S33 Awards Ballots

[zaynzk]

The real question people should be asking is whether @zaynzk is a Mooty fan boy

@Mooty99notice me

[UberBJ]

I wonder what Ja Rule thinks about this

[Z-Whiz]

Against my better judgement, I'm going to respond to this.

1. I am the one who cast the ballot, independent of any other user/war room prodding.

2. I filled the ballot out and voted as I felt I should at the time. The only players I gave first place votes to who didn't receive first place votes from others were Delacour and Fingers, who both had outstanding seasons worthy of award consideration (which is why they were on the ballot) and, I believe, received 2nd place votes from at least one other team.

3. This has absolutely ZERO to do with FTY or thinking the league is against us. I am completing my first season of GMing and don't really take any FTY comments very seriously at all, nor do I feel the league is against us.

4. You are absolutely allowed to critique my voting and think what you want, but to find my integrity coming into question in this discussion is extremely disappointing.  I know that awards just aired and tensions are high, but I'd like to think I've earned the common courtesy of some respect as a user in this league, not just a member of some big Yeti leadership group that is allegedly trying to give a middle finger to the league.

That's all, cue the Zayn "cry more" copypasta.

Sorry, I just don’t believe any of this. It’d be one thing if it was a one off. But the Yeti have been doing this for the last 4-5 GMs. You really think the Yeti had the award winning players in every position while finishing 5th in their conference? Lmao.

[zaynzk]

Against my better judgement, I'm going to respond to this.

1. I am the one who cast the ballot, independent of any other user/war room prodding.

2. I filled the ballot out and voted as I felt I should at the time. The only players I gave first place votes to who didn't receive first place votes from others were Delacour and Fingers, who both had outstanding seasons worthy of award consideration (which is why they were on the ballot) and, I believe, received 2nd place votes from at least one other team.

3. This has absolutely ZERO to do with FTY or thinking the league is against us. I am completing my first season of GMing and don't really take any FTY comments very seriously at all, nor do I feel the league is against us.

4. You are absolutely allowed to critique my voting and think what you want, but to find my integrity coming into question in this discussion is extremely disappointing.  I know that awards just aired and tensions are high, but I'd like to think I've earned the common courtesy of some respect as a user in this league, not just a member of some big Yeti leadership group that is allegedly trying to give a middle finger to the league.

That's all, cue the Zayn "cry more" copypasta.

Sorry, I just don’t believe any of this. It’d be one thing if it was a one off. But the Yeti have been doing this for the last 4-5 GMs. You really think the Yeti had the award winning players in every position while finishing 5th in their conference? Lmao.

Why would @Bwestfield do this smh

[Pat]

Nothing like celebrating players and users to bring us all together, huh?

[LB3737]

Personally shoulda been me

[Mooty99]

The real question people should be asking is whether @zaynzk is a Mooty fan boy

@Mooty99notice me

Love you bb.

Also congratulations to Colorado for the single most bias display of voting a ISFL team has ever produced.

[icnamu]

I think you guys forgot prospect bowl awards.

[infinitempg]

Sorry, I just don’t believe any of this. It’d be one thing if it was a one off. But the Yeti have been doing this for the last 4-5 GMs. You really think the Yeti had the award winning players in every position while finishing 5th in their conference? Lmao.

oh so we bringing me into this now huh

I don't care about the recent Yeti ballot at all. To some extent, GMs are supposed to have a little homer bias in their awards voting. Do I think they took it too far this time? Maybe, but it's not as bad as hippo's vote way back when.

As for your accusations about the culture built up in Colorado, something that was started by myself, @Bwestfield, @Frick_Nasty, and @woelkers? Get out of here. I'm glad to know you think we were toxic, I guess.

First of all, none of you folks here now remember the absolute disgrace of a franchise the Yeti was back in the day. Second of all, the people in the Yeti war room currently are all folks of high integrity and character - folks like Tesla, SchwarzNarr, modern_duke, katarn, and many more. Should people have issues with how the Yeti became FA poachers in recent history? Sure. But to claim that the culture of this team - some of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of interacting with online - is rotten to the core, to say that this is their way to "get back at the league" for silly meme phrases, or say that this is a victim complex? That is ridiculous and you know it.

Come up with constructive critiques of awards voting, don't just lobby these inflammatory accusations at folks.

[Yeenoghu]

Code:

Players that are determined to be inactive by the end of the regular season cannot be nominated for awards, regardless of stats, unless their GMs notify the committee of extenuating circumstances resulting in said player being IA.

Am I wrong in thinking this rule was ignored for multiple winners, or do I not understand how it is supposed to be applied? The regular season ended on February 11th, so anyone who hasn't posted since January 28th should be considered inactive.

Doc Fireball won Defensive Rookie but has not posted since January 17th.
Cliff Burton won Offensive Breakout but has not posted since December 21st.
I can also scan through the ballot and see nominees that are inactive but did not win (Daybe Downbad, Jonathan Shuffleboard, Candice D. Fitinyomouf, etc.).

Personally, I think we should give these awards to the runners-up for the official record even if they didn't get the stream endorphins.