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BOBCAT FOOTBALL GAME DAY NOTEBOOK #4: Montana State vs. Norfoli State
9/21/2019 12:00:00 PM | Football
A quick look at the Bobcats' home game against Norfolk State
Montana State enters its fourth game with lingering injury concerns on a cool and rainy day. Running back Isaiah Ifanse is doubtful at running back (Logan Jones will start), and Troy Andersen is again expect to be limited. Daniel Hardy is expected to start at Sam linebacker. CB Munchie Filer, WR Willie Patterson, CB Ty Okada, RB Karl Tucker II and TE Jacob Hadley are all expected to miss today's game with injuries.
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Montana State doesn't have any football history with opponents from Virginia, but the Cats have one Hall of Fame player from the Commonwealth. Charlie Jackson came to Montana State in 1956 at the behest of newly-hired assistant coach Herb Agocs, who had coached him in the Navy. Jackson slotted immediately into the starting lineup at guard, and played shoulder-to-shoulder with Sonny Holland for four seasons. The two helped lead a program that had known only occasion success throughout its history – the program had never before compiled four straight winning seasons in campaigns featuring more than three games – to a 31-6-1 record. That ignited the Bobcat program that won 16 conference crowns from 1956-2012.
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One of Norfolk State's most notable alums is actor/director Tim Reid, who has done tremendous work for many decades. His most endearing and enduring role, though, remains Venus Flytrap in the brilliant late 70s/early 80s sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. In honor of Tim Reid and Norfolk State University, here are the top five WKRP moments, as compiled by the staff at BBTN (Bobcats by the Numbers) and GDN (Game-Day Notebook):
5) Venus explains the atom to a high school dropout as a way to get him back into school. "I can give you the basics of the atom in two minutes."
4) Les Nessman demands respect for his imaginary door. "I only went to the trouble of putting these lines here to indicate the walls of a private office a news director should have. I would appreciate it if you would be kind enough to observe them."
3) Dr. Johnny Fever, introducing WKRP's new free-form format: "Well it's goodbye to the elevator music … 'Alright Cincinnati, it is time for this town to get down! You've got Johnny… Dr. Johnny Fever, and we are burning up in here!" And also: "Boogers!"
2) Ooooh, Omaha! Take me John!" Les Nessman's reply to the news that Johnny Fever has a convention in Nebraska's largest city and an agricultural center.
1) "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." Enough said.
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Montana State doesn't have any football history with opponents from Virginia, but the Cats have one Hall of Fame player from the Commonwealth. Charlie Jackson came to Montana State in 1956 at the behest of newly-hired assistant coach Herb Agocs, who had coached him in the Navy. Jackson slotted immediately into the starting lineup at guard, and played shoulder-to-shoulder with Sonny Holland for four seasons. The two helped lead a program that had known only occasion success throughout its history – the program had never before compiled four straight winning seasons in campaigns featuring more than three games – to a 31-6-1 record. That ignited the Bobcat program that won 16 conference crowns from 1956-2012.
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One of Norfolk State's most notable alums is actor/director Tim Reid, who has done tremendous work for many decades. His most endearing and enduring role, though, remains Venus Flytrap in the brilliant late 70s/early 80s sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. In honor of Tim Reid and Norfolk State University, here are the top five WKRP moments, as compiled by the staff at BBTN (Bobcats by the Numbers) and GDN (Game-Day Notebook):
5) Venus explains the atom to a high school dropout as a way to get him back into school. "I can give you the basics of the atom in two minutes."
4) Les Nessman demands respect for his imaginary door. "I only went to the trouble of putting these lines here to indicate the walls of a private office a news director should have. I would appreciate it if you would be kind enough to observe them."
3) Dr. Johnny Fever, introducing WKRP's new free-form format: "Well it's goodbye to the elevator music
2) Ooooh, Omaha! Take me John!" Les Nessman's reply to the news that Johnny Fever has a convention in Nebraska's largest city and an agricultural center.
1) "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." Enough said.
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