Every January since this blog was created, we here at Dubsism have given an award for achievements during the previous year in some under-recognized categories in the world of sports. In prior years, the nominations for the awards were done exclusively by an internal committee, but we’ve had so much success allowing nominations from the… Read More The Fifth Annual Dubsy Awards
As is prone to happen in December, the Dubsism College Football Heavyweight title has changed hands yet again. If you recall, two weeks ago, the Oklahoma State Cowboys wrested the belt away from the Baylor Bears. In turn, Oklahoma took it away from Oklahoma during their annual “Bedlam” rivalry game. Saturday marked the fifth time that… Read More Your New College Football Heavyweight Champion – The Oklahoma Sooners
If you aren’t familiar with the 1954 film classic “A Star Is Born” starring Judy Garland and James Mason, then the jokes here are going to be completely lost on you. But rather than telling you to move along, you may want to consider giving the following movie parody a read, because it was written… Read More In Honor of Steve Sarkisian’s Hiring at USC, It’s Time To Raid The Dubsism Archives
Long-time readers of Dubsism know that we have our own way of determining who is the best in college football; we do it the same way boxing does. You are #1 until somebody beats you, the team that beat you is #1. It’s that simple. Rather that wait for some bullshit poll, this way gives… Read More Your New College Football Heavyweight Champion – The Oklahoma State Cowboys
Well, it seems that you just are not allowed to lose a t USC. After the Trojans went 4-7 in their last 11, including Saturday night’s seal clubbing at Arizona State in which the Trojans were busted for 62 points, it was clearly time for head coach Lane Kiffin to get fired. When I say… Read More I’m Not Sure Which Part of the Lane Kiffin Firing I Like More
Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini is fiery sort go guy. That’s not really a surprising characteristic for a football coach. It also seems that he may be a colossal dick, which again, isn’t exactly virgin territory for these guys. But it seems that Pelini crossed the Lee Elia line by having a profanity-filled tirade directed… Read More What We Know Now: Bo Pelini Must Be a Big Lee Elia Fan
Back in 2005, the NCAA declared that Native American mascots were “hostile and abusive” and outlawed them. Eight years later, the fact they are still around may be the perfect example of why the NCAA is the standard by which one measures ineffective and hypocritical organizations. The fact the debate spread beyond that is even… Read More The Dubscast, Volume 5: “Offensive” Mascots Prove The Hypocrisy of the NCAA
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
If the mere thought of the “Dubs-eteria” doesn’t inspire gastronomic terror, then the following menu items certainly should. The only defense we can offer is that these dishes still aren’t as lousy as anything you can get at Olive Garden. Appetizers: The Baseball Writer’s Association of America “Poo-Poo” Platter It doesn’t even come with a… Read More If Dubsism Were a Bad Restaurant…Get Ready For Sports Stories as Menu Items
I’m going to keep this short and sweet. By now, we all know the story of the Notre Dame linebacker and his fictional girlfriend. the problem is the more we discover, the less we know. As this continues to unfold, as of this writing there are some big questions for which I have yet to… Read More What Is The Real Reason Why Manti Te’o Did What He Did?
Of course they were…for 12 out of 13 weeks. There was a brief moment in the 2012 college football season where the Golden Domers wore the legitimate shine of being ranked #1. To be fair, there being over-rated at all other times this season was a function of the fact that they played a schedule… Read More Ask The Geico Guy: Was Notre Dame Over-Rated?
In the wake of last night’s crushing at the hands of Alabama, this blog can easily be seen as “piling on.” Those who might say that would be 100% correct. Guess what, Notre Dame? Today, America is savoring your dismantling because the vast majority of America hates you. Eyeball-popping, color-changing, bile-spewing hatred, and you bring… Read More Teams That Grind My Gears: Notre Dame Football
Every January since this blog was created, we here at Dubsism have given an award for achievements during the previous year in some under-recognized categories in the world of sports. In prior years, the nominations for the awards were done exclusively by an internal committee. This was the first year we allowed nominations from the… Read More The 2012 Dubsy Awards
Let’s start with the college guys who still had jobs as of our last update: Mike Price, UTEP What We Said: After going 8-4 in each of his first two years, Mike Price has clinched his seventh consecutive losing season at UTEP and has no contract for next year. Color him toast. What Happened: Price… Read More What We’ve Learned From This Football Season – The Aftermath Of “Black Monday” Edition of the 2012 Coaches Death Watch
Being that we are at the end of what has proven to be a tumultuous twelve months, why not take a look back at the biggest sports stories of such a year? After all, I’m pretty sure nobody else does these sort of retrospectives… 15) The Los Angeles Kings Win The Stanley Cup For purposes… Read More The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2012
With their 49-26 win over UCLA in the Holiday Bowl, Baylor heads into the 2013 season still holding the College Football Heavyweight Title. The Bears will next defend the belt on September 7th, 2013, when they host the University of Buffalo.
Since I live in Indiana, I’ve heard an amplified level of bitching about Note Dame linebacker Manti T’eo getting “screwed” out of the Heisman Trophy Saturday night. To keep this simple, it is time for Notre Dame fans to realize that Te’o was never going to win…never. Yeah, I get that even after a quarter-century… Read More An Open Letter to Notre Dame Fans: Stop Whining About Manti T’eo Not Winning The Heisman
Without a lot of undue fanfare, I’m just going to get to the reasons… 1) It Exposes The BCS For Being A Complete Sham This is what happens when you have a half-playoff, half-bullshit system. It’s no secret I am an anti-BCS guy; I’ve devised my own solution to this problem. But since the Dubsism… Read More Two Undeniable Reasons Why Northern Illinois In The BCS Is GREAT Thing
EDITOR’S NOTE: This list was completed based on who has been ruled ineligible for post-season play as of the date we made the original prediction (August 30th, 2012). Bowl matchup predictions were made based on our conference finish predictions and traditional bowl contractual allegiances. Taking all of that into consideration, here’s the full rundown on… Read More The Dubsism 2012-2013 College Football Bowl Predictions – The How Wrong We Were Edition
The tectonic re-alignments enveloping college football are limited to the big dogs…like Ronald Reagan’s economic theory, there’s a “Trickle-Down” effect. With the pending dissolution of the WAC, and the seemingly imminent cancellation by the western teams that were going to join the Big East in 2013, this becomes an even more wide-open map in terms… Read More Your NCAA Conference Re-Alignment “Risk” Map – The Non Automatic Qualifiers Edition
