1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,519 Need to get your football fix on all things Army, Navy, and Air 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:11,560 Force. This is Yards and Stripes Service Academy Football. Now here are your 3 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:17,359 hosts, Pryce Atkinson, Steve Carney and Mike Loveall. Welcome back college football 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:22,000 fans, another episode of Yards and Stripes your home for Service Academy Football. 5 00:00:22,039 --> 00:00:26,320 I'm Pryce Atkinson and he is Steve Carney. He's also Steve Carney. That's 6 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:32,640 under the weather, so he is pushing ahead, mushing with that sled getting 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:37,520 through this week, and that's why he is the most the MVP of this 8 00:00:37,679 --> 00:00:42,479 show, hosting, producing, Steven does it all, folks, But welcome 9 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,719 in. Hope everybody had a good week, and Steve, I hope you 10 00:00:44,719 --> 00:00:47,439 feel better, brother, But more than anything, just appreciate you man. 11 00:00:47,439 --> 00:00:51,840 Appreciate all your help, hard work and doing this again this week a little 12 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:58,520 bit halfway on the DL bro. Yeah, I feel like I'm you mentioned 13 00:00:58,679 --> 00:01:02,119 mushing forward. My head feels like mush right now, that's for sure. 14 00:01:02,799 --> 00:01:08,519 And I certainly hope that whatever air quality has caused this to happen to me 15 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:14,560 goes away pretty soon. So but yeah, it was. It's it's been 16 00:01:14,599 --> 00:01:18,840 a rough couple of days for me, and really that rough first day started 17 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:27,439 Saturday with having to watch Navy and USF just totally destroy my prediction of a 18 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:33,719 under fifty four and a half basically by halftime. But I'm sure, I'm 19 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:38,200 sure that's something we'll get into here in just a couple of minutes. Yeah, 20 00:01:38,239 --> 00:01:42,879 definitely it was. That was a rough one to watch. But appreciate 21 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,840 you know, everybody hopping in this week investing a little bit of time with 22 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,599 us as we are part of the College Grider and Coast to Coast podcast network 23 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,719 all season long, where you can listen to not just Yards and Stripes, 24 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:00,640 but also a myriad of college football podcast to have you all set ready and 25 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:06,760 entertained but during the week and getting you ready for the Saturday in the weekends 26 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,680 of games ahead. So make sure you give us a follow and hit that 27 00:02:09,719 --> 00:02:15,159 subscribe button wherever it is you listen to your podcast. And Steven, let's 28 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,879 let's just go ahead and hop right in it because we got we had two 29 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:23,240 games again last weekend, We've got only got two this coming weekend with air 30 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:28,599 Force now off this Saturday. But let's start there in Annapolis where it was 31 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,560 not pretty as South Florida rolled into Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in one for 32 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:38,080 the very first time, getting a forty four to thirty win over the midshipman. 33 00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:40,960 Navy now just one in three overall, zero and two in the American 34 00:02:42,599 --> 00:02:45,639 while the Bulls they're now three and two, two and oh in the American 35 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:51,120 And maybe just inconsistent play at quarterback. There were just a lot of little 36 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,840 things that just added up, but certainly that inconsistent play running the triple option 37 00:02:54,879 --> 00:02:59,560 at quarterback with ty Lava Tai and Blake quarterback, you know, rotating, 38 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:05,719 just could not get anything really sustained on the ground. Steve only eleven first 39 00:03:05,759 --> 00:03:09,560 downs for Navy in the football game, and you know, they got jumped 40 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:15,360 out to a big fourteen oh lead, but you know halfway through the first 41 00:03:15,439 --> 00:03:20,879 quarter thanks to ty Lavatai and a couple of short touchdown runs, but they 42 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,400 just could not hang on from there as Byron Brown three hundred and thirty eight 43 00:03:24,439 --> 00:03:28,599 yards through the air and three touchdowns, two of which were two wide receiver 44 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:34,039 Sean Atkins, and after that it was all usf once they rallied from that 45 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,879 fourteen oh early deficit. Yeah, and that fourteen nothing definicit I watched that 46 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:46,599 game as as part of the USF Football Radio Network, and we were discussing 47 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:53,680 how Navy had gotten too short fields thanks to a muffed punt and a turnover 48 00:03:53,759 --> 00:03:58,680 on down, so they got really two very short fields and were able to 49 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:03,039 turn it into two scores. But after that, I really thought that USF 50 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:10,080 did a good job of shutting down any sort of rushing attack that the Midshipman 51 00:04:10,159 --> 00:04:13,199 could put out. I know that they had two hundred and forty yards on 52 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,759 the ground, but they needed almost fifty carries in order to get to two 53 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,560 hundred and forty yards. And the big thing that Navy has always done to 54 00:04:20,639 --> 00:04:27,680 be successful is control the time of possession, keep the other team's offense off 55 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,720 the field. And you look at the difference, it was only a minute 56 00:04:30,759 --> 00:04:34,199 difference when it came to time of possession in this game. The Midshipmen were 57 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:39,600 at thirty one minutes and eight seconds. USF was at twenty eight minutes and 58 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:44,680 fifty two seconds. And the more time that the Midshipman defense ends up on 59 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,720 the field, I think the more they're going to get exploited as as a 60 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:54,399 whole. And so you know, this game, I don't think was ever 61 00:04:54,480 --> 00:05:00,839 in doubt once they started being able to have to defend a longer field against 62 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:05,079 South Florida and once uh, and once the offense started having to go longer 63 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,800 fields, when they were having to go three quarters to the length of the 64 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,439 field as opposed to one quarter, they were gonna find themselves in big trouble. 65 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,319 Mm hmm. Yeah, you know, the offensive, you know, 66 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:20,879 futility for Navy just too much to overcome. And you know mentioned the turnovers. 