Room at the Top (of the Table)? Weekend Lesser Footy Fall Splosion!

King Hippo - October 29, 2016October 29, 2016

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Oh yeah, we is going full 80s cheese mode to illustrate the Man City/Arseholes/Shite three way currently in progress, with Chelski and Spurs jacking it just a point back. That is some parity going on. Did you own this cassingle? If not this, then which? I had several

Holy Cats, Are City…Mortal? and Other Lesser Footy Matters

King Hippo - October 22, 2016October 21, 2016

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IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS, PEP! 1 point out of a possible 6? Drawing at home to fucking Everton (no ofence)? But alas, here we are. Still in first, but only by a slender goal over Arsenal, with Spurs 1 point back in third. Almost

Full Lesser Footy Saturday Returns!

Game Preview

King Hippo - October 15, 2016October 14, 2016

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You want, nay, DEMAND wake until passout Lesser Footy...and by gum, you gets it today. Sometimes the breakfast fixture is worth skipping, but Chelski hosting Leicester (7:30 EST, NBCSN) is a solid opener, especially after such a long starvation diet. Our defending champion Foxes need to string some wins together

JV NFL and Hurricane Matthew Say HAI to October Proper

King Hippo - October 8, 2016October 7, 2016

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We have yet another dumb-assed international break (right after Spurs beat City to finally create some intrigue at the top of the table), so it's JV and JV alone this Saturday. Plus, of course, lots of ridiculous, faux-solemn requests for prayers and donations by your favourite ESPN/Fox/CBS teevee foofs.

Deciding the ACC on 1 October and Other Lesser Footy Matters

King Hippo - October 1, 2016September 30, 2016

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Yes, this statement is certainly true if Lamar! (pictured above) runs train on Clemson, as he did on FSU. Otherwise, it may be a complex series of tiebreakers. Anyway, let's take thins in loose order. It's bad enough this post already misses Everton in Friday Night Footy

Everton on City’s Heels? BUHLEE DAT!! /plus bad JV “action” smh

King Hippo - September 24, 2016September 23, 2016

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I had two more macro observations on the EPL season. First, if'n you take a gander at the table, everyone is right where a purist would say they should be. That is, nobody is higher in the table than a side with a better goal differential. I

Third Place Everton and Lamar! (Plus Other Minor Things Previewed)

King Hippo - September 17, 2016September 16, 2016

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Pictured is Ronald Koeman, in a rare smiling pose. Despite being unbeaten on the young season (with three wins on the bounce, after humiliating David Moyes on Monday Night Footy with some help from Big Rom), Big Ron is something of a perfectionist, always urging his players to strive

Enjoy Thine First EPL/JV NFL Combo Platter of 2016

King Hippo - September 10, 2016September 9, 2016

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Fuck you, you KNOW you can/will/do always take an extra helping. /before writing this, set my DVR for Syracuse/Maryland Friday Night ACC craptacular, to give myself something to "look forward to" when I get back from my daughter's cross country event. Squeezing in a mini-Hippo Thought about my Donks' opener...it's mystifying in

JV NFL Methadone Window is OPEN!!

King Hippo - September 3, 2016September 2, 2016

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Yes, my friends, ESPN is #branding this as the bestest gosh darned opening weekend you ever did see...but for reals, that is really more about name value and TOP matchups. It sure as shit ain't about depth. As you will note in my viewing guide below, your remote

EPL Tigers By the Tail? (plus MOAR Litre_Cola Previewing)

King Hippo - August 27, 2016August 26, 2016

Week Three is here, and only four teams remain perfect at the top. City, United, Chelski...and HULL. Perhaps the most dysfunctional side in all of the Premiership, with barely enough healthy bodies to just play. It's rare that a two-game winning streak is any sort of incredible

EPL Week Two – Prepare to Embrace the Suck (and Special Litre_Cola Flavoured Treat!)

King Hippo - August 20, 2016August 19, 2016

Yeah, like everyone predicted...week one revealed all the assholes with money to be good. The only real surprise was dreadful Hull winning at Leicester, which just means there won't be the slightest bit of drama regarding the Foxes coming good in their second act. FYI - seeding in

Welcome to the (Barely Televised) New EPL Season!

King Hippo - August 13, 2016August 12, 2016

As you know, our friends at Foxy Footy hoisted the trophy last season. Without exception, every single media outlet and independent prognosticator (that I have come across, anyway) sees a season of retrenchment at hand. In short...a return to dull normalcy with the heavy hitters dominating at the