by J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Ideas are the very fabric of innovation. While that line sounds awfully deep for a silly-ass sports blog, it is nonetheless painfully true. Without ideas, as a race we humans would have nothing to do and would spend even more time masturbating. Take we writers of this piece for example.… Read More The Deep Six: Terrible Sports Ideas Which Thankfully Haven’t Happened Yet
Back when the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced their list of 15 finalists for induction, we here at Dubsism offered our readers a chance to cast a ballot as if they were a member of Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). Well, the Dubsists have spoken, and there’s some major differences between what they… Read More Our Football Hall of Fame Results Are In – Dubsism Readers Don’t Agree Much With Football Writers
Ok…as we wade through the aftermath of last night’s Super Bowl, it must be pointed out that in my nearly half century of football fandom, Seattle Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell’s decision to throw the goddamn football from the 17-inch line with the Super Bowl on the line when they… Read More Pete Carroll and Darrell Bevell’s Other Play Calls Throughout History
I have to admit, the fact that Marshawn Lynch is becoming a media star by not saying anything is nothing short of hilarious. What else can you say about a guy whose brutal honesty can be summed up in lines like “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” More importantly, as part of Dubsism’s… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 68 – The Real “Beast Mode”
For purposes of full disclosure, as a Philadelphia Eagle fan, this may be the only time you ever see me heaping love on a Dallas Cowboy. But there’s no better time than Super Bowl week to remember one of the great performances to ever happen in the big game. Chuck Howley was a six-time Pro… Read More Remembering Chuck Howley
By J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Every year about this time, it is tradition here at Dubsism to write a piece trashing the Super Bowl contestants. The reason why we do this is actually rather simple. The Super Bowl is the biggest sports event in America, and as such, it draws in all the casual fans… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For…The Seattle Seahawks
By J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Every year about this time, it is tradition here at Dubsism to write a piece trashing the Super Bowl contestants. That means we’ve written this piece about the goddamn Patriots before. You would think we have run out of material. Thankfully, nothing could be further from the truth. The reason… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For…The New England Patriots
What is becoming a tradition here at Dubsism is to point out the look-alikes present on the rosters of both Super Bowl contestants. The problem we face this year is both of these teams have been in recent Super Bowls, which means we faced a bit of a challenge. We weren’t doing this feature the… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 67 – The Super Bowl 49 Edition
Forget about this not being your father’s NFL anymore. This is barely MY NFL anymore. Seriously, I’ve been saying this on Twitter for weeks. On an unrelated note, you should really follow @Dubsism because it is the best way to tell when I’ve had too much to drink while watching sports. But I digress. I’ve… Read More As Much as Football Has Changed, At Least It’s Still Not Soccer…Yet
With last week’s announcement of the 15 Football Hall of Fame finalists, we here at Dubsism want to take this opportunity to prove something we’ve long suspected: the readers of Dubsism and Turtle Boy Sports can put together a better Hall of Fame class than can the pointy-heads with the ballots that count. The reason… Read More Cast Your Ballot In The Dubsism Football Hall of Fame Ballot Challenge
15) The College Football Play-off and the ESPN-ization of Bowl Games There are two words to describe how we got this four-team playoff to determine the college football national champion. Television Money Don’t even try to deny that. Sure, you can point out that we really aren’t adding any games with this play-off, which is… Read More The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2014
It’s become a tradition here at Dubsism to bring in the New Year by taking a look back the old one. 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… Read More The Sixth Annual Dubsy Awards
For purposes of full disclosure, I’m not a Colts fan, but due to certain circumstances, I currently live in Indiana. To be honest, I’m a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and I owe a small debt of gratitude to the Patriots for finally exposing as truth something I always knew; Donovan McNabb would never be a Super… Read More An Open Letter to Patriots Fans: Did You Know How Much Shit Colts Fans Talk About You?
For purposes of full disclosure, I originally intended to publish this post last week after the Colts suffered that crushing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. But then I looked ahead on the Colts’ schedule, and I thought this week after what should be a decisive victory over a minor league team would actually be a… Read More An Open Letter To Indianapolis Colts Fans: Its Time For The Delusions To Stop
by J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Editor’s Note: This article is a collaborative effort between J-Dub and Ryan Meehan from First Order Historians. Ryan also has his own blog, East End Philadelphia, which is featured in the Dubsism BlogRoll and it is well worth the read. Like it or not, fantasy football has become a multi-million dollar business. That’s… Read More Point – Counterpoint: Fantasy Football Sucks
by J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Editor’s Note: This article is a collaborative effort between J-Dub and Ryan Meehan from First Order Historians. Ryan also has his own blog, East End Philadelphia, which is featured in the Dubsism BlogRoll and it is well worth the read. Now that we are all indigesting a heaping helping of Uncle Ray’s Felonious… Read More The Deep Six: Reasons Why Roger Goodell Should Have Been Fired A Long Time Ago
by J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Editor’s Note: This article is a collaborative effort between J-Dub and Ryan Meehan from First Order Historians. Ryan also has his own blog, East End Philadelphia, which is featured in the Dubsism BlogRoll and it is well worth the read. The other day, Kommissar Goodell gave what he considers to be a genuine… Read More The Deep Six: Why The NFL’s New Domestic Violence Policy Proves Roger Goodell Only Cares About Public Perception
In a word, no…because they can’t, and they know they can’t. We all know the story here, because the ESPNs of the world have done nothing but try to make a story where there really isn’t one. Gay or straight, the issue is that Michael Sam is at best a marginal NFL player; the fact… Read More Do The St. Louis Rams Have The Balls To Cut Michael Sam?
This post is all about questions, not the least of which is why the hell does Roger Goodell care which team I support? The answer to that is a bit more complex than you might think, and to get you there means seeing a few more questions. How do we know Kommissar Goodell wants you… Read More Roger Goodell Wants You To Be A New York Jets Fan
If you like Thursday Night Football, then this piece isn’t for you. You are the NFL fan Kommissar Roger Goodell loves; the one who keeps gulping down the sports slop the NFL is pumping out these days. The NFL remains the most popular sports league in this country despite the fact that under Goodell’s watch,… Read More Thursday Night Football Is Another Example Of How The NFL’s Bullshit Quotient Is Rising
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