Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 1, 2021 Season

Oh my goodness, wan't that just divine?  Lots of good games, lots of interesting strategy - and of course, surprises.  Always with the surprises, that National Football League. I will hit you with my own surprise up front - I found the "all broadcasts" 12 September intro to be tasteful and

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Divisional Sunday, #NuAIDS Season

This is going to be very succint.  Eh, it is what it is. Let me first congratulate my translator, and the rest of the Bills Mafia on their AFC championship.  [WOOOOOOO...wait, wait, wait] Nobody can say y'all didn't earn it, even though your bye week is coming awfully late. You see, #ThePauls [Browns]

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 17, #NuAIDS Season

What a week, if one likes entropy.  And since you're here, you most certainly do! But first, a tip of the cap for the players, staff, and behind-the-scenes personnel who enabled all 32 teams to play all 16 fixtures.  This was predicted in these pages, but remember that I do tend

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 16, #NuAIDS Season

Did y'all have a most lovely and festive Plaguemas weekend?  I surely do hope so. [Closed captions for the Hard-of-Hippo provided by the Church of the Immaculate Deception, Rev. E. Mayhem presiding] One also hopes that Son de Clem's Prison Girlfriend [Trevo(u)r Lawrence) didn't have Noo Yawk on his mind.  [Only as

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 15, #NuAIDS Season

Welcome to a pretty bleak Week 15 recap.  I guess the fraudulent Irish (but National Fanbase!!1111) making the JV playoffs wasn't quite enough to serve The Narrative. Yes, that's right.  Atlanta had MRSA Dreamboat dead to rights (17-0, 24-7) yet again, and decided to take the 2nd half off.  Announcers and

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 14, #NuAIDS Season

It's Festive Fixtures time o' year, when the Premiership plays seemingly every day, and we get Sabado NFL (Donks AND Black Panthers next week WOO!!!!).  But no matter whether one worships Sha'nkhor, Shan'khor, or even Shank'hor [Official Church Doctrine is Shan'klor- bloody schismatic wars have been fought over less] you

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 13, #NuAIDS Season

Greetings and salutations, Imaginary Friends!  I hope all of you got that fantasy playoffs-calibre performance (or strategic fuckups elsewhere) that y'all needed. To that end - God bless Taysom Hill!  Though I wasn't super happy with his "empty hand" Q4 fumble (which Sherman's Ashes almost turned into a manic comeback) -

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 12, #NuAIDS Season

Is there anything worse than facing the Monday after a holiday weekend?  I think not, but 2020 has taught us all that it can always get worse. [Closed Captioning for the Hard of Hippo provided by the Church of the Immaculate Deception, Rev. E. Mayhem presiding]. Speaking of getting worse, NYG played away