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Cheer up, folks. It's almost football season.

That reality just set in for me as I submitted my ballot for MVFC Preseason Awards.

The value of such a thing is pretty minimal. In fact, if you called it silly I wouldn't necessarily argue with you. Nevertheless, it's a process that I am flattered to be part of and a responsibility that I take very seriously. I'm not sure whether my fellow voters feel the same way or not, but that's the way I approach it. 

In terms of how we go about fillilng out our ballots, each of us certainly has our own method although that may change based on whether we are voting for preseason or postseason awards. Personally, I find the former to be much more difficult than the latter simply because there's so much that is unknown in the month of July.

In all honestly, that lack of knowledge sometimes forces you to flat out guess. They are thoughtful, experienced-based guesses, mind you, but they're still guesses.

Occassionally, it also means picking the guy from the team you cover over a player with similar ability from another team. Is that the best way to vote? Maybe not. But in a toss up scenario I always side with my eyes. I'm comfortable with that because knowledge doesn't equal bias. 

So, without further delay, here is is my 2018 MVFC Preseason Ballot: