Alright damn it!  I need closure.  I need to hand out some post season awards to the football guys before the season gets officially archived from my brain.  With the recruiting frenzy in high gear and the hoops team on a magic carpet ride, it’s high time to finish of the 2009 Football season.  Our boy Sean over at Nunes attempted to get this off the ground, but it collapsed like a house of cards, much like the real season ending awards banquet.  Well despite some pokes and prods, ok, just two emails about a month and a half ago, we still don’t have any love for the gridders.  So here are my official votes, along with comments that I made at that time.  Agree, disagree, or go back to tracking our wondrous cagers quest for another crown.  I’ll come out of hibernation again after this recruiting class is officially inked and we get a 12th opponent for next season – whichever allows me to procrastinate more.

MVP – Greg Paulus

Tough call here between Paulus, DC3 and Derell Smith.  DC3 gets props for cracking 1000 yards with a patchwork line and Smith became the unquestioned leader of the defense.  However, Paulus proved that his one year experiment was no joke.  He has set records for completions and completion percentage that may not be broken anytime soon.  He was an exemplary leader and never complained about splitting reps with Ryan Nassib.  He made me like a Dukie and for that, I think he deserves the MVP award.

LVP – Donte Davis

I’m not sure who really fits this bill the best, but I chose Davis because he was the #1 receiver a year ago and should have had some openings with Mike Williams back.  Instead he was supplanted by both Marcus Sales and Alec Lemon.  He never had the impact that I think he was capable of having.  Hopefully next year he steps his game back up to where it needs to be.
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