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2004 Awards and Rankings: Hall of Fame

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Each year, we will select a maximum of four RamNation community members to enshrine in our Hall of Fame. These Hall members represent the best of the best.

The criteria is as follows:
1. Must have a tenure of at least four years on RamNation
2. Must show exemplary posting ability
3. Must leave a lasting impression/legacy on RamNation
4. Must exemplify class and be worthy of representing RamNation.com

The Hall of Fame Board reviewed dozens of viable candidates, narrowing them down to a handful, and ultimately two or three inductees. Our finalists came down to Ram Man, RAMbler, Stalwart Ram, and Dall Ram. After weighing in on the above-listed criteria and hours worth of deliberations, the Board elected two of the four into the Hall.

Our first-ever inductions go to:

1. Stalwart Ram--Stalwart Ram, true to his name, has been a staple of RamNation, since its inception. In fact, he was one of the handful of regular posters that migrated over from the antiquated "CSU Ramblings" message board five years ago, and even back then was listed near the top of our unofficial rankings. He was a top-notch regular contributor on that board, and five years later, is a guy you can count on making a board appearance almost daily. We've had many great posters who originated in the Ramblings era and who brought their strengths to RamNation. Guys like RAM-I-AM (who still lingers occasionally), RAMbler (the former No. 1 of the Ramblings rankings, who makes a rare appearance nowadays), Ted Shred (dropped off the face of the earth) were some of the best posters you could find back then, and brought their talents over to RamNation. BUT, guys like that have either disappeared completely, or post very rarely, making us appreciate the longevity of Stalwart. He is the Cal Ripken of RamNation.

Stalwart finished in the Top 5 of our RamNation rankings each of the first three years of our rankings (four if you go back to the Ramblings days). He finished No. 1 in 2002. His slight drop to No. 8 this year only indicates how good the competition is getting---it doesn't reflect a "falling off" by Stalwart. His posts are always must-reads, and carries as much clout and credibility as anybody on the board. He's smart, funny, and carries the Anti-Buff banner well, without getting nasty. Two years ago, he started the term "ucb" (University of Colorado at Boulder), which most RamNationers use now when referring to the University of Colorado, seemingly irritating all Buff fans. He provides both informational/opinionated posts, as well as comedy, and can debate with any poster on any topic. His overall creativity, intelligence, and daily contributions-over the long haul-have made Stalwart our first entry into the RamNation Hall of Fame. He's one of the best posters this website has ever seen.

Congratulations Stalwart.

2. Dall Ram--Dall Ram is another charter member of RamNation, showing his brilliant posting abilities from Day one. He is most known for his humor and sarcasm, which has historically provided great comic relief. If you analyzed 100 posts by Dall, you'd maybe find one or two serious posts in the mix. The rest are knee-slappers, and good ones at that. His allegiance to the University of Nebraska has been well-documented, and that, combined with his love for Colorado State, has made him Public Enemy No. 1 with CU fans in the past. He has embraced that role and done well with fending them off with old-fashioned smack talk and uproarious comebacks. Dall Ram hasn't posted with the same ferver as he once did, dating back to the site's infancy days, but that can be expected in this day and age of up-and-comers and "look at me"-type of posters. Some of our best posters have chosen to go quietly into the night. But Dall Ram still shows his presence every now and then, and exudes an old-school attitude with a style of posting that shows he isn't afraid to take a humoristic crack at any of the big dogs that cross his path.

His credentials are among the best this site has ever seen: He earned the Funniest Poster Award in 2002 and 2003, and prior to this year had finished in the Top 25 rankings three consecutive times, with a No. 24 finish in 2003, second-place in 2002, and third-place in 2001. And even before the creation of RamNation, he was a Top 5 poster in the unofficial CSU Ramblings message board rankings.

Congratulations Dall Ram.

Thanks to both Stalwart and Dall Ram for their awesome service to RamNation over the past five years.