For the third year in a row UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre has been named Canadian Athlete of the Year, once again beating out popular Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby.
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Don’t troll this post tonight, a.b.b.
Thanks.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
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make sure to tell Danago the same thing…..in every thread.
Ill keep track myself.
For TUF i would have went 4/8
I stand at 87 in my lone man wolf pack pool
by *Californication* on Dec 23, 2010 3:59 AM EST up reply actions
have another zima
With the win over the legend Matt Hughes the gates are slowly being greased. Soon it will be time to open the Shit gates once again.
well played sir
"I'm sorry about my performance tonight... I had sand in my vagina."
-Forrest Griffin
crazy
If the US had a champion as dominant over the past three years, could he be in the running for best athlete of the year at the ESPYS? Has one ever been before? I can’t get close to an answer.
We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us." - Charles Bukowski
Horrible decision
Gold medal win compared to 2 boring decisions.
this is a win-win for me
huge mma fan so its nice to see ANY mma fighter getting some high profile recognition…and sidney crosby is probly on my list of top 5 people id love to kick in the jejunum
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"I love Diego Sanchez at 170." - Dana White after Diego's victory over Paulo Thiago
Gotta love a president that sticks to his guns...
No love for Joey Votto?
Votto killed it this year for my Reds & he gets snubbed for Georges " wake me up when it’s over" St. Pierre & a hockey player named sidney. Fuckin Canada.
by Get Down or Lay Down on Dec 23, 2010 1:27 AM EST reply actions
yeah it's obviously a biased voting fan base
the only person i ever hear on sportsnet even promoting the athlete of the year is Showdown Joe
Votto deserves this award in my opinion.
but as i said it is just the ‘sportsnet canadian athelete’ not the official canadian athlete
and Boom goes the dynamite.
the sportsnet award means nothing. joey votto got the real canadian athlete of the year award
The Red Wings will come back stronger
RESTORE THE ROAR 2010 Detroit Lions
did he actually? or are you just saying that?
Link please.
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:15 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
scroll down to the bottom...link provided
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
Saw that. Was just on the way back up to say nevermind. Thx.
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
word...sounds like Regina might get a NHL team....Bettman won't put another team in the GTA yet but says Quebec City, Regina and Winnipeg could....
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
are you fuckin serious?!? he mentioned regina?!?
That’d be fuggin amazing! Haha. Shouldn’t tell me stuff like that! I know I’m being picky, but do you have a link to that? Not cause I don’t believe ya, but because I wanna post it on my fb, and call the local radio stations :)
Haha
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:45 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
He was on fan590 talking with Bob McKowen and mentioned it....its because of the support you jerkoffs give the Riders...good on ya
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
he's comin around...he's starting to realize he can't just move problems from one city to another...I think Regina is the best option other than another team in the GTA
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
yay! go greeeeeen!!! riders!!!!
Ahem….
Anyways we can defs support an NHL team. Our fanbase here is fuggin ridiculous how loyal we are. Lol I mean where else can a team win 3 championships in 98 years and still sell out every game in a city of 250,000 ppl?
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 10:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I thought that spot was permanently
Reserved for Wayne Gretzky
by soupdz28 on Dec 23, 2010 3:08 AM EST via mobile reply actions
yeah gretzky gets athlete of the year
for his work on the Wii Hockey Game
and Boom goes the dynamite.
man st piere looks exhausted in that pic
not easy going five 5 min rounds your last three consecutive fights.
to bad hes not paid by the round he’d be the highest paid athlete in history
some say.......
that he often gets paid by the hour…….
what that means i have no idea………well done gsp, the worlds most dangerous F……renchie..
you idiots have turned me into a troll, i hope your fucking happy...........
by freedomthrtyfve on Dec 23, 2010 4:31 AM EST up reply actions
haha, dia mette thought koscheck was gonna win!
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:18 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
ya thats what I was hearing as well
over at mmafun.gov they reported that pieres manager is looking to rework his contract after it expires to get paid by either round or fighting minute which will be groundbreaking as it will set gsp apart and set a new bar in MMA payscale making him the first fighter to earn 1,000,000 / fight
He earned around five millions this year.
His UFC salary is only a portion of that.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character
-Tom Wolf
Sid beats out GSP easy if we're talking sports awards.
gsp is considered to have fought many times if he gets in there 3 times a year.
