Even for a sport that prides itself on unpredictability...that shit was weird, man. I am reminded vividly that I truly know abso-fucking-lutely nothing. The New York Football Jets are in first place. No, this is not a drill. 3-2 after a silly, turnover, derp-filled road win v. #ThePauls. Give them credit for
Author: King Hippo
JV NFL Parties Alone – 7 October Open Thread
For the record, I am typing this here preview up before my maybe-not-quite-shitty wolves host Louisville Thursday night, and crash like Icarus and send me deeper into depression. Bell Biv, DeVoe (DaVoe??), now ya know. Paedo State at Northwestern (Noon, ABC) It would be nice if the Mildcats did a thing. I
Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 4, 2017
Well, that certainly was entropic, yes? Let's recap. Cam Newton was ded. Until he wasn't. As seemingly, the P*ts D is the magic elixir that heals all. While it looked like Dreamboat would inevitably complete the 14-point comeback in an overtime period, he never saw the ball again. Rivera's decision to
“The Only Thing I Know Is That I Know Nothing” Lesser Footy Thread
Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week Tres, 2017
Before we get to the bananas early slate, we dedicate our Monday morning industrial strength coffee to DonT, whose Los Titanicos absolutely shredded the SeaTruthers in Nashville yesterday. Yes, the Charmslinger went into Hercules mode in Q4, making the score respectable...but this was a smashmouth, physical domination. One franchise on
Onwards Towards Legitimate Autumn Lesser Footy
Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 2, 2017
What Week One surprises will turn into bonafide trends? What will fall into the vapor as if they were mere pre-season fixtures, or mad ether hallucinations? Hack, cough, Jaguras competence. READ ON! Yeah, the fucking asswipe P*ts came out firing, and buried the hapless Aints alive. Gronk may be ded again,
Lesser Saturday FOAR Lesser Footy
I hope you enjoyed last week's hefty smorgasbord, but the pickings are way the fuck thinner this weekend, at least the Saturday portion. Onwards we go, nonetheless! Palace and Soton open things up (7:30, NBCSN), with the former sporting a new manager after collecting ZERO points from the first four fixtures. Saints have
Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 1, 2017
The terribleness is at least mildly abated, as we have professional football once again. And the people said "amen." Except for Bengals and Humps fans. Sweet Baby Jeebus, that was brutal. Or really, let's start with the Savage Garden. Unsurprisingly, Clemson's Deshaun Watson was deemed not quite ready to start right
