Game Thread: ARMY - NAVY GAME

[bamaga]

I watched the end of this game( I was out buying a truck , well looking at a truck and not buying, thank you Steve Rayman Chevy for wasting my time) . It was great. Watched some FCS PLAYOFF GAMES, THEY WERE GREAT. I may switch to Big Skyfootball in the future

 

[BamaInCummingGA]

GO NAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DzynKingRTR]

In other news South Carolina State beat Prairie View A&M in the Celebration Bowl. This is a game between the 2 HBCU conference winners. Largest comeback in its history.

 

[Tidewater]

In other news South Carolina State beat Prairie View A&M in the Celebration Bowl. This is a game between the 2 HBCU conference winners. Largest comeback in its history.

Congrats to SC State.

 

[Tidewater]

Okay, so up by 6 in the 4th quarter and with the ball. Not being a team that throws well, lets pass. QB gets flustered, throws a pick. USNA drives down for the go ahead TD.
Way to go OC. Emphazing your weakest suit.
Run the dang ball. If you cannot convert, punt and play defense.
Instead, once USNA had the lead, Army had to pass, which, as I noted above, is the weakest part of their game.
USMA ought to force the OC to walk back to West Point.

 

[arthurdawg]

I watched the end of this game( I was out buying a truck , well looking at a truck and not buying, thank you Steve Rayman Chevy for wasting my time) . It was great. Watched some FCS PLAYOFF GAMES, THEY WERE GREAT. I may switch to Big Skyfootball in the future

The rematch between the Bobcats and the Griz is gonna be epic!

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Still proud to say that in 48 years of watching college football, I've never seen one entire Army-Navy game. I've seen parts of maybe 5 or 6.

Sorry, folks.

Don't get it.

Appreciate the soldiers, 100%.

Will never "get" the "excitement" around this game.

 

[81usaf92]

Still proud to say that in 48 years of watching college football, I've never seen one entire Army-Navy game. I've seen parts of maybe 5 or 6.

Sorry, folks.

Don't get it.

Appreciate the soldiers, 100%.

Will never "get" the "excitement" around this game.

Quite honestly I’ve never gotten the “must see” and “must talk about it” aspect of it. My dad was in the Army and my grandfather was in the Navy. I was in the Air Force. Out of all the years I have been on this earth I can only recount 3 maybe 4 times we ever talked about the Army-Navy game or said “let’s watch it”. My grandfather was probably the more attached one out the three of us and that was because he loved Roger Staubach. But that was limited at best and I never saw him watch an army-navy game. The truth is the ones I really see jump up about this game are people who’s fathers served or academy folks. I have very rarely seen enlisted people go all out as casual fans about this game. Truth be told most enlisted people don’t really like military academy brass.

Also something I’ve never gotten. Ever since the Air Force broke off from the Army in 1947 and the start of their football program in 55, Navy has pretty much owned the Army-Navy game, but even more weird is Air Force has owned both Army and Navy. Yet you don’t see anyone talking about the Navy-AFA or AFA-Army games…. But AFA is the most successful program out of all 3 of them in terms of records, CIC trophies, and overall wins since 55. But you don’t see the neutral site games or the much show it on national television and bill it as “Americas game” when AFA plays either. Not that I really care, but i just find it weird that we hype up one game out of the 3 service academy games and pretend it’s much see TV in a game that both teams can’t throw a forward pass.

IDK. I guess i just never have held service academy sports up in high regards like some do. Even when people say “you must be proud that Paul Skenes attended the AFA”. I’m like “I’m proud that he found a way out of there to pursue professional baseball ”. Seriously i just don’t get the love for watching officers trying to play football. Yes I respect their service, but at the same time im not going to pretend i find it worth the energy trying to enjoy watching both teams trying to attempt the same 4 plays over and over again until one team accidentally scores. Sorry I’ve tried to get it but I just don’t. To each their own

 

[selmaborntidefan]

I put Army-Navy into sort of the same category as Harvard-Yale. My intent was to attend one of those in 2023, but my boss screwed up the schedule, so I attended Harvard-Penn instead. The positive there was the game was in Boston (technically Alston, but it's Boston), and I'd rather be in Boston than New Haven any day of the week. The chills were the realization that that stadium was built in 1903 (when Teddy was President) and realizing the Kennedys, Tommy Lee Jones, and a few other famous folks have played on that field in big games.

