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Show dtiRL.A TrA Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 Page 8 ThursdayS Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman %IF WINTER SPORTS Aggie Sche Football SATURDAY, NOV. 3 usu vs. Texas State, 1 p.m., Romney Stadium Soccer OCT. 31-Nov. 4 WAC Tournament, Bell Field, Logan, Utah FRIDAY, NOV. 2 Utah State vs. TBA, 2:30 p.m. Men's Basketba' SATURDAY, Nov. 3 USU vs. Simon Fraser, 7 p.m., Spectrum cuR risiop uNG •• R Photo Voile ball THURSDAY, NOV. 1 USU at Denver, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 3 USU at New Mexico State, 7 p.m. Hocke FRIDAY, Nov. 2 USU vs. Utah, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, Nov. 3 USU vs. Weber State, 7 p.m. Women's Basketball FRIDAY, Nov. 2 Utah State vs. New Mexico Highlands, 7 p.m. WAC Schedule Football SATURDAY, NOV. 3 New Mexico State at Auburn, 10:30 a.m. Texas State at Utah State, 1 p.m. UTSA at No. 25 La. Tech, 2 p.m. San Jose State at Idaho, 3 p.m. AP Top `Flow State' to air at USU BY DANIELLE MANLEY staff writer World-renowned athletes jump from a helicopter with only skis and the snow around them. Flying at full speed down one of the most dangerous mountains known to man is no intimidation factor. This is what they live for, even get paid to do. This is what they love. Snowboarding, skiing, extreme racing and freestyle. All different forms of the sport featured in the Warren Miller film, "Flow State." "Being in the films is the highlight of my young life," said Scott Schmidt, a pioneer in extreme skiing. "I was thrilled and shaking. The first time I saw myself on the screen was a big moment. Warren changed my path. He took me down a different road." Warren Miller's 63rd annual film Football 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 RECORD Alabama (60) 8-0 Oregon 8-0 Kansas State 8-0 Notre Dame 8-0 7-1 LSU Ohio State 9-0 7-1 Georgia 7-1 Florida Florida State 8-1 7-1 Clemson 7-2 S. Carolina Louisville 8-0 Oregon State 6-1 Oklahoma 5-2 6-2 Stanford Texas A&M 6-2 Miss. State 7-1 USC 6-2 Boise State 7-1 Texas Tech 6-2 Nebraska 6-2 La. Tech 7-1 W. Virginia 5-2 Arizona 5-3 UCLA 6-2 PTS PVS 1 1500 2 1412 1382 4 1344 5 1216 6 9 1158 1145 12 3 1075 1046 11 914 14 823 17 817 16 762 7 758 8 627 19 580 22 559 13 418 10 406 21 388 15 249 NR 209 24 126 25 106 NR 103 NR Dropped from rankings: Rutgers 18, Michigan 20, Ohio 23 Others receiving votes: Toledo 88, Rutgers 74, Oklahoma State 72, Texas 55, Kent State 33, Tulsa 17, Northern Illinois 12, Washington 8, Northwestern 7, Ohio 4, Wisconsin 4, Michigan 2, Louisiana-Monroe 1 Briefly Men's Basketball Utah State men's basketball coach Stew Morrill announced in a press release Monday freshman guard Riley Bradshaw has left the team. The Montana native will transfer from USU at the end of the fall semester for personal reasons. Bradshaw played eight minutes in his short Aggie career, logging two points and one assist in Utah State's dominant exhibition win over the Grand Canyon `Lopes on Saturday. The Bradshaw-less Aggies will take on Simon Fraser at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the Spectrum. is making it's debut in Logan on Nov. 1 and 2. Touring in more than 21 states, Logan is one of the first destinations. Filming in some of the most dangerous and radical sites in the world, this year's film "Flow State" has taken extreme skiing and boarding to new limits. "Even though you're going 50 or 60 miles an hour, for some reason everything slows down for you," said Gary Nate, a cameraman for Warren Miller for more than 20 years. "It's really a funny sensation. They call it a flow state. This is actually where the title of the movie came this year." Flow State takes the audience through several different infamous ski sites in the United States, including Canyons Resort in Park City. "Every place I go in the world they always ask, 'Is this as good as your Utah powder?' And the answer's usually 'No, it's not,'" Nate said. "Because Utah powder is so light, it dries out and dries out as it comes over the Nevada desert and by the time it drops into Utah, it's the lightest snow on earth. And