67 00:05:21,519 --> 00:05:25,240 You know, Blake Horvath, he came in trying to get things going, 68 00:05:25,319 --> 00:05:29,519 and you know, I guess after the fourteen oh lead that they you 69 00:05:29,519 --> 00:05:32,160 know, gave up. You know, twenty one twenty on a two yard 70 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:36,199 touchdown pass to Anton Hall Junior just before halftime was as close as Navy, 71 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:41,560 uh really get the rest of the way, But those three turnovers, the 72 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:46,199 biggest one obviously coming there in the second half when Tremeel Logan returned a fumble 73 00:05:46,319 --> 00:05:49,600 seventy yards for a touchdown. Navy was just trailing thirty to twenty three at 74 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:56,560 the time. Uh. But that fumble scoop score that was that ended pretty 75 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,800 much any any hope that Navy had. But you know, let me ask 76 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,879 you that Steve because you know, looking well, having watched Navy this year, 77 00:06:03,439 --> 00:06:10,079 looking at him statistically as well, this Navy team just doesn't seem you 78 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,399 know, obviously know they lost the game, but moving forward, just the 79 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,639 Navy team just doesn't seem to have an identity of what does this team do 80 00:06:16,759 --> 00:06:18,959 well. I mean, we know that they're in the top five and rushing 81 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:23,319 offense and you know, only given up I think, just a couple of 82 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,480 sacks all season long, but that's a byproduct of the style that you play. 83 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,639 But this Navy team does not really have what is a calling card or 84 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:35,399 an identity quite yet. What do you think, Yeah, I think you're 85 00:06:35,399 --> 00:06:40,480 absolutely right. You know, on offense, I don't think they have a 86 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,439 calling card, and I think a lot of that has to do with the 87 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,160 fact that they really don't know who their number one quarterback is going to be. 88 00:06:47,639 --> 00:06:51,000 You know, when they when they brought in Ty Lavataie on the short 89 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,639 fields, it seemed like things were okay. But then they brought in Blake 90 00:06:54,759 --> 00:06:59,240 corvat Uh and he got an opportunity to throw the football a little more than 91 00:06:59,319 --> 00:07:01,800 Lavitie did, and I don't think was very successful. And it was like 92 00:07:01,879 --> 00:07:05,199 Okay, they go back to Lavatai, they go back to Horvath, and 93 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:11,639 I think that was I think a big issue on offenses. They don't have 94 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:16,120 one person that the that the football is going through. And I think that's 95 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:20,279 that I you know, when when the midshipman are successful, and I can 96 00:07:20,319 --> 00:07:26,079 go all the way back to you know, watching when I was in the 97 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:31,439 Navy, watching those midshipman teams in the middle of their fourteen consecutive wins over 98 00:07:31,639 --> 00:07:35,319 Army in the Army Navy game, you could always tell that there was one 99 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:41,480 There was really for the most part, one guy that that took charge and 100 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:46,079 was the general on the or the admiral on the field. Uh So, 101 00:07:46,279 --> 00:07:49,279 I think that's a big thing on the offensive side, and you're right on 102 00:07:49,319 --> 00:07:55,319 the defensive side that there's not there's not that person that uh the you know, 103 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,199 the middle linebacker that's going to take charge and and that is going to 104 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:05,000 get everybody in the best position to win. And they find themselves, you 105 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,240 know, having to you know, having to defend you know, more down 106 00:08:09,279 --> 00:08:16,279 the field behind them as opposed to getting to the quarterback in front of them. 107 00:08:15,079 --> 00:08:18,199 M Yeah, you know, the Navy defense has had its moments this 108 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,079 year, you know, in a shutout over Wagner and playing really pretty good 109 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,839 on the road at Memphis, you know, making some big plays but yet 110 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:28,439 giving up some big ones at the same time. But you know, you 111 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:33,039 know, a fairly prolific offense coming to town last weekend and then another one 112 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:37,919 coming up this weekend, at least defensively, it seemed like that's maybe where 113 00:08:39,039 --> 00:08:43,360 Brian Newberry's first you know, Navy team might butter its bread, especially with 114 00:08:43,399 --> 00:08:46,879 his defensive background, but you know, certainly trying to kind of get i 115 00:08:46,879 --> 00:08:52,279 mean literally the ship righted in the right direction this coming weekend, but Navy 116 00:08:52,279 --> 00:08:58,080 falling at home forty four to thirty two visiting South Florida. All right, 117 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,840 let's move on out to the Colle Colorado Springs in our other game of the 118 00:09:01,879 --> 00:09:05,559 weekend, Steve and Boy. Right now, Air Force looks like a simply 119 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,080 put a well oiled machine, my friend, as they have now won two 120 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:15,399 in a row and snapped a four game losing streak in the Springs to San 121 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:20,759 Diego State, and Air Force just dominates San Diego State forty nine to ten. 122 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,559 Is now air Force off to its best start since two thousand and three, 123 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,000 five and zero perfect in the Mountain West. San Diego State drop into 124 00:09:28,039 --> 00:09:31,679 two and four overall zero and two in the Mountain West. And you know 125 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,919 this, ironically, San Diego State scored it's only touchdown to open the game 126 00:09:35,039 --> 00:09:41,039 scoring, but air Force roaring back with three State Street three straight touchdown drives 127 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:46,200 to take a twenty one to seven lead behind it two Emmanuel Michelle short touchdown 128 00:09:46,279 --> 00:09:48,679 runs two and three yards. But I think the story of this one not 129 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:54,720 just the Air Force defense yet again and air Force playing a complete game, 130 00:09:54,799 --> 00:09:58,600 but Falcons quarterback Zach Larrier just simply outstanding, rushing for a team high one 131 00:09:58,639 --> 00:10:03,159 hundred and yards and throwing for one hundred and eighty nine and two touchdowns. 132 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:07,639 This Air Force team is the most complete Air Force team I think we've seen 133 00:10:07,799 --> 00:10:13,039 in years. Yeah, and that's saying a lot, seeing as you know, 134 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,960 the last couple of years, I think the Falcons have had some really 135 00:10:16,039 --> 00:10:22,000 good squads and to see them and with some amazing talent on those squads and 136 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:28,360 say that this is the most complete team that coach Calhoun may have had in 137 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,960 maybe having in you know, six or seven years, is really saying something. 