Keep this in mind: it was a very cool but nice November day, Harvard was playing for their first share of a conference title in 8 years - and the attendance at the game was 7, 032 in a stadium that was a model for others and seats 25,000. They cloistered all of the fans together on each side around the 50-yard-line, and it was like watching a flag football game among white guys in the library.

Again - I wouldn't "undo" the experience, but this wasn't Bryant-Denny Stadium.
It wasn't even Davis Wade in 1998 when it only seated around 40K people.

 

[Tidewater]

Quite honestly I’ve never gotten the “must see” and “must talk about it” aspect of it. My dad was in the Army and my grandfather was in the Navy. I was in the Air Force. Out of all the years I have been on this earth I can only recount 3 maybe 4 times we ever talked about the Army-Navy game or said “let’s watch it”. My grandfather was probably the more attached one out the three of us and that was because he loved Roger Staubach. But that was limited at best and I never saw him watch an army-navy game. The truth is the ones I really see jump up about this game are people who’s fathers served or academy folks. I have very rarely seen enlisted people go all out as casual fans about this game. Truth be told most enlisted people don’t really like military academy brass.

Also something I’ve never gotten. Ever since the Air Force broke off from the Army in 1947 and the start of their football program in 55, Navy has pretty much owned the Army-Navy game, but even more weird is Air Force has owned both Army and Navy. Yet you don’t see anyone talking about the Navy-AFA or AFA-Army games…. But AFA is the most successful program out of all 3 of them in terms of records, CIC trophies, and overall wins since 55. But you don’t see the neutral site games or the much show it on national television and bill it as “Americas game” when AFA plays either. Not that I really care, but i just find it weird that we hype up one game out of the 3 service academy games and pretend it’s much see TV in a game that both teams can’t throw a forward pass.

IDK. I guess i just never have held service academy sports up in high regards like some do. Even when people say “you must be proud that Paul Skenes attended the AFA”. I’m like “I’m proud that he found a way out of there to pursue professional baseball ”. Seriously i just don’t get the love for watching officers trying to play football. Yes I respect their service, but at the same time im not going to pretend i find it worth the energy trying to enjoy watching both teams trying to attempt the same 4 plays over and over again until one team accidentally scores. Sorry I’ve tried to get it but I just don’t. To each their own

In yesteryear, the AFA was the only one of the service academies that would routinely go to a bowl game (rather then once a decade or so like USNA & USMA).
I appreciated the irony of Air Force having a great ground game and no air game to speak of.

 

[81usaf92]

In yesteryear, the AFA was the only one of the service academies that would routinely go to a bowl game (rather then once a decade or so like USNA & USMA).
I appreciated the irony of Air Force having a great ground game and no air gane to speak of.

I understand why all 3 run the triple option, my point is “who wants to watch two triple option teams play against each other”.

 

[Tidewater]

I understand why all 3 run the triple option, my point is “who wants to watch two triple option teams play against each other”.

I get that. I suppose a lot of folks pour their patriotism into Army-Navy game because of the shorthand name. In reality the game is US Military Aacademy vs. US Naval Academy, which sounds less "patriotic."

VMI vs the Citadel is also game between two military academies (where all of the students must serve in the Corps of Cadets, even if not all have to commission and go into the military service after graduation), but when was the last time you saw VMI vs. the Citadel on TV and have the same emotion poured into that game except by alums of each school?

 

[bamajas]

Quite honestly I’ve never gotten the “must see” and “must talk about it” aspect of it. My dad was in the Army and my grandfather was in the Navy. I was in the Air Force. Out of all the years I have been on this earth I can only recount 3 maybe 4 times we ever talked about the Army-Navy game or said “let’s watch it”. My grandfather was probably the more attached one out the three of us and that was because he loved Roger Staubach. But that was limited at best and I never saw him watch an army-navy game. The truth is the ones I really see jump up about this game are people who’s fathers served or academy folks. I have very rarely seen enlisted people go all out as casual fans about this game. Truth be told most enlisted people don’t really like military academy brass.

