Instant Hippo Thoughts FOAR Week 3, 2016

Reflections

King Hippo - September 26, 2016September 25, 2016

Week 3 brought us multiple safeties, and multiple fat guy TDs. It was fun that way. It was also plenty surprising, as we will discuss below... Holy shit, Philadelphia. I very smugly dismissed you in the late games preview, and you done showed me fer what. More

Late Night DAK! vs. Hoyer Country Game Thread

Game Preview

King Hippo - September 25, 2016

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Well...who ya got? Unlike any QB ever before him, nor any QB who will ever come after, DAK! has an affinity for his mother. That has to give him an edge, unless it has made him kind of a sissy ,, no ofence. The Bears...continue to shit in the woods AND

Pinch Hitting Late Games Post

Game Preview

King Hippo - September 25, 2016September 25, 2016

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Apologies for the brevity and the lack of scotchy-level humour and insight... Rams at Bucs (4:05, Fox) Rapey Jameis and palz host the team that cannot offense. RedZone will surely show at least 5 plays from this thriller. 49ers at Seahawks (4:05, Fox) So far, the SeaTruthers have looked awful shitty. That

Everton on City’s Heels? BUHLEE DAT!! /plus bad JV “action” smh

King Hippo - September 24, 2016September 23, 2016

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I had two more macro observations on the EPL season. First, if'n you take a gander at the table, everyone is right where a purist would say they should be. That is, nobody is higher in the table than a side with a better goal differential. I

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 2, 2016

Reflections

King Hippo - September 19, 2016September 18, 2016

Hey howdy there! We sure did get some exciting (and derpy!) footballing this past Sunday, did we not? BLEERGH be praised. Remember Lawrence Taylor winning League MVP honors as a defender? Von Miller does, and says HAI. HODOR probably winced in pain just by my typing that

Third Place Everton and Lamar! (Plus Other Minor Things Previewed)

King Hippo - September 17, 2016September 16, 2016

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Pictured is Ronald Koeman, in a rare smiling pose. Despite being unbeaten on the young season (with three wins on the bounce, after humiliating David Moyes on Monday Night Footy with some help from Big Rom), Big Ron is something of a perfectionist, always urging his players to strive

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 1, 2016

Reflections

King Hippo - September 12, 2016September 11, 2016

Yes, football is back and our lives, shitty as they may be, finally feel complete again. Huzzah! Speaking of life, one wonders why philosophers, authors, and poets devote so much time, effort, and ink to describe the futility and meaningless of life when they could just be all like "Look

Enjoy Thine First EPL/JV NFL Combo Platter of 2016

King Hippo - September 10, 2016September 9, 2016

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Fuck you, you KNOW you can/will/do always take an extra helping. /before writing this, set my DVR for Syracuse/Maryland Friday Night ACC craptacular, to give myself something to "look forward to" when I get back from my daughter's cross country event. Squeezing in a mini-Hippo Thought about my Donks' opener...it's mystifying in

JV NFL Methadone Window is OPEN!!

King Hippo - September 3, 2016September 2, 2016

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Yes, my friends, ESPN is #branding this as the bestest gosh darned opening weekend you ever did see...but for reals, that is really more about name value and TOP matchups. It sure as shit ain't about depth. As you will note in my viewing guide below, your remote

EPL Tigers By the Tail? (plus MOAR Litre_Cola Previewing)

King Hippo - August 27, 2016August 26, 2016

Week Three is here, and only four teams remain perfect at the top. City, United, Chelski...and HULL. Perhaps the most dysfunctional side in all of the Premiership, with barely enough healthy bodies to just play. It's rare that a two-game winning streak is any sort of incredible

Wading Toward a Repeat?

Team Previews

King Hippo - August 22, 2016August 22, 2016

Yes, it is my great pride and privilege to recap your 2017, DEFENDING SUPERB OWL L CHAMPION (nevar gets old saying that) Denver Broncos. If there has ever been a more extreme case of "playing with house money," it escapes my feeble, aged mind. Let's recap, shall we. The 2016 Donks

EPL Week Two – Prepare to Embrace the Suck (and Special Litre_Cola Flavoured Treat!)

King Hippo - August 20, 2016August 19, 2016

Yeah, like everyone predicted...week one revealed all the assholes with money to be good. The only real surprise was dreadful Hull winning at Leicester, which just means there won't be the slightest bit of drama regarding the Foxes coming good in their second act. FYI - seeding in