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MOAR Lesser Footy Insanity

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And huzzah FOAR that, what on earth would we do otherwise? We wake (and presumably bake) with Fronk's Hammers, toiling against the imploding/Hippo believes to be mathematically ded Trash Birds o' Norwich (7:30, NBCSN/Gold).  Bet they still get a draw, because that's just how Moyes' West Ham rolls.  Still, I got

27 June Lesser Madness Thread

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Tis a strange schedule.  You get one Premiership fixture each day, at bizarre times.  Saturday has ONLY the early bird special, which features Euro-curious Wolves away to "just happy to be here" Villa (7:30, NBCSN).  I feel like a lunatic setting me alarms for this.  But I will.  Saints at

The Depths of Insanity Saturday

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Oh, have you not been playing Football Manager 2020 with the intensity and the involuntary spasming of a prime crickhead?  PLEBIANS. I am as terrible at this as I am GAMBLOR.  PLEASE SEND OPIATES. Anyway, the Central European paradise that is unquestionably Belarus still rules our sportsball desert world.  You get a

All Belarus, All The Time Lesser Footy Open Thread

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Dudes, it's all Belarus' world now, we just livin' in it. All of the various second and third world-ish football associations might be late to the cancellation party - but even Brasil state torneos and Ukraine have gone dark now.  The only thing remotely approaching first division footy?  The Belarus Premier

Your “IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE! IT’S FINALLY HERE!” Superb Owl Open Thread

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There's much talk of drinkling and fooding in the early thread so I know that everyone is doing it right proper today. The forty-five minutes I spent on the elliptical (god, I hate that motherfucker) won't even begin to justify the calories that I'll be absorbing through the day but

JV Raging Semi #2 (and Open Sabado Noche Thread) – 2019 Playoffs

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No 2nd Jim Mora clip, I will just play my personal best song of 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt9xg8niutY Clemson (-2.5) v. tOSU (Qardinals Base Camp, 8:00, ESPN) I told myself maybe I would moneyline bet whoever is the underdog, but this is a straight-up coinflip and I don't wanna.  Interesting philosophical dilemma for the class

Sexy Soccer Saturday Morning Open Thread and Champions League Group Stage Review

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Good morning everyone! Today is the first day this fall without any college football! No, Army-Navy doesn't count as football. It's on par with Russian military parades and North Korean Dear Leader rallies as far as the propaganda machine goes. So, I am completely ignoring it and focusing on the

Drop That Bass Line Lesser Footy and JV NFL Open Thread

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In honour of the Iron Bowl (MOAR below), check out this amazing new tune by the Cats who gave you 2018's Hippo Song of the Year ("Tinseltown Swimming in Blood"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mFTgJQtCPk Isn't that righteous?  I haven't heard awesome bass like that since Peter Hook (Joy Division and New Order).  It sure sticks