"never as bad as they appear during their lowest points, never as good as they seem during their highest ones. the very best then must be not just talented but resilient, not just hungry but focused. their sport demands it."
Third year in a row?!?!?
And here I thought all you Canadians were the same, with your beady eyes and flapping heads!!
I'm your huckleberry.
GSP didn't win this award...and never has
Joey Votto won Canadian Athlete of the year this year. It’s called the Lou Marsh award
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
Sid has only won twice...GSP has been top five for the last 3 years but has never won
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Marsh_Trophy
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
wtf, so this ’’title’’ that GSP won doesnt have any value ?
Edson Barboza and Charles Oliveira are gonna stir up the pot at 155!
by robinhorobson on Dec 23, 2010 7:51 AM EST up reply actions
sportsnet athlete....which has some value i geuss?
its the same as like MTV naming their musician of the year, and Muchmusic could have someone completely different
and Boom goes the dynamite.
or same as MMAmania naming their fighter of the year
then MMajunkie names theirs, then another site names theirs….
and Boom goes the dynamite.
not really...its one company voting. the Lou Marsh is "the" athletics award in Canada.
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
isnt sportsnet's voted by the fans though?
Is the Lou Marsh award? Never heard of it. So just asking. Not trying to sound like a jerk
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:20 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
which is weird cause sportsnet is involved in the voting for the Lou Marsh....
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
Ya, like "that's it"
Like anyone on this board has someone that they personally know well (not like in I walked by GSP one day and he said “Hi”) that has been awarded with something like this.
So yes, it is JUST the Sportsnet Canadian Athlete for 3 consecutive years. A small feat which almost compares to winning a free cup of coffee from the local coffee shop.
"I do a lot of jacking off, ya know, because I don’t get no women, so these arms are, like, humongously big. See it’s workout, and it’s pleasure.._" Charles Bennett
by hairybumcrack on Dec 23, 2010 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
what the fuck are you getting on with?
i wasnt taking away from the fact that this guy was recognized as the Sportsnet Canadian athelete
but its not the offical Canadian Athlete.
all i was saying. chill out by its christmas.
and Boom goes the dynamite.
huh? oddly enough sportsnet is the only Can station that carries MMA....Joey won and deserved to win. Crosby was second. Joanie Rochette was third then Jon Taves then GSP.
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
exactly.
sportsnet pushes MMA in canada more than any other network
and as i said up there somewhere, the only person on Sportsnet I ever heard promoting the voting for this award was Showdown Joe. So if you went to vote based on showdown joe’s recommendation, who do you think you are gonna vote for?
thats why Id like to see how many people actually voted.
and Boom goes the dynamite.
yep...GSP had a great year but Votto derserved it....Sid is having a great year this year but was outplayed last year ('10) by Con Smythe and Stanley Cup winner Jon Taves...
Taves outplayed Crosby in the Olympics too imo…Sid had the golden goal though so I can understand the votes he got
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
yeah Sid didnt do much in the Olympics besides the golden goal
which was enough for me lol
Cant wait for boxing day! World Junior Hockey! always the best hockey
and Boom goes the dynamite.
he's on fire this year too...22 straight games with a point now...as Cherry says...."he's just a good Eastern Canada boy"!
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
and its not even him gettin a point in each game
hes got a ridiculous number of points over those 22 games
and Boom goes the dynamite.
well now let's not just make shit up
You guys said that Sportsnet is the only sports channel that carries MMA?
Lie.
WEC and Bellator aired many times on The Score, and TSN2. (WEC did just last week)
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:26 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
no, no, McArthur said:
“oddly enough sportsnet is the only Can station that carries MMA”
Which if I’m not Canadian, I read that and it appears Sportsnet is the only MMA carrier. When really, Sportsnet plays it least. They have recap shows etc. But they don’t play it near as often as Score and TSN cover(ed) WEC/Bellator.