138 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:35,279 And you're right about Zach Larrier. You know what a fantastic performance he 139 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:41,320 put on and showed why he and and like when we go back to you 140 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,840 know, going back to what we were talking about Navy, you know, 141 00:10:43,879 --> 00:10:50,200 they don't have one guy that is going to run it's gonna that the offense 142 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,000 is going to run through. And the Falcons do have that one guy in 143 00:10:54,120 --> 00:11:03,799 Larrier and runs Coach Calhoun's offense as good as anybody will run that that type 144 00:11:03,799 --> 00:11:05,679 of offense. I think that uh, you know, you look at what 145 00:11:05,759 --> 00:11:09,240 he did, what he did on the ground, as you mentioned, with 146 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,080 the career high on the ground, throwing two touchdowns and only one incompletion. 147 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:18,320 That I think was the that's the big thing. There was no uh, 148 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,200 there were no turnovers, so you don't have to worry about, uh giving 149 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:26,080 your opponent a short field and that that is always a big plus when you're 150 00:11:26,399 --> 00:11:31,000 when you're running a service academy offense. And I really do think that the 151 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,159 and the other thing that I really liked about it is that you know, 152 00:11:33,399 --> 00:11:37,159 they they didn't pump the they didn't pump the football. You know, they 153 00:11:37,159 --> 00:11:41,279 had one punt on the on the afternoon, which meant that every time you 154 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,840 were going down the field, you were you were getting points in one uh 155 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:48,039 one shape or form, and most of the time you're going down the field, 156 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,440 you're ending up in the end zone. That is huge when you're when 157 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,360 you're air Force. I want to ask you this question, you know, 158 00:11:54,559 --> 00:12:01,039 how long do you think it's going to be before the pollsters for both AP 159 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:07,000 and the and the coaches side finally realized that a second Mountain West team deserves 160 00:12:07,039 --> 00:12:11,360 to be in the top twenty five. I know that the coaches have them 161 00:12:11,759 --> 00:12:15,840 just outside of the top twenty five. I think they're at twenty ninth, 162 00:12:16,919 --> 00:12:20,679 but they're they're really they're up at the top of the others receiving votes. 163 00:12:22,279 --> 00:12:26,840 On the AP side, I think that and you know, AP has kind 164 00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:30,279 of an East Coast bias, uh because you look at at some of the 165 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,799 teams that are in the also receiving votes. Most of them are on the 166 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,919 are are out west. You know, they're and they're in the Midwest. 167 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,879 They're out west. You don't have a whole lot, you know, you 168 00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:46,320 look at what their top twenty five is, it is very vanilla. But 169 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:50,159 it was nice to see Fresno State in the top twenty five on the AP 170 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:54,399 for a second consecutive week, and now Fresno State's in the coaches poll. 171 00:12:54,799 --> 00:12:58,519 I think that air Force is very close to joining them in the top twenty 172 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,440 five. And if they keep putting up scores like this, I think they're 173 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:05,039 going to be there. Yeah, I think right now that Air Force is 174 00:13:05,039 --> 00:13:07,440 a top twenty five team. You can't convince me right now that they are 175 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,399 not one of the way they're playing one of the twenty five best teams you 176 00:13:11,399 --> 00:13:16,759 know in America at this moment. I think the difference, at least, 177 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,759 especially between Fresno State, who's ranked twenty fourth and the AP and the coaches, 178 00:13:20,159 --> 00:13:22,879 I think there's you know, one big difference, or I guess maybe 179 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,559 in this case too, and that's the fact that Fresno State has gone on 180 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:33,480 the road. It won two games against Power five opponents. They went to 181 00:13:33,519 --> 00:13:35,840 Purdue and they went to Arizona State and won both those games. Now, 182 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,600 we obviously know that Purdue in Arizona State are no Juggernauts, But the point 183 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:45,519 is that's the difference. Air Force has not done that. They have not 184 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,000 gone on the road to play, you know, a Power five opponent and 185 00:13:48,039 --> 00:13:54,759 gotten a win over a team like a Purdue or an Arizona State. Really 186 00:13:54,759 --> 00:13:58,399 I mean dominating the teams that you play, and maybe the best team. 187 00:13:58,759 --> 00:14:01,279 I mean I thought sant New State might be the best team that they play, 188 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,879 but maybe at this point so far, that best team that they played 189 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:09,200 and it's not just because the score thirteen to three is Sam Houston State and 190 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,080 Sam Houston State, you know, in their first year in the FBS, 191 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:18,080 they you know, anybody that follows college football religiously knows that Casey Keeler's team, 192 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,519 you know, parentally is one of those you know that it used to 193 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:26,200 be one of those you know teams in the you know FCS that was always 194 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,399 at the top of the FCS rankings, make it run at the national championship 195 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:33,159 in the one Double A playoffs. But you know, Air Forces is not 196 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,120 like you said, they're knocking on the door twenty night in the Coaches I 197 00:14:35,159 --> 00:14:39,399 can't believe they're only getting seven votes you know, in the in the ap 198 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:43,200 pole. But again, your Service Academy team, you're playing the hand that 199 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,600 you've been dealt in right now. You haven't played one of those big games 200 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,200 against a Power five opponent, and that's just the way the you know the 201 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:56,759 dogs lie with the Falcons schedule at this point, you know, but still 202 00:14:56,679 --> 00:14:58,879 all you can do. I've always said this when it comes to the ser 203 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,440 Academy teams, all you can do is play the hand your dealt and beat 204 00:15:03,519 --> 00:15:07,159 the teams that you know that are on your schedule. And that's exactly what 205 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,559 Air Force is doing. You know, their defense just was outstanding again. 