If you are a sports fan, you likely watch a lot of ESPN. Unless you spent the last three weeks at your time share on the dark side of the moon, you are nauseatingly aware of the situation embroiling former New England Patriot and current murder suspect Aaron Hernandez. But in the avalanche of the… Read More Three Crucial Facts About The Aaron Hernandez Situation ESPN Is Conveniently Ignoring
So, here I am channel-surfing on July 4th, the birthday of the greatest nation on earth, and what do I see? An unmistakable sign that the future of this country is a dark and barbarous place that hopefully I won’t live to see. In a country which already has a rampant obesity problem, we are… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Major League Eating Exists
I’m all in favor of anything that chips away at the dominance the World Wide Bottom-Feeding Four-Letter Network has over the sports world. That’s why I found this press release from the NBC Sports Network so refreshing. Buoyed by seven of the 10 most-watched NHL games in the network’s history, NBC Sports Network viewership rose… Read More NBC Sports Network Is Moving In The Right Direction – Here’s Some Suggestions To Keep That Going
Welcome to a new era in the bullshit to which Dubsism exposes it’s six regular readers. We’ve now entered the video world, and here’s our first video podcast, and as terrible as it may be, it’s a “Neil Armstrong” giant step for this crappy, uncensored, independent sports blog. The subject of this initial cast is… Read More The Dubscast, Volume 1
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
In a world where technology has given every person an outlet for their voice, the Sports Blog Movement seeks to make those voices stronger by giving them an environment where they can draw on those with similar interests in sports so they may maximize each other’s potential and provide a unique source of independent content… Read More Sports Blog Movement: One Year Later
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
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
Obviously, this piece is being written in the aftermath of the horrific event at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Before I go anywhere with this, I’m going to quote fellow Sports Blog Movement member Patrick Young who really encapsulated this terrible tragedy in relevance to a sports blog as well as I think it can be… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: When Tragedy Gets Sports Used As A Pulpit For Failed Politics
If you’ve been a regular reader of Dubsism, you know we’ve been a member of the Sports Blog Movement for over a year now. In the last few weeks, we have added several new members, which means SBM is on its way to becomimg your one-stop shop for all the independent sports information you can’t… Read More New And Exciting Changes on Sports Blog Movement!
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
ESPN soccer commentator Alexi Lalas at auction purchased Geraldo Rivera’s mustache and had it dyed ginger. This is important to note because only a guy working in a growing sport could pay those kind of prices. If you doubt that, take a look at some of Lalas’ looks from when soccer was the red-headed step-child… Read More The Ever-Changing Looks of Alexi Lalas Are More Proof Soccer Is Gaining In Popularity In The United States…
Last week, the NBC Sports Network announced that through an $83 million bid, they have secured the broadcast rights in the United States for the English Premier League (EPL) for three years beginning with the 2013-2014 season. However, this move means more than soccer fans finding the “beautiful game” on another channel. This move has… Read More NBC Sports Network Is Your New Home For The English Premier League; This Is Very Bad News For ESPN
At last, our long national nightmare is over. Thanks to the NBC Sports Network, the Dan Patrick Show is back on cable. Well, maybe it wasn’t a national nightmare, but it sure screwed things up at the Dubsism household. First, let’s get through the boring “news” part of this story. NBC Sports Network has acquired… Read More How The Dan Patrick Show Has Taken Over My Life
For purposes of full disclosure, I have far too many people in my life who call themselves New England Patriot fans. After Sunday night’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, I have found myself besieged with their caterwauling about bad officials, Joe Flacco, and every other reason they can think of to distract themselves from the… Read More Teams That Grind My Gears: The New England Patriots
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
You may want to brace yourself…you may sprain your eyeballs from rolling them at this following story from CBS Cleveland. A Chicago zoo is mounting a campaign to stop a company from airing a Super Bowl Sunday commercial featuring mischievous suit-and-tie wearing chimpanzees playing tricks on their human co-worker, saying all that monkey business proves… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Being In a Super Bowl Commercial Contributes to Extinction
Barry Petchesky over at Deadspin spins a great story on how the electronic windbag known as Bill Simmons ascended to The Sports Douchebag Hall of Fame ESPN. If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog, you know we are prone to perform a “Breakdown” in order to help you understand what is actually happening,… Read More Deadspin on Simmons, ESPN, and “Reverse Psychology”
If you’ve been a regular reader of Dubsism, you might want to consider checking out a new project we’ve been involved in. The Sports Blog Movement is a consortium of several independent bloggers who cover the world of sports in their own ways. This allows the SBM to offer content unlike what you will find… Read More Introducing the New and Improved Sports Blog Movement
If you ever needed proof that this silly bit of censorship-meets-McCarthyism called “political correctness” has gone too far, the following story from the Salt Lake City Tribune should give you all you need. Just read the first sentence. Some people in Utah’s Canyons School District apparently believe BYU’s mascot (“Cougars”) is offensive to middle-aged women. Re-read… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: “Cougars” Are Now Offensive
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