Also something I’ve never gotten. Ever since the Air Force broke off from the Army in 1947 and the start of their football program in 55, Navy has pretty much owned the Army-Navy game, but even more weird is Air Force has owned both Army and Navy. Yet you don’t see anyone talking about the Navy-AFA or AFA-Army games…. But AFA is the most successful program out of all 3 of them in terms of records, CIC trophies, and overall wins since 55. But you don’t see the neutral site games or the much show it on national television and bill it as “Americas game” when AFA plays either. Not that I really care, but i just find it weird that we hype up one game out of the 3 service academy games and pretend it’s much see TV in a game that both teams can’t throw a forward pass.

IDK. I guess i just never have held service academy sports up in high regards like some do. Even when people say “you must be proud that Paul Skenes attended the AFA”. I’m like “I’m proud that he found a way out of there to pursue professional baseball ”. Seriously i just don’t get the love for watching officers trying to play football. Yes I respect their service, but at the same time im not going to pretend i find it worth the energy trying to enjoy watching both teams trying to attempt the same 4 plays over and over again until one team accidentally scores. Sorry I’ve tried to get it but I just don’t. To each their own

I picked the “mind” of ChatGPT about it. Here’s the most revealing insight:

Proxy Participation in Virtue
Here’s the uncomfortable truth.

Most Americans admire sacrifice but do not practice it.

So we gather to watch others do it well.

Army–Navy allows spectators to:

• Feel patriotic without enlistment
• Honor courage without risk
• Experience seriousness without obligation

That doesn’t make the attention fake. It makes it revealing.

It’s admiration mixed with relief: someone else is doing this.

 

[81usaf92]

I get that. I suppose a lot of folks pour their patriotism into Army-Navy game because of the shorthand name. In reality the game is US Military Aacademy vs. US Naval Academy, which sounds less "patriotic."

VMI vs the Citadel is also game between two military academies (where all of the students must serve in the Corps of Cadets, even if not all have to commission and go into the military service after graduation), but when was the last time you saw VMI vs. the Citadel on TV and have the same emotion poured into that game except by alums of each school?

Yeah that’s part of my problem with it. Most academy officers I’ve met are out of touch and the “extended pinky” guys and gals who didn’t have a clue about what the people they were leading were experiencing. Many still didn’t change either. It’s why many enlisted generally favor ROTC and OTS officers in my experience. So more or less the academy games feel more like an officer club intramural and less like a competition that the branches should get behind

I picked the “mind” of ChatGPT about it. Here’s the most revealing insight:

Proxy Participation in Virtue
Here’s the uncomfortable truth.

Most Americans admire sacrifice but do not practice it.

So we gather to watch others do it well.

Army–Navy allows spectators to:

• Feel patriotic without enlistment
• Honor courage without risk
• Experience seriousness without obligation

That doesn’t make the attention fake. It makes it revealing.

It’s admiration mixed with relief: someone else is doing this.

I’m not saying it’s fake. I’m saying that it’s a bad game that is elevated for no other reason than to make money. Again if it’s about patriotism then why do we not have anywhere near this level of exposure to the AFA games vs USNA and USMA? Only Pat McAfee seems to care about those games. Not that I really care to watch those either but I’m just struggling to see why the ARMY-NAVY game gets the Super Bowl treatment even when AFA has locked up the CIC trophy but everyone seems to forget AFA factors into the CIC.

 

[Bazza]

It's my fav. game of the year.

 

[Tidewater]

Yeah that’s part of my problem with it. Most academy officers I’ve met are out of touch and the “extended pinky” guys and gals who didn’t have a clue about what the people they were leading were experiencing. Many still didn’t change either. It’s why many enlisted generally favor ROTC and OTS officers in my experience. So more or less the academy games feel more like an officer club intramural and less like a competition that the branches should get behind.

Great way to put it.
“USNA vs USMA” is more accurate.

 

[Cr1msonT1deKJ]

Did anyone other than me notice the gameplay of army's defensive end named Jack Bauser number 99? The guy was a missile all over the field, could not be blocked and at one point tackled the Rb(who did not have the ball) and the qb (who had the ball) at the same time! Yes I know army lost but this kid was a monster IMHO! I wish we could persuade him into the transfer portal FOR REAL! New member here, long time reader RTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BEAT OKLAHOMA!