206 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,240 You know, I mentioned I thought this was I think this might be the 207 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:16,399 most complete team, and I really do believe that because outside of the COVID 208 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:20,679 year, I mean, this is a program that's won what double digit games 209 00:15:20,679 --> 00:15:26,240 every season since twenty nineteen, and I think they're maybe even better defensively this 210 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:33,840 year than they were last year, and maybe offensively just a hair maybe quite 211 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:39,000 not is good is last year under with HAZYK Daniels and Brad Roberts. I 212 00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:43,399 guess the star power was certainly higher last year. But right now that Air 213 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:48,320 Force offense is just steady. Eddy. They're not missing any beats, Steve, 214 00:15:48,759 --> 00:15:50,279 you know, with Larryer at quarterback in his first year, and then 215 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:54,279 you've got you know, you know, certainly Emmanuel Michelle or John Lee Eldridge 216 00:15:54,279 --> 00:15:58,279 are the two guys that come to mind that can can beat you any day. 217 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:03,200 And you know Elder was quiet. This past weekend. Emmanuel Michelle stepped 218 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:07,960 up yet again, but it was the steady handle Larrier in a complete effort 219 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:14,039 offensively for Air Force. Yeah, for me, I look at for for 220 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:19,360 air Force. Their their biggest uh, their biggest tests are still to come. 221 00:16:19,559 --> 00:16:23,360 They might be three and oher in the Mountain West, but you look 222 00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:29,039 at the three teams that they've beaten are combined in four now UH in the 223 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,879 conference, and so I would like to see them, you know, like 224 00:16:32,919 --> 00:16:36,720 I said there, their big tests are coming up in two weeks. They've 225 00:16:36,759 --> 00:16:41,200 got Wyoming at home. Of course, last last year they went to Laramie 226 00:16:41,679 --> 00:16:45,559 and were handed their first defeat of the year. I think that's gonna be 227 00:16:45,559 --> 00:16:51,679 a big test for them against the Cowboys. Unfortunately, they don't see Fresno 228 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:57,120 State before any possible conference championship. That's that's the one thing that I think 229 00:16:57,559 --> 00:17:03,000 really keeps them out of the top twenty five before the end of the year, 230 00:17:03,039 --> 00:17:06,400 because I think you can you can go on, you can beat Wyoming, 231 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:11,119 you can beat UNLVU. But the problem is is that you said you 232 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:15,400 got to play the hand that you're dealt and unfortunately, uh, when you 233 00:17:15,799 --> 00:17:19,559 when you're pat when you're like when you've got a Pat Hill mentality at fransno 234 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:26,039 state where you'll play anybody anywhere at any time, you know. I think 235 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:29,119 that Air Force has done that. But I think a lot of teams don't 236 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:33,319 want to play Air Force. I think they they don't want to expose their 237 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:37,200 own weaknesses, and they find themselves in a position where okay, you know 238 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:45,079 it's gonna take the sam Houstons to go out there and and put themselves out 239 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:49,279 there, whereas you know, you know, Power five teams aren't gonna want 240 00:17:49,279 --> 00:17:52,039 to play Air Force, much like a lot of them don't want to play 241 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:56,599 Navying and a lot of them, you know, I give Army a ton 242 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,359 of credit because them being because of being an independent, they get an opportunity 243 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:06,079 to play more of these Power five teams because they can create their own schedule. 244 00:18:06,559 --> 00:18:11,880 But you know, you know, Navy with the with the conference schedule 245 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:15,960 that they're that they're tied to, they don't get the opportunities. Air Force 246 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:19,039 with the conference schedule they're tied to, don't get the opportunities than Army gats 247 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:25,920 mm hmm, yeah, totally one hundred percent with you right there. All 248 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:30,640 right, let's before real quick again. Forty nine to ten Air Force just 249 00:18:30,839 --> 00:18:33,720 all over San Diego State, a team that had had air Forces number until 250 00:18:33,799 --> 00:18:38,200 last year, especially in Colorado Springs, that is no more as Brady Hoak's 251 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,039 team falls to two and four, while our Falcons are now five and zero 252 00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:45,359 and undefeated in the Mountain West Conference. All right, Steve, let's give 253 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,839 out some game balls. Which way you want to fire first this week? 254 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:55,839 Friend? Well, I mean I think I think for me it's obvious who 255 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,640 my game ball is going to go to, and that's, of course Trey 256 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:07,240 Taylor of the Air Force Falcons for that thirty yard pick six in their forty 257 00:19:07,319 --> 00:19:11,039 nine to ten win over the Aztecs. The defense was fantastic. I mean 258 00:19:11,039 --> 00:19:15,400 you look at it, thirty one solo tackles out of fifty one tackles, 259 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:21,920 made four tackles for loss, including the sack and of course the pick six. 260 00:19:22,039 --> 00:19:26,519 So Taylor's gonna get the game ball. But really you can look at 261 00:19:26,519 --> 00:19:30,279 almost anybody on that defense and say they deserved it. But I'm gonna go 262 00:19:30,319 --> 00:19:36,440 with Trey Taylor. All right, I know you like you some defense I'm 263 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:40,319 gonna go offense, and I'm gonna go with Zach Larrier because you know, 264 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:45,640 the starting quarterback for the Falcons was basically flawless outside of one pass attempt that 265 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:52,400 he missed. Set career highs on Saturday in the win over San Diego State, 266 00:19:52,799 --> 00:19:56,200 had had one hundred and three yards rushing, which was a career and 267 00:19:56,279 --> 00:20:00,160 team high. And then the senior from Young Stan Ohio, he was six 268 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,720 to seven throwing the football for one hundred and eighty nine yards, a career 269 00:20:03,799 --> 00:20:07,759 high two touchdowns, also a career high and real quick. Four of his 270 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:14,000 eight carries on the ground those went for first downs, and so almost say 271 00:20:14,039 --> 00:20:18,519 a flawless performance by air Force without you know, playing turnover free football and 272 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:23,559 only committee one penalty, a five yard fall start penalty was the only penalty 273 00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:27,480 for the Falcons. You know in the games, that recipe will win you 274 00:20:27,519 --> 00:20:30,880 a lot of football games being able to run the ball. And I you 275 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:36,920 know, I'll say this real quick too, Steve, I think that shutting 276 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:41,200 the door they did on San Diego State, I mean the door was shut 277 00:20:41,279 --> 00:20:45,119 earlier than this, but I guess putting that last emphatic statement on this game 278 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:52,279 was to me. It kind of encapsulated everything about this game as fairly short 279 00:20:52,279 --> 00:20:56,759 touchdown drives with some big plays you know for air Force. But the very 280 00:20:56,839 --> 00:21:02,480 last score was a sixteen plays, a eighty five yard drive that took ten 281 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:07,480 twenty off the clock. As that made it forty nine to ten and it 282 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:11,720 was over from there. But you know, Zach Larrier outstanding right now directing 283 00:21:11,759 --> 00:21:15,960 that air Force offense. So he gets my game ball. All right, 284 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,000 We got more to do. We got a couple of games Army and Navy 285 00:21:19,039 --> 00:21:23,000 in action this weekend. We got our Travis man Manyon Foundation Honor Roll segment 286 00:21:23,079 --> 00:21:26,799 coming up. 