Welcoming Back Lesser Footy WITHOUT Claudio Ranieri

King Hippo - February 25, 2017February 25, 2017

Yes, footy will definitely be way less foxy without his grinning face on the sidelines. Leicester remain alive in the Champions League (despite a dreadful performance on Wednesday, a 1-nil win at home would see them advance into the quarterfinals), but the Board pulled the plug nonetheless, a mere 9+

Wake the Fuck Up to Lesser Footy!!

King Hippo - February 11, 2017February 10, 2017

Original Art randomly left on the counter by one of my kids mid-week. Seemed fitting enough, FFS. No matches next week, so these'll have to do for awhile. FUCK SAKE. Hull travel to Arsenal to kick things off (7:30, NBCSN) and oddly enough, tis the Tigers who are

Lesser Footy to Ease the Suffering

King Hippo - January 21, 2017January 20, 2017

Day Two of living under the First Reich. Assuming we are not yet dead, here are the fixtures we shall use to kill off time until we are (and until Chelsea are inevitably crowned champions in May). Liverpool, newly knocked out of 2nd (huzzah!!) by Spurs on goal differential, will

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

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

Hippo Salutes Leighton Baines, Bedlam, and Other Lesser Footy Nonsense

King Hippo - December 3, 2016December 3, 2016

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Sometimes, I really have a hard time getting out of bed, even with a full day of footy lying ahead. It is very easy to be as cynical about footy as it is life in general. Then, you read an article like this and boom, one falls in

“Fuck the Midwest” Edition – Weekend Lesser Footy Preview

King Hippo - November 26, 2016November 25, 2016

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You can take the states of Meeeechigan and Ohio and use them exclusively for nuclear waste storage for all I care. Oh, and I guess to hold the collective ESPN commentator ejaculate. Anyway, Burnley host Man City to kick your Saturday off. You can watch while pretending to have

EPL Returns and Other Lesser Footy Sadness

King Hippo - November 19, 2016November 18, 2016

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Everything still sucks out loud and should be set on fire. It will all be ablaze soon enough, and Lesser Footy exists to hopefully help distract you at least a little bit until it happens. The early Saturday fixture (7:30, NBCSN)is strong and assy, with 6th position Manure hosting 4th

JV NFL Schedule/Open Saturday Thread (12 Nov 2016)

King Hippo - November 12, 2016November 11, 2016

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I have no words nor fucks left to give. Games of note: Baylor at Oklahoma (Noon, ABC/ESPN2) Scoring. Kentucky at Tennessee (Noon, SECN) Wildcats still have reasonable chance to win East with win here. Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech (3:30, ESPNU) ACC Coastal would be clinched with VPI win. I can't believe I'm tying

Themeless Lesser Footy Turns to November

King Hippo - November 5, 2016November 4, 2016

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Fuck it, I am lazy and depressive by nature. My Lesser Footy sides have ass kickings coming their way, too. We get a rare 5/5 Saturday/Sunday split with the EPL coverage, and no Saturday early game. WEIRD. Be warned, another hideous international break is on the horizon.