The S.O.B. Awards - Closing Ceremonies

Man, what a year for the 4th annual Syracuse Orange Blogger Awards, huh?  Controversy, ties, judgement calls, incorrect tabulations and hijinks all over the place. All captured by the #sobawards hashtag.

First, a big thanks to the SU Bloggerati for their tireless work and fantastic posts over the last two days.  The fact that every post went up on time is a first, I believe, so that would have been enough.  But to actually make coherent thoughts happen in each post...brilliance.

Second, a look back at all the winners.

• Best Syracuse Player/Coach-Featured Video - Ball! Ball! Ball! Ball!
• Best Boeheim Quote of the Season - "...Anything else is premature. Premature anything is never good..."
• Best Freshman - Brandon Triche
• Most Surprising Player - Tie: Scoop Jardine/Kris Joseph
• Biggest Villain/Nemesis - Georgetown* (Sorry, Louisville)
• Best Original Theme Song - "Shut It Down" by Rob Murphy
• Best Player Quote of the Season - "...That’s funny cause I know half of yall can’t hoop anyway." — Kris Joseph
• Best Syracuse Blog/Fan Video - Hoya Suxa's Special Message
• Best Sophomore - Kris Joseph
• Best Junior - Wes Johnson (duh)
• Best Photo - Georgetown Hate Kid
• Best Senior - Andy Rautins
• Favorite Moment of the Year - Nova-geddon
• Worst Game of the Year - Tie: Butler loss & G'town loss
• Worst Moment of the Year - The end of the Butler loss
• Best Game of the Year - Beating Georgetown in the Dome
• Best Crowd Sign/Prop - Big Head Boeheim
• MVP - Andy Rautins
• Best Player/Coach Tweet - Tie: Scoop's gametime tweet/Ooo yea that's hot

You can take a stroll down memory lane if you like to see how this year's awards stack up against previous versions.   Some interesting tidbits...

• Kris Joseph has won the S.O.B. for Best Freshman & Best Sophomore.  Can he be the first-ever player to run the table?
• In the four years we've done this, beating Georgetown has been the Game of the Year three times.
• This is the first year that Georgetown has been named Biggest Villain/Nemesis.

Thanks again to those who participated, thanks for those who took the time to read the posts and thanks to the players and coaches for making this such a great season.  Who knows, we might have to actually make a real award for the 5th annual S.O.B.s...