it's really hard to compete with Utah snow." From the lightest snow on earth in Utah to the steep, extreme backcountry in Alaska to the uninhabited glaciers of Svalbard, Norway, this film's destinations are more than ski resorts. These locations mark the greatest skiing and snowboarding the globe has to offer. "We've been to Antarctica, we've been to Patagonia, we've been in Iran," Nate said. "Just about any place that you can imagine, we have filmed. It's not different this year. It's just like a travel log." Most of the ski and snowboard sites in the movie are inaccessible, except by helicopter. There's a reason these destinations aren't easy to reach. They're dangerous. "The mountains are dangerous," Nate said. "Alaska is some of the most extreme mountains we ski. It can be spooky if you get caught in an avalanche." Warren Miller has only had one athlete die during filming. Despite the dangers involved in the sport, the athletes are as dedicated as ever. "It doesn't seem dangerous," Schmidt said. "I've got so many miles under my belt, it seems like another day. You have to have your guard up and be aware of your surroundings, but it doesn't feel like a high risk." *See MILLER, Page 9 FOOTBALL Utah State hosts Texas State BY TAVIN STUCK! sports editor Even though the Utah State football team is a heavy favorite in Saturday's matchup against the Texas State Bobcats, USU head coach Gary Andersen isn't taking anything lightly. "This will be a big challenge for us," Andersen said. "It's a good football team we are playing. Texas State is very good in option football." The Bobcats are led by senior quarterback Shaun Rutherford. The 6-foot, 185-pounder has 288 rushing yards and three touchdowns to go along with his 1,149 yards and nine touchdowns through the air with four interceptions. Utah State freshman linebacker Kyler Fackrell said playing against UTSA's option attack will prepare the Aggies well for Texas State. "I like playing option teams," Fackrell said. "It kind of simplifies things. It's more complicated in that you just have to know your assignment, but it simplifies. It's easier I think to play against an option team because they are more one dimensional." Fackrell and the rest of the defense will be up against Bobcat wide receiver Andy Erickson. The junior from Austin, Texas, has three touchdown catches and 385 yards receiving. It still may not be enough to score on one of the top defenses in the country. Utah State ranks fifth in the country with 3.56 sacks per game, sixth in scoring defense, allowing 14.2 points per game and 11th in rushing defense, allowing 96 yards per game. The Aggies have allowed opposing teams to score only twice in the first quarter this season, holding both San AGGIE RUNNING BACK KELVIN LEE carries a ball around New Mexico State defenders in Romney action earlier this season. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo Jose State and UTSA to field goals. Fackrell said he hopes Utah State will keep the Bobcats out of scoring range altogether. "Hopefully we can keep them out of the red zone," Fackrell said. "We've shown the ability this year to bend but don't break on defense. We sometimes allow teams to kind of march down the field on us, but then we bow up in the redzone. Hopefully if they do get into the redzone, we'll be able to bow up and keep them to at least a field goal." Andersen said the UTSA offense will present challenges for the Aggies. "It will be a big, big challenge for us defensively to make the plays, get on and off the field and take care of business," he said. Offensively, Utah State is led by sophomore Chuckie Keeton who has 2,355 passing yards and 19 touchdown tosses from under center. The scrambling quarterback from Cypress Creek, Texas, also has 358 yards rushing and three scores. Keeton and senior running back Kerwynn Williams make up the majority of the Aggie offense. Williams leads the team in receptions, carries and has the secondmost total touchdowns at 12. The duo has helped the Aggies to a 7-2 record and a currently undefeated Western Athletic Conference season. USU wide receiver Cameron Webb *See FOOTBALL, Page 10 |