[jcmanson]

They're baaack!

http://www.libertyflames.com/index.cfm? ... 17&TeamID=

Liberty fans will now have the opportunity to select the best moments of the past year, as voting for the second annual Sparkys is set to begin Monday, with the Biggest Win category.

Sparkys will be awarded in five categories. In addition to Biggest Win, the Best Individual Performance, Best Newcomer, Best Female Athlete and Best Male Athlete from 2007-08 will each be honored. The winners will be determined through fan voting on the Flames Poll, located on the right-hand side of the main page of LibertyFlames.com

[jcmanson]

Who’s your prediction to win:
Biggest win?
Best individual performance?
Best female athlete?
Best male athlete?
Best newcomer?

[jcmanson]

Biggest win?
Football over Coastal

Best female athlete?
Megan Frazee

Best male athlete?
Josh McDougal

Best individual performance and best newcomer I'm not sure about yet.

[ATrain]

Biggest win:
Football beating Coastal

Best Female Athlete:
Megan Frazee

Best Male Athlete:
Josh McDougal

Best Individual Performance:
Josh McDougal winning National XC

Best Newcomer:
Jordan Jenkins, women's tennis

[SuperJon]

Biggest win? Football over G-W. The win over Coastal meant nothing if we didn't win the conference.

Best individual performance? Josh McDougal national championship.

Best female athlete? Megan Frazee

Best male athlete? Gotta give it to Josh.

Best newcomer? Vince Redd

[01LUGrad]

If McDougal doesn't win Best Male Athlete and Best Individual Performance with 100% of the vote, I quit. Seriously, anyone who even tries to make a case against him has absolutely zero sports knowledge and deserves a good .

As far as the other categories go...
Biggest win- Football over GW. Coastal was a huge game at home, but SJ's right, the conference championship win was bigger.
Female athlete- Megan
Newcomer- Vince all the way.

[flamesbball84]

i dont care about track or cross country, but if McDougal doesn't win at least best male athlete then the Sparky's are a sham.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Biggest win is up for voting, and I'm one of the 11 who have voted so far. I voted for the Football win at GW. you?

[jcmanson]

You can now vote for the biggest win:

Voting is now open for Biggest Win, the first of five award categories in the 2008 Sparkys. The five nominees include triumphs by the Liberty volleyball, football, men’s soccer, wrestling and women’s basketball teams. For in-depth supporting information on each of the nominees, click here.
Nominees for Biggest Win:
Volleyball: 3-0 sweep of Winthrop, ending the Eagles’ 63-match Big South winning streak (Oct. 27, 2007)
Football: 31-0 win at Gardner-Webb, wrapping up the 2007 Big South title (Nov. 17, 2007)
Men’s Soccer: 2-1 victory over Radford in Big South Championship match (Nov. 18, 2007)
Wrestling: Second consecutive NCAA East Regional title (March 9, 2008)
Women’s Basketball: 66-65, last-second win over Radford in Big South Championship game (March 16, 2008)

http://www.libertyflames.com/index.cfm? ... 82&TeamID=

[jcmanson]

Biggest win is up for voting, and I'm one of the 11 who have voted so far. I voted for the Football win at GW. you?

I had a hard time choosing between the football win, the volleyball win, and the wrestling team win. The football team winning the conference championship was great, but that win over G-W I wouldn’t say was a great win because we were so much better than them. The volleyball win we proved we belonged as the best team in the conference. The wrestling team winning the east regional was impressive and more of a national level performance than the others.

In the end, we know the football win will end up winning this sparky because people care more about football.

[Fumblerooskies]

I am sorry...they missed it again. BY FAR the biggest and most exciting win (for those of us glued to our TV's)...was Josh's win at XC Nationals last fall.

[Rooster Cogburn]

I am sorry...they missed it again. BY FAR the biggest and most exciting win (for those of us glued to our TV's)...was Josh's win at XC Nationals last fall.

Agree 100% and if it was there it would have had my vote.
I went with the GW win not for the greatness of the win itself but for it's significance in program history!

[jcmanson]

I am sorry...they missed it again. BY FAR the biggest and most exciting win (for those of us glued to our TV's)...was Josh's win at XC Nationals last fall.

I think they didn’t list that because it will be listed as the best individual performance since it wasn’t a team win.

[jcmanson]

The wrestling team is winning with 31%, football is 2nd with 24%

[Kolzilla41]

I can't figure how to vote. Also, do we have to worry about chads?

[Fumblerooskies]

I can't figure how to vote. Also, do we have to worry about chads?

Only if your's is hanging....

[Kolzilla41]

down and to the left.....

[Kolzilla41]

seriously though, how do you vote on the site?

[ATrain]

There's a poll in the right column on the front page of the website.

[01LUGrad]

With one day to go in the first week of voting, Wrestling's East Regional title is up on the GW game 33%-27% for biggest win. 389 votes so far.
How many computers did Medic log on to in the last week?

[jcmanson]

The Liberty wrestling team won the first Sparky for the Biggest Win.

Voting is now open for Best Individual Performance, the second of five award categories in the 2008 Sparkys. The five nominees include outstanding efforts by Dominic Bolden, Josh McDougal, Anthony Smith, Megan Frazee and Clendon Henderson.

[jcmanson]

Josh is leading with 70% of the vote thus far.

[01LUGrad]

Josh is leading with 70% of the vote thus far.

That means 30% of the people who voted have no intelligence at all.
I guess I shouldn't complain. Our entrance standards must be improving, he didn't win last year (for best male athlete).

[Kolzilla41]

I guess thats the way it goes. I voted for Josh. Not many people think of CC as a glamorous sport here

[jcmanson]

Josh is leading with 70% of the vote thus far.

That means 30% of the people who voted have no intelligence at all.
I guess I shouldn't complain. Our entrance standards must be improving, he didn't win last year (for best male athlete).

You have to realize that some of the people voting are more than likely family and friends of the nominated athletes. So, they will vote for them regardless of who the other candidates are. Therefore, I think 70% is very, very good especially for an Olympic sport athlete.