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Awards Banquet

Posted by HenryJames on December 13th, 2008 under Football

The Texas football team had their banquet last night, and it looks like this year’s ceremony was different than previous ones. How so? Not every player on the team got an award. But how can you not give the outstanding linebacker award to each starting linebacker?! That’s why Mack Brown gets the big bucks.

So who did win?

Lan Hewlett Academic Award: Chris Ogbonnaya
Coca-Cola Community Service Award: Quan Cosby, Colt McCoy
Frank Medina Rehabilitation Award sponsored by United Healthcare: Aaron Lewis, Adam Ulatoski
Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Strength & Conditioning Award: Roy Miller, Brian Orakpo

And then the team voted for the rest of the awards:

D.X. Bible Most Team Spirited (Offense): Chris Hall
Clyde Littlefield Most Team Spirited (Defense): Roy Miller
Joseph W. Moore Tenacity Award for Defense: Sergio Kindle, Roy Miller (This should really be named after Tenacious D.)
Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Player: Jordan Shipley
D. Harold Byrd Tenacity Award for Offense: Adam Ulatoski
Mike Campbell Most Valuable Defensive Player: Brian Orakpo
Darrell K Royal Most Valuable Offensive Player: Colt McCoy
George “Hook” McCullough MVP: Colt McCoy
Roy Williams Joe Jamail Leadership Award: Colt McCoy, Roy Miller, Brian Orakpo, Ryan Palmer
Team Captains Award: Quan Cosby, Colt McCoy, Roy Miller, Brian Orakpo

I for one welcome our new performance-based awards.

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  1. While I would not have begrudged this bunch of overachievers receiving awards for best third-team practice WR and best backup placekick holder, I do find this scaled down version to be much more meaningful.

    Hook ‘em!!!

  2. Braylon Edwards Hands of Stone Award: Blake Gideon

  3. Roberto Duran said:

    December 13th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    “Hands of stone” used to be cool.

  4. Black Scholes said:

    December 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Roy Williams? Really? That’s just funny.

  5. Is that leadership award REALLY named for Roy Williams, our former WR from 00-03? Not to dog him too much, but that’s not the first trait that comes to mind when I think of “the Legend”. The dude didn’t even participate in most team stretching, as he was too busy telling his favorite jokes and just generally cuttin up. But of course, putting him back in line was out of the question for the coaches.

  6. Stuck in MN said:

    December 13th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    Shane Dronett Ebony and Ivory award- Buck Burnette

  7. Austin180 Most Valuable Special Teams Player Not on Scholarship: #46 Aaron Smith for repeatedly hauling ass downfield and flat ass NAILING the would be returner!!!

  8. I believe someone (DK Royal?) decided to name an award for him after he chose to stay for his senior season when most people thought he’d left. That was the award they wanted to create. Not that I don’t see the irony, but there is the reasoning.

    hook’em

  9. dangit, “when most people thought he’d leave.” Sorry.

  10. If that’s the basis for naming that award, why in the world wouldn’t you name it for Ricky Williams, rather than Roy??

  11. Hippie Killer said:

    December 15th, 2008 at 8:14 am

    Roy Williams Leadership award? Seriously?

  12. Maybe it’s for that other Roy Williams…

  13. coach Callahan said:

    December 17th, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    wow shoe..there’s a little bit of bastard in you isn’t there.

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