THE CFBAS: OVERTURE! HIT DER LICHTS.
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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1
Run Up The Score says:
No offense to Rocky Top Talk, but isn’t that just the same Daily Kos-ish layout that the rest of SB Nation uses?
January 10th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
2
Run Up The Score says:
“…says the guy with the generic Blogspot layout”, I know.
January 10th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
3
LD says:
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.
January 10th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
4
Stacy Keibler Loves Me says:
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
January 10th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
5
Rex Cramer says:
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.
January 10th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
6
AUgrad says:
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.
January 10th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
7
Broom says:
I love the guys at BGS, but SMQ is hard to top.
January 10th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
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Run Up The Score says:
#3 — Oh, well I could definitely see that. The drive charts and public chats are excellent.
January 10th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
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Rob says:
#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.”
January 10th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
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AUgrad says:
#9, I did read, but with the state K-state football is in, is that very far-fetched?
January 10th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
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Rob says:
Hmmm… perhaps not so much.
January 10th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
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NoleCC says:
Oh sure… leave the category that the Nole was nominated in out of your initial list. LOL.
January 10th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
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oc phil says:
#4 and #5
I’d put BruinsNation up for the “Veruca Salt” award for constantly acting like a bratty child.
January 10th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
14
Boy Howdy says:
Nestor’s getting an award for sanity? Really?
January 10th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
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John says:
“You know, it is so sad, all of your knowledge of high culture comes from Bugs Bunny cartoons.”
January 10th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
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FishFan-GatorMan says:
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!
January 11th, 2007 at 1:03 am