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  • DeyDurkie5
    I plan on watching 0 seconds of this game. I don't give a fuck about the history behind the game, the product on the field is awful.
  • Con_Alma
    Tiernan;1551041 wrote:^^^
    That is so cool. Wonder who has had it all these years?


    A week after the Navy win in 1963, an envelope showed up in the mailbox of Navy captain Tom Lynch. When he opened it, he found a silver dollar. Accompanying the coin was a letter from Secretary of the Army Cyrus Vance telling Lynch he wanted him to have the coin. On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will have the honor of flipping the coin.
  • Con_Alma
    dlazz;1551163 wrote:I'm sure this game will attract tens of viewers.

    Last year the game drew a 4.2 TV rating while last year's SEC championship game drew a 9.8 rating for reference.


    "...Indeed, according to SportsMediaWatch.com the battle between the cadets and midshipman did better on television for CBS than all but five of the network’s 18 nationally televised regular-season games last year.

    Broadcasting & Cable reported that commercial inventory for the Army-Namy game was close to being sold out in August, a strong indication that CBS will coin serious money this afternoon. Yes, CBS is paying more on a per-game basis than NBC is to televise seven Notre Dame football games a season with their $15 million a year deal. But that contract was also extended in 2008 and is also undervalued by today’s standard. Bottom line: Expect CBS to pay at least $10 million to keep the Army-Navy classic after 2018. ..."

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2012/12/08/army-versus-navy-the-most-undervalued-television-deal-in-sports/
  • Con_Alma
    ernest_t_bass;1550623 wrote:Go Air Force!
    Oct. 5, 2013


    Navy 28 Air Force 10
  • dlazz
    Con_Alma;1551173 wrote:Last year the game drew a 4.2 TV rating while last year's SEC championship game drew a 9.8 rating for reference.
    Per the link you just posted, "the game" drew a 3.7, which is basically nothing since the game took place on a day when no other college football games were played.
  • Con_Alma
    dlazz;1551179 wrote:Per the link you just posted, "the game" drew a 3.7, which is basically nothing since the game took place on a day when no other college football games were played.

    Check the year. Last year was a 4.2.

    The point of posting the article was to show the business value for CBS. It's a nice money maker for them.
  • Con_Alma
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  • Con_Alma
    http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bs-sp-army-navy-coaches-1211-20131210,0,136607,full.story

    Good article on the ties between Coach Niumatalolo and COach Ellerson. I didn't know that Ellerson recruited Niumatalolo.

  • Con_Alma
    Very entertaining year in 1989. I remember the game prior Schenk missed a chip shot against Delaware and it cost them the game. I think it was 10-9. It made this one even more special.


    "It's a piece of cake."
    [video=youtube;n4RfYsvyGeE][/video]
  • Con_Alma
    Keenan Reynolds has passed Tim Tebow and is only one away from the NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns by a QB.

    http://www.kansas.com/2013/12/11/3173332/navy-qb-reynolds-to-make-another.html

    "...But Reynolds can also put his name in the NCAA record book — again. He has 26 rushing touchdowns, one short of the single-season mark for a quarterback, shared by former Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs and former Kansas State standout Collin Klein (2011). Reynolds passed Tim Tebow on the list with his unprecedented seven-touchdown performance at San Jose State on Nov. 22. ..."
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    Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/12/11/3173332/navy-qb-reynolds-to-make-another.html#storylink=cpy    [/LEFT]
  • Con_Alma
    Why the Army Navy Game Still Matters



    http://www.bloguin.com/crystalballrun/2013-articles/december/why-the-army-navy-game-still-matters.html

    "Philadelphia has always been a pro sports town, but for one week a year the City of Brotherly Love rolls out the red carpet for college football's best annual tradition, the Army Navy Game.
    For most college football fans, myself included, the Army Navy Game serves as a way to put the game in to its proper perspective...."

    ...and there it is. The writer could have stopped right there and his point would have been made perfectly. He continues on, however, and does a nice job of trying to capture the Bowl like atmosphere of tomorrow's last regular season game.
  • Con_Alma
    This is awesome.

