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Show Page 12 Loan's Favorite Oven Don't miss your chance to learn to cook this unique cuisine from USU student Tyra Sellers. For class info, contact us at tyrasellers@mac.com or 435-213-5858 *For coupons check the campus Cash coupon book 13O N. Main • 787-1757 155/80R13or175/70R13 TOURING P215/70R15 S69 P215/60R16 S72 P225/60R16 S79 P205/65R15 PERFORMANCE P205/60R15 S59 P205/65R15 S65 P205/55R16 S79 TRUCK/SUV S87 LT265/75R16/C....S109 LT235/85R16 S114 P225/75R16 GOODfYEAR on your next purchase of tires and service totaling $250 or more on your Goodyear Credit Card. Offer ends September 26, 2008. See store for details. Mounting Balancing \Sal\se Stems Flat Repair Tire Disposal Road Hazard www.webtires.net & Automotive Open 7:30 am to 8 pm daily • 6 am to 8pm Sat ATHENS, Ga.(AP)There's no great mystery this time. Georgia will definitely be wearing black jerseys for its showdown with Alabama. Still, the choice of colors is telling. The third-ranked Bulldogs know how big this game is, even though the calendar hasn't even flipped to October yet. This is their chance to start shaking out the hierarchy in the brutal Southeastern Conference, which has four of the top eight teams in this week's Associated Press rankings. The No. 8 Crimson Tide routed Clemson to start the season and blew out Arkansas last week in the SEC opener, giving every indication that second-year coach Nick Saban has this storied program back on track after a few seasons lost in the hinterlands. Hoping to turn back the Tide, Georgia decided this was as good a week as any for a "blackout." For just the third time in modern school history, the Bulldogs will be IN THIS JAN. I FILE PHOTO, GEORGIA RUNNING BACK Knowshon Moreno (24) is congratulated after scoring his first touchdown during the Sugar Bowl football game against Hawaii at the Superdome, in New Orleans. AP photo wearing black jerseys instead of their traditional red, and they're urging all their fans to don the color as well for Saturday night's nationally televised game. "I'm a style guy," cornerback Asher Allen said. "I like the black (jerseys). I like how they offset the red helmets. The red jerseys are more traditional, but the black just gives us a little extra spice. I like it. I really do." Coach Mark Richt isn't concerned with making any sort of fashion statement. He just remembers what happened a year ago when he finally gave in to his players' persistent appeals to wear black jerseys. Heading into a crucial game against Auburn, Richt vaguely passed along a supposed request from the players thai C.eorgia fans come dressed in black. When asked if the Bulldogs planned to wear the color as well, the coach kept saying the team had not ordered any such attire that week. While he wasn't lying, the straight-laced coach definitely fudged the truth. Richt had ordered the jerseys over the summer, but he only told his staff and the seniors. During the warmups before the game, the Bulldogs came out in red. The ruse continued when the captains came out ahead of the rest of the team, still dressed in red. Horrific hazing accident ea. On every tire we sell. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 Bulldogs to black out Tide For the first time In Cache Valley cooking classes will be offered to learn about the exotic tastes and aromas of India. P255/70R16 StatesmanSOOrtS Logan 885 North Main • 753-2412 Providence 110S. Hwy 165 • 787-1844 LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) - It was shocking enough when six high school football players were accused of sodomizing six younger teammates with a broomstick during training camp. But the scandal was raised to a whole new level when the coaches were accused of turning a blind eye to the hazing. Since then, Robertson High's head football coach and all five assistants have resigned, and prosecutors are considering charges against adults and youngsters alike. The incident has turned student against student in the town of 14,000, and subjected some of the school's athletes to lewd taunts from spectators. "I'm very sad, so very sad for these young men," said Veronica Sanchez, a retiree who knows one of the victims and one of the accused. Her friends and family, she said, are split "kind of 5050" on whether to blame the RICK ROMERO, SUPERINTENDENT of Las Vegas Public Schools in Las Vegas, N.M., stands at Robertson High School's Cardinal Stadium in Las Vegas, N.M. on Tuesday. Six high school football players were accused of sodomizing six younger teammates with a broomstick during training camp, but the scandal was raised to a whole new level when the coaches were accused of ignoring the hazing. AP photo coaching staff or the older players. The scandal unfolded at a four-day, mid-August preseason training camp in the mountains west of Las Vegas, a predominantly Hispanic, once-booming Old West town 60 miles from Santa Fe, now known for its stately Victorian homes. According to state police reports, a group of juniors assaulted several younger teammates over two days, holding the victims down while a broomstick was forced into their rectums over their athletic shorts. Police did not find out about it from school officials; instead, a state police officer whose son is on the team learned of the allegations through his wife, a camp volunteer. The alleged ringleader was expelled from school. The others - some of them veteran members of the highly successful team - were suspended through the end of the school year. The six victims returned to the team. Several residents declined to give their names but expressed disbelief, frustration and embarrassment over the case, along with anger some directed at the coaches, some at the media inquiring about the scandal. Places: USU volleyball coaches [I continued from page 10 just glad he took the job." Peterson brings 28 years of coaching experience with him to Utah State, including five NCAA Final Four appearances as head coach at Penn State. "I've been around the block," he said. "I've coached a lot of years, and had some good experiences with some pretty high-level teams." Having similar coaching philosophies allows DuBose and Peterson to run efficient practices and prepare the team for competition. They base training on motor learning principles, which focus on learning the components of the skills and then practicing the complete skill in a competitive setting. "Motor learning is a physical education school of thought on what's the best way to learn skills," DuBose said. Peterson said motor learning principles involve playing and competing in practice, which helps the players prepare their skills for matches. "If you walk into our practice, you'll see us competing a bunch," Peterson said. "We're gonna play lots of volleyball and get feedback while we're doing it." DuBose said the learning curve is pretty steep, but using this philosophy enables his players to improve quickly. Peterson said he isn't a yeller or screamer because it doesn't make the team better. He said he wants to teach the players to take ownership of the team and be creative on their own, which is what very good teams do. With conference play beginning, DuBose and Peterson feel the team has been prepared by a tough preseason schedule. "We played a very challenging preseason schedule," Peterson said. "We played very good teams, and we seem to be on the upswing now." The Aggies were predicted to finish fifth in the WAC by the preseason coaches' poll, but DuBose said the team feels it can reach beyond that. He said the "brutal preaseason schedule" has improved the team for WAC play. The Aggies are 1-0 in conference play after coming back to beat San Jose State in five sets on Saturday. Peterson said the team is still getting better, and he is looking forward to getting further into conference play. DuBose is also assisted by Taubi Neves, a 2004 Utah State graduate who is returning for her second season as an assistant. "I think Taubi is getting to be a very good coach," Peterson said. "She adds on to what we have as well." DuBose and Peterson are both at Utah State for the second time, and are happy to be back. "The people are great to work with here," Peterson said. "It's a place you can thrive in." Peterson said since he first coached at USU, it has been one of his favorite places. He said a lot of the faces have changed since his first stint, but the feeling is still the same. With 80 percent of the students living within five blocks of the university, Utah Slate has a more vibrant college experience than other schools in the state, DuBose said. "It's a great time to be an Aggie," he said. -Joseph, w@aggiemail.usu. edu |