What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 11/26/2011 – The Up-To-The-Minute Coaches’ Death Watch Edition

Lots of stuff has happened since we originally started this Coaches’ Death Watch a month ago. Some of it we saw coming, some of it we didn’t, and some of it is simply inexplicable. There’s the guys who bought it before we ever published the inaugural death watch issue. Granted, we messed up when we… Read More What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 11/26/2011 – The Up-To-The-Minute Coaches’ Death Watch Edition

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Your Week 12 NFL Preview – The Thanksgiving Edition

Editor’s Note: This article is a collaborative effort between Dubsism and Ryan Meehan from First Order Historians. Ryan also has his own blog, East End Philadelphia, which is featured in our BlogRoll and it is well worth the read. Normally, Dubsism doesn’t write these sort of preview posts. The reason is there’s already 10,000 other lousy hacks doing… Read More Your Week 12 NFL Preview – The Thanksgiving Edition

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Despite Mike Krzyzewski’s Accomplishment, I Still Don’t Have Any Respect For Him

Last night, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski became college basketball’s all-time winningest coach, notching his 903rd career victory. This is a accomplishment worthy of note, and Coach K deserves the accolades being heaped upon him today. But before you think I am one of those willing to put him on a pedestal, you might want to consider… Read More Despite Mike Krzyzewski’s Accomplishment, I Still Don’t Have Any Respect For Him

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What We Learned From This Weekend In Football 11/5/2011 – The “I Can’t Believe This Is Happening” Edition

1) The Penn State Situation I’m not going to get into the minutia of this disgusting affair now, if for no other reason than I want to see if somebody hits the nail on the head about why this played out the way it did. As horrible as this story is, there is also a… Read More What We Learned From This Weekend In Football 11/5/2011 – The “I Can’t Believe This Is Happening” Edition

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BREAKING NEWS: Jared Allen’s Early Film Career Discovered

We here at Dubsism, in  our ever-present search for the absurd, have come up with photographic proof that Vikings’ defensive end had a career in movies before he became the most over-rated player in professional football. Go back to the 1988 college football recruiting classic “Johnny Be Good.” Look for the character “Bad Breath.” The… Read More BREAKING NEWS: Jared Allen’s Early Film Career Discovered

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Geno Auriemma: The Collapse of the Big East Is All Notre Dame’s Fault

Geno Auriemma is an angry guy.  When he’s not busy calling all of you “misogynists,” he’s blaming Notre Dame for all the re-alignment madness currently gripping college football.  I mention this only because I know the legions of college football fans have been on pins and needles wondering about the ramblings of a women’s basketball… Read More Geno Auriemma: The Collapse of the Big East Is All Notre Dame’s Fault

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Frank McCourt Death Watch: One Legal Ball-Kick Down, Several More To Go

It’s been a busy week here at the Dubsism offices. without going into great detail, the bottom line is we are a couple days behind a story we’ve been following all summer.  In other words, America’s long national nightmare is over: The McCourt’s have finally reached a settlement in their divorce which kept the Los… Read More Frank McCourt Death Watch: One Legal Ball-Kick Down, Several More To Go

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What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 10/22/2011 – The Inaugural Coaches’ Death Watch Edition

Former 49ers head coach and NFL legend Bill Walsh always said the four most powerful words in leadership were “I believe in you.” The irony is when a coach here’s those words coming from his owner or general manager, he might as well just packing up his office then.  Let’s be honest. We are deep… Read More What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 10/22/2011 – The Inaugural Coaches’ Death Watch Edition

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Great Moments in Joe Paterno History: “GET THAT SHIRT PULLED DOWN!”

One of the running bits here as Dubsism has been to chronicle some of the lesser-known, albeit tremendous moments in the career of the greatest coach in the history of college football, Joe Paterno.  In honor of his 408th career win (tying Paterno with Grambling legend Eddie Robinson), we thought this would be the perfect… Read More Great Moments in Joe Paterno History: “GET THAT SHIRT PULLED DOWN!”

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Open Letter To Bryant Gumbel: You Are A Race-Baiting Parasite

EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m going to warn you up front…The following piece revolves around a very ugly and uncomfortable topic. This piece contains some offensive language and a discussion of an even more offensive topic. If you are easily offended or are not willing to see a “bare-knuckle” discussion of race relations as they exist in… Read More Open Letter To Bryant Gumbel: You Are A Race-Baiting Parasite

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