2010-2011 UNH Blog Awards

UNH, it has been one hell of a year. Another one down, and year closer to life in the real world. The year would not be complete without recognizing a few individuals and groups for their achievements of excellence, their vast disappointments, extreme classiness, those who possess true amounts of Wildcat Blood and most importantly those who acted down right Nonsensical.

Nonsensical Nation, I give you the 2010-2011 UNH Blog Awards!

If you are a winner, simply print out the certificate below and fill in your name (or your organizations/group/team/etc name) and the proper category. Feel free to frame it, hang it on your wall or put it on mommy's refrigerator.

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Wildcat Blood Award: Ryan the Asian ( For his efforts at hockey games and he will be the new cowbeller beginning next season. We need more cowbell!)

Rival Reader and Commenter: The Maine Guy. It's the Maine Guy's second year in a row with an award. A true reader, despite being a Black Bear.

Best Game: UNH 5-4 over Maine. Such a great ending. The Nyquist breakaway, open net, post, Thompson from behind the net... ahhh.... so good.

UNH Blog Athlete of the Year Pick (Also known as the kid I told my friends from other schools that I had class with Award): Paul Thompson

Clutch Pass out Performances: The Cabinet Kid. Cabinets, under couch cushions, need I same more? Champion.

Blatant Plagiarism Award: UNH Media Relations

Freshmenest Freshman Moment of the Year: Wiz Khalifa piss drinker

Most Obvious Prediction Award: People being mad at SCOPE

Most Lacking News Scandal: Williamson RA firing

Most Over Blown New Story: UNH ranked Number 1 Drug College

Most Ridiculous, Incompetent and down right stupid Methodology for ranking druggiest colleges: Daily Beast

Lamest Potential Blog War: Maple Leaf Fans for hacking the Hobey Vote

Best Comment Thread: Maple Leaf Fans and the PTP School Post

Best Fort Award: Nonsensical Headquarters (awarded to all those who contributed. I know I'm bias, but I saw a couple other forts this year and they did not hold up to our standard.)

Are you really still worried about us award?: UNH Dining

Top Tweeters: Anyone who gave dining shit (see last link)... and the real Huddleston.

Best Bad Idea: Starting the new business school $20 million dollars short with the school's budget being slashed by the state: Everyone involved in that decision

Best Situation Gone Bad: Peter T. Paul's Donation. Awesome, but UNH can't afford to cover the rest of the project.

Still yet to disown me Award: New Hampshirite's Parents

Continued to put up with my columns Award: TNH Editors

Most frequent commenter Award: "Anonymous" dude commented on almost every post... I told you to start using names or reoccurring IDs at least...

Best Local News Story that Quoted me: UNH Students Dispute "druggiest" Ranking 

Strangest Story: The girl who tried to take UNH housing to court because she was underage and had a drinking party with a bunch of underage kids and they kicked her out and she said they violated her 5th amendment.

The No Chance in Hell Award: Union Leader asking to reprint one of my columns with my real name. Nope.

Staying Classy Award: UNH. We might be a little nonsensical, but we're still not UMass.

If you are a winner, please feel free to post your acceptance speech in the comment field. And as always,

Stay classy, not UMassy

Nomination Time

It is that time of the year Nonsensical Nation for you to start submitting categories and recipients for the 2nd annual UNH Blog Awards. Last year the nomination process was just Corey and I spending an afternoon before finals week thinking of people to make fun of and/or honor. However, I've decided to step it up this year and ask the readership for nominations. If I wasn't poor I might even splurge on a few prizes. That isn't foreshadowing. I'm poor and nobody is getting nothing. It may seem a bit early, but we are almost halfway through the second semester already and I want to have plenty of time to examine all the possible ideas for the categories and winners. I am even planning on posting a poll later on for a few of the categories. The final winners will be announced before the last week of regular classes in early May. That might seem like a ways off, but it will come faster than you think. (That's what she said?)

Side bar: It is weird if I "that's what she said" myself in a post? I've done it a few times and it makes me chuckle and my roommate said the last one I wrote made him laugh, so I think it's okay, but I'm not really sure.

Back on topic: So you're probably wondering, New Hampshirite, how do I make category and nomination submissions? It's simple. Leave a comment on this post, but if you don't want to ruin the surprise for other readers, send me an email (unhblog@yahoo.com), message The New Hampshirite on twitter or on facebook or on our facebook fan page (like us while you're there!)

Categories can be related to anything about this blog or UNH in general from "Best Comment" or "Best Place to Party" to "Best Professor," "Best Class" or "Best UNH Sports Game" etc. (Similarly, "worst" awards will also be giving out. Those are just as fun to think of.)   Check out last year's awards for more ideas and let us hear what or who you want to be recognized (or made fun of). Nothing and nobody is off limits, so let me know what you want to see. Help me, help you.

Stay classy, not UMassy.

The UNH Blog Awards

The UNH blog team is proud to announce the 2009-2010 UNH blog awards. If you are selected as a "winner" simply click the award below to enlarge it and print it out. Then fill in your name and the respected category and hang it on your wall. We felt this would be a great way to look back on the year and also thank individuals who make this blog what it is.

Emptiest Mantle Award: Dick Umile

Ashton Kutcher Best Twitter Award: UNH President Mark Huddleston

Golden Binky Award: El Pres

Are You Really Worried About Us Award?: UNH dining ( and for reporting me to the conduct office)

Best Prospect Award: Geoffrey Cunningham (Contributing next year!)

Frequent Commentator Award: DM, DR, Will, Twin XL

Best Reader Emails: Will "Drunk kid from NY" Also for professing his love for Lady Meow.

5th Man Award (Best guest post): Kevin Froleiks

Best Blog Comment: "Just another dumb sorority girl" on the porn burning post.

Most Worthy Opponent Award: Tim King

Least Prolific Blogger Award: Rusty – get the led out Rusty.

Rookie of the Year Award: Corey Nachman

Love Her or Hate Her Award: Lady Meow

Text Message of the Year Award: Banana/Hot Dog assault via UNH emergency alerts.

Biggest Story: Stolen Newspapers

Best Twitter Repliers/News Tippers: Cinemaniac7147, Davincivirus, YouCanCallMeCoz.

Best Response to an Article: CAB (for stalking Corey on facebook)

Best Quote Provider Award: Stephenson Billings (see confessionals on right)

Best Rival School reader: The Maine Guy

Worst Videogamer/Best Roommate Award: William Takefield

Threatening to be a Good Person, But Then Taking the Money in the NFL Award: Scott Sicko

Guy I tell my Friends From Other Schools I had class with Award: Bobby Butler

Best Concert: Girl Talk (SCOPE)

Best Performance: Titus Andronicus (MUSO)

Most Awesome Award: UNH NORML

Best Event: Strike 40th Anniversary

Cause to Care About: Bone Marrow Drive

Most Blog Worthy: SCOPE

Putting up with Corey and The New Hampshirite Award: Cam Kittle (Former TNH executive editor)

Dealing With My Writing Award: TNH Editorial Staff

Not Firing Me Award: Thomas Gounley (new TNH Executive Editor)

Not Disowning Me After Reading My Columns and the Blog Award: The New Hampshirite's Parents

Reader Participation Award: You.

Staying Classy Award: UNH (a lot of shit happened but we’re still not UMass.)

I am sure that there are many more that we left out. Please comment on any we missed and thanks for a great year. And please leave a comment with your acceptance speeches!