    "Beat Army rings deep for Navy Officer"

    http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Dec/13/gervy-alota-army-navy-football-eisenhower/?#article-copy

    Dwight D. Eisenhower went there. So did Douglas MacArthur and Omar Bradley. Five-star generals all. U.S. Army, all.
    West Pointers, all.
    So there was Lt. Cmdr. Gervy Alota, set to receive his masters degree from the very same school, the United State Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Alota, Annapolis ’98, was one of the few Navy officers accepted annually into the leadership college.
    Understand. A Navy brat from the Navy stronghold that is San Diego, Alota had gotten physically ill before starting at free safety in each of his four Army-Navy games. Similarly unable to stomach the thought of being pictured for posterity in the Army college’s yearbook — completely surrounded by enemy officers on every page — Alota waited until right before the photographer’s click to tear open the shirt of his Navy blues and reveal the two words underneath:
    “Beat Army!”
    “I got grief for that,” said Alota, proudly looking at the picture with his wife Bernice, a Montgomery High product and fellow U.S. Naval Academy grad. “The general called me in, sat me down, opened up the yearbook to my page and said, “Are you kidding me? Are you blanking kidding me?’
    “I said, “Sir, I had to make my mark here.’ The general was stern and started to really scold me. But then he said (lowering voice), “That was pretty cool.” He turned his head and started to smile. He said, “Pretty ballsy.” ”

    The picture ran. Uncensored. Mark made.

  • Con_Alma
    Saturday, Dec. 14
    Time Activity
    6:30 a.m. Parking Lots Open
    10:30 a.m. Will Call Open
    11:00 a.m. Gates Open
    12:16 p.m. Army March-On Begins
    12:46 p.m. Navy March-On Begins
    2:43 p.m. Game Ball Presentation
    2:46 p.m. Service Academy Exchange
    2:50 p.m. Golden Knights and Leap Frogs Demonstration (weather permitting)
    2:57 p.m. John F. Kennedy Video Tribute
    3:00 p.m. National Anthem
    3:04 p.m. Coin Toss (Dignitaries, Medal of Honor Recipients)
    3:06 p.m. Navy Team Takes Field/Blue Angels Flyover (F-18s)
    3:07 p.m. Army Team Takes Field/NCNG Flyover (Apaches)
    3:10 p.m. Kickoff

    Looks like the forecast of snow, low ceiling and reduced visibility may force cancellation of the flyovers. :cry:
  • Con_Alma
    It's Army Navy Game Day.

    [video=youtube;pQQWOKFCwrE][/video]
  • Con_Alma
    Fighting to sing 2nd for the 12th year in a row.

    Best wishes to the Mids today.
  • dlazz
    crickets.wav
  • Fab1b
    Con_Alma;1553083 wrote:This is awesome.

    "Beat Army rings deep for Navy Officer"

    http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Dec/13/gervy-alota-army-navy-football-eisenhower/?#article-copy

    Dwight D. Eisenhower went there. So did Douglas MacArthur and Omar Bradley. Five-star generals all. U.S. Army, all.
    West Pointers, all.
    So there was Lt. Cmdr. Gervy Alota, set to receive his masters degree from the very same school, the United State Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Alota, Annapolis ’98, was one of the few Navy officers accepted annually into the leadership college.
    Understand. A Navy brat from the Navy stronghold that is San Diego, Alota had gotten physically ill before starting at free safety in each of his four Army-Navy games. Similarly unable to stomach the thought of being pictured for posterity in the Army college’s yearbook — completely surrounded by enemy officers on every page — Alota waited until right before the photographer’s click to tear open the shirt of his Navy blues and reveal the two words underneath:
    “Beat Army!”
    “I got grief for that,” said Alota, proudly looking at the picture with his wife Bernice, a Montgomery High product and fellow U.S. Naval Academy grad. “The general called me in, sat me down, opened up the yearbook to my page and said, “Are you kidding me? Are you blanking kidding me?’
    “I said, “Sir, I had to make my mark here.’ The general was stern and started to really scold me. But then he said (lowering voice), “That was pretty cool.” He turned his head and started to smile. He said, “Pretty ballsy.” ”

    The picture ran. Uncensored. Mark made.

    Fantastic! Go Navy
  • Con_Alma
    "I'm sorry to have to tell you this. What you have is incurable. You're Army Football."

    [video=youtube;VsucLbZk5T8][/video]
  • Con_Alma
    The Corps of Cadets are marching in now.

    Silly Mules wearing capes.
  • Con_Alma
    The March On of the Brigade beginning to cover the playing surface.

    Seeing the Corp and the Brigade March On with the colors while each stands out of respect for the other is incredible. Some 8,000 soldiers, sailors and marines all extending to the other their appreciation for service.
  • Con_Alma
    Hey Tiernan.......your boy in this pic???


  • Tiernan
    Yep that's him on the far left! Thanks Con.

    Crazy game so far.
  • Con_Alma
    Sloppy game so far.

    10-0 Mids.
  • Con_Alma
    Reynolds just tied the NCAA single season rushing TDs by a QB.
  • Tiernan
    Getting away from the Cadets now