The Dubsism 2011-2012 College Football Bowl Matchups: I Was So Wrong Now My Wife Thinks She Knows More Than I Do

EDITOR’S NOTE: The original predictions that were made here back in August were based on an assumption the NCAA will would rule Ohio State, Miami (FL), and Auburn ineligible for post-season competition. These picks are noted, despite the fact that never happened; only Miami (FL) took itself out of bowl consideration. That’s not an excuse… Read More The Dubsism 2011-2012 College Football Bowl Matchups: I Was So Wrong Now My Wife Thinks She Knows More Than I Do

The Dubsism Baseball Post-Season Preview: A Look Back at Yesterday and A Look Ahead To October

I’m just going to come right out and say it…if you didn’t find last night’s baseball drama to be one of the most exciting things you’ve seen since discount warehouse liquor stores, you either don’t like baseball or you have no pulse. I’m such an old codger that I can remember first-hand the days of… Read More The Dubsism Baseball Post-Season Preview: A Look Back at Yesterday and A Look Ahead To October

The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The Labor Day Edition – The Contenders vs. The Pretenders Edition

In my last baseball rankings, I said the All-Star break to me has always represented the “far turn” in the horse race that is the Major League Baseball season. This means Labor Day marks the beginning of the home stretch; everybody has less than thirty games to play; everybody’s made their non-waiver and waiver trade… Read More The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The Labor Day Edition – The Contenders vs. The Pretenders Edition

The Dubsism 2011-2012 College Football Bowl Predictions

EDITOR’S NOTE: This list is being completed on the assumption that the NCAA will (or should, at least) rule Ohio State, Miami (FL), and Auburn ineligible for post-season competition. These picks will be noted. Bowl Championship Series: BCS Championship: Monday, January 9th, New Orleans, Louisiana,  Superdome Traditional/Contractual Matchup: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 – Alabama… Read More The Dubsism 2011-2012 College Football Bowl Predictions

The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The All-Star Break Edition – Will I Have To Eat My Keyboard?

For me, the All-Star break has always represented the “far turn” in the horse race that is the Major League Baseball season. This is the point when general managers acting as jockeys must decide whether they are contenders or pretenders; whether to go to the whip (trade for talent to augment a “stretch run”) or… Read More The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The All-Star Break Edition – Will I Have To Eat My Keyboard?

The Memorial Day Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings – How Wrong We Were

Sure, this is a small-time blog written by a group of convicted felons and read by worse. Sure, we do that stupid shit about writing predictions, since that seems to be a rule…once you put electronic pen to electronic paper, you have to become a prognosticator. Failure to do so means the Blog Police come… Read More The Memorial Day Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings – How Wrong We Were

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 Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The Post-Season “Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For” Edition

Here we are; another October full of post-season baseball. Let’s be honest, most of the crap I said about these teams six months ago was wrong, so why not go for month number seven proving I have no idea what I’m talking about.  Take the following for example (from April 22nd): California in General: The Padres are leading… Read More The Dubsism Baseball Power Rankings: The Post-Season “Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For” Edition

The Dubsism 2010-2011 College Football Bowl Predictions

Bowl Championship Series: BCS Championship: Monday, January 10th; Glendale, Arizona;  University of Phoenix Stadium Traditional/Contractual Matchup: #1 vs. #2 – Alabama (SEC #1) vs. Ohio State (Big Ten #1) Payout: $18,000,000 Fiesta Bowl: Saturday, January 1st; Glendale, Arizona;  University of Phoenix Stadium Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big 12 Champion/BCS vs. BCS At-Large –  Texas (Big 12 #1)… Read More The Dubsism 2010-2011 College Football Bowl Predictions