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VIDEO: MONTEE BALL AND JOSH OGLESBY TALK BIG TEN AWARDS
Montee Ball was named the inaugural winner of the Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year award, while each of UW's five starters on the offensive line earned All-Big Ten recognition.
ably one of your more physical practices.'' This is where ideas are put to the ultimate test -- against a live defense. "When you put things to test on air or on the (blocking) dummies or during a walk-through, it's not realistic,'' Bostad said. "You put things to test when it's as live as it can be. "Even though our defense is different from whomever we're playing, football is football. And you'd better have it tested and you'd better have some reps under your belt on it.'' What's the best thing about Tuesday? "That Wednesday is not far behind,'' Bostad
said.
That means another padded practice, another physical practice, if necessary. "You may have whittled some things down,''
Bostad said. "But you still want to have that good solid practice. Tuesday and Wednesday are huge as far as being on the field.'' But it doesn't end there.
"We're a group that's always looking for ways to make sure it's good for the kids,'' Bostad said UW offensive coordinator Paul Chryst gener-
ally reaches a point in his own game-planning, according to Bostad, where he offers up this, "I feel good about what we're giving them.'' That falls under the heading of maximizing personnel.
"Being fair to the kids,'' Bostad said. The objective is to put the players in a position where they can have success. "You don't have to be Superman to do some of this stuff,'' he acknowledged. But you do have to be diligent about your busi-
ness.
"Even though he's had success as a line coach, he's a great student of the game,'' Oglesby said. "Every day he's trying to learn a nuance here or there.''
It also helps to be passionate about what you're doing.
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