All Bobcat TE & OL nominations

[luckyirishguy25]

All nominations here, we'll breakdown the voting by TE's, Guards, Tackles and Centers

RECAP:
Qb1 Travis Lulay
Qb2 Denarius Mcghee
Fb Chad Newell
Rb1 Isaiah Ifanse
Rb2 Ryan Johnson
Wr1 Elvis Akpla
Wr2 Sam McCullum
Wr3 Lance McClutcheon

[BleedingBLue]

Curtis Amos was an unsung hero in my opinion. Didn't catch a ton of passes but was one of the best run blocking TEs we've seen.

[VimSince03]

TE Ranking - Top 5

1.) Butch Damberger - 70s
2.) Joe Bignell - 80s
3.) Beau Sandland - 10s
4.) Blake Wolf - 00s
5.) Tiai Salanoa - 10s

Honorable Mentions:

Steven Foster - 10s
Kyle Begger - 10s
Joe Schreibeis - 00s
Elliott Barnhart - 00s
Chad Mayer - 90s
Pat Gulick - 90s
Ron McCullough - 70s

[mslacatfan]

People forget about Sandland because he was only here 1 year……. But that dude was RIDICULOUS. One of those guys that had no business playing at the fcs level.

Joe bignell still holds most records (Lance just beat some of them last year)…. It’s probably him at the top spot.

[083190]

Joe Bignell...done!

[083190]

Jon Borchardt
Mike Person
Larry Rubens
Jeff Bolton
Lee Washburn

[VimSince03]

How I ranked them.

OT Ranking - Top 10 (this is an exceptional bunch of football players my goodness)

1.) Jon Borchardt (3rd rd draft pick; 9 year NFL career; 2x 1st Team All-Big Sky; All-America 1978; ask Sonny Holland who he believes is the greatest tackle ever to play at MSU)
2.) Mike Person (7th rd draft pick; 8 year NFL career; 2x 1st Team All-Big Sky; All-America 2010)
3.) Mitch Brott (2019 1st Team All-Big Sky; All-America 2019; Started all four years and holds the iron man record at MSU)
4.) Brent Swaggert (2x 1st Team All-Big Sky; 3x All-America; set the standard for offensive tackle greatness at MSU at the turn of the century)
5.) John Weidenaar (2015 1st Team All-Big Sky; All-American 2015; training camp with Bengals in 2016)
6.) Lewis Kidd (2021 1st Team All-Big Sky; All-America 2021; on Saints roster in 2022)
7.) Jeff Bolton (great tackle but arguably best center in MSU history other than Sonny; 2004 1st Team All-Big Sky at tackle; 2004 All-America at tackle)
8.) Joe Tiller (All-America 1963; Jim Sweeney regarded him as one of the best players he ever coached; had a great coaching career)
9.) Conrad Burbank (2011 1st Team All-Big Sky; All-America 2011; switched to tackle his senior year and was exceptional)
10.) Bill Schmidt (1984 1st Team All-Big Sky; All-America 1984; left tackle of the 1984 Title team)

Honorable Mentions:

Steven Foster - 10s
Dylan Mahoney - 10s
Joe Hirst - 00s
Peder Jensen - 00s
Jason Westbrock - 90s
Allan Young - 70s
Alan Ward - 70s
Tom Marinan - 60s
Clark Smith - 60s
John Winchell - 60s
Curt Farrier - 60s
Ron Warzeka - 50s (could argue he belongs somewhere in that Top 10)
Bob Biastoch - 50s
Ed Ritt - 50s

[VimSince03]

OG Ranking - Top 10 (MSU's string of offensive guards in the 1970s was insane)

1.) JP Flynn (4x All-Big Sky; All-America 2016; 2 year stint with 49ers before injuries cut career short)
2.) Jeff Hansen (3x All-Big Sky; 2x All-America 2008-2009; Cowboys training camp 2010)
3.) Lee Washburn (2x All-Big Sky; 1978 NFL Draft Pick)
4.) Jay Daly (3x All-Big Sky; All-America 1979; Jay's sons Bobby and Brad are MSU legends as well)
5.) Alex Terrien (2x All-Big Sky; All-America 2011)
6.) Fred Chez (2x All-Rocky Mountain; All-America 1928; Bobcat HOF)
7.) Ron Iverson (2x All-Big Sky; All-America 1975)
8.) Leon Potkay (2x All-Big Sky; All-America 1973)
9.) Mataio Toilolo (2x All-Big Sky; against McNeese State in the playoffs he took the 2nd half at center despite being at about 30% due to other injuries along a depleted offensive line)
10.) Lawrence Figueroa (2x All-Big Sky; one of the best JC transfers ever at MSU)

Honorable Mentions:

Jim Ario - 20s
Harold Dyer - 30s
Jim Argeris - 50s
Charles Jackson - 50s
Tom Monterossi - 60s
Jerry Ross - 60s
Gary Carle - 60s
Tom Wezenbach - 60s
Mike Cronquist - 60s
Jim Boyle - 70s
Don Samuleson - 80s
Eric Harlington - 80s
Bruce Randall - 80s
Cory Brye - 90s
Mike Quast - 00s
Quinn Catalano - 10s (almost put him #10)
Taylor Tuiasosopo - 10s

[luckyirishguy25]

People forget about Sandland because he was only here 1 year……. But that dude was RIDICULOUS. One of those guys that had no business playing at the fcs level.

Joe bignell still holds most records (Lance just beat some of them last year)…. It’s probably him at the top spot.

I feel like Sandland didn't get targeted enough. I agree he was a monster.

[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

[VimSince03]

BTW, all I'm doing here is putting all the guys who have made All-Big Sky and All-America teams at their given positions in a list then I start ranking based off their accolades and careers. I'll then throw in other guys like Jim Verlanic who meant a lot to their teams despite never making an All-Conference list.

Ranking these offensive lineman was a ton of fun. Sooooo many MSU legends in this group and a bunch of other guys not listed that deserve recognition as well.

[coloradocat]

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.) Cliff Hysell (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

Who is #6 supposed to be? Although that might explain his record if Hysell was pulling double duty.

[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.) Cliff Hysell (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

Who is #6 supposed to be? Although that might explain his record if Hysell was pulling double duty.

Shoot...typo. Brent Ludwig!

[luckyirishguy25]

Thanks Vim, your lists are amazing.