The Big Sweaty Pile That Is the College Football Blogger Awards
The 2007 College Football Blogger Awards are out and about again this year, brought to you by the biggest college football blogs in the land: Brian at MGoBlog, T. Kyle at Dawg Sports, Joel at Rocky Top Talk, Peter at Burnt Orange Nation, and that other sonofabitch at EDSBS.
These are the awards where bloggers and readers congratulate bloggers and then everyone jumps in a big, sweaty pile that doesn't include Michael Moore. Pictures and videos are taken, the best ones ending up on Deadspin and we all feel better about spending shitloads of time on this stuff.
If you'd like to nominate, participate, or commiserate, then you must go to here for an explanation of the process, then go here for a list of categories, then use this site to nominate blogs for the categories.
I'd like to mention Rock M Nation, the SB Nation Missouri blog as the best new blog, even though Mizzou kicked the crap out of us and won the Big 12 North. I was amazed at how quickly their community came together, but I guess when you field your first winning season in the history of mankind it might be easier to do than I thought. Sour grapes? Youbeturass.
What's missing from this awards show is the mention of those who have passed on. No doubt there's a ton of them abandoned blogs out there, but I feel compelled to mention the passing of Bear Meat most of all. There was a certain glorious freedom in writing about suckage, even though you're attacked by your own for doing it.
This is a chance for me to tell you about the Husker blogging community, and I think that's important. There are quite a number of good Husker blogs out there, probably more than any other college team in the nation. In fact, we're so damned we have a whole site dedicated to hatred of our kind. Where else do you find that?
Unfortunately, we are among a community of bloggers that rarely (if at all) gets mentioned in the mass media. When you look around the Nebraska sports landscape, there isn't a single mass media site that links to any of us. Most of us don't get linked on Husker message boards, and I know of at least one where any links to blogs are immediately removed. We are truly the bastard sons of Nebraska sports.
I'd recommend you visit the following sites and nominate them if you're so inclined:
- Big Red Network. Straight shooters, metaphorically speaking.
- MidwestCoastBias. Currently the only dedicated Husker podcast I'm aware of.
- Husker Mike's Blasphemy. I was glad to have Mike start posting here on a semi-regular basis because the place didn't have enough sarcasm to it.
- Hi-Plains Drifter. This guy needs a bigger stage.
- Double Extra Point. This guy needs a job. Or another cigar.
- Husker Guy.
- doombob.comA relative newcomer with an ominous name.
- Husker Nation Blog. Another relative newcomer.
I'm sure I missed someone and if I did, send me an email and I'll update the page.
As for Corn Nation, well, I'm not all that concerned about a nomination. I abhor award shows. I hate watching them and I can't imagine having to attend one. You'd have to dress up and people expect you to behave. I can't imagine anything sucking worse than that. I'll stick with beer and sawdust on the floor, thank you.
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Thanks for the links...
...to the couple of newer blogs you list. Always appreciated. You missed a couple:
http://heavysoul.blogspot.com/
I just got tipped to Heavy Soul recently and I've really enjoyed it...some Cubs-centric news sprinkled in with plenty of Husker talk and general sports and pop-culture talk.
http://www.huskerfaithful.com/index....
I got on to Husker faithful before this season started and it's usually a really well-reasoned read, although prone to long spans of time without posting.
http://woodshednetwork.blogspot.com/
Speaking of longs spans of time without posts...not probably one of the more well-known "Nebraska" blogs (and I say that because NU football usually shares about equal time with Boxing coverage and various Denver-area team worship), but this one is usually pretty funny on a real hit-or-miss type of basis (in the short spurts that "Marvelous Jarvis" posts).
I wouldn't be real bothered by the lack of attention from the MSM. Those in the know can see that the real place to find cogent analysis and opinion is on the blogs. The MSM gets scooped half the time anyway and the message boards...well those are some of the finest examples of groupthink currently available. You might actually find some worthwhile newsworthy nuggets, if you take an hour to sift through all of the "what would you choose for the Huskers' next team motto" nonsense.
You guys are all doing a great job in the NU blog community and deserve recognition for all of the hard work you do. Every NU blog has a different flavor and there's definitely something for everyone. I might not see eye-to-eye with every post on every NU blog, but I do appreciate the time and dedication it takes to put a daily blog out for the masses to enjoy. I can barely get around to READING all of the Husker blogs on a daily basis...so I can only imagine what it must be like to get yourselves up to write one on a daily basis.
On a side note, you would've loved the Golden Globe announcement show...no speeches, no production numbers, no "who are you wearing?" Just the winners read off in order for a half an hour. Now that's my kind of awards show!
by DTsker on Jan 24, 2008 4:22 PM CST 0 recs
thanks for the compliments
I didn't think I had that great a year this year.... but, man.... after watching that defense for a while, what else could you say? Hard to be insightful or humorous during a death march, you just have to make sure you survive.
But thanks..... !!!
by corn blight on
Jan 25, 2008 8:28 PM CST
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awesome
by doombob on Jan 25, 2008 3:51 PM CST 0 recs












