7 September 2024 Night JV Thread

King Hippo - September 7, 2024September 6, 2024

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Some days, one just runs out of thread titles. Is the apocalypse imminent? MAYBE! Kansas (-4.5) at Illinois (7:00, FS1) Oy, if only I had the hostorical knowledge to make an apt John Brown joke here. Illini just might be terrible this season, but are we really ready to trust Rock Chalk

JV Stand-Alone September Sabado Open Thread

King Hippo - September 7, 2024September 6, 2024

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Alas, there is no Lesser Footy to start one's day with. Sleep in if one can. Steerfuckers South (-7) at Michigan (Noon, Fox) How long has it been since not-THEEEE has gone into the Big House as a full-tuddy favoUrite? Long fucking time, I'd bet. But I'd still not touch this line

Closing Out August 2024 in JV Style

King Hippo - August 31, 2024August 30, 2024

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This summer has been a whirlwind decade, has it not? But I have good news for you - if you make it to Tweaker Halftime tonight, the calendar will move to September. Unless you are some kind of g-dless heathen on PST, obvs. Western Kenfucky (+31.5) at Alabama (7:00, ESPN) Just highlighting

Almost Full Footy’s GlorioUs Return

King Hippo - August 31, 2024August 30, 2024

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Oh my cats, so much to watch this weekend. America settles into its ample couches/recliners, booze and/or drugs in hand. Life is temporarily good. The only Friday JV fixture worth watching is a 10:30p kick...but the best Lesser match of the day is an early bird, King's Afrikan Water Pistols welcoming in

Sunday Footy Finals Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 14, 2024July 14, 2024

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We have TWO scintillating Championship games on tap for your viewing pleasure today. First up: Euro 2024 Spain v England All the English are banging on about Bringing It Home and all that shit but the Scots, Welsh, Irish, and pretty much every country that was conquered or harassed by the English

Summer of Soccer Previews: Slovenia in Euro 2024

ballsofsteelandfury - May 29, 2024May 27, 2024

Back in the olden times, pre-COVID, I took advantage of BMW's European Delivery program and flew to Munich to pick up my M car and drive it through Central Europe. I went south to Austria and then southeast through Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia again, and then back to Germany to

Marika and 2Pack Review Team Italia Euro Cup 2024

ballsofsteelandfury - May 14, 2024May 13, 2024

Editor's Note: This is the start of our Summer of Soccer Team Previews! We are exactly a month away! First off, our Italian field representative, 2Pack! These are all his words and pictures. If I can figure out a way to give him a byline, I will do so. Enjoy! It

Interesting Lesser Side Piece Stories

King Hippo - May 11, 2024May 10, 2024

Look, there is just one Prem fixture of consquence today, and it's the Early Bird - City of Men away to Mighty Whitey (7:30, USA). Unless Very on the Beach Fulham get a shock result (or Out of Gas Spurs midweek), the Title race is realistically over. But other stories merit one's

On the Beach Lesser Footy Saturday

King Hippo - May 4, 2024May 3, 2024

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Did y'all read this booky-book in high school? Somehow, I didn't. But I love end of the world/dystopian fiction, so maybe I will put it on my library hold list (saving me ass tons of moneys, why did I ever get out of the habit?). Anything you'd care to recommend

Saturday Footy Miscellany

King Hippo - April 27, 2024April 26, 2024

I thank the esteemed Balls for filling in ably last week. I drove up to London, Ontario for a 2-day visit withmy oldest HippoSpawn. It was nice, just that's about as long as I can go without a recluse-based panic attack. So, nice to be home as well. One side benefit,

Schadenfreude Footy Nirvana Open Thread

King Hippo - April 13, 2024April 12, 2024

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I just have no idea how anything could be more magical than waking up from Thursday's nap to Redshite nil - Lesser Falacons 3. No, I am not taking the return leg for granted. But HOLY SHIT, is that ever funny. And Everton won't even disappoint me until Monday, so here's

Chasing Glory (Holes?) Saturday Open Thread

King Hippo - April 6, 2024April 5, 2024

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Down the stretch they come, like they say in horsey racing. Or maybe I am thinking of the Houston 500?? Anyway, all three Title contenders have away fixtures this weekend. We start with City of Men traveling to Olde London Towne to meet Crystal Palace (7:30, USA). This one feels the