Awesome post man.

This is fine IMO. Prefer an environment where EMs truly care about Army/Navy vice one where they're indifferent to the game.

13 in a row and counting #GoNavy

Time for the annual bump of this thread for the 116th edition (look, Gameday is there!). Army will attempt the Sisyphean task of beating the Middies for the first time since 2001. Realistically we'll have to wait another year at least. With symmetric records of 9-2 and 2-9 and the Middies favored by 22, the game probably won't be close. Keenan Reynolds will close out his spectacular collegiate career with an explanation point (I was there 3 years ago when as a freshman he drove a dagger into Army's heart with his brilliant game-winning drive). I'm irrationally hoping that the "rivalry game" aspect will keep this game closer than it typically would be. I will be watching regardless of how ugly it may become. Go Army! Beat Navy!

What's an Explanation point?

Would be pretty awesome if he's been using that word wrong his whole life and he will just now realize it

Why is this game like the only game we don't create a new thread for? Lol

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!

In for Navy domination.

It's the same game every year.


Triple Option vs Triple Option. Navy wins.

They do have new helmets

These teams used to be pretty evenly matched.

Not sure why Navy can consistently field a decent team and Army fields a crummy one.

Because tanks are awesome

Yea. GOAT Helmets

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comment...armynavy_game/

'MERICA

A few reasons, I think. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars really decimated Army's recruiting in ways it didn't for Navy and Air Force--being in a boat or plane is rightly perceived as being safer than dodging IEDs while leading combat patrols against an insurgency. This shrank an already limited recruiting pool (entry standards to the academy are quite stringent) that had consisted of academically minded kids who were all-conference type players but otherwise had limited potential to play Division 1/FBS football.

There was also an unfortunate string of coaches who moved away from triple option. A conventional, single back offense just doesn't work when you're outweighed by 50 lbs/player on the line. A traditional offense also meant that opposing teams had to spend very little practice time preparing to play Army, whereas the triple option forces teams to spend time practicing on how to stop it (blow your assignments against a triple option attack and you'll get gashed at 12-14 yard clips).

While Army has had a poor year (lots of injuries), I feel pretty good that Jeff Monken (a Paul Johnson disciple) will get things turned around eventually. There's a deeply entrenched culture of losing in the program that regrettably won'd disappear overnight.

Also, huge credit to Navy for putting together 8ish win seasons over the last ten years, which is a pretty impressive ceiling for a service academy.

I learned who coined the term Hail Mary today.

Much greater chance of dying in the Army?

For context

I have mutual friends with the guy that pulled off this prank.

Let's go army

#TeamAmerica

Ouch, Verne

They have actual GOATS

Navy trolling everyone who prop bet that the games first play would be a run

Most awkward punt return ever.