Notes on Albany
Their program has grown from nothing. Head coach Bob Ford built the program from the ground up.
The football program grew from a club team in 1970-72 to Division III from 1973-1994. The Great Danes climbed into Division II in 1995 and the Football Championship Subdivision in 1999.They keep changing up their gameplan. One has to wonder if this is really an act in deception or just the Great Danes trying to find something that works. Albany is 1-2 on the season with losses to Colgate and Hofstra.
Montana quarterback Cole Bergquist said film study during the bye week showed certain defensive tendencies on the part of the Great Danes. Then the Griz watched film of Albany's 28-13 Saturday home loss to No. 15 Hofstra, and things had changed.Bob Ford has coached the Albany Great Danes forever. This is an interesting contrast to our situation. Not that there's anything wrong with BH wanting to move on. Who wouldn't? I doubt there are many coaches would've rather sit at the FCS instead of moving. There is at least one though.
"They ran some totally different stuff," Bergquist said. "Now it's just like any game - we have to be ready for everything."
"When I first came here I thought I was going to stay three years, use it for a professional stepping-stone and move on," Ford said.
"I started the program from scratch,” Ford said. “As other opportunities came up to go other places that paid more money, it was sort of my baby, I guess, and I just didn’t want to walk."
