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Topic: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Topic: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

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C Money
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Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/22/2015 8:34:32 PM

Per popular outcry, we are changing the voting system for the RBs (and maybe additional position groups, depending on how it goes). Everyone with a second makes it into a poll. We'll divide them into two primary groups (pre-Grobe and Grobe & after was suggested, but it shouldn't matter so long as each group has fewer than 10), with the top two vote-getters from each primary group moving on to a run-off.

Nominee with seconds:

Chad Brinker (seconded)
Kalvin McRae (seconded)
Erland Ahlberg (seconded)
Steve Hoofkin (seconded)
Donte Harden (seconded)
Jamel Patterson (seconded)
Bill Gary (seconded)
Beau Blankenship (seconded)
Kevin Babcock (seconded)
Dave LaVeck (seconded)
Sid Hall (seconded)
Mitch Morsillo (seconded)
Tim Curtis (seconded)
Larkalos Townsend (seconded)

Other nominees, needing seconds:
Jim Albert
AJ Ouellette
Bob Houmard
Tony Cariffa
Arnold Welcher
Bob Brooks

I'm going to nominate Chad Brinker. He beat Marshall and a brain tumor.

Last Edited: 3/25/2015 5:40:36 PM by C Money

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/22/2015 9:07:51 PM

I'll nominate Kalvin McRae. He wasn't fast enough to get drafted, but he was always fast enough in pads.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 5:30:33 AM

L.C. wrote:

I'll nominate Kalvin McRae. He wasn't fast enough to get drafted, but he was always fast enough in pads.

2nd that.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 7:35:03 AM

C Money wrote:

I'm going to nominate Chad Brinker. He beat Marshall and a brain tumor.

Chad was my first thought as well...I second your nomination.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 7:46:40 AM

A good RB sometimes needs a monster FB. I nominate the ROADGRADER Morsillo.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 10:35:28 AM

I nominate Erland Ahlberg ('53-'55).
He was lightning-fast both on the gridiron and with the track team, yet could burst up the middle and catch passes, too.
He was a fine defensive back, a tough tackler, as well.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 10:45:12 AM

Kalvin McRae

Last Edited: 3/23/2015 10:45:37 AM by MariettaCatFanatic

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 10:59:19 AM

fansince49 wrote:

I second Ahlberg and nominate Jim Albert and Steve Hookfin.

One of my favorite games as a student-fan was watching Albert shred Marshall's D for 4 TD runs - in the first half.

I enjoyed watching Hookfin for several reasons but this one stands out: When tackled he consistently managed to fall forward.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 11:36:14 AM

Mike Johnson wrote:

fansince49 wrote:

Second for Steveland Hookfin. He was a key part of a squad that brought Bobcat football back from the dead.

Last Edited: 3/23/2015 11:39:22 AM by MedinaCat

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 11:38:37 AM

The underrated Jamel Patterson.

He was forced to split carries with Brinker...that's the only reason he didn't put up huge numbers. In fact, his yards per attempt were always better than Brinker's...but Brinker always got more carries.

Anyway, I loved his running style and he was fun to watch.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 12:33:14 PM

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 4:02:33 PM

Donte Harden - nominated - still seeing that wheel route vs Temple in the black uniforms.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 4:10:04 PM

El Gato Roberto wrote:

Donte Harden - nominated - still seeing that wheel route vs Temple in the black uniforms.

Second Donte.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 5:00:40 PM

Bill Gary. I believe this guy had to live in his car at one time and was a decent running back.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 6:04:43 PM

OK, it appears that personnel from our second most successful roster are not very popular. I nominate Blankenship.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 6:40:28 PM

Second Patterson, Gary and Blankenship.

Now, nominating Tim Curtis. Twice ran for more than 1,000 yards on dreadful Bobcat teams in the early 90s.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 7:03:13 PM

How about Kevin Babcock. When he graduated (1980 or 1981) he was Bobcats all-time leading rusher. Talk about tough and hard-nosed. Man!

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 7:08:33 PM

AJ Oullette. One year was enough for me.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 7:41:48 PM

Jeff Hill wrote:

How about Kevin Babcock. When he graduated (1980 or 1981) he was Bobcats all-time leading rusher. Talk about tough and hard-nosed. Man!

I second your nomination. As fierce a runner between the tackles as I've seen in an Ohio uniform. And, some of the other guys listed here are fierce. Even if he was stoned in the backfield, he would often find a way to scrape out a couple of yards. "Babcock for two."

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 8:17:41 PM

A bit surprised SBH hasn't nominated Todd Yoho yet.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 9:21:40 PM

I second Gary

. . . he was very instrumental in our first victory over Kentucky in 1971. The PA announcer's call of "Gary on the carry . . ." is one of those memorable things that has become a legend in our family.

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 9:23:41 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

Sorry . . . I didn't see Mike's second . . . so make mine a third. ;-)

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 9:24:59 PM

Shouldn't this be limited to players who have graduated? Hence, nix AJ?

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread (NT)

Posted: 3/23/2015 9:49:50 PM

Last Edited: 3/23/2015 10:20:43 PM by BuddyLee

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RE: Favorite Bobcats All Time Team - RB Nominations Thread

Posted: 3/23/2015 9:54:46 PM

BuddyLee wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

Shouldn't this be limited to players who have graduated? Hence, nix AJ?

Yeah if we're looking historically then you can nix AJ. How about you replace him with another favorite of mine Raynald Ray.

He's your nominee. If he's your favorite, then nominate him. If you want to want to withdraw it, then we can take his name off the list.

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