable

King Hippo - January 13, 2019January 12, 2019

No doubt all are as geeked as I am for the big Hippo/yeah right Derby (9:15, NBCSN), followed by Spurs hosting United (11:30, NBCSN). But let's acknowledge the obvious, as NFL Divisional play takes the spotlight. Kansas City came out for the snow day fun, and they weren't

Divisional Saturday Roundtable and 12 January Lesser Footy Thread

King Hippo - January 12, 2019January 11, 2019

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HAIL GAMBLOR! European footy is mostly all back this weekend. Arsenal ride into West Ham to start festivities (7:30, NBCSN). The Gooners are feeling the hot breath of Man U(re) for 5th position, while the Hammers have worked their way up to the top half (10th). Could be fairly interesting. Redshite visit

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Wild Card Sunday, 2018 Season

Reflections

King Hippo - January 7, 2019January 6, 2019

Jesus Christ, y'all. How do Bearistocrats! fans go on after that?? Yes, there was an early game, too. John Harbaugh was too stubborn to go to Mr. Elite, or to change up his gameplan until waaaayyyyy too late. In schoolyard ball time, Lamar! did lead his Ratbirds to 2 TDs. But

Sunday Morning Wild Card Hippo Thoughts y Roundtable

King Hippo - January 6, 2019January 6, 2019

Did y'all somewhat enjoy the "action" yesterday? Buckle up, they's MOAR comin' - like a 70s key party. We started with an imaginarium hosting yet another Saturday afternoon fixture, defying all conventional notions of physics. Chalk this win up to an amazing game plan on both sides of the Humps'

A Round Man’s Roundtable (Saturday Fixtures) – Also FA Cup/Lesser Footy Open Thread

King Hippo - January 5, 2019January 5, 2019

I am in no way, shape, or form going to try to lay out the structure or matchups involved in the English FA Cup. I know Everton's home tie with Lincoln City is on ESPN+ at 10:00. Surely, I will watch it and bitch heartily. No, we will collect the hivemind

Happy 2019 Lesser (and also JV) Footy Thread

King Hippo - January 1, 2019January 1, 2019

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Everton hosting Leicester right now (NBCSN), with my Toffees needing all three points, and needing them badly. I think we shall get them, but then again I am a moron. Next up is Arsenal hosting Mighty Whitey (10:00, NBCSN). Litre's boys have been a little more alive of late, but this

JV New Year’s Eve Open Thread

King Hippo - December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

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So much not-that-bad-if-they-try action! Virginia Tech (+5.5) v. JV Cincinnati, Military Industrial Complex Bowl (Annapolis, MD - Noon, ESPN) I moneyline bet the Castrated Turkeys, as this is a de facto home contest, and they are fairly well-coached. This will be at the half when this posts, so y'all may already be

Instant Hippo Thoughts, New Year’s Eve (2018 Season, Week 17)

King Hippo - December 31, 2018December 30, 2018

Again, Fuck Your Joy. It was a fairly entertaining late window. Balmer was dumb enough to leave the door open for the Shield to put the asshat Yinzers into the playoffs, and that's almost exactly what happened. Not to take away from Baker Mayfield playing his ass off, completing the best rookie

JV NFL – Prelude Exhibitions and Raging Semi Open Thread

King Hippo - December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

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I fell asleep watching the West By God Virginia self-cousin-fucking last night. No worries, I caught Wazzu (who I mostly bet ML at -140, thankfully) eking it out from 3-5am compressed. Yeah, that's an old trick from when my oldest was an insomniac baby. Today's fun: Florida (+5.5) v. Meeechigan, No Homoes

28 December JV NFL Preview

King Hippo - December 28, 2018

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More balls will be footed today, huzzah! Purdue (+3) v. Auburn, Bring Back Faith Hill Bowl (Nashville, TN - 1:30, ESPN) The nation watches as Purdue Pete tries to win one MOAR for Cancer Boy. Unfortunately, the SEC West - much like cancer - always wins in the end. West By God Virginia