Arena The 2010 Arenies - Winners announced!

[In Forum]

- Forum MVP - McClain, Inty
- Best Thread - March Madness Live Chat
- Issue of the Year - Conference Realignment
- Supporter of the year - Tunick
- Least likely to see their team win a championship -
- Funniest Poster - ASG
- Most Accurate Predictor - RX_Sith

[Sporting World]

- Best Athlete -
- Best Team - Duke Basketball, South Carolina Baseball (did you seriously expect me to pick anyone else here?)
- Best Coach - Mike Krzyzewski, Ray Tanner
- Best Game - Duke vs Butler in the NCAA Tournament, Michael Roth's complete game in the CWS vs Clemson
- Best Moment - Whit Merrifield drives home Scott Wingo to win CWS
- Best Rant - Gilbert's letter
- Biggest Issue -
- Biggest Fall from Grace - LeBron James
- Most Improved (can be Player or Coach) - Durant
- Best Rookie - Marcus Lattimore, Buster Posey

That last one was hard... I really wanted to include Heyward (and Kyrie Irving for that matter). Also have several players I'd like to toss into the best athlete category, but none would have a chance to make it past nominations and I can't make up my mind on just two

Nominations will be closed at the end of the day tomorrow, midnight Eastern Time

 

I'm surprised I got nominated for anything since I'm not on here very often.

[In Forum]

- Forum MVP: Rogue...Jedi, Tunick
- Best Thread
- Issue of the Year
- Supporter of the year: Tunick
- Least likely to see their team win a championship: xblackout (for the Browns), Trika (for the Tar Heels )
- Funniest Poster: Trika, xblackout (it's purely coincidence that these two are nominated for these same two categories )
- Most Accurate Predictor

[Sporting World]

- Best Athlete
- Best Team: Duke basketball, South Carolina baseball
- Best Coach: Ray Tanner, Coach K
- Best Game: South Carolina pulls off sweep of Clemson in CWS; Duke trounces UNC at Cameron by 30+
- Best Moment: CWS winning RBI heralding Gamecocks' first baseball championship
- Best Rant
- Biggest Issue: BCS and need for college football playoff (this is at least the issue for me every year )
- Biggest Fall from Grace: Cam Newton
- Most Improved (can be Player or Coach)
- Best Rookie: Marcus Lattimore

 

Likely story

 

- Best Athlete - Tom Brady (as tired as I am of hearing about him)
- Best Team - Spain's World Cup squad
- Best Coach - Bruce Bochy, SF Giants
- Best Game - USA's 1-1 defeat of England
- Best Moment - England's Rob Green letting that goal squeak through
- Best Rant - Cleveland fans' "You Quit!" rant against LeBron
- Biggest Issue - "The Decision"
- Biggest Fall from Grace - 3-way tie: Tiger, LeBron, Favre
- Most Improved (can be Player or Coach) - My Oakland Raiders
- Best Rookie - Buster Posey

 

[In Forum]

- Forum MVP: Integral
- Best Thread
- Issue of the Year
- Supporter of the year rechedelphar, for his faithful support of the tennis thread
- Least likely to see their team win a championship: Integral
- Funniest Poster
- Most Accurate Predictor

[Sporting World]

- Best Athlete: Tom Brady
- Best Team: UConn's women's basketball team
- Best Coach
- Best Game : Duke vs. Butler
- Best Moment: Landon Donovan's goal vs. Algeria (if Butler had won the title on a buzzer-beating three, not only would it have been the winner here, it would arguably have come within breathing distance of the hallowed Eruzione goal for greatest American sports moment ever)
- Best Rant
- Biggest Issue
- Biggest Fall from Grace: LeBron James
- Most Improved (can be Player or Coach)
- Best Rookie

 

I suppose that depends on which one of Integral's teams you count. Since he's a Steelers fan it's hard to feel too bad for him. I'd rather say xblackout, since she is an Indians, Cavs and Browns fan.

 

Nominations are now closed.

I'll work up the list of who made the cut for the voting round shortly, and then post that and open voting

EDIT: also, if I have any questions about a nomination, I'll PM the person in question.

