Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Cincinnati Bengals
The Dubsism tradition is to trash-talk the Super Bowl teams and their cities. Now, the Cincinnati Bengals get their turn.… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The Cincinnati Bengals
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Why The Marvin Lewis Story Represents the Death of Critical Thinking
Why are blogs are taking over the job of the “lame-stream media?” Because we have the balls to explore ALL the possibilities.… Read More Why The Marvin Lewis Story Represents the Death of Critical Thinking
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies: Episode 8 – “The Hindenburg”
How a movie with two hours of essentially nothing followed by a titanic Teutonic explosion reminds me of a certain football coach.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies: Episode 8 – “The Hindenburg”
Radio J-Dub, Volume 32 – Baseball Hall of Fame, NDSU, and Why the NFL Is Crap
J-Dubs talks Baseball Hall of Fame, the dynasty of the NDSU Bison, and why the NFL is putting such a crap product on the field. … Read More Radio J-Dub, Volume 32 – Baseball Hall of Fame, NDSU, and Why the NFL Is Crap
The Definitive Dubsism/FOH Assessment of the Twelve NFL Play-Off Teams
Your team might be able to win, but the odds say they can’t. We’re here to break down the “Dirty Dozen” still standing in the NFL.… Read More The Definitive Dubsism/FOH Assessment of the Twelve NFL Play-Off Teams
An NFL “True or False” Quiz: Fifteen Things For You To Decide In 2015
Fifteen questions about the upcoming NFL season to which we don’t know the answers. Do you?… Read More An NFL “True or False” Quiz: Fifteen Things For You To Decide In 2015
The 2012 NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Dubsism Oddsmaker’s View
1) Green Bay Packers Why They Can Win: In this case, there’s three good reasons. First, just like in boxing, you are the champs until somebody beats you, and to get to the Super Bowl, an NFC team is going to have to pull that off in Lambeau Field in January. Secondly, the Packers have… Read More The 2012 NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Dubsism Oddsmaker’s View
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
The 15 Worst Sports Owners Not Named McCourt or Wilpon
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. Lately, all the attention for bad ownership has been focused on that shithead who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers… Read More The 15 Worst Sports Owners Not Named McCourt or Wilpon
Dubsism on Cubsism
First, let me define the concept of Cubsism. Named for the Chicago Cubs, Cubsism is an ideaology that permeates a sports franchise. It is characterized by the ability to be essentially viable while remaining an exercise in futulity on the field. It is named for the Cubs because no other franchise in sports embodies it nearly… Read More Dubsism on Cubsism
The Ten Most Dysfunctional Franchises In Professional Sports
#10) Minnesota Vikings What can I say about the Vikings that I haven’t already said? Go over to the tag cloud on the right, click on the “Minnesota Vikings” tag, and you will see that I’ve written the Vikings’ football miasma time and time again. But that’s because there’s so much to write about. Even… Read More The Ten Most Dysfunctional Franchises In Professional Sports
Jay Cutler Isn’t the Only Quarterback Who Quit Yesterday
Yes, its true…while Culter’s “injury” is getting all the talk today, another NFL signal-caller has punched out on his team. However, in this case, nobody should blame him. According to ESPN, Carson Palmer says his time with the Cincinnati Bengals is over. Carson Palmer will ask the Cincinnati Bengals to trade him and will contemplate… Read More Jay Cutler Isn’t the Only Quarterback Who Quit Yesterday
Great Moments in the History of Paper Bags
If you are of my ethnic construct and age, you likely know the term “Paper Bag Test.” Sports has a “paper bag test” all its own, and it is just as unflattering. In this case, the paper bag was used to hide being a fan of a dreadful organization. The following is a list of… Read More Great Moments in the History of Paper Bags
The Dubsism 2010 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
Rankings by Division AFC East Any way you slice it, the Jets made a statement during last season’s playoff win in San Diego. The scary part is they have built on that team since then. Granted, they need to get the holdout situation with Darelle Revis resolved, but once they do, it will be very… Read More The Dubsism 2010 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
The NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Oddsmaker’s View
1) San Diego Chargers Why They Can Win: They are playing the best football at the right time. This also may be the most complete and balanced team in the playoffs. Why They Can’t Win: The Charger offense likely can’t survive a bad-weather game if they have to face one. Odds of Winning: 2… Read More The NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Oddsmaker’s View
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