The Dubsism 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2022
Let’s be honest…a lot of not-so-great things happened in 2022, but many of them also offer hope for the future.… Read More The Dubsism 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2022
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The Dubsism 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2021
Do you think the big media outlets are the only ones who can do those “click-bait” end of year “remember this” bits? Ours are better.… Read More The Dubsism 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2021
Dubsism’s 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2019
Do you think the big media outlets are the only ones who can do those “click-bait” end of year “remember this” bits? No, except ours are better.… Read More Dubsism’s 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2019
Guest Column: Jim Rockford On The NCAA and “Fair Pay To Play”
If stupidity were a crime, the NCAA should be doing some heavy-duty time. … Read More Guest Column: Jim Rockford On The NCAA and “Fair Pay To Play”
The Deep Six – “Busting” Myths About College Football
Challenging long-held beliefs usually draws fire. Keep your head down as you read this one. … Read More The Deep Six – “Busting” Myths About College Football
The Deep Six: Some Uncomfortable Questions In The Wake of the Larry Nassar Case
Here’s six questions which expose a much larger problem in America. … Read More The Deep Six: Some Uncomfortable Questions In The Wake of the Larry Nassar Case
Dubsism’s 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2017
Looking back at 2017, we realized that not ALL sports stories from the past year sucked.… Read More Dubsism’s 15 Most Important Sports Stories of 2017
Now That Your Hoops Bracket Is Busted, Try Some College Hockey Instead
“But J-Dub,” you say, “I don’t know anything about college hockey.” Suck it up and fill out a bracket, Muffin.… Read More Now That Your Hoops Bracket Is Busted, Try Some College Hockey Instead
Watch Out Mike Pence, The NCAA and Yahoo Sports Are Mad At You
Why is it the people who are against “hate” are always the ones doing the name-calling and threatening?… Read More Watch Out Mike Pence, The NCAA and Yahoo Sports Are Mad At You
Two Years Later, The Flaws In The Freeh Report Finally Come To Light
Even since the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke at Penn State three years ago, my position on this story has been both clear and consistent. You can research the Dubsism archives to see it for yourself, but for purposes of this discussion, it can be summed up in a single compound sentence. From Day One, people… Read More Two Years Later, The Flaws In The Freeh Report Finally Come To Light
The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2012
Being that we are at the end of what has proven to be a tumultuous twelve months, why not take a look back at the biggest sports stories of such a year? After all, I’m pretty sure nobody else does these sort of retrospectives… 15) The Los Angeles Kings Win The Stanley Cup For purposes… Read More The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2012
The Dubsism NCAA FCS Football Pick ‘Em Challenge
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
Thanks to the UPS Guy, the University of North Dakota Has Another Football Championship Banner
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
The 2012 Dubsism NCAA Bracket Challenge
In conjunction with our partners at the Sports Blog Movement, Dubsism is hosting an NCAA Bracket Challenge. You won’t win anything other than bragging rights, but it doesn’t cost anything either. Rather, your biggest enjoyment may come from watching my bracket from becoming a bigger smoldering hunk of wreckage than an Italian cruise ship. You… Read More The 2012 Dubsism NCAA Bracket Challenge
Guest Column: Jim Rockford on the Power of Delusion in the NCAA
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
The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2011
Being that we are at the end of what has proven to be a tumultuous twelve months, why not take a look back at the biggest sports stories of such a year? After all, I’m pretty sure nobody else does these sort of retrospectives… 15) The Establishment of Two All-Time Winningest College Coaches: Paterno and… Read More The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2011
Stan Van Gundy Is Done Pussy-Footing Around With College Athletics
A lot of people know Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy is not shy when it comes to offering his opinions. Since the NBA Lockout is robbing us of chances to hear from Mr. Van Gundy, we were fortunate enough to find this nugget of his wisdom, especially on a subject near and dear… Read More Stan Van Gundy Is Done Pussy-Footing Around With College Athletics
The University of Miami: A Dissection Of A Complete Over-Reaction That Is Largely Correct
Buzz Bissinger over at the Daily Beast weighed in on this burgeoning story on Thursday, and at first, I thought the man’s cheese has slipped off its cracker. But as I let myself digest this piece over a few days; as I let myself look at this situation in a larger perspective, I came to… Read More The University of Miami: A Dissection Of A Complete Over-Reaction That Is Largely Correct
Ask The Geico Guy: Is It Time To Pay College Athletes?
This is one of those questions that has been asked so many times, yet so many people keep getting the answer wrong. It happened with USC. It happened with Ohio State. Now it’s happening with Miami, and it has happened dozens of time before that. With each breaking scandal, the call that it is time to play… Read More Ask The Geico Guy: Is It Time To Pay College Athletes?
Where Was Self-Punishment When I Was a Kid?
Here’s time #8,756 I’ve said this – the NCAA is a joke. It didn’t exactly take the Amazing Kreskin to see this coming when star quarterback Terrelle Pryor and three other offensive starters were cited by the NCAA last December for selling rings, jerseys and other memorabilia as underclassmen. But 6 months later, Ohio State… Read More Where Was Self-Punishment When I Was a Kid?
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