In this series, we here at Dubsism will investigate troubled franchises and assume the role of general manager in order to return these franchises to past glory. In today’s installment, J-Dub will tackle the challenges facing the Dallas Cowboys For purposes of full disclosure, I am a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and the fact that the… Read More Project Rebuild: The Dallas Cowboys
I can’t explain it, so take a read of the incident from the Western College Hockey blog: Farmington high school (Minn.) held a 2-1 lead over Chaska high school with just over three minutes remaining in the third period of their game on Thursday night when the truly bizarre happened. Farmington senior goalie Austin Krause… Read More How This Isn’t An Out-Take From “Slap Shot” Is Beyond Me
Let’s just cut through the crap here. I have no idea what the Jets were thinking last off-season, but it is clear it will take years to get out from under the mess they’ve created. In order to understand this, we need to do a Sgt. Joe Friday-style breakdown of the facts involved in this… Read More Today’s “No Kidding” Moment: Former New York Jets’ GM Regrets Extending Mark Sanchez’s Contract
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Editor’s Note:This article is a collaborative effort between Dubsism’s own J-Dub and Ryan Meehan from East End Philadelphia, which is featured in our BlogRoll and it is well worth the read. Here’s the concept. Roger Goodell is such a blithering idiot that he very well could be the guy who fucks up the National Football League… Read More What If Roger Goodell Held Different Jobs Throughout History?
For the last two days, I’ve been trying to figure out why Pope Benedict XVI decided to resign. After all, Popes don’t retire; they die. Then I had an epiphany while reading a New York Times article about the 2020 Olympic Games. The Catholic Church and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) spent the last century… Read More What The International Olympic Committee And Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation Have In Common
Now that we are finally past the Super Bowl, it is time to address the needs of your team heading into the NFL Draft. Everybody has a “mock draft or a “big draft board,” and we are no different…well, except we here at Dubsism are not interested in being the next Mel Kiper; we are more… Read More What Your Team Needs To Do With It’s 2013 NFL Draft Pick
Mrs. Dubsism is a fan of “The Walking Dead,” which before she exposed me to that show, I thought was a term to describe Jacksonville Jaguars. Little did I know that joke would lead to the discovery of real NFL zombies. From The Big Lead: Hines Ward will appear on an episode of AMC’s The… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Hines Ward Is A Zombie
1) The “Elite Quarterback” Discussion Got Blown Up The Super Bowl essentially was the induction of Joe “Gummy Bear” Flacco into that silly media-created status of “elite quarterbacks.” Joe Montana’s Right Arm has the best run-down as to why even the most ardent Flacco-haters now have to stifle themsleves, but this piece is more about… Read More What We Learned: The 2012 NFL Season Showed Us Two Things About Quarterbacks
Now that we are finally past the Super Bowl, it is time to address the needs of your team heading into the NFL Draft. So, take a few moments to look forward so that your team can give itself a better shot to be where the Ravens find themselves today. Everybody has a NFL Draft… Read More The Dubsism “Anti-Kiper” 2013 NFL Draft Board
ICYMI…that’s “in case you missed it” for those of you less hip to internet slang than a 45-year old blogger… This goal by NHL propsect Alec Rauhauser of Bismarck Century High School was not only a classic “What the fuck was that?” moment, it actually made #2 on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on Wednesday. For… Read More A High-School Hockey Shout-Out For All My North Dakota Peeps
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Above: Something that shouldn’t have happened by Ryan Meehan I don’t know a goddamned thing about electricity. I couldn’t tell you how a circuit breaker worked if you had my balls in a trash compactor a second before it was about to be turned on. The world of electricity…
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Actually, while we really can’t tell you which team to pick, we can tell which team not to. Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For the Baltimore Ravens Why You Shouldn’t Cheer for the San Francisco 49ers By the way, if you had what time J-Dub would have his first Super…
1) This Video If the 49ers win, they will join the Green Bay Packers, the team with the most NFL Championships, as the only teams to win a Super Bowl in three different decades. it will also tie them with the Pittsburgh Steelers as having six titles in the Super Bowl era. Invariably, this will… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The San Francisco 49ers
1) The Ravens’ Ring of Honor Many teams do this, but nobody does it in such a fucked-up “we really have no history” manner. Just look at it. Earnest “The Fumble” Byner Johnny Unitas, who didn’t even play for this franchise. He’s here because he was a Baltimore sports legend. Cal Ripken, Jr, goes up… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Baltimore Ravens
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Subject one: Ray Lewis by Ryan Meehan As the Baltimore Ravens were on the team bus headed to media day, coach John Harbaugh was alerted of a story that was just breaking involving Ray Lewis. Lewis finds his last NFL surrounded by controversy due to speculation that he may…
This blog is intended for three main groups of people. Baltimore Ravens’ haters New England Patriots’ fans Football fans who think the NFL will last forever These three groups of people will be the most likely to miss the fact that Baltimore Ravens’ safety Bernard Pollard actually has a pretty solid point. If you aren’t… Read More Don’t Let The Fact Bernard Pollard Said It Detract From The Truth Of The Message – The NFL Has A Problem
Now that we are down to a head-to-head match-up, there are three categories to analyze. 1) What Vegas Thinks Anybody who loves to bet knows professional gamblers pay attention to five key statistics: Yards Rushing per Game: Regular Season – San Francisco 155.7, Baltimore 118.8; Post-Season – San Francisco 236.0, Baltimore 173.5 Yards Rushing Allowed… Read More The Definitive Dubsism/Sports Blog Movement Super Bowl Preview
Yeah, you read that headline right. There’s a breeder making accusations that somebody is raping their horses. Before you read any further, ask yourself a question. When you read a story like this, isn’t the first thing that pops into your head something like “WTF? Where in the hell would something like this happen.” Then… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: There’s A Horse Rapist Out There
America is a country capable of incredible acts of class, and is also capable of the exact opposite. The Highlight: It was pure class the way the St. Louis Blues paid tribute to baseball icon and St. Louis legend Stan “The Man” Musial. The Lowlight: The asswipes at PETA using the Manti Te’o situation to… Read More The Disparity In Class In America Summed Up In Two Pictures
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