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Ticket Smarter the latest with Navy, Army 306 00:22:55,279 --> 00:23:02,200 and Air Force on Yards and Stripes Service Academy Football Welcome back into the Arts 307 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,599 and Stripes your home for Service Academy Football, Army, Navy, and Air 308 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,720 Force. That is what we do here. He is Steve Carnehi and Pryce 309 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:15,799 Sackinson as we rumble along on this edition as we are almost hitting the midway 310 00:23:15,839 --> 00:23:19,039 point here of October in the regular season, not quite yet, but slowly 311 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:25,079 approaching the halfway point of the twenty twenty three college football season. As we 312 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:29,599 are part of the College Gridar and Coast to Coast podcast Network. New episodes 313 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,119 coming to you every Tuesday, although we might vary a little bit as we 314 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:37,640 are doing getting out Wednesday this week. But Steve, we got a pair 315 00:23:37,759 --> 00:23:42,799 of games coming up this weekend. Both Army Navy are at home this weekend, 316 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:48,759 and let's start at Mikey Stadium up on the Hudson as two and two 317 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:55,000 Army going to welcome Power five and accfow Boston College, who is ten and 318 00:23:55,079 --> 00:24:00,519 three making that trip to Mikey where the Boston College is one third teen and 319 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,039 lost eleven and the Eagles lead the all time series as well, twenty five 320 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:10,440 to thirteen. But the Eagles are coming to Mikey with a little bit of 321 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:15,240 confidence this weekend as they get a last second field goal to knock off Virginia 322 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,680 twenty seven to twenty four. You know mentioned they're two and three this season. 323 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:23,039 Every single game Steve that Boston College has played this year has been close 324 00:24:23,079 --> 00:24:29,000 outside of getting boat raced at Louisville, but everything else has been literally a 325 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:33,680 three score game, including taking number three Florida State down to the wire in 326 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:40,000 a game they got down but continued to fight scrap claw that they only lost 327 00:24:40,039 --> 00:24:45,559 thirty one to twenty nine there up in Chestnut Hill. But they will be 328 00:24:45,599 --> 00:24:51,160 making this trip to Army another you know, big chance against another Northeast program 329 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,440 for Jeff Monkin's team coming off the bye week. Jeff Mounkin has a ten 330 00:24:55,519 --> 00:25:00,799 to nine record off of bye week since twenty seventeen, but including a perfect 331 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:06,279 six and oh since twenty eighteen. Coming off the bye weeks another big test 332 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,000 for this Army team. But having that bye week certainly in this gauntlet of 333 00:25:10,039 --> 00:25:14,400 a stretch that Army has a big, a big shot in the arm to 334 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,640 be able to get some rest and prepare for BC. Yeah. Absolutely, 335 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:23,359 having that extra week after the loss in Syracuse was I think crucial for the 336 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:30,599 Black Knights and I'm kind of surprised a little bit by ESPN's analytics department, 337 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:37,720 as they have the they have Army as a over sixty percent predictor to win 338 00:25:37,799 --> 00:25:41,039 this football game. And I know that Boston College isn't very good. You 339 00:25:41,079 --> 00:25:45,599 know, they've got their two wins are against teams. You know, Virginia 340 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:52,519 is probably outside of themselves, probably maybe the worst team in the ACC. 341 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:57,119 There are other wins against Holy Cross which is one double a. You know, 342 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:03,640 they lost in overtime to Northern Illinois before their uh uh, the game 343 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:07,319 against Florida State that they gave the Seminoles all they could handle, you know, 344 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:11,279 but I wouldn't put this, uh, you know, the the Eagles 345 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:15,759 are gonna be ready for this. I would certainly look at their quarterback. 346 00:26:15,799 --> 00:26:23,799 Their quarterback is kind of you know, a more mobile version h and A 347 00:26:23,839 --> 00:26:30,200 and a quarterback that could could have played an Army because of his mobility and 348 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,519 his ability to rush the football. But he also can throw the but Jesus 349 00:26:33,519 --> 00:26:38,039 out of it as well. Thomas Costaiano's not only with almost four hundred yards 350 00:26:38,039 --> 00:26:41,839 on the ground in three touchdowns, but he's got almost eleven hundred yards through 351 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,880 the air and ten more touchdowns. So this is a team that certainly knows 352 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:51,440 how to put points up on the scoreboard, and for Army to be successful, 353 00:26:51,559 --> 00:26:53,880 you gotta make sure that he's holding his helmet on the sideline, because 354 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,519 if he's got his helmet on and he's on the field, he's going to 355 00:26:57,559 --> 00:27:02,920 be a force to be wrecked with. And I think that Army's defense is 356 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:08,599 going to be in for some really big trouble if they can't dominate the time 357 00:27:08,599 --> 00:27:12,880 of possession. We talked about it in the last segment with Navy against USF. 358 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:17,559 They couldn't dominate the time of possession, they end up getting beat by 359 00:27:17,559 --> 00:27:22,640 the Bulls. Air Force dominated their time of possession, they win he easily 360 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,559 over San Diego State. This obviously is gonna be the exact same thing, 361 00:27:26,599 --> 00:27:32,000 you know, against Boston College. If Army can dominate the time of possession, 362 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,519 if Bryson Daily can keep himself on the field and keep Thomas Casianos off 363 00:27:36,519 --> 00:27:38,000 the field, I think Army is gonna be in good shape. But if 364 00:27:38,039 --> 00:27:44,799 not, Boston College has the horses to beat Army this week. Yeah, 365 00:27:44,799 --> 00:27:48,440 this is gonna be a twelve noon kickoff Saturday on the CBS Sports Network. 366 00:27:48,559 --> 00:27:52,240 Army a three point favorite, as of now, over under is fifty. 