All Bobcat Center Vote

[luckyirishguy25]

Centers!

[gtapp]

Not sure how anyone other than Holland gets any votes here. The only player to have part of the stadium named after him and has a statue outside (any position).

[luckyirishguy25]

Not sure how anyone other than Holland gets any votes here. The only player to have part of the stadium named after him and has a statue outside (any position).

It was me, we had 2 selections for all other o line positions and I brain farted and picked 2 centers with only one vote. Holland was my number 1, sampson my number 2. So Sonny technically has 2 votes.

[VimSince03]

Bump. And yeah it's basically Sonny then everyone else. However, great list of players

[seataccat]

Jeff Bolton, I suppose for nostalgia you could pick Holland.

[VimSince03]

OC Rankings - Top 10

1.) Sonny Holland (3x All-America 1957-1959; 4-year starter at C/MLB; Beat the Griz 4x as a player; Beat the Griz 6 consecutive times from 1972-1977 as a coach; Won a national title as a player (1956) and coach (1976) at MSU; Arguably the greatest Bobcat of all time; #52 is retired
2.) Jeff Bolton (2005 Remington Award Winner (best center in 1-AA); 2x All-America 2004-2005; 2x All-Big Sky 2004-2005; played about every position during his career)
3.) Larry Rubens (All-America 1981; All-Big Sky 1981; 5-year NFL career after making Green Bay Packers team as a rookie free agent in 1982)
4.) Nic Stevenson (2002 All-Big Sky; 2003 Preseason All-America entering his junior season but his shoulder injury forced him to retire; would've been an all-timer if he stayed healthy)
5.) Shaun Sampson (2x All-Big Sky 2011-2012; arguably the best Jason McEndoo creation ever)
6.) Brent Ludwig (2x All-Big Sky 1998-1999; recruited as a TE and moved in-line which was a common strategy used by Cliff Hysell for his lineman)
7.) Terry Albrecht (2x All-Big Sky 1963-1964; was rated as the best center in the country by several publications during his career; Jan Stenerud mention Terry in his NFL HOF speech)
8.) Tim Hansen (1st-Team All-Big Sky 1993; Skydiver in his post-football life with jumps that landed him in Wa-Griz…where he always wore his Bobcat gear)
9.) Jim Verlanic (Walked on in 2004; made starting lineup in 2005 and 2006; best year was 2007; 2008 was a mess due to injuries so he instead entered a mentor role for young lineman like Alex Terrien and Conrad Burbank; Terrien wore #61 in honor of Jim for the rest of his storied Bobcat career)
10.) Joel Horn (2x All-Big Sky 2014-2015; center for one of the most explosive offenses in MSU history)

Honorable Mentions:

Alex Neale - 10s
Zach Wolf - 00s
Alex Terrien - 00s (made All-Big Sky teams as a guard and tackle but played center his sophomore season)
JC Murray - 90s
Joe Johnson - 70s
Gene Wasia - 60s
Jim Argeris - 50s
Tom LeProwse - 40s
Paul McLean - 20s
Jim Ario - 20s

[Cataholic]

My vote is to eliminate the polls and just use Vims lists. Those are great!!!

[msubobcat]

I will second that

Re: All Bobcat Center Vote
Unread post by Cataholic » Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:10 am

My vote is to eliminate the polls and just use Vims lists. Those are great!!!

[VimSince03]

I will second that

Re: All Bobcat Center Vote
Unread post by Cataholic » Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:10 am

My vote is to eliminate the polls and just use Vims lists. Those are great!!!

I like the polls though. I'm just one opinion. I like seeing how every other fan votes.

[Bobcat4Ever]

OC Rankings - Top 10

1.) Sonny Holland (3x All-America 1957-1959; 4-year starter at C/MLB; Beat the Griz 4x as a player; Beat the Griz 6 consecutive times from 1972-1977 as a coach; Won a national title as a player (1956) and coach (1976) at MSU; Arguably the greatest Bobcat of all time; #52 is retired
2.) Jeff Bolton (2005 Remington Award Winner (best center in 1-AA); 2x All-America 2004-2005; 2x All-Big Sky 2004-2005; played about every position during his career)
3.) Larry Rubens (All-America 1981; All-Big Sky 1981; 5-year NFL career after making Green Bay Packers team as a rookie free agent in 1982)
4.) Nic Stevenson (2002 All-Big Sky; 2003 Preseason All-America entering his junior season but his shoulder injury forced him to retire; would've been an all-timer if he stayed healthy)
5.) Shaun Sampson (2x All-Big Sky 2011-2012; arguably the best Jason McEndoo creation ever)
6.) Brent Ludwig (2x All-Big Sky 1998-1999; recruited as a TE and moved in-line which was a common strategy used by Cliff Hysell for his lineman)
7.) Terry Albrecht (2x All-Big Sky 1963-1964; was rated as the best center in the country by several publications during his career; Jan Stenerud mention Terry in his NFL HOF speech)
8.) Tim Hansen (1st-Team All-Big Sky 1993; Skydiver in his post-football life with jumps that landed him in Wa-Griz…where he always wore his Bobcat gear)
9.) Jim Verlanic (Walked on in 2004; made starting lineup in 2005 and 2006; best year was 2007; 2008 was a mess due to injuries so he instead entered a mentor role for young lineman like Alex Terrien and Conrad Burbank; Terrien wore #61 in honor of Jim for the rest of his storied Bobcat career)
10.) Joel Horn (2x All-Big Sky 2014-2015; center for one of the most explosive offenses in MSU history)

Honorable Mentions:

Alex Neale - 10s
Zach Wolf - 00s
Alex Terrien - 00s (made All-Big Sky teams as a guard and tackle but played center his sophomore season)
JC Murray - 90s
Joe Johnson - 70s
Gene Wasia - 60s
Jim Argeris - 50s
Tom LeProwse - 40s
Paul McLean - 20s
Jim Ario - 20s

And happy to see another old name on the list! Gene Wasia. We were lab-mates in engineering classes. Great guy. A big frame, but so smallish compared to weight-room guys of today.