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Wow! 16 years! We are now old enough to drive a car without adult supervision, however, I don’t recommend it. I’d plug Sixteen Candles into my VCR to celebrate, but I’ve always been much more of a Ferris Bueller guy. Continue reading SportsChump’s Sweet 16th Annual Over/Under Pick ‘Em Contest
Introduction by J-Dub Today, my blog brother from another mother SportsChump and I celebrate another of those solar orbits we use to count years. Even though we were born on the exact same day, the mileage is wearing different on Continue reading The Deep Six: How To Tell If You’re “Young” Old or “Old” Old
Introduction by SportsChump: Let’s start this whole thing off with a riddle. Two men walk into a bar. One is named SportsChump, the other J-Dub. They run up a hearty tab. At closing time, which one of us reaches for Continue reading Cappin’ America’s Pastime: A SportsChump-J-Dub Pitch and Catch (alternate Point-Counterpoint: Does Baseball Need A New Kind Of Cap?)
What’s the point of running an award-winning blog if not to a) have a voice and b) call upon others with a voice to share their opinions. We’re in a fiery time and, while we can debate over exactly how Continue reading SportsChump Sound Off: Athletes, Coaches, Fans, Reporters and Lines Crossed
“Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.” That’s the line from the movie Se7en that Kevin Spacey’s character John Doe leaves for Detectives Mills and Somerset before embarking upon his bloodbath. That’s exactly Continue reading 2024 Week Two College and NFL Pick ‘Em: A Dab of Dubsism
SportsChump: The PC Police are at it again, Dubs. And this time they’ve got my coach in their sights. It’s at times like these, when someone’s comments ruffle someone else’s feathers, that I reach out to a man who has Continue reading Point-Counterpoint: The Pros and Cons of Goalies Wearing Skirts by SportsChump and J-Dub
I have these friends, you see? They work at the local Hard Rock casino and are strategically placed throughout the reservation grounds. They work at restaurants and bars. They deal at card tables, working hard for the man at a Continue reading ESPN takes on gambling: J-Dub and SportsChump discuss… again
As J-Dub and I were rubbing our sticks together trying to make fire, discussing the Brian Flores lawsuit as a potential impetus for change (or not), another black eye hit the NFL. Don’t worry though, sports fans. The league office Continue reading Point-Counterpoint: Calvin Ridley, Gambling, and The NFL’s “Integrity Problem”
There are two types of watershed moments. There are those that we don’t necessarily see as tipping points while they’re happening. Then there are those that, the moment we hear about them, we understand that from that point on, things Continue reading Point-Counterpoint: J-Dub and SportsChump address the Brian Flores lawsuit
Remember that old 1950s ditty called “Accentuate the Positive?” Of course, you don’t and neither do I. The point is the second line of that song goes “eliminate the negative.” Not one of the three of us did that last Continue reading 2021 Week 2: The Wife Hates SportsChump Reunites with our old friend, J-Dub