Not a biggie. Just saying
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 10:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
the score shows a lot of shit
and so does TSN
they have been showing “World Wide of Sports” lately which has all kinds of Muay Thai and Kickboxing from around the world
and the score shows UFC events, Bellator and Bodog fights when they were still around
but Showdown Joe and his team do a good job of covering the events and putting on the MMa Connected, and interviews and the website and that stuff. I dont see that yet from TSN or the Score.
and Boom goes the dynamite.
the score blows now
no more HHT, no Cabbie, No thanks, TSN all the way
"Your fucking out!!"- Kenny Powers
by sittingbull on Dec 24, 2010 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
Jonathon Toews did outplay most during the Olympics
but what was the most memorable moment? Any Canadian can tell you who was the big name in 1972. Was Henderson the best man on the ice?? Heck no, but for those 15 seconds, he was and still is.
"I do a lot of jacking off, ya know, because I don’t get no women, so these arms are, like, humongously big. See it’s workout, and it’s pleasure.._" Charles Bennett
by hairybumcrack on Dec 23, 2010 8:11 AM EST up reply actions
haha...I agree...but lets not mention Henderson in the same sentence as Sid
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
Not tryin to be contrary here...
but check out Paul Hendweson’s stats for the tourney……he was remembered for “the goal” but he was a monster for that whole tournament.
I had a chance to meet him when I was in radio. Very nice, gracious guy. It can’t be easy answering the same ten questions for almost 40 years :)
You're DEAD at recess.
by Scottidog on Dec 23, 2010 8:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
looked it up for fun
1972 summit series Henderson played all 8 games, with 7 goals and 3 assists and scored the game winner in the final 3 games of the tourney to clinch for Canada….lol
Just sayin….kid was hot that year ;)
You're DEAD at recess.
he was...but imo he is in the HOF for one goal and one goal only
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
what, you dont think his Atlanta Flames stats propelled him to the hall?
You're DEAD at recess.
by Scottidog on Dec 24, 2010 8:23 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
What, you don't think his Atlanta Flames stats helped propel him to the hall??
LOL. Yeah ok. Probably not.
You're DEAD at recess.
by Scottidog on Dec 24, 2010 8:24 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fergie Jenkins is the only other baseball player to ever win...Morneau almost won when he was AL player of the year but Steve Nash won NBA MVP and won the award that year
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
Newf
I wasn’t blasting your post – I was just pointing out how some may think that this isn’t an accomplishment.
Glad you worded it the way you did as most do not see this as something worthy.
"I do a lot of jacking off, ya know, because I don’t get no women, so these arms are, like, humongously big. See it’s workout, and it’s pleasure.._" Charles Bennett
by hairybumcrack on Dec 23, 2010 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
in honesty I was surprised GSP didn't win in '09....the year he beat BJ
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
It is something worthy
but it is voted on by the fans, in a bracket format.
Same as the FOTN in UFC 124 where fans gave it to GSP instead of the deserving fight, but thats how fans roll!
The Lou Marsh award is selected by a panel of journalist, who make a rational decision on who it should be, which holds more merit. But this is still a nice accomplishment for the sport of MMA
and Boom goes the dynamite.
i see what you're saying newf
But why wasn’t Gsp/Kos worthy of FOTN? Lemme guess you had Thiago Alves vs Howard? That fight looked very similar to me. Howard getting stomped for 15 mins while Alves dominated. Just curious as to who you saw taking FOTN. I loved both fights. I just don’t see either being a bad call for FOTN.
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:41 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Dana said he woulda given it to the Matt Riddle fight...which was exciting in an extremely sloppy kinda way
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
ya, but see i kinda have outgrown the sloppy fights
Don’t get me wrong, I prefer them over 2 guys rolling and clinching for 15 mins, but like Dana is one to judge em. I mean Garcia and Sung Jung was fun, but its really two guys wildly swinging. Its fun, but its time to start appreciating the true technicalities of the sport, and the ppl who have mastered it, in my opinion. Like I said, I’m not saying I don’t wanna see the wild swingers anymore. Just that I don’t know if I care to reward them everytime now. Perhaps if it is truly the best fight of the night. But most times a more technical domination is more worthy to me.
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 9:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
i dont think there was anything wrong with that as FOTN
i was thinking the Riddle/Pierson…which Mc said was exciting in a sloppy kind of way, which is the type of fight which usually ends up getting FOTN
Kos didnt do anything to St Pierre to make it FOTN in my opinion. But dont get me wrong, i thought the fight was awesome
and Boom goes the dynamite.
+1
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
fair enough.