367 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:59,079 And you know, talking about Power five teams, you know, Army's last 368 00:27:59,079 --> 00:28:03,480 home win or Power five team goes all the way back to twenty seventeen when 369 00:28:03,519 --> 00:28:07,480 they beat Duke twenty one to sixteen. But you know they, you know, 370 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,000 Army no stranger to beating Power five teams, just don't have that opportunity 371 00:28:11,039 --> 00:28:15,160 that often. The most recent win over a Power five anywhere was that twenty 372 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:19,599 four to twenty two went over Missouri in the twenty twenty one Armed Forces Bowl. 373 00:28:19,599 --> 00:28:25,319 And you mentioned keeping that Army offense on the field and Thomas Cassiano's on 374 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:30,480 the sideline holding that helmet. Army Tyrrell Robinson, the junior running back has 375 00:28:30,519 --> 00:28:36,279 been getting some live reps and practice is back on the practice field. His 376 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,359 return, we don't know if it will be this Saturday, but that would 377 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:42,920 certainly be another playmaker, especially a guy with some speed, albeit coming off 378 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:48,680 injury. That would really help Jeff Monkin on that Army offense, you know, 379 00:28:48,759 --> 00:28:52,920 really kind of get going and give them another one of those playmakers. 380 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:56,319 And you know, real quick defensively too. You know, the Army defense 381 00:28:57,359 --> 00:29:03,000 a stout unit, but one that has you know they're one of two teams 382 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:07,640 are the Black Knights along with Louisville that have not allowed a single point in 383 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:11,319 the first quarter this season. So something to keep an eye on is, 384 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:15,240 you know, the Eagles and Jeff Afley's team come in there to Mikey for 385 00:29:15,319 --> 00:29:19,240 what should be a you know, October games there at Mikey are just absolutely 386 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:25,799 gorgeous, and I would expect a perfect afternoon for football on Saturday. Is 387 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:30,559 is Army in Boston College gonna do battle there again twelve noon on the CBS 388 00:29:30,599 --> 00:29:37,720 Sports Network. Steve Let's move up to Annapolis now Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 389 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:41,359 where Mayvy gonna try and protect that home turf once again as they welcome 390 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:45,039 to and two North Texas Navy one and three overall zero to two in the 391 00:29:45,079 --> 00:29:49,200 American This is a three point thirty kickoff on the CBS Sports Network, maybe 392 00:29:49,319 --> 00:29:56,519 giving six points to the Mean Green over under a sixty point five, and 393 00:29:56,319 --> 00:30:02,039 you know this is gonna be the Mean Greens first league game since joining the 394 00:30:02,079 --> 00:30:07,359 ACC or the American Athletic Conference the AAC this past offseason. And you know 395 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:12,839 mentioned the over under at sixty point five. Another prolific offense come into Navy 396 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:17,920 Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. And you know, these teams met only one time, 397 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:22,960 and that was back in two thousand and seven when Navy outlasted North Texas 398 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:26,079 in Denton seventy four to sixty two, and at the time, it was 399 00:30:26,119 --> 00:30:30,880 the most points ever scored in a regulation FBS game, but that record was 400 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:36,160 broken in twenty and sixteen when pitt beat Syracuse seventy six to sixty one. 401 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:40,440 And ironically, that Navy North Texas game at O seven also marked the very 402 00:30:40,519 --> 00:30:44,519 last time a Navy football game wasn't on some form of television, either on 403 00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:48,839 the air or streaming. But this one will be alive on the CBS Sports 404 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:53,799 Network on Saturday at three thirty as Navy welcomes North Texas Steve Yeah and the 405 00:30:55,480 --> 00:31:00,440 player to watch for the Me and Green is obviously their junior quarterback Chandler Rogers, 406 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,400 who has been really, really strong through the air. You know, 407 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:08,920 he doesn't have as many yards as like a Thomas Castianos did with for BC 408 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,440 that we just talked about. But here's the most important uh, here's the 409 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:17,200 most important thing. Doesn't turn the football over. He only has he's thoring 410 00:31:17,359 --> 00:31:22,160 just one interception through North Texas's first four games, and they don't put the 411 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,559 ball on the ground. They give up a ton of yards though, and 412 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:29,720 I think that that could be very very good for the midshipman. You know, 413 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:34,359 North Texas's defense quite porous, especially on the ground. They give up 414 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:40,119 five hundred and three yards per game, which is just a ridiculous number, 415 00:31:40,599 --> 00:31:42,440 and two hundred and forty of those come on the ground, so it's almost 416 00:31:42,519 --> 00:31:47,599 fifty to fifty. I think that really the midshipmen have a really good opportunity 417 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:52,359 to exploit this. And well, I think it's funny that they're actually uh 418 00:31:52,559 --> 00:31:56,960 they're actually getting they're giving less than a touchdown, which I think is a 419 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:02,200 good call there, but uh that that they're going to be able to hopefully 420 00:32:02,559 --> 00:32:07,519 slow things down. The one thing that I that they didn't do against USF 421 00:32:07,119 --> 00:32:13,200 is they let the pace get dictated by the Bulls. If they can dictate 422 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,839 the pace, I think they're going to be in much better shape. And 423 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:19,680 being able to do that, of course, is got to start with the 424 00:32:19,759 --> 00:32:24,079 quarterbacks. You've got to be able to dictate the pace as a quarterback and 425 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:29,759 be able to, you know, like I said, get shove the ball 426 00:32:29,839 --> 00:32:32,440 down their throats and you do that and you're going to win this game. 427 00:32:34,839 --> 00:32:37,160 Yeah, and you mentioned dictate the pace. One thing that could very well 428 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:42,039 help Navy dictate the pace clearly, as we all know, is the ability 429 00:32:42,079 --> 00:32:45,160 to run the ball and move the chains. And you know, while Navy's 430 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,680 fifth in the country and rushing offense at two hundred and twenty seven yards a 431 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:52,119 game, North Texas is one hundred and thirtieth against the run, giving up 432 00:32:52,119 --> 00:32:57,039 two hundred and forty one yards per game, Steve, So that might be 433 00:32:57,079 --> 00:33:00,200 something to watch as is. Certainly you want to sustain those long drives keep 434 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:05,960 North Texas off the field. I think if Brian Newberry's defensive unit can come 435 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,240 in there and get a few stops on third down, that's something that could 436 00:33:08,279 --> 00:33:13,720 maybe make a difference in a game where this could be possession by possession. 