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“Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality” plus 2 more

“Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality” plus 2 more

Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:27 AM PDT

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You've read the books, seen the movies, and perhaps stayed up all night debating the dark moral issues presented in Stephenie Meyer's world of the undead. Ponder no more.

NCAA football: Rhoads sticking with same philosophy as ISU looks to build off bowl win

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:16 PM PDT

 IRVING, Texas — Simple worked once. Why not try it again? After keeping things simple in his first-year as Iowa State head coach, Paul Rhoads plans to do the same as the Cyclones look to build upon an Insight Bowl victory in 2010. For more ISU sports, see GoCyclones.

 "You can't go away from the basics just because you stopped some people and you scored some points," Rhoads said at Big 12 media days on Monday. "You did it because you blocked and you tackled, not because you out-schemed them." 

 Stripping football to the bare essentials — Rhoads spent 15 minutes in his very first spring practice going over tackling 101 — helped ISU get back on the national map.

 The Cyclones snapped a 10-game losing streak. They ended the nation's longest road losing streak. They won at Nebraska for the first time since 1977.

 And they had a winning record for the first time since 2005.

 That was a good first act. But ISU defensive end Rashawn Parker knows more is expected when the Cyclones hit the field for the encore.

 "All the expectations are raised," Parker said. "We want to go to a second bowl game and have more success this season."

  ISU believes it's up to the challenge.

 The running game, which anchored the offense last year, returns nearly intact with running back Alexander Robinson and the four starting offensive linemen back.

 Quarterback Austen Arnaud overhauled his mechanics and said his accuracy is "night and day" better than last year.

 Even though the defense only returns four starters, the Cyclones like the strides being made by defensive coordinator Wally Burnham's unit.

 "They are going to make plays," Arnaud said. "I've seen them all summer and spring. We are excited for them."

 For Rhoads, developing talent will be a key to ISU's success, not just this season, but for the foreseeable future.

 "People are going to see that this fall, and not just players that played last year," he said. "But redshirts and so forth that begin to play with us."

 But what about the schedule, the one that could potentially feature four preseason top 10 opponents?

 "We play the toughest schedule in America," Rhoads said. "We have to be ready for it."

 A demanding schedule is nothing new for the Cyclones, Arnaud said, because the teams on it that college football pundits are raving about — Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska — are old foes.

 "Every game is tough," Arnaud said. "There is not a team on our schedule that I feel we would murder. We open up with Northern Illinois, and they made a bowl last year."

 But after everything ISU went through last year, the Cyclones think they're ready to take it on.

 "We've already proven ourselves," Parker said. "But we have to prove ourselves again. It's a new year. Everything we did and learned last season, and all the hard work we put in this offseason will carry over into the season."

Alburtis no longer on team

 Defensive tackle Austin Alburtis graduated in the summer and decided to give up football.

 "He has elected to forego his senior year of eligibility and move into the workplace," Rhoads said.

Sims update expected soon

 Rhoads said he hopes to hear something about the ongoing police investigation involving David Sims in the next day or two.

 Sims is under investigation by the Ames Police Department for unauthorized use of a credit card.

Bobby La Gesse can be reached at (515) 663-6929 or rlagesse@amestrib.com.

 

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