Saturday Night and Hoopsball Grows Tiresome

King Hippo - March 19, 2022March 19, 2022

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I will not invite you to touch my monkey, though. Here are your late fixtures: 12MW Richmond (+3.5) v. 4MW Providence (6:10, TNT) Friar Tuck and his merry band just can't get no RESPEK, I says. Richmond's coach looks eerily like "Buddy" in Swimming With Sharks. I love that movie, probably because I

Saturday Early Lesser Footy y Hoopsball

King Hippo - March 19, 2022March 18, 2022

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There is only one Prem fixture this morning, Arsenal/Villa (8:30, USA). The King's Afrikan Water Pistols are playfully spraying their way into next season's Shempions League, but as they say in Footy Manager speak "there can be no letup." Villa are a pesky lot, so this might be worth a

2022 Post-Plague Madness – Rounding Out Round One

King Hippo - March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

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The early window, as quasi-predicted, was a wet bag of shit. DUE BETTER, night windows! 13S Chattanooga (+8) v. 4S Illinois (6:50, TNT) What's the fucking deal with all the schools that used to be "State-hyphen-City" who are now just "City?" I fear and reject ALL CHANGE. 15W Cal-State Fullerton (+18.5) v. 2W Duke

2022 Post-Plague Madness – Friday Primavera

King Hippo - March 18, 2022March 17, 2022

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OK, I think that counts as madness yesterday. Goodbye, Kenfucky. 12 seeds run rampant, except for Indiana - who got curb-stomped by...St. Mary's?? UCLA used all nine of their lives. More games, more work avoidance, more entropy to come! 10S Loyola-Chi**** (Pick 'em) v. 7S Ohio State (12:15, CBS) Pretty cool respect

2022 Post-Plague Madness – Thursday Session el Segundo

King Hippo - March 17, 2022March 16, 2022

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You gots gots to git it! (also Happy Alcoholism Evening, if y'all happen to be Irish and not yet passed out) 12W New Mexico State (+6.5) v. 5W UConn (6:50, TNT) This is where we hope the Fightin' Horatios make their name sake happy drink instead of angry drink. Either way, there will

2022 Post-Plague Madness – Thursday Session the First

King Hippo - March 17, 2022March 15, 2022

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Hey howdy, imaginary friend-erinos! Have you enjoyed the last few weeks of sportsball respite? FUCK NO, YOU DIDN'T. Neither did Hippo. And especially not Other Hippo obvs. Let's look into the first orgy of basketballing matchups, shall we? (also Happy Alcoholism Day, if y'all happen to be Irish) 11S Michigan (-2.5) v. 6S Colorado

AFL Beat! AFLW Finals and AFL previews!

ballsofsteelandfury - March 15, 2022March 13, 2022

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This week, the regular season ended. Also, I must share this glorious mullet once again: And I must share two more things: Our Collingwood hero has fixed his glassesAnd he has gone full blond! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Finals are about to start! Let's get right to it! *** Week 10

Spring Sort of Sprung – Saturday Open Thread

King Hippo - March 12, 2022March 11, 2022

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Much to my surprise, the assdick MLB ownership cabal finally made a reasonable offer and we'll have el beisbol after all. Hooray, I guess? I mostly ignored it last season, and suspect I will again. Aside from making many, many of my patented #BFIB taeks/jokes. It's also tournament time, making college

AFL Beat! AFLW Round 9 and AFL Preview Part Deux

ballsofsteelandfury - March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

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This week, we are back to a regular schedule! Also, I must share this glorious mullet one more time: Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! There is some normalcy and the Finals picture is getting clearer. Let's get right to it! *** Week 9 Recaps St. Kilda Saints 18 - 9 Geelong Cats If

Headlong Into the Void! Saturday Open Thread

King Hippo - March 5, 2022March 4, 2022

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Is the world still seven kinds of fucked? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT. Good think there's Lesser Footy. Everton overcame the runaway freight train that is Boreham Wood, so the Toffees are in the FA Cup Flacco Eight, and one win away from Wembley. Strange days. But for the Prem, we kick

AFL Beat! AFLW Round 8 + AFL Preview!

ballsofsteelandfury - February 28, 2022February 27, 2022

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This week, we are back to a regular-ish schedule! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! There is some normalcy and the Finals picture is getting clearer. Let's get right to it! *** Week 8 Recaps GWS Giant's 41 - 39 St. Kilda Saints The Saints were SO CLOSE to their first win but couldn't close

Six Days Dry as the Sahara – Lesser Footy Open Thread

King Hippo - February 19, 2022February 18, 2022

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No, for the love of Christ, I am not off the pills. WHY THE MONKEYFUCK WOULD ANYONE DO THAT?? But man, FITBAW heroine withdrawal is bad enough. Thank fuck for Frank Lampard, amirite?? If you wake up for Hammers/Barcodes, and you aren't Fronk, you get what you deserve - it's behind

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