CFL Beat: Week 3

This heat wave affecting the Eastern seaboard sure is a pain in the ass, huh? As inconvenient as it all is, I'm grateful I just had my furnace replaced and A/C spritzed up in the house. I truly cannot imagine how some of you Bayou folks deal with this every

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 14

We got a nice return to normalcy as I didn't do so badly on the Footy Tips. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/M3Haus2CHhA?si=uKILTgcGre2eQhh2 https://youtu.be/a8WQ-Befv68?si=bJzEpVMQkEExhaAa https://youtu.be/14FiT1KnRZU?si=xZjFTC8MGlHIa6vE https://youtu.be/a4Dr_eavcGE?si=YwE-erorEUU_G5N0 https://youtu.be/iS7Aw3XpeB8?si=dwMwectcjTc2s6-O https://youtu.be/hL2Oia33DSM?si=rM3Fi3Fq_9bYCC0o *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Late Saturday night, I tuned in to the North Melbourne-Collingwood game and I was surprised to see that North had a

“Gurg on this!”: Georgia at the Euros – A Tuesday Morning Euros Open Thread

Georgia, home of Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation. Oh… err… umm…I mean  “Georgia - where ‘Strength is in Unity’.” Needs more Pips. Hi everyone, it's me again. I thought I'd do the preview/Open Thread combo once more. I'm not here as frequently due to work, so I should help out where I can. SO, WHAT ARE

CFL Beat: Week 2

With classes done and exams in full swing, summer feels closer than ever for me. I live for these in-between days as a music teacher. The concerts are done and the trips are over, and all that's left to do is yell at children for breaking my gear and let

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Romania Euro ’24 Edition

Reminders of stuff from 2020: Country: RomaniaFooty team colloquials: Tricolorii (The Tricolors)DFO (probable) colloquials: Draculs, Impalers, please not the Ceausescus because fuck that guy, and the Securitate, and Gheorgiu-Dej.Kits: Home and awayFIFA Ranking: 46 (23rd in UEFA)Best World Cup result: Quarterfinals (1994) (including a win in the Round of 16 over

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 13

We got a LOT of surprises AGAIN this week! I don't remember doing so badly on the Footy Tips. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/yAN-IFisYL4?si=uAs491YrQgjEtK64 https://youtu.be/5FvmtKaFi0s?si=JZpcmDl3q8Sg3bao https://youtu.be/1ZXPgoPaYkA?si=3uUUTzGN-1kbP9ZR https://youtu.be/_9l-BnBrp50?si=tbjR2C078AvxJCh7 https://youtu.be/YlkMKGvTa7I?si=wwb_yoJIa-beJzsg https://youtu.be/NKDpcGxn7xw?si=NEA0aYrCaSdouR5C https://youtu.be/uymtCFgmChE?si=r--AGkcLXjAv2JTF https://youtu.be/PXSu5Pp8LDc?si=S45L2YdN1yu2izhW *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers fell to Hippo's Blues, who have seemed to turn around their season. Both teams are on the

Elaborate Ways of Getting Kicked In The Dick – England at the 2024 Euros (A Tuesday Night Open Thread)

I am ready to get hurt again. I mean it. There's nothing this team can do to me anymore to make me feel pain. I have seen absolutely everything go wrong for England's national football team in increasingly more aggravating, painful, and confounding ways over these last several decades. I have no

CFL Beat: Week 1

We've finally arrived at Week 1 of the regular season! Buckle up with a few Molsons and a bag of all-dressed chips and make yourself comfy for the summer and fall of 2024, folks. In league news this week: With a civil case against team and player looming overhead, Chad Kelly

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 12

We got a LOT of surprises this week. I don't think I've seen so many upsets in one week. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/cVhu48pUFN4?si=RXBoEN64ddv6Eini https://youtu.be/JKX47slbino?si=hE5xajAYGzVRtErG https://youtu.be/R75v1Q9Q88s?si=8ZimfApPghue1mCg https://youtu.be/bjMfZOEiJP8?si=vQcnQPoFiLzVgHbZ https://youtu.be/xF_tLgg8Bw8?si=Qh8-ctt3Crqr7O36 https://youtu.be/_ZeGt-mNZ8Q?si=FLTDz2IY-PvTa2hf https://youtu.be/Qh69Bx4i26s?si=h4oOy6QACUfz7Njb *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers are still in second place even thought they lost to the Gold Coast Suns. I'm fact, I