BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: Only 82 Days Until Gold Rush!
6/9/2018 1:42:00 PM | Football
Jumpin' Julius Lloyd was a very productive receiver for an MSU Big Sky title team
June 9: Bobcats by the Numbers takes a look at current and past Bobcats that correspond to the number of days remaining before Montana State opens the 2018 football season against Western Illinois in Bobcat Stadium's annual Gold Rush game on August 30.
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Mark Estes, WR: Mark Estes joins the Bobcats in August after the rare distinction of earning all-state honors at two different high schools. He was a star as a sophomore at Drummond in 2015, and after moving to Kalispell earned all-state honors at Glacier High.
Spotlight: It's easy to type-cast football players. Julius Lloyd came to MSU as a junior college receiver in the summer of 2009 with an impressive YouTube highlight reel. His specialty was using his jumping ability to go up and get balls – some called him Jumpin' Julius – on fade patterns. There was plenty of flash to this #82, or so it appeared. But once in the Bobcat program, Lloyd began proving almost immediately there was much, much more. A disciplined route-runner and willing blocker, Julius Lloyd was much more than a diva receiver. He was willing to do the usually-unseen work that makes offenses successful. And as Rob Ash always preaches, when a player works for the betterment of the team, individual success always arrives. Lloyd finished his two-year career at MSU in 2010 with 1,153 receiving yards, 18th-best in school history, and his eight career touchdown catches was tied for 15th-most at MSU. His seven TD catches as a senior in 2010 is tied for 11th. As impressive as the stats remain, Lloyd's strength of character and classy demeanor continue to have a strong impact on MSU's receiver corps.
Chronology: Jim Stevens (1956), Bill Mack (1957-59), Carl Hinkle (1964-65), Don Mathern (1966-68), Ken Lucido (1970), Tim Allen (1971), Doug Vickery (1972), Scott Mizelle (1974), Al Reichow (1974, '75-76), Tom Pomroy (1977-78), Wade Abel (1979), Bill Walker (1980), Duane Baker (1982-86), Mark Woodcock (1987), Bucky Haynes (1988), Brian Plunkett (1989-90), Mike Cady (1992), Craig Galle (1995-99), Darryl Johnson (2000), Matt McCullough (2001-04), Nolan Lee (2005), Tyler Bolton (2006-08), Julius Lloyd (2009-10), Jake Olson (2011), Mitchell Herbert (2014-17), Mark Estes (2018-)
Other #82 Notes: Mike Kramer famously called receiver the 'pink Under Armour' position, a humorous slap at the toughness of pass-catchers by a former lineman. But at Montana State receiver is a position that seems to foster great students. Montana State's two most recent CoSIDA Academic All-Americas, Tanner Bleskin and Mitch Herbert, who brought jersey number 82 considerable distinction over the last four years, played receiver and re-wrote MSU's receiving record book in the process… Al Reichow, a receiver/tight end in the mid-1970s, was the son of long-time Minnesota Vikings executive Jerry Reichow, an interesting character himself. The elder Reichow had been a star quarterback and basketball player at Iowa before joining the Detroit Lions and later the Vikings.
#82
Mark Estes, WR: Mark Estes joins the Bobcats in August after the rare distinction of earning all-state honors at two different high schools. He was a star as a sophomore at Drummond in 2015, and after moving to Kalispell earned all-state honors at Glacier High.
Spotlight: It's easy to type-cast football players. Julius Lloyd came to MSU as a junior college receiver in the summer of 2009 with an impressive YouTube highlight reel. His specialty was using his jumping ability to go up and get balls – some called him Jumpin' Julius – on fade patterns. There was plenty of flash to this #82, or so it appeared. But once in the Bobcat program, Lloyd began proving almost immediately there was much, much more. A disciplined route-runner and willing blocker, Julius Lloyd was much more than a diva receiver. He was willing to do the usually-unseen work that makes offenses successful. And as Rob Ash always preaches, when a player works for the betterment of the team, individual success always arrives. Lloyd finished his two-year career at MSU in 2010 with 1,153 receiving yards, 18th-best in school history, and his eight career touchdown catches was tied for 15th-most at MSU. His seven TD catches as a senior in 2010 is tied for 11th. As impressive as the stats remain, Lloyd's strength of character and classy demeanor continue to have a strong impact on MSU's receiver corps.
Chronology: Jim Stevens (1956), Bill Mack (1957-59), Carl Hinkle (1964-65), Don Mathern (1966-68), Ken Lucido (1970), Tim Allen (1971), Doug Vickery (1972), Scott Mizelle (1974), Al Reichow (1974, '75-76), Tom Pomroy (1977-78), Wade Abel (1979), Bill Walker (1980), Duane Baker (1982-86), Mark Woodcock (1987), Bucky Haynes (1988), Brian Plunkett (1989-90), Mike Cady (1992), Craig Galle (1995-99), Darryl Johnson (2000), Matt McCullough (2001-04), Nolan Lee (2005), Tyler Bolton (2006-08), Julius Lloyd (2009-10), Jake Olson (2011), Mitchell Herbert (2014-17), Mark Estes (2018-)
Other #82 Notes: Mike Kramer famously called receiver the 'pink Under Armour' position, a humorous slap at the toughness of pass-catchers by a former lineman. But at Montana State receiver is a position that seems to foster great students. Montana State's two most recent CoSIDA Academic All-Americas, Tanner Bleskin and Mitch Herbert, who brought jersey number 82 considerable distinction over the last four years, played receiver and re-wrote MSU's receiving record book in the process… Al Reichow, a receiver/tight end in the mid-1970s, was the son of long-time Minnesota Vikings executive Jerry Reichow, an interesting character himself. The elder Reichow had been a star quarterback and basketball player at Iowa before joining the Detroit Lions and later the Vikings.
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