Bobcats Open Spring Drills Indoors on Monday
3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Rob Ash presided over "just a normal practice" to open Montana State's 2008 spring football session on Monday, except that it wasn't a normal practice at all.
The Bobcats moved their first practice of the spring - and the first spring practice of Ash's coaching tenure at MSU - into Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. In spite of the cramped quarters, Ash was thrilled.
"We're very happy to be practicing, no matter where it is," he said. "We'll get the work done that we need to get done these two days. We really owe a debt of gratitude to the Sports Facilities staff, who offered to wait on their setup (for this week's monster truck show and next week's MSU Rodeo) to help us out."
Ash welcomed 13 returning starters, including seven on offense, and 30 other returning lettermen to spring camp. While running backs Demetrius Crawford and Aaron Mason join four returning offensive line starters to form a strong offensive nucleus, but Ash knows it's the one hole that draws most of the attention.
"Far and away it's quarterback (where most of the attention falls)," Ash said. "It will be very important, and very interesting to see how that plays out."
After the Monday and Tuesday practices, Ash said his staff and players move into standby mode. "We'll just wait and see what happens" with Bozeman's weather, which forced the team into a late start to spring drills to begin with. "We'll be patient. We don't have a choice."
The Bobcats moved their first practice of the spring - and the first spring practice of Ash's coaching tenure at MSU - into Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. In spite of the cramped quarters, Ash was thrilled.
"We're very happy to be practicing, no matter where it is," he said. "We'll get the work done that we need to get done these two days. We really owe a debt of gratitude to the Sports Facilities staff, who offered to wait on their setup (for this week's monster truck show and next week's MSU Rodeo) to help us out."
Ash welcomed 13 returning starters, including seven on offense, and 30 other returning lettermen to spring camp. While running backs Demetrius Crawford and Aaron Mason join four returning offensive line starters to form a strong offensive nucleus, but Ash knows it's the one hole that draws most of the attention.
"Far and away it's quarterback (where most of the attention falls)," Ash said. "It will be very important, and very interesting to see how that plays out."
After the Monday and Tuesday practices, Ash said his staff and players move into standby mode. "We'll just wait and see what happens" with Bozeman's weather, which forced the team into a late start to spring drills to begin with. "We'll be patient. We don't have a choice."
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