Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 126: “The Wild Bunch”
Let’s talk about leaders of a “Wild Bunch.” Pike Bishop…meet John Madden.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 126: “The Wild Bunch”
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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 125: “Excalibur”
A kooky old man and a “boy” king. Merlin and Arthur…or Al Davis and Lane Kiffin? You be the judge.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 125: “Excalibur”
Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Vontaze Burfict Is Now A Peacemaker
Vontaze Burfict is a “peacekeeper.” It’s all about to come crashing down…… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Vontaze Burfict Is Now A Peacemaker
The Tenth Annual Dubsy Awards
It’s time once again for the most prestigious awards in all of sports. … Read More The Tenth Annual Dubsy Awards
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies: Episode 19 – The Various Versions of “A Star Is Born”
How many versions of the Oakland/Los Angeles/Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders are we going to get?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies: Episode 19 – The Various Versions of “A Star Is Born”
Blogger’s Round Table: Vote on Which NFL Team Has The Worst Fan Base
Do you agree with the Bloggers’ as to which NFL team has the worst fans? There’s only one way to find out…… Read More Blogger’s Round Table: Vote on Which NFL Team Has The Worst Fan Base
Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 84: The “RIP Ken Stabler” Edition
Now that Ken Stabler has shaken off this mortal coil, we can reveal one of the big secrets of the 1970s.… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 84: The “RIP Ken Stabler” Edition
The Fifth Annual Dubsy Awards
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 nominations for the awards were done exclusively by an internal committee, but we’ve had so much success allowing nominations from the… Read More The Fifth Annual Dubsy Awards
What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 11/19/2011
1) This Year, the Entire BCS Argument is Moot Name a team outside of the SEC that can beat Alabama, LSU, or Arkansas…I’m waiting… 2) We Sort Of Forgot About Miami I think we all know why the scandal that gripped Hurricane football dropped off our collective radars. But now,for some reason, the University of… Read More What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 11/19/2011
Why Al Davis Is So Important to the History of Professional Football
There will never be another NFL figure like Al Davis. I would be lying if I said that I never criticized Davis. Just a few months ago, I included him on my list of the 15 Worst Owners in Sports. However, as I said in that piece, that criticism was reserved for the Al Davis… Read More Why Al Davis Is So Important to the History of Professional Football
49ers-Raiders Aftermath – Get Ready For Another Classic Over-Reaction
This past weekend, we had yet another episode of violence at a sporting event. This time, three people were seriously injured in separate incidents at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park during a 49ers-Raiders game. So far, two have been upgraded to fair condition, one was a 24-year-old man who was shot several times in the stomach, and… Read More 49ers-Raiders Aftermath – Get Ready For Another Classic Over-Reaction
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
RIP, George Blanda
George “The Grand Old Man” Blanda passed away yesterday and the football world certainly feels a huge loss. From his days as the son of a Czech-born Pennsylvania coal miner to the University of Kentucky under legendary head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, to the NFL, the AFL, and the Hall of Fame, Blanda left a… Read More RIP, George Blanda
Ten Forms of Government and Their Representative Sports Organizations
I love Listverse. The one beef I would have is that it doesn’t have enough good sports lists. But what it does have is many lists that have equivalencies in the sports world. Today’s installment involves 10 forms of government and gives a representative example from the sports world. Think of it as a civics… Read More Ten Forms of Government and Their Representative Sports Organizations
The Deep Six: “Old School” Rhythm Sections and Their Sporting Equivalents
When you are a kid, two things that get your juices going are music and sports. Face it, being good at either was the ticket to Chick-town, and since I was 14 with enough testosterone surging through my veins to kill a man in his 50’s, I got involved in both because I was taking… Read More The Deep Six: “Old School” Rhythm Sections and Their Sporting Equivalents
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