 

Here are the voting options. Any entry that got 2 or more nominations is on this list, but any entry with only one nomination did not (except for the one category where only one entry had multiple nominations).

[In Forum]

- Forum MVP

Darth McClain
DarthIntegral
DarthTunick
Rogue...Jedi

- Best Thread

March Madness Live Chat
NFL Thread
Soccer Thread

- Issue of the Year

NCAA Conference Realignment
LeBron's "Decision"

- Supporter of the year

Rogue...Jedi
DarthTunick
Rew

- Least likely to see their team win a championship

xblackout
DarthIntegral

- Funniest Poster

xblackout
ApolloSmileGirl
KenKenobi

- Most Accurate Predictor

KnightWriter
RX_Sith

[Sporting World]

- Best Athlete

Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Josh Hamilton

- Best Team

Spanish National Soccer Team
New Orleans Saints
UConn Women's Basketball
Duke Men's Basketball
South Carolina Baseball

- Best Coach

Mike Krzyzewski
Ray Tanner

- Best Game

Duke/Butler NCAA Title Game
USA vs England

- Best Moment

Landon Donovan goal vs Algeria
Whit Merrifield RBI to win College World Series

- Best Rant

Dan Gilbert's Letter
Derek Anderson

- Biggest Issue

Tiger Woods now sucks
18 game NFL schedule?
Possible impending lockouts

- Biggest Fall from Grace

LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Brett Favre

- Most Improved (can be Player or Coach)

Gene Chizik
Kevin Durant
Drew Brees
Peyton Hillis

- Best Rookie

Buster Posey
Marcus Lattimore
Stephen Strasburg


PM your votes to me. Voting will close at the end of 2010, midnight Eastern time.

 

Who is that Darth_McClain fellow?

 

I don't know what you're talking about

 

I probably won't vote

 

CRAP! I forgot to do nominations.

For posterity, Aroldis Chapman for rookie, by a mile. (105 of them in an hour)

 

Only have two votes, so get them in, everyone!

 

Sent.

 

Four votes is better than two... but still pretty sad. Thus, I'm extending the deadline for 5 extra days. Get your votes in, people!

 

And now for the results!

[In Forum]

- Forum MVP

Darth McClain

- Best Thread

NFL Thread

- Issue of the Year

LeBron's "Decision"

- Supporter of the year

DarthTunick

- Least likely to see their team win a championship

xblackout

- Funniest Poster

ApolloSmileGirl

- Most Accurate Predictor

RX_Sith

[Sporting World]

- Best Athlete

Drew Brees

- Best Team

Spanish National Soccer Team

- Best Coach

Mike Krzyzewski

- Best Game

USA vs England

- Best Moment

Landon Donovan goal vs Algeria

- Best Rant

Dan Gilbert's Letter

- Biggest Issue

Possible impending lockouts

- Biggest Fall from Grace

LeBron James

- Most Improved (can be Player or Coach)

Kevin Durant

- Best Rookie

Buster Posey


Congrats to all winners, especially Darth McClain, who wins a week of colors!

 

Congrats to all the other winners! Well, I guess not xblackout, but that goes without saying.

 

Congrats, DMC!



And, R...J, you can't just post that phrase. When you mention it, you must link to it. Arena rule. ('sey will back me on this)

 

Congrats, McClain. Well deserved!

 

Congrats

 

Can I use Laker (or Dodger) colors in my name? Supporter of the year here! Seriously, though, thanks to any of you who voted for me...........I really appreciate it. You guys have no idea how bad I want to be a season ticket holder for the Dodgers & Lakers, and to be known for being the male Dyan Cannon for both teams (a silly as that may sound). Also, much congrats McClain! Ever since you've started to post again on a regular basis (I had no idea who you were 3 years ago), you've made this forum a better place. Thank you for that.

They beat Boston!: 2009-2010 L.A. Lakers: Back-to-Back World Champions

 

Nope, sorry.

 

Hahahahaha thanks DMC Congrats!

 

Congratulations to everyone who won!

 

Thanks Tunick. If it wasn't for The Arena, I probably wouldn't be on the JC at all, so this forum is definitely a special place.