Collegiate Division

The Matt Frier Trophy (for whiniest Player of 1998)

The winner is:     Michael Bishop (38)
Runner-ups:        Cade McNown (13)
                          Bill Snyder (11)
 

Da Golden Spur (for most arrogant/conceited player of the year)

The winner is:        David Boston (29)
Runner-ups:           Michael Bishop (20)
                            Cade McNown (10)
                            Frank Murphy (2)
 

The Dan Mowrey/Gerry Thomas Trophy (Biggest missed kick of the year)

The winner is:     Collins Cooper (Florida-Tennessee in OT) (41)
Runner-ups:        Sebastian Janikowski (onside kick, FSU-UTenn in the Fiesta) (11)
                          Josh Braverman (Virginia-Georgia in Peach Bowl) (7)
 

The Lip Balm Tub (for biggest balls in play-calling of 1998)

The winner is...we have a tie!
                            Hal Mumme   (entire season) (21)
                            R.C. Slocum   (Texas A&M-Kansas State in the B12 Championship) (21)

Runner-up:         Phil Fulmer (UTenn-Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl) (15)

The Hatfield and McCoy Award (Best collegiate rivalry)

The winner is:    Florida State-Florida (16)
Runner-ups:       Texas A&M-Texas (15)
                        Army vs Navy (14)
                        Alabama vs Auburn (13)
 

The Nehlen Trophy (most cries of "We should be #1")

The winner is:        John Cooper (22)
Runner-ups:           Kansas State (21)
                            Ohio State (19)
 

The Rodney King Sceptre (Worst ass-kicking of 1998)

The winner is:       Syracuse vs Miami (39)
Runner-ups:          Kansas State vs Texas (15)
                            Kansas State vs Indiana State (7)

The PeptoBismol Tablet (Upset of the year)

The winner is:          Michigan State over Ohio State (22)
Runner-ups:             Temple over Virginia Tech (16)
                               NCState over Florida State (11)
                               Texas A&M over Kansas St (8)
                               Purdue over Kansas St (6)

The Mr. Magoo Award (Worst officiating in an NCAA game)

The winner is:        Nebraska vs Kansas State (33)
Runner-ups:           UCLA vs UMiami (17)
                            Texas A&M vs Texas (8)
 

The Beano Kiss of Death (most overhyped player of 1998)

The winner is:        Andy Katzenmoyer (35)
Runner-ups:           Kevin Faulk (15)
                             Donavan McNabb (6)
                             Cade McNown (5)
 

The SI Cover of Death (Most overhyped team of 1998)

The winner is:        Lousiana State (26)
Runner-ups:           Kansas State (15)
                             Arizona State (8)
                             UCLA and Nebraska (6)
 

RSFC's Heisman Trophy (Best overall college football player of 1998, ANY DIVISION)

The winner is:        Ricky Williams (38)
Runner-ups:           Champ Bailey (12)
                             Brian Shay (10)

RSFC Division

Posts

The Weird Al Yankovick Award (for best song parody of the year)

The winner is:        "Hell of Bygone Glory" by Jim Leahy (30)
Runner-ups:           "Earl Campbell Thighs" by Mij Nadrews (18)
                             "Most of the Good've Lost One" by Sean O'Brien (5)
 

The Deep Throat Trophy (for best fake news story of the year)

The winner is:       "McCown to lead Aggies" by Jason Reasor (26)
Runner-ups:           "Vandy wins the MNC" by Steve Huntsman (21)
                             "Nebraska Beef has e coli" by Ted Smith (10)

The Red-Bellied Tickler (for best Bait on RSFC)

The winner is:        "Kate Winslet Authentic Casting" by Jon Sadow (28)
Runner-ups:           "FSU in the SEC" by various (13)
                             "You misspelled 'acedemic'" by Mike Dahmus (12)
                             "Bobby Hull:  American Statesman" by Tommy Rooney (8)
 

Best Schtick/Catchphrase

The winner is:        "Important Memochat" by Mij Nadrews (25)
Runner-ups:           "Squeeze ballsack" by Gary McManus (20)
                             "Adi-fukin-os" by Mike Dahmus (10)
                             "What?" by Gary McManus (3)
 

The Seamstress Award (for best thread of the year)

The winner is:        10-3-39 (26)
Runner-ups:           NCAA Endorses 'jobs (23)
                             Itchy Bung (7)

The Ray Bradbury Trophy (best flame of the year)

The winner is:        Clark Moore vs Tennessee Fan (25)
Runner-ups:           Nikk Pilato vs Paul Hanlin (20)
                             Steve Casburn's Plagiarized 2-pager (12)

Best Post of the Year

The winner is:        "Adi-fukin-os and unsubscribe" by Mike Dahmus (23)
Runner-ups:           "NCAA Endorses 'jobs" by Tommy Rooney (17)
                             "You misspelled 'acedemic'" by Mike Dahmus (9)
                             "Biggdan Doll" by Gary McManus (9)
 

Individuals

The Stuck Button Award (Lowest signal-to-noise ratio on RSFC)

The winner is:        Ted Smith (36)
Runner-ups:           Jon Lieht (14)
                            Tom Wigginton (10)
 

Bandwagon Fan of the Year (most fair-weathered fan on RSFC)

The winner is:        Patrick Tong (51)
Runner-ups:           Tom Wigginton (7)
                             Jon Lieht (1)
 

Ponderosa Trophy (most fair-weathered group of fans on RSFC)

The winner is:        Lousiana State (22)
Runner-ups:           Ohio State (14)
                             Tennessee and Nebraska (12)
 

The Gilbert Godfried Plaque (Most annoying poster on RSFC)

The winner is:        William Walz (GatorBill) 23
Runner-ups:           Patrick Tong (16)
                               Paul Hanlin (16)
                               Ted Smith (4)

Write-in votes*:      Stephen Jaros (2)

*In the case of write-in votes, I only considered those in which at least two different people had the same write-in candidate.

Rookie of the Year (for best newbie to RSFC, Jan-Dec 1998)

The winner is:        Chris Boyd (29)
Runner-ups:           Mark Hasty (25)
                             Matt Pearce (3)
 

Missing-in-Action Award (Most missed former poster to RSFC)

The winner is:        Mike Dahmus (26)
Runner-ups:           JJ Clyde (17)
                             Marin Phenice Heiskell (8)
                             Mad Rondo (4)
 

The Heiskell Trophy (biggest waste of blood on RSFC)

The winner is:        Patrick Tong (21)
Runner-ups:           Paul Hanlin (16)
                             JEC8686 (14)
                             Brett Kottmann (7)

Write-in votes:      Stephen Jaros (3)

Funniest Poster of the Year

The winner is:          Tommy Rooney (23)
Runner-ups:             Chris Grovich (17)
                               Clark Moore (14)
                               Ted Smith (7)
 

The Golden Ballsack (for best poster of the year)

The winner is:        Chris Grovich (21)
Runner-ups:           Clark Moore (13)
                             Tommy Rooney (12)
                             Goob Smith (8)
                             Ted Smith (6)
 

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