The Super Bowl, Groundhog Day, and “Ubiquitous Palindromes”
Dubsism: Where you learn more by accident than other places by design. Beware…the nerdery is strong in this one.… Read More The Super Bowl, Groundhog Day, and “Ubiquitous Palindromes”
Tag: San Francisco 49ers
Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The San Francisco 49ers
The Dubsism tradition is to trash-talk the Super Bowl teams, and thank to the disappearance of the New England Patriots, we finally have two teams we’ve never trashed before! This time, it’s the San Francisco 49ers!… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Cheer For: The San Francisco 49ers
Project Rebuild: The San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are the biggest disaster in professional football. J-Dub is here to fix that.… Read More Project Rebuild: The San Francisco 49ers
Guest Column: Jim Rockford Exposes Who Is Really Behind the Colin Kaepernick Story
How badly does Chip Kelly want to get rid of Colin Kaepernick? Enough to put him on the field.… Read More Guest Column: Jim Rockford Exposes Who Is Really Behind the Colin Kaepernick Story
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
An NFL “True or False” Quiz: Fifteen Things For You To Decide In 2015
Fifteen questions about the upcoming NFL season to which we don’t know the answers. Do you?… Read More An NFL “True or False” Quiz: Fifteen Things For You To Decide In 2015
The Sixth Annual Dubsy Awards
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
What We Learned From Week One of the 2013 NFL Season
By J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Without any further fanfare, let’s just get to the stuff week one of the NFL season showed us. 1) Peyton Manning’s performance hid the fact the Broncos’ defense sucks. If Thursday night taught us anything, it’s that the Broncos are indeed going to struggle on the defensive side of the ball. By “struggle,” we’re talking… Read More What We Learned From Week One of the 2013 NFL Season
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
The Definitive Dubsism/Sports Blog Movement Super Bowl Preview
Now that we are down to a head-to-head match-up, there are three categories to analyze. 1) What Vegas Thinks Anybody who loves to bet knows professional gamblers pay attention to five key statistics: Yards Rushing per Game: Regular Season – San Francisco 155.7, Baltimore 118.8; Post-Season – San Francisco 236.0, Baltimore 173.5 Yards Rushing Allowed… Read More The Definitive Dubsism/Sports Blog Movement Super Bowl Preview
The Dubsism 2012 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
As we find ourselves on the verge of another NFL season, it is time for the degenerate gambler in me to preview the carnage. Let’s face it, the NFL is comprised of three classes: Really Good, Mediocre, and Lousy. This means NFL predictions are pretty easy to get reasonably correct. For example, the online sports… Read More The Dubsism 2012 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
The 2012 NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Dubsism Oddsmaker’s View
1) Green Bay Packers Why They Can Win: In this case, there’s three good reasons. First, just like in boxing, you are the champs until somebody beats you, and to get to the Super Bowl, an NFC team is going to have to pull that off in Lambeau Field in January. Secondly, the Packers have… Read More The 2012 NFL Playoffs – The Definitive Dubsism Oddsmaker’s View
What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 11/12/2011
1) OK, We Get It – Aaron Rodgers is Crazy Good I’m trying to make sure all you media people understand this. You can all stop with the stories telling football fans how good Aaron Rodgers is. We get it. All of the people you are telling this to are in fantasy football leagues in… Read More What We Learned From This Weekend in Football 11/12/2011
What We Learned From This Weekend In Football 11/5/2011 – The “I Can’t Believe This Is Happening” Edition
1) The Penn State Situation I’m not going to get into the minutia of this disgusting affair now, if for no other reason than I want to see if somebody hits the nail on the head about why this played out the way it did. As horrible as this story is, there is also a… Read More What We Learned From This Weekend In Football 11/5/2011 – The “I Can’t Believe This Is Happening” Edition
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
Guest Column: Joe McGrath on Which NFL Teams Are Most Likely To Move To Los Angeles
Editor’s Note: Mr. McGrath has long and storied history in the management of professional sports franchises, most notably as the general manager of the Charlestown Chiefs of the now-defunct Federal League. Oh, and this is probably a good time to mention that Mr. McGrath’s views are his own, and do not necessarily reflect those of Dubsism, our staff,… Read More Guest Column: Joe McGrath on Which NFL Teams Are Most Likely To Move To Los Angeles
Four Things We’ve Learned About the NFL Heading Into Week Five
1) The “Sack Dance” is completely out of control. Seriously, what the hell do you call this? The “guy getting hit with a cattle prod?” “The funky gallbladder?” 2) Tom Brady has Douche-Hair. Remember when Tom Brady burst onto the scene as a 6th-rounder injury replacement for Drew Bledsoe? You liked him then; he was… Read More Four Things We’ve Learned About the NFL Heading Into Week Five
You Can Take the Quarterback Out Of Purdue, But You Can’t Take the Purdue Out Of The Quarterback
With his tousled blond locks and his piercing blue eyes that matched the blue in the throwback Colts baseball cap he was wearing, Curtis Painter cut quite a GQ-type figure. The problem came when he traded the cap for the helmet. Now, you may ask why would anybody give a damn about the second-string quarterback… Read More You Can Take the Quarterback Out Of Purdue, But You Can’t Take the Purdue Out Of The Quarterback
The Dubsism 2010 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
Rankings by Division AFC East Any way you slice it, the Jets made a statement during last season’s playoff win in San Diego. The scary part is they have built on that team since then. Granted, they need to get the holdout situation with Darelle Revis resolved, but once they do, it will be very… Read More The Dubsism 2010 Pre-Season NFL Power Rankings
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