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Guest Column: Jim Rockford on How and Why To Tell The Difference Between Jets and Giants Fans

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 would… Read More Guest Column: Jim Rockford on How and Why To Tell The Difference Between Jets and Giants Fans

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Originally posted on Sports Blog Movement:
by J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Blogs are not like radio and TV stations, which in order to maintain their FCC licenses are required to air a certain amount of public affairs programming.  That is no excuse for us as a citizenry to be uninformed.  In that spirit, the Sports…

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While most of you probably thought that I meant that he got a new head coaching job, that is not at all the case. Phil Jackson can now add fiance to his list of responsibilities.  Phil Jackson popped the question to girlfriend Jeanie Buss.  The couple announced the engagement on her…

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What We’ve Learned From This Football Season – The Aftermath Of “Black Monday” Edition of the 2012 Coaches Death Watch

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

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Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: When Tragedy Gets Sports Used As A Pulpit For Failed Politics

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

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Why The Chicago Bears Need To Fire Lovie Smith Now, and Why They Won’t

Remember two months ago when the buzz was that the Chicago Bears were a Super Bowl caliber team? Yeah, about that… Another football season in Chicago starts out with high hopes, and yet another football season in Chicago looks to end with the Bears barely making the playoffs (and most likely only to see an… Read More Why The Chicago Bears Need To Fire Lovie Smith Now, and Why They Won’t

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An Open Letter to Notre Dame Fans: Stop Whining About Manti T’eo Not Winning The Heisman

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

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Two Undeniable Reasons Why Northern Illinois In The BCS Is GREAT Thing

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

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Bowl season is upon us, and here’s your chance to stack up your college football chops against a group of people who make almost $38 dollars a year writing about sports. To join the challenge, simply go here and sign up, or send an email stating you want to…

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The Dubsism 2012-2013 College Football Bowl Predictions – The How Wrong We Were Edition

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

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Your NCAA Conference Re-Alignment “Risk” Map – The Non Automatic Qualifiers 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

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What We’ve Learned From This Football Season So Far – The Inaugural Edition of the 2012 Coaches Death Watch

Now that the regular season has ended for the majority of college football, many coaches heads have already rolled, and most of those are really no surprise. Joker Phillips, Kentucky Gene Chizik, Auburn John L. Smith, Arkansas Frank Spaziani, Boston College Tom O’Brien, North Carolina State Jeff Tedford, California Derek Dooley, Tennessee Danny Hope, Purdue… Read More What We’ve Learned From This Football Season So Far – The Inaugural Edition of the 2012 Coaches Death Watch

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Your Current College Football Heavyweight Champion – the Baylor Bears

There’s all sorts of polls out there for determining who is #1 in college football.  But what if college football determined its top dog the same way boxing did?  You are #1 until somebody beats you.  Rather that wait for next week’s BCS poll, we here at Dubsism have taken the boxing-style approach. In other… Read More Your Current College Football Heavyweight Champion – the Baylor Bears

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