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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2024: The "Gas Station Wine" Edition

Each week, the J-Dub Gambling Challenge has a theme, some sort of cheap premise as an accoutrement the the standard gambling fare; the cheese to go with a good wine if you will. Last week’s theme was exactly that being centered on wine. Part of that piece was a lament over a recent losing streak bringing the bankroll down to the point only being able to afford “Two Buck Chuck.” Despite that…

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Your New College Football Heavyweight Champion: The Mississippi Rebels

The last time the Mississippi Rebels held the Dubsism College Football Heavyweight Championship belt, it took the wackiness of the first “post-pandemic” season of 2021. While no one will ever know why that particular year saw such flux, it’s really shouldn’t shock anybody that tumult happened in the gauntlet known as the SEC. That crazy year was the last time the belt landed in Oxford…until now.…

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Change My Mind: Purdue Shouldn't Fire Ryan Walters...At Least Not Now

Today’s Argument: Yesterday didn’t change anything. A miracle win at Ohio State might have delayed what another blow-out loss will only amplify; there’s going to be calls for the head of Purdue head football coach Ryan Walters. That will be true today, it will be true tomorrow, and it will remain that way until this team starts winning. I’m here to say that’s a bad idea. Here’s my case. Purdue…

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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2024: The "Two Buck Chuck" Edition

There was a time before my diabetes and Biden-omics in general this country had good, cheap wine. I don’t mean that that fortified shit found at gas stations that only college kids and winos chug. I mean decent wine you could buy in a store that also sold proper accoutrements like brie and table crackers. The loss was lamentable because after last week’s wipe-out, I could have used a bottle of…

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The Deep Six: The Most Annoying Traits In Your Co-Workers, Part Four #18 - #13

EDITOR’S NOTE:  The Unknown Blogger has made several appearances here at Dubsism, and this won’t be the last.  He has finally agreed to be a regular contributor here even though he left the world of professional sports journalism a few years back vowing never to return.  It’s OK because this blog is anything but professional.  This is a six-part installment of “The Deep Six” because the The…

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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2024: The "Buc-ee's Mug" Edition

This is my Buc-ee’s mug. There are many like it, but this one is mine. With November 10th right around the corner (#IYKYK), it felt like high time to mention the importance of my Buc-ee’s mug. They say the most dangerous weapon on earth is a U.S. Marine and his rifle But on the twelve-ish greatest Saturdays of the Year, there’s nothing better than being truly prepared for the “3 Gs” of a college…

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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 157: “Halloween”

Today’s Movie: Halloween Year of Release: 1978 Stars: Donald Pleasance, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran Director: John Carpenter This movie is not on my list of essential films. NOTE: This installment of Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies is being done as part of something called the 3rd Annual Spooky Classic Movie Blog-A-Thon  being hosted by  Hoofers & Honeys. Given the time of year…

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Misty Water-Colored Memories - Episode 12: "Drum Riffs of the 1980s"

Buckle your chinstraps because we’re heading into new territory. Previous installments in this series have been focused on entire songs rather than just particular components thereof. You’ve been warned. A sure way to tell you’re an old drummer I’ve written about being a bass player several times, but my first love was the drums. A common trait amongst all old drummers we were all once young…

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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 156: “The Rockford Files - Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You”

Today’s Movie: The Rockford Files – Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You Year of Release: 1977 Stars: James Garner, Cleavon Little, Simon Oakland Director: Jerry London This movie is not on my list of essential films, largely because it’s not a movie at all.  It’s an episode from the third season of my favorite television show ever. That’s because this…

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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2024: The "Seriously No Frills" Edition

Cubacks aplenty this week. Like deadbeats have pre-pay cell phones, this blog’s Host has a pay-per-word plan. On such a plan, the first casualty is the usual narrative on last week’s results…but this should tell you all you need to know. The J-Dub Gambling Challenge got skinned for $755, but the total is still above water for the year from the original $5K. Now for the legally-mandated…

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Your New College Football Heavyweight Champion: The Georgia Bulldogs

Back at the beginning of this season when Michigan wrested the title from the Washington, it was noted that B1G EightTenTeen teams tend to hold it only for the short periods. The Wolverines wore the belt for exactly two bouts before losing it to Texas. Despite the Longhorns recent arrival in the other super megaloconference known as the SEC, members of that league tend to keep the title much…

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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2024: The "Saved By Zero" Edition

It is becoming cliché to use “is a hot dog a sandwich?” as the example of a question intended to start a completely pointless argument. Yet, that’s exactly what I’m about to do. Mrs. J-Dub has an abhorrence for math; therefore she insists that zero is not a number. This is where the difference in education matters. As an English Literature major, I can understand her aversion to math. But being…

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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2024: The "Give Blood" Edition

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, your blog-gambler worked in a blood bank. Even then, I found “bank” to be a curious term. While a blood bank is a depository for that vital red stuff, it doesn’t dispense it quite like a bank. You can’t just walk in and apply for a loan, and as far as I know, nobody has ever robbed a blood bank. For gamblers, the long-running joke (used below in our…

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Change My Mind: There's Another Heartbreak Coming For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Today’s Argument: Another heartbreak is coming for the long-suffering fans of the Minnesota Vikings. I lived in Minnesota for over fifteen years. To this day, my world is brimming with friends who are unfortunate to have been cursed with Viking fandom. They are some damn fine people, but the historic futility of that franchise has left their fans in a chronic state of optimistic delusion. Don’t…

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The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2024: The "RIP Pete Rose" Edition

Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a eulogy; that’s already been done. Nor is it going to be a rant about baseball’s all-time hits king and the Hall of Fame. Former contributor the late Jason From Indiana took care of that. Instead, this is one final wave of the money clip to a departed fellow gambler. There’s really no debate that Pete Rose belongs on any list of notorious wagermen. Rose’s…

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Boyd Bergquist's Baseball Breakdown - The 2024 MLB Play-Off Preview

EDITOR’S NOTE: Boyd Bergquist was the sports director at KETS-TV in East Tree Stump, Nebraska for almost 40 years.  Known across the Husker state as the voice of the Boy’s High School Basketball Tournament, Bergquist was a four-time winner of the Marv J. Butz “Golden Cob” Award For Excellence In Nebraska Broadcast Journalism.  That background, along with his quick if not cliché-riddled wit and…

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Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 155: “To Walk Invisible”

Today’s Movie: To Walk Invisible Year of Release: 2016 Stars: Finn Atkins, Charlie Murphy, Chloe Pirrie Director: Sally Wainwright This movie is not on my list of essential films. NOTE: This installment of Sports Analaogies Hidden in Classic Movies is not being done as part of a blog-a-thon.  Instead, this is a monthly event hosted by MovieRob called Genre Grandeur.  The way it works is…