Saturday Smorgasboard Lesser Footy (and one JV Offering!) Open Thread

King Hippo - August 28, 2021August 27, 2021

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Supporters across the Premiership anxiously wait, as deadline day (1 Sept) approaches. For some, it's wondering if Santa will arrive and/or how much cool new shit they get. For others (cough, cough, Everton) it's praying The Grinch doesn't take away everything. Including the will to live. But first, we got fixtures

NFL Before-The-Season Preview: The Brown Noise

TheRevanchist - August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

The year was 1995. The Browns were told that there would not be the Browns come 1996, as the team would be moving to Baltimore. The world rejoiced. Cleveland should have thanked Baltimore for taking the team to a new level. Instead they turned that smile upside down. They were

HARF HARF WHAT’S (VERY) OLD IS… OLD AGAIN: YOUR 2021 YINZBURGH STILLERS WHO KNOWS

WCS - August 9, 2021August 8, 2021

December 2, 2020 Stillers: 19 Ratbirds: 14 The Stillers were 11-0, the longest undefeated streak to open a season in franchise history, and the only team without a loss left in THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. The Yinzers weren't exactly the '85 Bears, but, were finding ways to win and win and

Abandoning Reality and the European Euros

King Hippo - July 3, 2021July 2, 2021

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Look, this was a bad fookin' week for me and reality/Lesser Footy. Shit, I even had back-to-back seasons under a lot of pressure with Pretend Man City (2106-07 and 2107-08, specifically)! But I ain't letting go of that. Without Footy Manager, I would wither up and blow away, like an

European Euros Said Knock YEEEEEWWW OUT!

King Hippo - June 26, 2021June 25, 2021

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That's right, fuckos. It's nut-cuttin' time. Perhaps we shall get extra time and/or pennos to add to the suspense. It's been a fun tournament, so hopes are high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg But remember, kids, never ever have hope. Wales v. Denmark - in Amsterdam (Noon, ESPN) Emotional favoUrites Denmark get kinda sorta home pitch for this? Seems

Sabado European Euros Fever Thread

King Hippo - June 12, 2021June 11, 2021

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Is everyone all excite? I know y'all is. All times EST, because fuck you, I am the author today. Wales v. Switzerland in Baku (9:00, ESPN) Is Baku really a place, or did someone make that shit up? Fuck if I know, man. The asshole Swiss, when not busy hiding Nazi gold, tend

Welcome to Everton, Arsenal

King Hippo - May 8, 2021May 7, 2021

It ain't get no better. In case you missed it, the Gooners laid a wet fart on Thursday night - one shot on target AT HOME, and Villareal (with maybe what, 10% of Arsenal's money?) makes their first European final. They'll get Ole's rejuvenated United, who surely gave Mourinho nightmares re his

Down the Lesser Stretch We Come (also Day Three NFL Draft Fun)

King Hippo - May 1, 2021April 30, 2021

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I have nothing to say about the horsey race, except that it amuses me greatly for its "spectacle" to take place on May Day. Seize the means of production, Most Glorious Kenfucky Proletariat! Shempions and NIT Shempions qualification are at the forefront of Premier League headlines, but not in the opening fixture

Lesser Weekend, Lesser Insight

King Hippo - April 17, 2021April 17, 2021

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Rule Britannia starts to play and the camera shifts over to focus on David Jones David Jones: Hello everyone! Welcome to a special edition of Saturday night football! I'm your host, David Jones. Today, we say goodbye to our beloved father, the Prince of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. David Jones: Prince Philip always

Crowning a #NuAIDS-Era Shempion – Monday Night Open Thread

King Hippo - April 5, 2021April 5, 2021

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All good things come to an end. The same maxim applies to Wahoowa's two year reign as Hoopsball Shempions, provided we don't have a zombie apocalypse prevent the conclusion of Zags v. Bay-Bay tonight. West Indy against South Indy, in the clash of our lifetimes! Everton threw away a win against

Saturday Night’s Alright…FOAR #NuAIDS Time-Delayed Raging Semis!

King Hippo - April 3, 2021April 3, 2021

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And then there wuz FOUR. Rage on, y'all! 2MW Houston (+5) v. 1S Baylor (5:14, CBS) All Texas early on, but not with the squadrons one is used to seeing. It's been easy to overlook, overshadowed by Gonzaga's dominance, but the JV 500s and Bay-Bay have looked mighty strong, too.

#NuAIDS Tuesday MOAR FLACCO Hoopsball Thread

King Hippo - March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

True story - I had to take some Benadryl yesterday afternoon, fell asleep at the Niiiiiiiice Beaver half - and missed the rest of the evening. I was suitably punished with some horrid, cold sweat nightmares at the end of my coma. In the MOAR strange, yet still true category? Should