Mike Scioscia’s departure raises many questions, not the least of which is one about the future of another “Mike” synonymous with Angels baseball. … Read More The Los Angeles Angels: The 2018 Post-Mortem
For purposes of full disclosure, I originally intended to publish this post last week after the Colts suffered that crushing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. But then I looked ahead on the Colts’ schedule, and I thought this week after what should be a decisive victory over a minor league team would actually be a… Read More An Open Letter To Indianapolis Colts Fans: Its Time For The Delusions To Stop
Let’s face it. For the regular six readers of this blog, I’m guessing a lot of you picture me as a Homer Simpson-ish character. Well, I don’t work at a nuclear power plant, Mrs. Dubsism does not have eight-foot tall blue hair, and you’d have to replace Homer’s love of Duff beer with some cheap-shit… Read More What You Would Expect From A Dubsism Christmas Post
If you recall, in an effort to give you, the blog-reading public, an insight into the best sports league you’ve never heard of, we here at Dubsism penned a primer comparing the members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) to characters from The Simpsons. The trouble came when the WCHA was the first big… Read More The Results Are In! Your New Representative WCHA Simpsons Characters Are…
1) The ACC sucks. When the class of this league all gets beat on one weekend, including a Georgia Tech loss to a sinking Kansas program, and Virginia Tech spitting the bit against James Madison, it is getting safe to say whoever this conference puts in the BCS will be sure to treat us to… Read More Nine Things We’ve Learned From The First Two Weeks of College Football 2010
Previously, here at Dubsism, we embarked in an attempt to educate the blog-reading public as to the joys of the best sports league that may be largely unknown to those of you living south of the Arctic Circle, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The idea was to liken the member schools of the league to something with… Read More Vote For The Simpsons Character to Represent the Two New Members of the WCHA
Does a 10-pound bag of flour make a really big biscuit? He certainly seems to be as today’s installment shows Joe at a flag football game paying homage to Hans Moleman and his epic “Man Getting Hit by Football.” You really have to feel bad for the victim. It’s bad enough he is the one so shitty at even… Read More Ask The Geico Guy: Is Joe Flacco a Simpsons Fan?
To really comprehend what happened to my bracket, it is key to understand the term “catastrophe.” From Merriam-Webster Online: Main Entry: ca·tas·tro·phe Pronunciation: \kə-ˈtas-trə-(ˌ)fē\ Function: noun Etymology: Greek katastrophē, from katastrephein to overturn, from kata- + strephein to turn Date: 1540 the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune… Read More The Road to the Frozen Four: Welcome to My Wreckage
The first round of the mayhem known as the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is a best-of-three series, but some teams didn’t get the memo, deciding instead to require a bit of extra hockey on Friday night. Both of the extended games went as expected, with St. Cloud State continuing its overtime woes, and Colorado College finding… Read More The Western Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament – The Final Five
It’s time once again for the Battle for the Broadmoor Trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Western College Hockey Association (WCHA) tournament. Because college hockey is a decidedly regional sport, the WCHA may be the best sports league you’ve never heard of. To help foster an understanding of this league, consult this article comparing the league’s… Read More The 2010 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament – The Definitive Preview
It is the beginning of October here in Minnesota, which can only mean the beginning of hockey season. Now, for some of you, that means the National Hockey League. But for a few of us lucky ones, it means the tooth-shattering bliss that is college hockey, specifically it’s best league, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association… Read More An Introduction to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
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