JV NFL Parties Alone – 7 October Open Thread

King Hippo - October 7, 2017October 5, 2017

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For the record, I am typing this here preview up before my maybe-not-quite-shitty wolves host Louisville Thursday night, and crash like Icarus and send me deeper into depression. Bell Biv, DeVoe (DaVoe??), now ya know. Paedo State at Northwestern (Noon, ABC) It would be nice if the Mildcats did a thing. I

“The Only Thing I Know Is That I Know Nothing” Lesser Footy Thread

King Hippo - September 30, 2017September 29, 2017

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Two days ago, I had beers with some bid-ness acquaintances of mine. On tap were several beers from the delightfully named "Evil Twin" Brewing Company, which none of knew going in. Apt, because I am the father of twins, one broker is the mom of twins (2 years old, she

Onwards Towards Legitimate Autumn Lesser Footy

King Hippo - September 23, 2017September 23, 2017

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Summer 2017 is finally going away, thank God, and Lesser Footy wants to be a part of helping you forget. Won't you please just let it into your living room and/or recluse unabomber shack? 17th position (almost as shite as Everton!) West Ham host 5th place Spurs to kick everything off

Lesser Saturday FOAR Lesser Footy

King Hippo - September 16, 2017September 15, 2017

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I hope you enjoyed last week's hefty smorgasbord, but the pickings are way the fuck thinner this weekend, at least the Saturday portion. Onwards we go, nonetheless! Palace and Soton open things up (7:30, NBCSN), with the former sporting a new manager after collecting ZERO points from the first four fixtures. Saints have

Rejoice! Our First FULL Lesser Footy Day of 2017 Arrives

King Hippo - September 9, 2017September 9, 2017

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It's a fine slate of action, too. The footy gods want you warmed up for the real shit come Sunday afternoon. SO CLOSE!! Start things off with Man City hosting the Redshite, with the winner laying claim to being top challenger to United (in the largely meaningless early going). There will

JV NFL Returns FOAR Reals (2017 Edition)

King Hippo - September 2, 2017September 1, 2017

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Better safe than sorry - may have used this title before, and the old brain ain't what it used to be in terms of creativity (and in all candor, never was very much to begin with). So many questions to be answered on this new, unfolding season, but as usual...all

Two Mea Cuplas FOAR EPL Week Three (Also Trickle of JV NFL)

King Hippo - August 26, 2017August 25, 2017

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The first mea culpa is a good one. I was really against what I saw as an overly sentimental, at best pointless, at worst poisonous, signing of boyhood Evertonian Wayne Rooney this summer. Yes, even on a free, with United kicking in around half his wages on the hush-hush. I

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 17, 2016 Season (and Lesser Footy Preview of Sorts)

King Hippo - January 2, 2017January 1, 2017

2016, the year of many unspeakable things, is dead. And with it NFL regulation time. As one can see, the conferences have neatly cleaved into intriguing/watchable (NFC) and abhorrent dumpster fire (AFC). Let's get the bad shit out of the way first. The P*ts unsurprisingly whipped the "give

Lesser Footy – A Raging Semi FOAR NYE!!

King Hippo - December 31, 2016

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There are a smattering of Premiership games this morning, with Manure hosting 15th position Middlesbrough (10:00, NBCSN) getting feature treatment. Leicester/West Ham and Chelsea/Stoke are probably better options in the morning window, though. Consult your Extra Time listings. But the big action (Euro-speaking) today is at Anfield, where the

Lazy Wednesday JV NFL Open Thread

King Hippo - December 28, 2016

Embrace the nothingness with these fine fixtures: Pinstripe Bowl - Pitt vs. Northwestern (2:00, ESPN) The Mildcats are going to honor alum Craig Sager with a helmet patch instead of a FOR REALS colour rush, which is beyond disappoint. Pitt will run a lot, and score and allow many scores, if

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Boxing Day Edition (with Lesser Footy Previews)

King Hippo - December 26, 2016December 25, 2016

Holy crap, NFL Network's decision to turn a mild Christmas Sunday afternoon into Thursday Night magically transformed its usual fetid product, on a scale not unlike the virgin birth. After a lackluster first half that saw the Ratbirds dominate the balance of play (after Yinzburgh's opening drive) but trail

Mailing One In FOAR Terrible Bowl Season’s Kickoff

King Hippo - December 17, 2016December 16, 2016

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Does your College Bowl "Confidence Pool" count the "Heritage Bowl" between Grambling and NC Central? Mine fucking does. Raise your fists proudly and pretend like you had a fucking clue before you googled and googled until you found a sportsbook with odds on this sumbitch. But first, we have