Navy vs. Army version 111

• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Holy shit. What a backbreaker.
  Army QB goes in for the score and the ball is simply taken from him and a 97 yard fumble return for Navy.
  23, 24 pending the kick-7.
• brutus161

  

  That just happened!
• Con_Alma

  Yikes. Ugly sloppy game.
  
  Army really looked like they were pressing ...very early on.
  
  Navy looked very un-Navy like. Looking to take advantage of the single coverage in the secondary and not forcing the issue with the triple option.
  
  They had problems with the mesh point all night and I still don't think Ricky Dobbs is 100% healthy. He didn't look the same.
  
  At the end of the day it's 9 in a row.
  
  On to San Diego which will be very ugly if the Midshipmen play like they did yesterday.
• Footwedge

  One play ruined a true classic. It should have gone down to the wire.
• Jughead

  

  Footwedge;597173 wrote:One play ruined a true classic. It should have gone down to the wire.

  
  No, CBS's coverage ruined a true classic. Why they needed to go to commercial before the Alma Mater's were played/sung is beyond me (they occur right after the game), but they never came back on the air after the audio difficulties and went on to the evening news (or at least it was like that on the Columbus broadcast.) Even with no ties to any branch of the US Armed Forces, I look forward to the respect shown between the two teams, and it pissed me off.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Jughead;598313 wrote:No, CBS's coverage ruined a true classic. Why they needed to go to commercial before the Alma Mater's were played/sung is beyond me (they occur right after the game), but they never came back on the air after the audio difficulties and went on to the evening news (or at least it was like that on the Columbus broadcast.) Even with no ties to any branch of the US Armed Forces, I look forward to the respect shown between the two teams, and it pissed me off.

  
  I got to see both alma maters. Maybe it was just the Columbus broadcast.
• Con_Alma

  One of the best ever from this rivalry had the following to say.
  
  "Those guys are good," said senior linebacker Stephen Anderson, who will never know what it's like to beat Navy. "Those guys are going to be my future brothers-in-arms, so as much as I hate to say it, I've got nothing but respect for those guys."
• Con_Alma

  This was the difference in the game in my opinion.
  
  "...Second-year head coach Rich Ellerson has installed a Double-Eagle Flex defense that is susceptible to the pass and the Midshipmen were confident they could exploit that weakness.
  
  "In Coach Ellerson's package they play a lot of man-to-man. They have a high-pressure defense that crowds the line of scrimmage and we tried to take advantage of that," Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo said. "We knew they would be one-on-one outside and felt we had some matchups we could take advantage of."..."
  
  http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/nas/2010/12/12-27/Army-Navy-Notes-Midshipmen-exploit-Armys-pass-defense.html
• Con_Alma

  Army's Heartbreak
  
  
  
  
• Con_Alma

  Navy Blue And Gold
  
  [video=youtube;Uxak7P1410g][/video]
• Con_Alma

  If anyone did not see the opening tease of the game it's wonderful. Here it is.
  
  [video=youtube;156J3Ajxt6w][/video]
• Con_Alma

  THIS is what it's all about. Love the pure emotion in the locker room.
  
  [video=youtube;X1FHOHOIvqQ][/video]
• Con_Alma

  CBS College Sports Network will air last Saturday's 31-17 victory over Army twice next week. The network will show the game on Monday, Dec. 20 at 9:00 PM and on Sunday, Dec. 26 at 9:00 PM.