Get Your Oscar Fix, Blog-Style

by Menelaus on Jan 22, 2008 4:15 PM PST in Off Topic

So, you may be telling yourself that you're here for your daily Bruin fix. But, we know your real passion.

You don't bleed blue and gold. You love awards shows. Yep, and Bruins Nation is only sad solace in a cruel world where a writer's strike threatens what you hold so dear.

Oh, dear God, the pagentry!

Admit it. The sight of a drug addled movie star slurring though his or her acceptance speech is your cat's meow. You set your TIVO three hours early, just to see the red carpet and to marvel at the spectacle that is Joan Rivers (and her even more talentless train wreck of a daughter). You bet more money on your Oscar pool than you did the whole football season.

Right? Right.

Good news, my friends, we have something just for you. Yes, the 2007 College Football Blogger Awards are upon us. Thankfully, a tradition started by the good folks from Rocky Top Talk has been continued. This year, Orson at EDSBS has assumed the hosting duties, so that us bloggers can revel in, uh, ourselves. And, as last year, MGoBlog's Brian has made that process even easier with a handy nominations gizmo. Check it out and nominate yourselves silly. The nomination deadline is January 27.

Why should you care? Here's what Peter at Burnt Orange Nations says:

Why do we do this?

Believe it or not, it's not just a giant blogger makeout session, though we wouldn't blame you for thinking as much. In reality, save for one or two outliers, us blogger folk write year round just 'cause we like it. There's very little financial reward in this, but as most of you know, there's a wealth of great content out there for readers to enjoy. It's nice to take a couple weeks at the end of the season to recognize some of the best work from the season.

Not a blogger make out session? Riiighttt. (I keed, I keed.)

More seriously, for us Bruin fans, we have a great chance to recognize some truly great content being generated in the wider college sports blogosphere. And who deserves the recognition? Not us, gentle souls. But, rather, for your consideration, I submit to you Dumpdorrell.com (as best Pac-10 blog).

We bask today in the sun that is Rick Neuheisel and a resurgent, dynamic, genuinely exciting football program in no small part because of the good work of Dumpdorrell.

So, take a moment, and use the gizmo to help give those guys, even posthumously, the kudos they deserve. And, while your at it, step outside of this wonderful UCLA community ~~(which some may argue is the best in the blogosphere)~~, and check out some of the other fantastic blogs out there. And there's no better place to start than our carefully selected list of blogs on our Blogroll.

Okay, enough of that, back to UCLA....

GO BRUINS.

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Blog Awards - DumpDorrell

Ladies and gentlemen of the voting public...hands down the landslide winner has to be DumpDorrell. I only caught on the past few months, and that's how I found BN. DD is the driving force behind the change in football coaching, leadership, and attitude. For over two years the site administrators spent their own time and money on making changes in the football program. They even went so far as place much needed ads in the Daily Bruin. Without DD, we'd still have Karl Dorrell as HC forever, with second class status in LA football. NO MORE! Kudos to DD, the hands down winner, and reason for the excitement in Bruins football.

by Big Moe on Jan 22, 2008 4:49 PM PST reply actions

DD has my vote

DD stuck his chin out, took shots, and hung in there with facts and logic. Without this example of the internet at work, UCLA would not have had to face up to the issues surrounding KD.
Bill

BillSouthBay

by Mensgym on Jan 22, 2008 5:54 PM PST reply actions

DD is the best!

Thanks DD administrators for your great efforts!

"My daughter's initials are UCLA"

by AeroBruin on Jan 22, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply actions

by AeroBruin on Jan 23, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions

DD has my vote

by Nestor on Jan 23, 2008 4:34 AM PST reply actions

Wow

thank you all ... whether we get the recognition or not we are simply stoked that our football program has so much promise at long last. That is all that we need.

editor, DumpDorrell.com ... formerly posted as DumpDorrell

by BruinCore on Jan 23, 2008 6:36 PM PST reply actions