Posts Tagged ‘2007 College Football Blogger Awards’

Just wanted to remind everyone that the balloting for the 2007 College Football Blogging Awards is now open. You must be a blogger with a blog devoting a substantial amount of coverage to College Football to vote for all but the “People’s National Champion.” Balloting runs through the end of the week. The folks over at EDSBS concocted a handy-dandy voting thing-a-ma-jig which makes it easier to vote than falling asleep after drinking 9 bourbons before a game. The “voting booth” includes links to all of the nominees in each category, thus, you can give blogs a final look before you cast your vote. Just make sure you read the instructions when you vote.

The ballot for the “People’s National Champion” is on the sidebar over at EDSBS.

Not to engage in overt electioneering, but Gate 21 has been nominated for “Best New Blog” and “Best Looking Blog.” Being nominated was a real surprise (considering I didn’t even start until November 2007). I’d appreciate the vote of any and all out there entitled to vote. I do this because I enjoy it, but I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t like to win one of the awards. That’s all the campaigning I’m going to do.

 At any rate, head on over to Everyday Should be Saturday for instructions, and the chance to make your vote count.

– Go Figure …

Wow!

Once again, back when I started this little experiment back in November, I had no idea where it would go (learning WordPress, learning HTML, learning CSS, buying a hosting account, wasting countless hours designing graphics and colorful art to cover up the lack of substance on my blog, learning the rules of football …). Now, Gate 21 has been graced with not just one, but two nominations for the 2007 College Football Blogger Awards. All I can say to those who voted for Gate 21 is a sincere “Thank You!” To be nominated for both Best New Blog and the Trev Alberts Award (Prettiest Blog) is so much more than I ever expected.

On a much less sincere note, I’d like to thank the Academy for understanding that, when you graduated from Tennessee, there are limits on your ability to use large words, to assemble clever phrases, and to write in complete sentences. I am so appreciative that they considered the fact that I am only the second generation of my family to walk upright, and chose not to hold that against me. I’d also like to encourage everyone to vote over at EDSBS for their pick in the final balloting to determine the actual winners.

I’m all choked up…

I’d also like to thank the guy who made it all possible — who pulls the strings that keeps the Basketball universe in order, and the guy who is going to pull some strings against the Florida Gators tonight …

In Bruce we Trust, now get after those Gators!

– Go Figure …

My updated nominations for the 2007 CFB Awards (including all of the ones from Round 1) are as follows:

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Well, since there isn’t a lot going on in the world of college football, the powers that be have now declared open the nominations for the 2007 College Football Blogger Awards. You have until Midnight, Sunday 27 January 2008 to vote.

Do you regularly read college football blogs? Have a favorite team blog? Want pretend that your opinion really matters, because your Mother never hugged you? Like receiving money in return for your nominations? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the 2007 CFB Awards needs you to nominate your favorites. You need not be a blogger to vote, you only need to know how to point and click.

There are a wide variety of categories which are listed after the jump.

Since Gate 21 is — as the title says — a college football blog, I would appreciate any and all nominations the folks out there in blogworld see fit to bestow upon me. I’m not much an electioneer, but any votes you’re willing to cast for Gate 21 would be greatly appreciated. Not to tell you what to do (but I’ll do it anyway) I — lawvol, the master of ceremonies here at Gate 21 — feel that this blog is deserving of consideration for a nomination in the following categories:

1. Best New Blog
2. Brady Quinn Award (Prettiest Blog)
3. The Jenn Sterger’s Rack Award (Best Photoshopping / Farking of a photograph)  (Click for List of Examples)
4. Tyrone Prothro Award (Best Individual Post) (Suggestions:  Thoughts on the BCS Championship, and Sam and Andy’s Forever)
   

Anyway, here’s a link to the nominations page: 2007 College Football Blogger Awards, or you can click the banner at the top of the Right Sidebar.

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