For those of you who want a football playoff, for those of you who love brackets, and for those of you like me who suck at contests like this and just want a bit more torture, we here at Dubsism are ready to oblige. After all, who says you can only have a bracket in… Read More The Dubsism NCAA FCS Football Pick ‘Em Challenge
If you are a regular reader of Dubsism, you know we’ve covered the Jerry Sandusky case in detail. Back in July, after the release of the Freeh Report, we released an exhaustive review of that report. While there was much blame to go around, one of the key questions we asked at the time was… Read More Former Penn State President Graham Spanier Indicted: What Took So Long?
First of all, we need to define “butt-chugging.” From Urban Dictionary: Butt Chugging – The act of ingesting alcohol through one’s rectum. The idea is to increase the alcohol’s effect and the speed with which one becomes intoxicated. OK, now that you know that, you likely won’t be shocked to discover the story which spawned post… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: The University of Tennessee Brings The Term “Butt-Chugging” to the Public Consciousness
It’s time for a great exercise in the hypocrisy that is political correctness. In terms of the treatment of homosexuals, the pendulum of social acceptance has taken a great swing. Thirty years ago, being intolerant of homosexuals was perfectly acceptable, and while idiocy will never be completely eradicated, tolerance has now become the norm rather… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Somehow, There’s a Belief That Being Gay Excludes You From The Rules
First, there was yesterday’s news the University of Notre Dame was joining Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports except football (although there will play 5 ACC team in football per season). But that isn’t the really shocking news; we all knew someday Notre Dame would “buddy up” to a conference. What surprised us all was… Read More First The ACC, Now Notre Dame Is Taking Over The Catholic Church
It’s time for another one of our patented Dubsism comparisons with another gem we found over at Listverse. As the title suggests, we found a list of ten books that literally defy explanation, until you realize the sports world is full of figure who could have easily written such strange stuff. 10) How to Abandon Ship… Read More The Top 10 Bizarre Books and The Sports Figures Who Could Have Written Them
EDITOR’S NOTE: This list is being completed based on who has been ruled ineligible for post-season play as of today’s date. Having said that, there are some noteworthy points concerning this bowl season. From CollegeFootballPoll.com: BCS Selection Order: The order of selection for this year’s BCS games is Fiesta, Sugar, Orange. However, the bowls that… Read More The Dubsism 2012-2013 College Football Bowl Predictions
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again. There is a rule in the blogosphere that says if you tag more than three posts with “college football,” you are required to do a pre-season ranking. Failure to do so will get your nose flayed and your genitals set on fire. With that…teams are… Read More The 2012 Dubsism Pre-Season College Football Rankings
This will be the first Penn State post I’ve written in months which is solely about football. I’ve got plenty of other posts in which I discuss the obvious problem we’ve just dealt with. There are a bunch of kids who showed the one thing Paterno always preached: loyalty. Now its time to talk about… Read More Penn State Football 2012: The Rebuilding Begins
Preface: With the release of the report concerning The Pennsylvania State University’s (Penn State) handling of the Jerry Sandusky case written by former FBI Director Louis Freeh and commissioned by the Penn State Board of Trustees, an emotional firestorm has erupted over it’s contents. If you’ve been a reader of this blog, you know this… Read More The Dubsism Report on the Freeh Report and The Post-Mortem on the Penn State Scandal
It had to happen, and it only took a week in the wake of the release of the Freeh Report. From Yahoo Sports: A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees has resigned, saying his presence on the board had become ”a distraction and an impediment” to the university’s efforts to… Read More The First Of Many To Come: A Member of the Penn State Board of Trustees Resigns
A few minutes ago, the child molestation trial of former Penn State Jerry Sandusky went to the jury. Now that we are on the verge of the end of this chapter of this terrible saga, it is time to look at four things that will be a part of the Penn State future no matter… Read More Four Final Thoughts on the Jerry Sandusky Situation
From PennLive, the following is offered completely without comment… BELLEFONTE — An Internet-born character called “Pedobear,” which mocks pedophiles or is their mascot, depending on which website you believe, is at the Centre County courthouse this morning, outside the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial. The trial is winding down. The defense is expected to finish its case today.… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Pedobear Meets Jerry Sandusky
The University of North Dakota won its only NCAA Football Championship in 2001. But now it has two championship banners, thanks to a shipping mistake (from the Grand Forks Herald). The UND athletic department received a package Wednesday that drew a few chuckles — at the expense of the NCAA. The package included the 2011… Read More Thanks to the UPS Guy, the University of North Dakota Has Another Football Championship Banner
In what may actually be good news for Notre Dame football, quarterback Tommy Rees was arrested early this morning (from Yahoo Sports). SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees has been arrested and jailed on a preliminary felony charge following a confrontation with officers early Thursday, police said. Rees, 19, was arrested on charges of… Read More The South Bend Trifecta – Notre Dame Football, The Rees Family, and The Slammer
Maybe because he hasn’t been caught with a mistress half his age whom he put on the university payroll? Well, not yet, anyway. Yeah, you read the headline correctly. The University of Arkansas, in a continuing quest to succeed in football despite itself hired John L. Smith, former Michigan State mediocrity-meister to replace the disgraced… Read More Arkansas Logic – The Kind That Says Somehow John L. Smith Is Better Than Bobby Petrino
Over the past few weeks, there have been two issues that really chapped my ass. I’ve been trying to just let them go, but then I realized I’m a blogger; it’s my non-paying job to bitch about stuff. So, here it goes… 1) The Bobby Petrino Situation The guy is a scumbag, pure and simple.… Read More Stuff That Grinds My Gears: What’s Been Pissing Me Off Lately
Wow…somebody wrote an article saying Pope Urban I may not be so saintly. Color me shocked. Let’s face it, the guy is a big-time college football coach, which means he’s part politician, part used-car salesman, and complete sleazewad. If you doubt that, look at a coach who has won a BCS game in the last… Read More So, Urban Meyer Is A Hypocrite…In Other News, the Sun Rose This Morning
20) Don Nelson To be Don Nelson is to be about contradictions. Nelson is the winningest head coach in NBA history, yet he’s on this list. He’s been NBA Coach of the year three times, which is the same number of times he’s been fired. The reason is simple: Despite having 1,335 regular-season wins, Nelson… Read More The Worst Coaches And Managers Who Got More Than One Job
Editor’s Note: Mr. Rockford is a private detective based in Malibu, California. We here at Dubsism have retained Mr. Rockford at his standard rate of two hundred dollars a day plus expenses to investigate matters of crime and other general shadiness in the world of sports, then report back to us when needed. If you… Read More Guest Column: Jim Rockford on the Power of Delusion in the NCAA
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