[Maple Leaf]

Army Navy football changing college landscape (espn.com)

Nice read on the Army Navy game and the challenges faced by the three Service Academies in the world of college football free agency and pay to play.

Army Navy, one of the best traditions in college football and very often one hell of a game.  Both teams come out winners, but it is this country that is the biggest winner of all.

[Maple Leaf]

Army Navy football changing college landscape (espn.com)

Nice read on the Army Navy game and the challenges faced by the three Service Academies in the world of college football free agency and pay to play.

Army Navy, one of the best traditions in college football and very often one hell of a game.  Both teams come out winners, but it is this country that is the biggest winner of all.

[lex24]

Army Navy football changing college landscape (espn.com)

Nice read on the Army Navy game and the challenges faced by the three Service Academies in the world of college football free agency and pay to play.

Army Navy, one of the best traditions in college football and very often one hell of a game.  Both teams come out winners, but it is this country that is the biggest winner of all.

I consider the kids that play for the service academies to be the last true amateurs. I always watch. Would love to attend.

[lex24]

Army Navy football changing college landscape (espn.com)

Nice read on the Army Navy game and the challenges faced by the three Service Academies in the world of college football free agency and pay to play.

Army Navy, one of the best traditions in college football and very often one hell of a game.  Both teams come out winners, but it is this country that is the biggest winner of all.

I consider the kids that play for the service academies to be the last true amateurs. I always watch. Would love to attend.

[JohnR34231]

Army Navy football changing college landscape (espn.com)

Nice read on the Army Navy game and the challenges faced by the three Service Academies in the world of college football free agency and pay to play.

Army Navy, one of the best traditions in college football and very often one hell of a game.  Both teams come out winners, but it is this country that is the biggest winner of all.

I consider the kids that play for the service academies to be the last true amateurs. I always watch.  Would love to attend.

My son played for Air Force and his games were a lot of fun. The best one was when we went into South Bend and kicked ND's butt (a down year for the Domers obviously).

[JohnR34231]

Army Navy football changing college landscape (espn.com)

Nice read on the Army Navy game and the challenges faced by the three Service Academies in the world of college football free agency and pay to play.

Army Navy, one of the best traditions in college football and very often one hell of a game.  Both teams come out winners, but it is this country that is the biggest winner of all.

I consider the kids that play for the service academies to be the last true amateurs. I always watch.  Would love to attend.

My son played for Air Force and his games were a lot of fun. The best one was when we went into South Bend and kicked ND's butt (a down year for the Domers obviously).

[CowboyIndian]

My son played for Air Force and his games were a lot of fun. The best one was when we went into South Bend and kicked ND's butt (a down year for the Domers obviously).

Always a good day.

[CowboyIndian]

My son played for Air Force and his games were a lot of fun. The best one was when we went into South Bend and kicked ND's butt (a down year for the Domers obviously).

Always a good day.

[rudruff]

Went to a Navy vs William & Mary game long ago and loved the atmosphere. You know it is going to be a little different when an upperclassmen took offense to the signs the visiting team had put up on their side of the field and sent 1,000 plebes across to remove them.

[rudruff]

Went to a Navy vs William & Mary game long ago and loved the atmosphere. You know it is going to be a little different when an upperclassmen took offense to the signs the visiting team had put up on their side of the field and sent 1,000 plebes across to remove them.

[JohnR34231]

Went to a Navy vs William & Mary game long ago and loved the atmosphere. You know it is going to be a little different when an upperclassmen took offense to the signs the visiting team had put up on their side of the field and sent 1,000 plebes across to remove them.

Lou Holtz used to tell a funny story about when he coached at William & Mary. They went up to play Navy and Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium has the names of famous battles fought in the Pacific during WWII printed on the walls above the seats. Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the like. Lou says one of his players comes up to him before the game and says "Coach, we can't possibly win this game." Lou asks why and the kid points to the names and says "Look at the schedule they play".

[JohnR34231]

Went to a Navy vs William & Mary game long ago and loved the atmosphere. You know it is going to be a little different when an upperclassmen took offense to the signs the visiting team had put up on their side of the field and sent 1,000 plebes across to remove them.

Lou Holtz used to tell a funny story about when he coached at William & Mary. They went up to play Navy and Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium has the names of famous battles fought in the Pacific during WWII printed on the walls above the seats. Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the like. Lou says one of his players comes up to him before the game and says "Coach, we can't possibly win this game." Lou asks why and the kid points to the names and says "Look at the schedule they play".

[Austroturf]

The service academies also tend to do very well in the post-season because they don't have players sitting out to prepare for the NFL; and there is no leaving early.  The only thing that can sideline you from playing is an injury.  Otherwise, the team is a solid unit.

[Austroturf]

The service academies also tend to do very well in the post-season because they don't have players sitting out to prepare for the NFL; and there is no leaving early.  The only thing that can sideline you from playing is an injury.  Otherwise, the team is a solid unit.

[Goose]

The only thing that can sideline you from playing is an injury.

Or a war.

[Goose]

The only thing that can sideline you from playing is an injury.

Or a war.

[Austroturf]

The only thing that can sideline you from playing is an injury.

Or a war.

True.

[Austroturf]

The only thing that can sideline you from playing is an injury.

Or a war.

True.