I guess it’s mostly due to how tight and crisp Gsp’s boxing had gotten. That greatly impressed me. He’s already known to have the most dominant takedown, and wrestling, so adding the incredible display of technical striking he showed, and putting Koscheck in a fight where he had virtually 25 mins on the feet to land “the shot” and he wasn’t able to get anything off, showed me yet more weapons in Gsp’s arsenal, and that he truly is growing each fight like he says. That’s worthy in my opinion. Especially since ppl were clinging to him being a “lay and pray” til then. Now they can only whine about him not finishing. But his striking, dare I say, looked on par with Andy’s. He landed some high kicks etc. Just didn’t get Kos wobbled enough to finish. But I hear what you’re saying. I just don’t give Dana’s taste/opinion that much merit.
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 10:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
+1
"Women want to be with me, men want to be like me, and animals want to learn to talk so they can hang out with me." Ray Lewis (Old Spice Ad)
by McArthur... on Dec 23, 2010 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
+2
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
for sure. i agree with all of that.
my point about the FOTN in the first place was just that the fans voted, so it was more likely to go to GSP than any other fighter, regardless of the fight itself.
same with this sportsnet award, which was based on fan votes and nothing more.
and Boom goes the dynamite.
think we're all on the same page here.
Good to see :)
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 10:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
good point
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by daniel worby on Dec 23, 2010 10:19 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'll make it an even 4
But you can’t say that the Riddle/Pierson fight was 100% sloppy – at least Pierson has some skills compared to the man who put one hell of a hurt on the air.
"I do a lot of jacking off, ya know, because I don’t get no women, so these arms are, like, humongously big. See it’s workout, and it’s pleasure.._" Charles Bennett
by hairybumcrack on Dec 23, 2010 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Stupid Award
Sportsnet should be ashamed of themselves… Three years in a row, this is a joke, and it’s obvious that they voting system is flawed. Yes, GSP won two fights this year, which is great, but one of them was the most boring fight of the year.
Sydney Crosby scored one of the biggest goals in international hockey history, and is far and away the top player in the NHL this season.
Joey Votto had an amazing season, leading the Reds to the playoffs, and being only the second Canadian ever to him an MVP in MLB.
GSP deserves to be nominated, and probably even be in the top four, but there’s no way he should have won. I should mention that GSP is my favorite MMA fighter.
Everyone Forgot
about Jonathan Toews and his hardware from last year
That just shows you how lame..
Canadiens are..
Undisputed Sig Bet Champion on the TitoOrtiz/Fight Pros forums!!
BJ Penn, best P4P fighter on the planet. I'll still stand by that all day long, bitches.
Always have respected Shogun Rua.
8-7-10 Anderson Silva was destroyed and exposed.
R.I.P. Dime and Ryan Gracie.
How lame is someone who can't spell "Canadians"?
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character
-Tom Wolf
well to be fair its spelt canadiens in french and french is our second language
by Weedsuplement on Dec 23, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
I know that.
But when you spell it “Canadiens” when speaking English, it’s a misspell. I can’t talk really because my English is very weak, I was just trolling one of my favorite trolls (duBAxx816). We go way back.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character
-Tom Wolf
Does some provinces use it more than others? Eh?
Curious. I’ve only been to Ontario and New Brunswick. Ontarians say it more often it seems compared to the easterners I’ve known. Does it get used more or less in the west?
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character
-Tom Wolf
well..
i’ve only been to ontario once myself..but a lot of them move out here..i am a victim of saying eh, with out even realizing it..ontario peeps have their own little accents with certain words..obviously french canadians don’t use eh, as far as i have noticed.. and i apologize again yan for making fun of gsp’s accent..i don’t have a problem with the french canadian accent..i think it is a combo of his voice and the accent..but his english is improving soooo much seeing how he could speak no english at all when he first started out..i give the newfies the funny talking award of canada!!
I don't think I can be personally offended when I'm here.
I don’t think I have ever been let alone by a fine lady like you. I oppose idiocy and blind hate only and fortunately, there’s not as much of it here on Mania as one would expect from an open and free forum. Everything else including the insults and big words are just good fun between consenting adults.
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Thank you.
Merry Christmas to you far far away friend.
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Canadians are good people (despite the milk bags) - don't be a shit stirring pendejo.
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man milk bags are economically
sorry we dont want to rape the earth lmao
by Weedsuplement on Dec 23, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
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