I just can’t stomach another James Franklin Groundhog Burger. I’m ready to send out for some Cajun.… Read More Change My Mind: It’s Time For Penn State To Move On From James Franklin
Who was better at defusing bombs? Jack Palance in post-war Berlin or Bill O’Brien at post-Sandusky Penn State?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 117: “Ten Seconds To Hell”
Boyd Bergquist called it…Penn State is the home of the new Nittany Lion kings of college football. … Read More Your New College Football Heavyweight Champion: The Penn State Nittany Lions
Introducing our new “Ask” guy…Boyd Bergquist from KETS-TV.… Read More Ask A 70’s TV Sports Anchor: How Long Can The Pittsburgh Panthers Defend The Dubsism College Football Heavyweight Title?
J-Dub goes all “hot take” on the Fan Duel/Draft Kings mess, play-off baseball, and the sudden departure of Steve Spurrier. In the last segment, J-Dub marks the ten-year anniversary of Penn State getting hosed out of a shot at the National Championship, and how that means what happened to Michigan last Saturday is a case… Read More Radio J-Dub, Volume 22 – Fan Duel, Steve Spurrier, and the Ghost of Joe Paterno Haunts Michigan
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
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
If you are a regular reader of Dubsism, you know we’ve covered the Jerry Sandusky case in detail. Back in July, after the release of the Freeh Report, we released an exhaustive review of that report. While there was much blame to go around, one of the key questions we asked at the time was… Read More Former Penn State President Graham Spanier Indicted: What Took So Long?
This will be the first Penn State post I’ve written in months which is solely about football. I’ve got plenty of other posts in which I discuss the obvious problem we’ve just dealt with. There are a bunch of kids who showed the one thing Paterno always preached: loyalty. Now its time to talk about… Read More Penn State Football 2012: The Rebuilding Begins
Preface: With the release of the report concerning The Pennsylvania State University’s (Penn State) handling of the Jerry Sandusky case written by former FBI Director Louis Freeh and commissioned by the Penn State Board of Trustees, an emotional firestorm has erupted over it’s contents. If you’ve been a reader of this blog, you know this… Read More The Dubsism Report on the Freeh Report and The Post-Mortem on the Penn State Scandal
It had to happen, and it only took a week in the wake of the release of the Freeh Report. From Yahoo Sports: A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees has resigned, saying his presence on the board had become ”a distraction and an impediment” to the university’s efforts to… Read More The First Of Many To Come: A Member of the Penn State Board of Trustees Resigns
A few minutes ago, the child molestation trial of former Penn State Jerry Sandusky went to the jury. Now that we are on the verge of the end of this chapter of this terrible saga, it is time to look at four things that will be a part of the Penn State future no matter… Read More Four Final Thoughts on the Jerry Sandusky Situation
From PennLive, the following is offered completely without comment… BELLEFONTE — An Internet-born character called “Pedobear,” which mocks pedophiles or is their mascot, depending on which website you believe, is at the Centre County courthouse this morning, outside the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial. The trial is winding down. The defense is expected to finish its case today.… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Pedobear Meets Jerry Sandusky
Let’s be honest, 2011 was a lousy year in sports. Just look at all the stories which happened in that twelve-month span which completely took away the usual uplifting nature of sports. So, as part of moving forward, I thought it was time to take a look back to a year which for me was… Read More My Own Greatest Year In Sports
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. This was the first year we allowed nominations from the… Read More The 2011 Dubsy Awards
A week ago, Tennessee Titans head coach and former Penn State offensive lineman Mike Munchak was slated to be the successor to Joe Paterno. A few days ago, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien was allegedly getting the job. Now, CBS Pittsburgh is reporting that San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman “is reportedly on… Read More The Five Fallacies of Hiring a Head Coach: The Challenges Faced by Penn State
According to USA Today’s Jonny Saraceno, Penn State is set to hire New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as it’s next head football coach. Saraceno tweeted early Sunday that the two sides only need to work out contract details before O’Brien is officially named Paterno’s successor. So, Penn Staters can start asking just who… Read More Does Penn State Have A New Football Coach?
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
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
“If we as a society cannot protect our children, then we are pathetic.” – Matt Millen, Penn State DT 1976-1979 So…this is how it ends. As I wake up today; the first day in my 43 years in which Joe Paterno is not the head coach at Penn State, I can’t help but ask myself… Read More The Lesson We Desperately Need To Learn From the Penn State Situation
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