Wrapping Up The SOBs, The Ottos, The Cusies...Whatever You Call Them

by Sean Keeley on Mar 30, 2007 4:09 PM EDT

Well there you have it, the first annual Syracuse Orange Blogger Awards have ended. They've come to be known as the SOBs in some corners, the Ottos in others. Whatever you refer to them as, know that it was a blast getting all the Orange soothsayers together to talk about the one thing we can all agree on, and we hope you enjoyed reading about it.

We've learned a lot, including whether or not our awards hold merit when Josh Wright wins more than Andy Rautins or Paul Harris. I'm sure you'll see the SOBs/Ottos again come the end of Syracuse football season, which is when you'll need that sort of diversion the most.

To recap, here are your winners:

Most Surprising Player - Andy Rautins

Favorite Boeheim Quote of the Year - Any of Boeheim's post-selection-snub rants

Final Concensus on the New Uniforms - Still hate them

Best Syracuse-Related Photo - Six-way-tie

Best Senior - Demetris Nichols

Worst Game - Loss To St. Johns

Most Disappointing Player - Josh Wright

Best Freshman - Paul Harris

Favorite Non-Boeheim Syracuse Quote of the Year - Five-way-tie

Favorite Game - The Georgetown win

Worst Moment - The NCAA Tournament Selection

Best Sophomore - Eric Devendorf

Biggest Villain/Nemesis - Gary Walters

Best Junior - Josh Wright, begrudgingly

Favorite Moment - (going up on Orange44 momentarily)

Best Syracuse-Related Online Video - The Final Countdown

MVP - Demtris Nichols Thanks to all the sites who participated!

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Isn't there a walk-on you could have given the best junior award to? Josh Wright is flat out the worst player I've ever seen in an Orange uniform (of any team that wears Orange!). My only question is what division 2 program will be be transfering to next year?

by Anonymous on Mar 31, 2007 9:41 AM EDT reply actions

I've gotta admit, I'm a little confused when Josh Wright gets as mercilessly bashed as he does. Sure, he turns the ball over, but that doesn't make him a failure as a player. He has the highest assist to turnover ratio on the team and he has a relatively high 1.47 points per shot. Again, I'm not making him out to be a great player, but he's surely deserves better treatment than he gets from fans and bloggers.

(Check the stats here http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teamstats?teamId=183)

by Anonymous on Mar 31, 2007 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Josh? Is that you?

by MariusJanulisForThree on Mar 31, 2007 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

No, I'm not Josh, nor a relative or friend of his. I just don't understand it. Do you have an answer for why he's perceived as such a bad player?

by Anonymous on Mar 31, 2007 5:02 PM EDT reply actions

Everyone else on the team made progress and he regressed, its that simple. Now with the freshman like Flynn coming in, he hasn't given any good reason why he should log time in front of them...I would say most of Cuse Nation would agree that we'd rather see the freshman, Devo and Rautins run the show and its up to Wright to figure out where he fits in.

by MariusJanulisForThree on Apr 2, 2007 1:16 PM EDT reply actions