437 00:33:13,799 --> 00:33:15,880 You know, you mentioned the last one that resembled a you know, a 438 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:20,640 basketball score at Alumni Hall there in Annapolis, seventy four to sixty two. 439 00:33:21,319 --> 00:33:23,240 You know, North Texas wants to make it, you know, something of 440 00:33:23,279 --> 00:33:28,920 that ilk on Saturday. But if Mayvy can you know, control the football 441 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:32,359 convert on third and some fourth downs. Keep this thing, you know, 442 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:37,559 a fairly low scoring affair. You know North Texas's inability to stop the run, 443 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:43,039 that could be the key in the football game. I agree with you 444 00:33:43,079 --> 00:33:47,680 completely. Being able to shove the ball down the mean Green's throat is going 445 00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:52,240 to end up being the key for this And like I said, it dictates 446 00:33:52,279 --> 00:33:57,799 the pace. It's it's gonna you do that, You're gonna you're gonna end 447 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:02,000 up winning the time of possession handily. We're talking two to one. Maybe 448 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,960 when it comes to time of possession. If you can get to forty minutes, 449 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:12,400 you're gonna find yourself in really good shape if you're the midshipman. Yeah, 450 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,920 one hundred percent. One other thing to look at, maybe keep an 451 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:19,880 eye on this game is the ability to convert inside the red zone. North 452 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:24,400 Texas is twelfth in the country in red zone offense converting at almost ninety five 453 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:30,480 percent. Well, maybe it's just one hundred and twentieth in America converting seventy 454 00:34:30,519 --> 00:34:32,960 one percent of the time. So not just getting in the red zone and 455 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,079 converting. I think you want to convert and convert those opportunities into seven, 456 00:34:37,559 --> 00:34:42,960 especially when it's one of those prolific offenses like you have in North Texas. 457 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:47,960 Coming to Annapolis again three thirty Eastern Standard time, Saturday afternoon, a CBS 458 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:53,039 Sports Network doubleheader as Army kicks off at noon in the Navy at three thirty. 459 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,880 We got some games to pick and we'll do that coming up. But 460 00:34:57,039 --> 00:35:00,880 coming up next our Travis Minian Foundation on a roll segment or the honor remember 461 00:35:00,119 --> 00:35:04,400 a fallen hero that has given the ultimate sacrifice, and we'll do that next 462 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:07,400 to your in Yards and Stripes, your home for Army, Navy, Air 463 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:13,679 Force Service Academy Football. In two thousand and seven, Marine First Lieutenant Travis 464 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:17,079 Manion was killed in Iraq after saving his wooted teammates. Travis's legacy lives on 465 00:35:17,159 --> 00:35:21,840 through the words he spoke before his final deployment. If not me, then 466 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,960 who words that today fuel the spirit of Travis Mannion Foundation and through TMF these 467 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:29,880 words can live in you too. Show the world what you're made of. 468 00:35:30,159 --> 00:35:34,480 Because character is invisible until it's not. Find out how you can strengthen the 469 00:35:34,559 --> 00:35:38,320 character of your community alongside empowered veterans, families of the fallen, and inspired 470 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:46,119 civilians at Travismanion dot Org. I'm continuing on here on this episode of Yards 471 00:35:46,119 --> 00:35:50,199 and Stripes, your home for Service Academy Football. And now it's time for 472 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:53,760 a Travis Manian Foundation Honorable segment where we take a step back and honor and 473 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:59,760 remember a fallen hero, one that has given the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, 474 00:36:00,079 --> 00:36:05,480 for our freedoms. And this week we're going to remember Army specialist Anthony 475 00:36:05,679 --> 00:36:08,320 Dixon, who died on August the first, twenty twenty four in Samara, 476 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:14,880 Iraq. When ied detonated near his guard posts. He was just twenty years 477 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:20,039 old. A native of Lindenwold, New Jersey, Specialist Dixon was supporting Operation 478 00:36:20,119 --> 00:36:24,039 Iraqi Freedom and was assigned to the Army's first Squadron, fourth Cavalry, first 479 00:36:24,119 --> 00:36:30,400 Infantry Division, based out of Schwinfurt, Germany, and he enlisted in the 480 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:34,800 Army after graduation from Overbrook High School in two thousand and two, hoping to 481 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,119 raise money for college, learn new skills, and fight for his country. 482 00:36:37,519 --> 00:36:43,119 Family member said he hoped to become a police officer or secret service agent when 483 00:36:43,119 --> 00:36:45,920 he left the service. He enlisted in the Army at the same time as 484 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:52,360 his longtime friend that he got to know and befriend in Junior High Adam Frolick, 485 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,639 who was twenty one years old from Pine Hill, New Jersey, and 486 00:36:55,719 --> 00:37:00,199 Frolic who had was serving in a different unit over in Iraq, was killed 487 00:37:00,679 --> 00:37:06,840 just months before in March. Specialist Dixon, whose parents are both ordained ministers, 488 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,920 was described by family members as a high spirited young man with a passion 489 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:15,440 for fast cars. He had been in Iraq since February, and while stationed 490 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:19,400 in Iraq or stationed in Germany, he met the woman he planned to marry. 491 00:37:19,559 --> 00:37:22,760 He deployed Iraq in February of two thousand and four, and he's survived 492 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:28,440 by his parents, Jacqueline and Alexander, along with four siblings, one of 493 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:32,760 which his sister Celestis, said, quote, he died doing what he wanted 494 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:37,920 to do and where he wanted to be end quote. The Travis Mannen Foundation 495 00:37:37,079 --> 00:37:43,639 honored Specialist Anthony Dixon through the Character Does Matter Program on October the twentieth, 496 00:37:43,679 --> 00:37:49,280 twenty eleven, when his story inspired one hundred and thirty students at his alma 497 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:53,559 mater, Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We take the time to 498 00:37:53,639 --> 00:38:00,719 remember heroes like Specialist Anthony Dixon from the US Army for put their lives on 499 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:06,440 the line every single day and giving that ultimate sacrifice, and the Travis Manon 500 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:13,119 Foundation is continuing the legacy and commitment of service of folks like specialistics in communities 501 00:38:13,159 --> 00:38:17,920 across the country. You can get involved in support TMF in a Myriada ways 502 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:25,760 online at Travismanion dot org or participating in community projects in a city town near 503 00:38:27,199 --> 00:38:31,000 you. Travis Mallon Foundations Nine to eleven Heroes Run five k race series unites 504 00:38:31,039 --> 00:38:36,440 communities across the country and around the world to honor the sacrifices of September eleventh 505 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:39,039 and the war since. Join your community this September and register to run, 506 00:38:39,159 --> 00:38:47,079 Walk or rock by visiting nine to eleven Heroes Run dot org. The latest 507 00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:52,920 with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards and Stripes Service Academy Football. 