[lex24]

Love the helmets

[lex24]

Love the helmets

[Austroturf]

Army leads 7-3 on a blocked punt.  Army has only 33 yards of total offense in the first half.  Navy has more than twice that number at 79 yards.  Classic Army-Navy game.

[Austroturf]

Army leads 7-3 on a blocked punt.  Army has only 33 yards of total offense in the first half.  Navy has more than twice that number at 79 yards.  Classic Army-Navy game.

[Spiny_Norman]

I have attended football games at Annapolis and West Point. Fantastic experiences. Highly recommended for anyone, whether or not Stanford is playing.

[Spiny_Norman]

I have attended football games at Annapolis and West Point. Fantastic experiences. Highly recommended for anyone, whether or not Stanford is playing.

[Phogge]

Go Navy, beat Army.

[Phogge]

Go Navy, beat Army.

[lex24]

Can’t recall ever feeling so bad for a football player.

[lex24]

Can’t recall ever feeling so bad for a football player.

[Austroturf]

Can’t recall ever feeling so bad for a football player.

That was a really tough way to lose.

[Austroturf]

Can’t recall ever feeling so bad for a football player.

That was a really tough way to lose.

[CowboyIndian]

As mentioned on the telecast, they wouldn't have been in OT without him, but I'm sure that's not going to be his take.

[CowboyIndian]

As mentioned on the telecast, they wouldn't have been in OT without him, but I'm sure that's not going to be his take.

[French Rage]

Love the helmets

No.  The beauty of this particular game is its history, they need to go back when both had classic uniforms, not this weird overly-busy shit they've been doing for the past several years.

[French Rage]

Love the helmets

No.  The beauty of this particular game is its history, they need to go back when both had classic uniforms, not this weird overly-busy shit they've been doing for the past several years.

[jacket3ree]

As a Navy fan, that was hard to watch. One of the Coach Ken teams from before the slide would have won that game going away. Instead they gave it away with untimely mistakes, and their offensive woes continue, although that is somewhat to be expected in this game. The guy who missed the hole and fumbled instead will feel awful, and probably will feel responsible for Coach Ken getting fired, but without him, Navy loses to Army in regulation and Coach is fired anyway. His program had become stale and you can't go 2-5 against Army and Air Force over a seven year period and survive.

The AD who fired him, Chet Gladchuck, is a bum for the way he treated my son's Sprint Football team, and I wish he would sail away, but it was time. Army's renaissance came at Navy's expense, and being in a conference hasn't helped. I have a lot of admiration for Air Force, competing in the Mountain West and its predecessors all these years. Fortunately the AAC is softening up next year, losing UCF, Cincy, and Houston, and welcoming the likes of Rice and other beatable teams. I hope the new energy revitalizes the Midshipmen.

What Paul Johnson and Ken Niumatololo did for Navy Football is at least as impressive as Harbaugh-Shaw, maybe more so given the baked-in limitations. This won't be a popular firing because Coach Niumat (who I met a few times and who sat in a coaching booth with Bill Belichick giving pointers to my son when he was Sprint's D-coordinator before starting TBS) is a first class individual. Still, it was time. Fair winds and following seas Coach Ken.


P.S.  This really is a bucket list game, especially in Philly.  Fond memories of attending in 2013 to watch Keenan Reynolds dance through the snow and ice, and the smell of a soaking wet pea coat when they gave all the Mids, including ours, liberty. People buy your drinks!  And breakfast.....

P.P.S.  And in the star game that really counts, Navy Sprint defeated Army West Point Sprint twice this season to go undefeated and capture the CSFL title. As always, Go Navy! Beat Army!!

[jacket3ree]

As a Navy fan, that was hard to watch. One of the Coach Ken teams from before the slide would have won that game going away. Instead they gave it away with untimely mistakes, and their offensive woes continue, although that is somewhat to be expected in this game. The guy who missed the hole and fumbled instead will feel awful, and probably will feel responsible for Coach Ken getting fired, but without him, Navy loses to Army in regulation and Coach is fired anyway. His program had become stale and you can't go 2-5 against Army and Air Force over a seven year period and survive.

The AD who fired him, Chet Gladchuck, is a bum for the way he treated my son's Sprint Football team, and I wish he would sail away, but it was time. Army's renaissance came at Navy's expense, and being in a conference hasn't helped. I have a lot of admiration for Air Force, competing in the Mountain West and its predecessors all these years. Fortunately the AAC is softening up next year, losing UCF, Cincy, and Houston, and welcoming the likes of Rice and other beatable teams. I hope the new energy revitalizes the Midshipmen.

What Paul Johnson and Ken Niumatololo did for Navy Football is at least as impressive as Harbaugh-Shaw, maybe more so given the baked-in limitations. This won't be a popular firing because Coach Niumat (who I met a few times and who sat in a coaching booth with Bill Belichick giving pointers to my son when he was Sprint's D-coordinator before starting TBS) is a first class individual. Still, it was time. Fair winds and following seas Coach Ken.


P.S.  This really is a bucket list game, especially in Philly.  Fond memories of attending in 2013 to watch Keenan Reynolds dance through the snow and ice, and the smell of a soaking wet pea coat when they gave all the Mids, including ours, liberty. People buy your drinks!  And breakfast.....

P.P.S.  And in the star game that really counts, Navy Sprint defeated Army West Point Sprint twice this season to go undefeated and capture the CSFL title. As always, Go Navy! Beat Army!!