THE CFBAS: OVERTURE! HIT DER LICHTS.

by Orson on Jan 10, 2007 2:17 PM EST

It's award time! Orchestra, bitte.

Now that your brain's thoroughly cleansed...

The College Football Blogger Awards are comin' round the bend. Joel's got the explanations and bylaws up at Rocky Top Talk; Brian's got round one of the nominations; and Peter's got a full bushel ready over at Burnt Orange Nation. The Mayor will be along with another round later today.

And without further ado...

The Dr. Z Award

FOR: Cogent, interesting analysis.

CRITERIA: Emphasis placed on statistical manipulation, well researched pieces that reveal something new, and/or solid argumentative pieces that function as the authoritative last word on a subject.

NOMINEES:

Burnt Orange Nation
Dawg Sports
MGoBlog
Sunday Morning Quarterback
Blue Gray Sky
Mark May Be Wrong

The Brady Quinn Award

FOR: The prettiest blog, the best layout and design.

CRITERIA: An aesthetic appeal, whether from a stylish banner, a pleasing layout, or an eye-catching incorporation of blog technology.

NOMINEES:

Bevo Sports
Men of the Scarlet and Gray
Buckeye Commentary
Rocky Top Talk
Trojan Wire

The Jay Sherman Award

FOR: The blog best keeping tabs on the man and calling out all of the injustices in the college football world.

CRITERIA: Consistently ahead-of-the-curve on controversial issues in college football.

NOMINEES:

Braves and Birds
Mark May Be Wrong
The Corporate Headquarters of the San Antonio Gunslingers
The Wizard of Odds

EDIT!!! We left out a great one here: The Job.

The Job Award

FOR: The blog that has suffered through its chosen team's dismal season with the most dignity.

CRITERIA: Continued engagement in the face of crippling, misery-inducing defeat. A stiff-upper lip and sane reaction to everything crumbling to dust.

NOMINEES:

Scalp Em
Orange 44
Bruins Nation
State Fans Nation
Hey Jenny Slater
Virginia Fanhouse

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No offense to Rocky Top Talk, but isn’t that just the same Daily Kos-ish layout that the rest of SB Nation uses?

by Run Up The Score on Jan 10, 2007 3:04 PM EST reply actions

“…says the guy with the generic Blogspot layout”, I know. :)

by Run Up The Score on Jan 10, 2007 3:05 PM EST reply actions

I think Rocky Top Talk is nominated because it does an incredible job with blog technology – drive charts, graphics, etc. Not so much the layout, but the widgets within posts.

by LD on Jan 10, 2007 3:13 PM EST reply actions

May I Add an Award Category Dept:

The Andrew Dice Clay Award

FOR: The most “F” Bombs.

CRITERIA: Emphasis placed on effing this or effing that.

NOMINEE: (Just One)

BruinsNation.com

by Stacy Keibler Loves Me on Jan 10, 2007 3:13 PM EST reply actions

SKLM – I think they have already won the Oliver Stone/Tin Foil Hat bonanza.

This is the nations top award for delusions of granduer (we’re an f’ing football powerhouse, damn it!) and paranoia (SC lost to us so we’d f’ing be stuck with Dullard).

Now F* off before they come taser your shit.

by Rex Cramer on Jan 10, 2007 3:31 PM EST reply actions

Any K-State fans here who can validate this –
http://65.98.70.3/vbbs/showthread.php?t=35673

On a second thought, this better just only be a highly creative mind of a Cornhusker.

by AUgrad on Jan 10, 2007 3:48 PM EST reply actions

I love the guys at BGS, but SMQ is hard to top.

by Broom on Jan 10, 2007 4:13 PM EST reply actions

— Oh, well I could definitely see that. The drive charts and public chats are excellent.

by Run Up The Score on Jan 10, 2007 4:26 PM EST reply actions

#6:

Read the fine print:

“*This thread is fiction, intended as humor and in no way should be seen as a sign of disrespect for a fellow Big 12 school, their 7-6 football team that lost to KU by 19, or their fine young coach and his staff, or what remains of his staff after this week.”

by Rob on Jan 10, 2007 4:35 PM EST reply actions

#9, I did read, but with the state K-state football is in, is that very far-fetched? :)

by AUgrad on Jan 10, 2007 4:41 PM EST reply actions

Hmmm… perhaps not so much. ;)

by Rob on Jan 10, 2007 5:16 PM EST reply actions

Oh sure… leave the category that the Nole was nominated in out of your initial list. LOL.

by NoleCC on Jan 10, 2007 5:26 PM EST reply actions

and #5

I’d put BruinsNation up for the “Veruca Salt” award for constantly acting like a bratty child.

by oc phil on Jan 10, 2007 5:35 PM EST reply actions

Nestor’s getting an award for sanity? Really?

by Boy Howdy on Jan 10, 2007 7:12 PM EST reply actions

“You know, it is so sad, all of your knowledge of high culture comes from Bugs Bunny cartoons.”

by John on Jan 10, 2007 10:07 PM EST reply actions

Shameless plug for Saurian Sagacity in the new blog category. Also a thumbs down to the voting procedure. Can’t we just pick one with a radio button? I got an error after 30 minutes of re-arranging rankings. YARR!

by FishFan-GatorMan on Jan 11, 2007 1:03 AM EST reply actions