Hackacademy Awards

With the end of the 2010 football seasons, it's time for a recap of the weekly Hackacademy Award winners in the three categories: HEISMAN BABY, ROCK SOLID, and GET HIM OUTTA THERE.

HEISMAN BABY

And the winner is...Michael Floyd. Floyd received a Heisman Baby vote a record seven times! The runner up with four votes was quarterback Dayne Crist. These two were the only Irish players to receive multiple votes. Also receiving nominations were TJ Jones, Kyle Rudolph, Theo Riddick, Manti T'eo, and the IRISH D.


ROCK SOLID

And the winner is...Cierre Wood. Wood received a Rock Solid vote a record five times. The runner up with four votes was stud linebacker Manti T'eo. Those players receiving multiple votes were Kyle Rudolph (2), Darrin Walls (2), Gary Gray (2), Armando Allen (3), IRISH D (2), Harrison Smith (3), Tommy Rees (2) and Brian Smith (2). Also receiving nominations were Carlo Calabrese, Darius Fleming, David Ruffer, Duval Kamara, Tyler Eifert, and Robert Hughes.


GET HIM OUTTA THERE

And the winners are...Theo Riddick and Dayne Crist. Each player received three votes for their terrible on field performances. The runner ups were Tommy Rees, IRISH D, and Harrison Smith all with two votes. Also receiving nominations were Brian Smith, Michael Floyd, Nate Montana, Zeke Motta, Wilcat Offense, Cierre Wood, Jamoris Slaughter, Mike Ragone, John Goodman, and Nick Tausch.


You might question, what do these awards even mean. Well, due to my highly devised, computer generated mathematical equations (it works much like the BCS), I can't exactly tell you. What I can tell is that the top Heisman Baby vote getter is obviously the best player on the team and thus your undeniable MVP. The top Rock Solid achievers are obviously your best players and your most talented - those that consistently performed to the level of expectation or exceeded it. Lastly, the top Get Him Outta There award winners are those guys that simply did not meet expectations at all. It should come as no surprise that most of these guys played sparingly through-out the season.

So, transforming those votes into real awards, here are my picks:

2010 MVP Offense - Michael Floyd
2010 MVP Defense - Manti T'eo
2010 "Freshman" of the Year - Cierre Wood
2010 Most Improved - Harrison Smith
2010 Comeback Player of the Year - Darrin Walls

And some more fun ones:

2010 Mr. Reliable - David Ruffer
2010 Mr. NFL - Kyle Rudolph
2010 Spirit of Notre Dame Award - Chris Stewart
2010 "We Love You" Fan-Favorite Award - Robert Hughes

-DH