Dear Vince Young

When Awards of any kind come up, whether in sports, entertainment, academics or what have you, there's always debate before and after the award is given as to who really deserves it. That's always the argument: did Person A really deserve the award or should Person B want to start a riot? In sports, the debate can be vicious and ongoing (think MVP awards, etc.), maybe never-ending. In football, but especially college football, the debate usually is a done deal, depending on how well that player is doing and how well the team is doing.

Yet, in your case Vince, you clearly were cheated by the Heisman Trophy Trust. Reggie Bush may have had an outstanding season, but when it came to the big game, you were the one who delivered, squeezing out probably the most exciting college football game I've ever seen. The look of defeat on Bush's face was laughable, considering how much of the limelight was being cast on he and USC's vaunted 2005 team. When it came time for the trophy, you were second in the voting. At the time I was neutral on the situation, but even judging from the professional careers of you two, it seems like you were the better player all along. Reggie is just a piece of New Orleans' success. You almost brought the Titans into the playoffs singlehandedly last season, winning 8 of your last 10 games, after the Titans started 0-6 with you on the bench. The way you handled the questions (below) about the Heisman shot you up about 20 points in the public eye, too. You didn't come outright and say you deserved it nor trash Reggie Bush. What Bush did was outside of the rules, and he fairly was stripped of the award. Judging from your character, and play on the field, we all know who really should've had it...

Dear Readers (re: the Black Weblog Awards)

One of my favorite songs, and a reason to beg you guys for nominations...

PREAMBLE: I realized a few weeks ago, that I've never written a letter to you guys, the readers of Dear Whoever. That's my bad. You'd think that after a year and a half, I'd have something witty and poignant to say to the people that I do this for. I suppose when you're that focused on putting out good content, the reaction doesn't really matter as much. Regardless, here goes...

Letter readers of the blogosphere, it's been exactly 1 year and 3 months since I typed my first words into Blogger under the guise of Junior, aka the Mailman, bka Everic. My first letter was a stinging diatribe about the ills of Drexel University and the many gripes I had about the school I'm still attending. While my writing's gotten a lot less profane, it's still very cutting in its criticism and flowery in description. When I started Dear Whoever as themailmancame.blogspot.com, I never knew I'd be doing this a year from now, much less that I'd have plans to continue doing it (much more to come, people!) in the foreseeable future. One thing I've gained from writing this blog is a sense of consistency, in that, I simply need to post, or I feel like I missed something in my day. I love sharing the quirky, introspective, frustrated writer side of myself with you guys and hope you guys enjoy reading every word as much as I enjoy writing it. Blogging doesn't pay the bills (for now), so I guess another joy I get is hearing and seeing your comments. That said, it's also cool to have some accolades to add to that list of joys. That, my friends is where you come in...

The Black Weblog Awards is an online contest, established in 2005, commending the best black-run weblogs on the internets. Blogs all across the blogosphere enter to win in categories like Best Blog Design, Best Blog Post Series, Best Fashion/Hip-Hop/Culture Blogs, Best Writing in a Blog (hint, hint) and Best Blog, among other awards. It'd be an honor not only to get nominated, but to win one of these awards. That's why I'm asking you, the readers, to vote for Dear Whoever in the Black Weblog Awards. Tell your friends, co-workers, aunties, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces or whoever loves (or might love; put them on!) reading the blog to nominate www.dear-whoever.com. Yes, this is somewhat of a shameless plug. I guess one of those a year isn't a big deal. Even so, make sure you click the link below, and nominate the blog for whatever award you think necessary.

2010 Black Weblog Awards Nomination Form

Remember to insert Dear Whoever's URL into the form (http://www.dear-whoever.com) into whatever category you want, and nominate some of the blogs on my blogroll (MichelleHuxtable, The Interludes, Uppity Negro Network, to name a few) too. HUGE #shoutout to AverageBro for putting me on to this opportunity. Like I said earlier in the post, I love writing this blog, and will continue to keep the letters coming. I do it for y'all (that sounds really vain, SMH) and hope you guys love it. Thanks for all of the support!!!!

- Ev aka Junior