Raging JV Semis Thread (Also Open Monday Yada Yada)

King Hippo - January 1, 2024January 1, 2024162

Was everybody amply and appropriately bored with the appetizer games? #MeToo. Now, let's dig into that main fucking course. Alabama (+2) v. Michigan (5:00, ESPN) One might think this is hangover mercy, putting the better matchup/de facto championship game in the early slot. But apparently this is solely to satisfy the Rose Bowl

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 17, 2023 Season (Plus Final JV Exhibitions)

King Hippo - January 1, 2024December 31, 2023122

The roads to the Owl will run through Baltimore, MD and Santa Clara, CA. Congrats to the Ratbirds and Tomsulas for clinching their 1 seeds, even before the Week 18 schedule drops. Quality work, y'all. Such praise is especially earned by Balmer, who followed up their Week 16 humbling of Purdy

Your (Hopefully and Likely) Penultimate SNF Thread

King Hippo - December 31, 2023December 31, 2023300

It seems almost certain we get a Week 18 fixture, since Bills Mafia at LOLfins will be for the AFC East crown. But we take nothing for granted here at DFO. Eagerly await that schedule announcement, which is really the only good reason for watching... Packers (+1) at Vikings (8:20, NBC) Nobody

This Next Round? It’s On Me

scotchnaut - December 31, 2023December 31, 2023136

As I said the last time around, "Just the three games with all teams playing? For shame". To The Games! Steelers/Seahawks: Seattle's run D, a unit that could always be counted on because Carroll still thinks it's the 80's, has experienced some issues recently and that bodes well for Warren and Harris and

Last Day of the Year? Let’s Watch Some Games

scotchnaut - December 31, 2023202

Old men don't stay up late to slurp champagne this evening. What they do is get up early and write game intros. And complain. They like to complain. Why wasn't the excellent Fins/Ravens game flexed to Sunday night? Vikes/Packers instead of a balls-out contest? And another thing-no teams are on

Your Saturday Night Special

scotchnaut - December 30, 2023December 30, 2023442

It's been a delightful day in the Scotchverse-youngest went out to kill more partridges, wife had a good mid-day snooze and I saw Sillycuse get to double digit wins in December for the first time in quite a while. More alarming is the fact that there are two open areas

Boris’ Week 17 Writeup

borisnow - December 30, 2023December 30, 202334

Hey all and welcome to the week 17 writeup! Week 16 was quite brutal. Not only was it mostly a fail in DFS, but my seasonal hopes were dashed by Amari Cooper as well. I didn't have Cooper setting a Browns single game record by catching passes from Flacco on

A Hippocratic Footballing Good-Bye to 2023

King Hippo - December 30, 2023December 29, 202371

Good morning, and congratulations for making it through another year of Hippo's nonsense. I will have NFL recap and JV NFL verbal diarrhea for y'all again on Monday, but that's a matter for next year. No goddamned resolutions. Self-improve or don't, but who gives a fuck about same in relation to

Sexy Friday – 20231229

Mr. Ayo - December 29, 2023December 29, 202387

TGIF! Congrats, you made it to the last Friday of 2023. Hope everyone is enjoying Bowl season. Survival - Personal Edition Today we're going to learn how to control a car that's careening down a mountainside. Let's get to it! Apply firm, steady braking pressure. You want to achieve what is known

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Punching out of 2023

Sharkbait - December 29, 2023December 29, 202341

So we've made it, the end of the year. Hopefully 2023 was generally good for you, and 2024 continues the good times for you. This week I'm bringing a last minute punch you can serve at any kind of weekend festivities you may be planning. It's comes from this Instagram

Your “Gravity Always Wins” Jets-Browns Open Thread

DFOing Good

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - December 28, 2023December 27, 2023191

It is hard to fathom The Narrator's cruelty, sometimes. Most fans of moribund franchises approach the season with glum resignation, knowing that draft picks and free agent acquisitions will have little effect on the team's fortunes, and by mid-November they can comfortably relax and enjoy the feats of more competitive

Your Thursday Night NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - December 28, 2023December 28, 2023191

Let's get back on that damn horse, shall we? Minutae: -The Clipboardening: Joining the likes of Cutlets, Wilson, Howell and Ridder on the bench will be Nick "Rockabye" Mullens. Too many turnovers is his problem. -Stroud is still having light sensitivity issues, can't count his fingers, is unable to tell left from right