“New philosophy for Wildcats” plus 2 more |
- New philosophy for Wildcats
- Sims’ philosophy is to think like a starter
- The Philosophy Magazine: Neurophilosophy
| Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:35 PM PDT In his first season at Lexington High, coach Scott Earley is taking a patient view toward the Wildcats' resurgence. "When you bring in a whole new coaching staff with a new system, new philosophy and new coaching schemes, it's going to take some time, and everybody's got to adjust," Earley said. The squad lost 11 starters from a team that placed fourth in a competitive region and lost in the first round of the Class 4A Division 1 playoffs. During spring practice, the roster was whittled from nearly 200 players to 119 as Earley and the Wildcats hit the gym — the first stop on the road to victory. "We've got to be bigger, stronger and faster to compete on the high level of 4A football. That has been our focus, and it's got to be," Earley said. "We've got some younger kids that are program builders, but we can't look down the road just yet. We're just looking at winning that first game, and once we can get that accomplished we'll go from there," he said. "We haven't turned the corner yet but we can see it." The Wildcats have two main options at quarterback. Left-handed sophomore Cole McMillan and freshman Will Hunter have been splitting time, and Earley said that is likely to continue. "I'm not opposed to a two-quarterback system, and you'll probably see that for at least the first few games," Earley said. Junior Shaq Roland will be all over the field for the Wildcats. "The great thing about Shaq is he is the ultimate competitor and that gives him a tremendous advantage. He's going to play wideout, some safety, some corner. I guess you could say he is our showcase player," Earley said. But the Wildcats are aware that the outstanding efforts of a few key players will not accomplish their task. "The key to our success is going to be how well those key players do, but on top of that, can we get all 11 players on the field doing the right things," Earley said. Lexington roster
Coach: Scott Earley Assistants: Chris Hamilton, Mitch Hudson, Joe Long, Rocky White, Bucky Tillotson, Mitch Strange, Chad Toothman, David Bundrick, Kenny Freeman This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sims’ philosophy is to think like a starter Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:08 PM PDT ATLANTA — When David Sims wakes up each morning, there is one thing he has to do. "I say a little prayer that I need to get better," the redshirt freshman quarterback said. "I have to show improvement everywhere each day." While it is highly unlikely — barring injury — that he will start for Georgia Tech this season, the third-string signal-caller knows he has to be ready to go at a moment's notice. He knows that he has to at least try to get his talents and abilities to be competitive with and on par with starter Joshua Nesbitt's, even if reality proves they may not be this season. But by finding a way to adopt that philosophy alone he believes he can become a better player and can help make the Yellow Jackets a better team. "You look at all the good schools, the Floridas, the Alabamas, none of their backups think they're backups," Sims said. "That's what makes their starters good and why they can build national championships. "That's what we're trying to build here." Earlier this week, head coach Paul Johnson expressed a similar sentiment when talking about No. 2 backup Tevin Washington. The junior, who led the first-string offense in the spring while Nesbitt healed from ankle surgery, has performed admirably this fall, Johnson said. But he wants more. He wants Washington to step on the field not just competing for the top backup spot; he wants him to believe he can push Nesbitt. With fellow backup quarterback Jordan Luallen now gone — the result of a transfer to Cincinnati last week — the number of repetitions and practice opportunities have grown for Sims. Before Luallen's departure, he and Sims fought for the No. 3 spot behind Nesbitt and Washington. And while it may become easy to get complacent with his role as the true third quarterback on the roster, Sims believes he, Washington and true freshman Synjyn Days have only one way to approach the daily practice grind. "Try to have that same mindset, compete and compete hard every day like I'm the starter," Sims said. Allen on Walker watch Senior B-back Anthony Allen was named Wednesday to the Doak Walker Award watch list. The honor goes each December to the nation's top running back, and is presented by the PricewaterhouseCoopers Southern Methodist University Athletic Forum. As an A-back in the Yellow Jackets' system, Allen rushed for 618 yards on just 64 carries last season to tally a whopping 9.7-yard average. This year, he has been moved to the offense's feature back position and should see the yards and carries grow exponentially. Allen joins a list of other Yellow Jackets like Nesbitt and punt returner Jerrard Tarrant to be placed on yet another preseason watch list. "That's good for them, I hope they prove themselves worthy," Johnson said following Wednesday's practice. Former B-back Jonathan Dwyer was a finalist for the award last season. The award is named for SMU's former three-time All-America running back. In its 21st year, it is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification, a news release said. Injury update There was no major news to report on the injury front, Johnson said. That said, he did add that precautions were being taken with Allen, who was hit in the head this week, Johnson said. He expected him to return quickly from being sat out of Wednesday's workout. Big reading Upon skimming South Carolina State's two-deep depth chart, there are several numbers that leap readily off the page. Along the starting offensive line, there are a pair of 310-pound tackles and a 330-pound guard in junior Jake Johnson. The average weight of the line is 310 pounds. By contrast, the average weight of Georgia Tech's defensive line starters comes in around 290 pounds. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Philosophy Magazine: Neurophilosophy Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:06 PM PDT Neuroscience, psychology and philosophy meet in a richly promising combination, giving rise in the usage of its proponents to a new name: neurophilosophy.
The Philosophy Magazine: NeurophilosophyToday at 06:54 AC Grayling writes:With the development of neuroscientific tools for investigating real-time brain functioning has come an exciting new dimension to the study of mind. Questions about the relation of mental states to brain states, not least in respect of subjectivity, consciousness and representation, have been central to the philosophy of mind ever since dualism and non-materialist monisms (various idealisms and "neutral monism") were rejected as serious possibilities. Read the story here. The Kyiv Post is hosting comments and forums to foster lively debate. Criticism is fine, but stick to the issues. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks will be removed from the site. If you think that a posted comment violates these standards, please flag it and alert us. We will take steps to block violators. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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