Tales of Depression and Sorrow: The Minnesota Vikings
In advance of the rematch of last season’s NFC Championship game, Eagles fan J-Dub talks pain with a long-time Vikings fan.… Read More Tales of Depression and Sorrow: The Minnesota Vikings
Tag: Randy Moss
The Dubscast, Volume 3: Randy Moss Needs To Retire
Today’s installment has a bit of a Sesame Street feel to it, as it is brought to you by the letter “R” and the number “36,” all of which have to do with the fact that future football Hall of Famer Randy Moss needs to realize his playing days are over. Hat tip to Blog… Read More The Dubscast, Volume 3: Randy Moss Needs To Retire
Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The San Francisco 49ers
1) This Video If the 49ers win, they will join the Green Bay Packers, the team with the most NFL Championships, as the only teams to win a Super Bowl in three different decades. it will also tie them with the Pittsburgh Steelers as having six titles in the Super Bowl era. Invariably, this will… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The San Francisco 49ers
Teams That Grind My Gears: The Minnesota Vikings
Seriously, I have no idea where to start with this rant. Viking fans have always been a bit delusional; they have to be to be fans of a team that has given them the “Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown treatment” more often than Lucy herself gave it to Charlie Brown. But that delusion… Read More Teams That Grind My Gears: The Minnesota Vikings
Four Things I Don’t Understand About The NFL
The NFL is the most popular sports league in this country; in my mind in spite of itself. Here’s four reasons why I don’t understand why the NFL succeeds. 1) The Fans Somewhere along the way, NFL fans became as dumb as those in NASCAR. The most recent lock-out proved that. There was a ton… Read More Four Things I Don’t Understand About The NFL
The Top 10 Football Factories – And Some That Didn’t Make The List
With the NFL Draft looming, I found a list courtesy of the NFL Network featuring the schools consider to be the Top Ten Football Factories. We here at Dubsism took that list and crossed it against each schools three arguably most interesting players. Be mindful of the fact this list was devised and ordered by… Read More The Top 10 Football Factories – And Some That Didn’t Make The List
The Ten Most Disgusting Parasites and Their Equivalent Parasitic Sports Figures
Once again, the good people over at Listverse have given a list which in turn gave me pause to compare it to sports figures. Sports are a reflection of a world that is full of parasites, and so it seemed natural to compare those of the sports world to those of the real one. #10)… Read More The Ten Most Disgusting Parasites and Their Equivalent Parasitic Sports Figures
The Self-Interview: An Idea Whose Time Has Come…Maybe
One thing that has been overlooked in the latest Randy Moss saga is that the man truly may be a visionary. Hark back to his last press conference as a Minnesota Viking; the one in which he announced that for the rest of this season he will conduct his own press conferences. Moss would be… Read More The Self-Interview: An Idea Whose Time Has Come…Maybe
The “I Told You So” Speech on Randy Moss – The Breakdown
Seriously, when it comes to the Minnesota Vikings, I’m getting tired of giving the “I Told You So Speech.” The very first post in the history of this blog was a rant about the attention being paid to a beat-up “has been” who stood little chance of getting the Vikings into the Super Bowl. Even… Read More The “I Told You So” Speech on Randy Moss – The Breakdown
Whenever You Need To See Desparation, Just Look Toward Minnesota
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Vikings are expected to close a deal with New England today to acquire Randy Moss. Forget that Minnesota ran Moss out of town in 2004. Forget that Randy Moss has never once passed the “Net Difference” test. And for now, forget that Randy Moss is in a contract year.… Read More Whenever You Need To See Desparation, Just Look Toward Minnesota
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