Vote for the 3rd annual BDV.com awards

[Bornthrilla]

2009 was definitely a year to remember.

It was a year in which we welcomed back General Alonzo Lee and witnessed a host of new play makers who helped restore the pride in the A&T football program. The year was marked by plenty of memorable moments and thought-provoking discussions. And all along the way the members and staff of bluedeathvalley.com worked hard to show their pride and passion for A&T athletics.

Now we’ll take time to honor the best of the best from 2009 and, of course, you the readers of the site will have a chance to decide on all the big winners.

Once again, we have 10 reader’s choice awards and for the first time ever, we will also honor the Donor of the Year, Prognosticator of the Year, and we’ll also have a special Fan Appreciation award for a very deserving person. That’s a total of 13 awards in all.

Fan voting will last from now until January 29. To add an extra element of suspense this year, we'll allow everyone to view the live results up until the final week ... then we'll hide the vote totals from Jan 24-Jan.28 before we unveil all the big winners on Jan. 29.

[AggieGroove]

Of course, I voted for myself......LOL!

[Bornthrilla]

Update on the voting results: we're going extend the voting through this weekend and make the final announcement on National Signing Day, Wednesday 3.

There is still time to vote for all your favorites from 2009.

[Bornthrilla]

The votes have all been tallied and fans on bluedeathvalley.com have finally chosen the best of best from 2009.

This year’s Bluedeathvalley.com Awards attracted over 1,300 total votes, as fans were able to decide on 10 different categories. In addition three new awards were presented for the first time ever to honor some very special individuals.

Longtime BDF member Aggie Groove was named the 2009 Donor of the Year for his outstanding financial contributions to several online fundraising campaigns. 90Aggie was named Prognosticator of the Year after being the only multiple winner in last season’s Pick The Score Challenge Contest. And former A&T sports marketing director Joya Cook was bestowed with the 2009 Fan Appreciation Award for her tireless work with promoting A&T athletic events and informing fan on the site about the latest athletic news.

The big winner this year was A&T fan forum member oldschoolaggie who took home both the 2009 Poster of the Year and 2009 Most Knowledgeable Poster awards.

In winning Poster of the Year, oldschoolaggie received 42 percent of the votes, besting Aggie Groove (16 percent) and popular board newcomer jslee850 (10 percent). In the Most Knowledgeable Poster category, oldschoolaggie received 33 percent of the votes as he was able to dethrone last year’s winner DOOMS.

One person who was able to successfully defend their title was Winston-Salem State alum getuprams who won his second straight Biggest Hater on the Board award, earning 38 percent of the votes.

Throughout 2009, fans were kept informed about the A&T football program by resident football guru Craig Turner. By far, his most popular column was “The call goes out for a general named Lee” which received 42 percent of the votes.

The best Discussion Topic of the Yea was the A&T football team’s struggles on offense, receiving 24 percent of the vote. That topic narrowly beat out the debate about A&T’s kicking woes.

Perhaps the toughest decision came in the category of Photograph of the Year, as members of the “The Click” provided fan with tons of excellent images all season long. However, in the end, Darren Toler’s iconic photo of the A&T football team huddling around first-year head coach Alonzo Lee took home top honors with 36 percent of the vote.

When it came to the gridiron, fans selected leading wide receiver Wallace Miles at the 2009 Offensive Player of the Yea, while senior defensive end Tyre Glasper was named2009 Defensive Player of the Year.

Miles, who had 42 catches for 494 and three touchdowns, including the game-winning score against NCCU, earned 33 percent of the vote.

Glasper, who led the Aggies with four sacks and also adding 44 tackles and 14 tackles for loss, captured 42 percent of the vote.

True freshman quarterbackLewis Kindle was selected as the Newcomer of he Year with 54 percent of the vote, beating out first-year running backMichael Mayhew (27 percent).
Likewise, fans also believe the Most Memorable Moment of the Season was Kindle’s performance against Florida A&M in his first career start.

Congratulations to all the big winners this year, and heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who took time to vote in the 3rd Annual Bluedeathvalley.com Awards.

[Bornthrilla]

2009 Bluedeathvalley.com Poster of The Year

Oldschoolaggie


2009 Most Knowledgeable Poster

Oldschoolaggie



Biggest Hater On The Board

getuprams


Photo of the Year




Best Discussion Topic of the Year

The A&T football team's offensive struggles


Favorite Craig Turner Column:

"The call goes out for a general named Lee"

www.bluedeathvalley.com/turner/turner_1_16_09.html



2009 Offensive MVP

Wallace Miles



2009 Defensive MVP

Tyre Glasper



Newcomer of the Year

Lewis Kindle



Most Memorable Moment Of The Season:

Lewis Kindle's performance against FAMU in his first career start


2009 Donor of the Year:

Aggie Groove


2009 Prognosticator of the Year:

90Aggie


2009 Fan Appreciation Award:

Joya Cook

[90Aggie]

Feb 24, 2010 14:24:55 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

90Aggie was namedPrognosticator of the Year after being the only multiple winner in last season’s Pick The Score Challenge Contest.

WHAT?!

WOW! ;D

[AggieGroove]

I humbly accept the Donor Award but placing second as Blue Death Poster of the Year is also quite humbling! I will continue to support the athletic programs as long as I see progress ....and believe me real progress was made!

Congrats to all the winners!

Thrilla has quite a fan site and we should congratulate him