508 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:59,400 All right, welcome back in episode number seven of the Yards and Stripes and 509 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,920 we appreciate eight to the Travis mann And Foundation for partnering with us again this 510 00:39:04,039 --> 00:39:07,639 season. Check out more online at travismann In dot org to find out how 511 00:39:07,679 --> 00:39:13,360 you can get involved in a local community near you As loved ones and so 512 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:19,320 many others carry on the legacy of service in local communities that others have left 513 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:24,400 behind given that ultimate sacrifice for our country. And Steve, let's you know 514 00:39:24,519 --> 00:39:28,000 time to you know, pick a few games here. We only have two 515 00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:30,440 to pick this week, real quick. A couple of notes to pass along. 516 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:36,480 The Navy at UNC Charlotte game coming up on the fourteenth Saturday that went 517 00:39:36,559 --> 00:39:40,199 in Charlotte, North Carolina. That's been announced as a two pm kickoff on 518 00:39:40,559 --> 00:39:45,320 ESPN Plus. And not only is it going to be a two pm kickoff 519 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:51,159 on ESPN Plus, that game also is now a sellout between Navy and UNC 520 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,880 Charlotte. Finally, Zach Larrier mentioned, well it got my game ball. 521 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:59,880 But you know, awards and honors pouring in for him this past week as 522 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:04,320 he was named the mount Less Offensive Player of the Week, the fourth Falcon 523 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:07,960 to be honored by the Mountain West Conference this season, and he was also 524 00:40:08,119 --> 00:40:14,440 named to Davey O'Brien's Grade eight Quarterback list for the week as they pick eight 525 00:40:14,599 --> 00:40:19,440 quarterbacks who have you know, an outstanding week, you know with their performances, 526 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,760 and so Zach Larrier was one of those eight name to Davey O'Brien's Grade 527 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:28,960 eight quarterback list last weekend for his outstanding performance leading the Falcons to that big 528 00:40:29,039 --> 00:40:34,519 forty nine to ten win over San Diego State. Steven, time to pick 529 00:40:34,599 --> 00:40:38,320 some games. You want to go first in Army in Boston College. Yeah, 530 00:40:38,519 --> 00:40:44,239 Army in this game giving three points. As you mentioned, the over 531 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:50,559 under is fifty. I think that for Army to have an opportunity to win 532 00:40:50,599 --> 00:40:57,119 this game, it's going to be all about keeping Thomas Costianos on the sideline. 533 00:40:57,199 --> 00:41:01,159 And in order to do that, gonna need a big day from Bryson 534 00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:06,400 Daily, whether it's throwing the ball to Isaiah Alston or you know, being 535 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:09,800 able to use the utilize the running game to grind out the clock. But 536 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:15,360 the Army offense has to get down the field and they've got to put the 537 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:20,000 ball in the end zone. They can't settle for field goals in this game. 538 00:41:20,039 --> 00:41:23,199 I think that they've got to get touchdowns in order to stay ahead of 539 00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:29,719 Boston College. Because I think that the the Eagles offense is so potent against 540 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:37,239 Army. I think that I'm gonna go against the analytics on this and I 541 00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:40,280 think that Castianos is going to have a big day against Army's Army's defense, 542 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:45,840 I'm gonna say that Boston College squeaks out a win at Mikey Stadium, and 543 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:50,320 I hate saying that because I love I love the venue. I think that 544 00:41:51,159 --> 00:41:54,559 Army is a great squad, but I think that Boston College being a Power 545 00:41:54,599 --> 00:42:00,320 five team, it's going to be very difficult for them to come out and 546 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:06,840 get a win over Boston College. I'm gonna go a little bit different direction. 547 00:42:07,079 --> 00:42:10,920 I like the Black Knights in this one, coming back home to a 548 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:15,800 Mikey Stadium for the first time and feels like it feels like it's been a 549 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:19,159 while. But you know, hosting Boston College, you know it should be 550 00:42:19,199 --> 00:42:22,079 a big crowd. The brig you know, the Corps will be, you 551 00:42:22,119 --> 00:42:25,360 know, will be into this one. You know, clearly an acc and 552 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:30,199 a power five team coming into Mikey, which you don't get that often. 553 00:42:31,159 --> 00:42:35,360 But I think that, you know, Army even in the loss to Syracuse, 554 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,920 you know, it was a big second half for Syracuse. I think 555 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:43,000 having the week off, I think that Army still played pretty well. I 556 00:42:43,119 --> 00:42:45,719 like Army in this one. I like Army to the tune of you know, 557 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:52,639 maybe I'm gonna go like a twenty four to twenty close game, fairly 558 00:42:52,679 --> 00:42:57,320 low scoring. I think that they beat the spread barely, but I think 559 00:42:57,320 --> 00:43:00,360 that they will be what was the over under Army of three point favorite over 560 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:04,760 under fifty. I think it'll be on the under, just because I think 561 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:07,920 defenses will be, you know, fairly stout in this one. But I 562 00:43:07,039 --> 00:43:09,440 like Army. I like Army to win at home. Like I said, 563 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:14,199 I think the week off is the big thing that will make a difference. 564 00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:17,559 All right, other game this week we got Steve North Texas at Navy. 565 00:43:17,679 --> 00:43:25,199 Navy given six home favorite over under sixty point five oddsmakers liking a shootout and 566 00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:30,320 how can you not, especially with North Texas bringing that offense to Annapolis. 567 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:35,159 Which way do you see this one going? Yeah? I think I think 568 00:43:35,199 --> 00:43:38,239 that this one, you know, Navy is gonna get a couple of opportunities 569 00:43:38,280 --> 00:43:42,000 at short fields. You saw what they did against USF. I think that 570 00:43:42,039 --> 00:43:45,679 they are gonna end up with something similar early on, and hopefully they'll be 571 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:51,079 able to build on this game. I'm gonna take Navy to win this game. 572 00:43:51,119 --> 00:43:54,880 I'm gonna say it's gonna be thirty four to twenty four that the Midshipmen 573 00:43:57,079 --> 00:44:00,599 are able to defend home turf this week and send North Texas out of here. 574 00:44:01,039 --> 00:44:05,960 You know, I think that you know, and I'm going to predict 575 00:44:06,519 --> 00:44:10,400 this, and and I know that that the folks in Annapolis may be wondering 576 00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:15,079 why I'm predicting this, But I think ty lavataie has a really good game, 577 00:44:15,360 --> 00:44:19,760 even even throwing the football, which he's not very good at. But 578 00:44:19,840 --> 00:44:22,400 I think he's gonna end up being efficient throwing the football. And I think 579 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:28,159 you're gonna be able to run more of the offense through him this week than 580 00:44:28,159 --> 00:44:30,639 you did last week against us F. I saw a lot of Blake corvav 581 00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:35,000 last week. I think you see more Lavati this week. I think you're 582 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:39,280 gonna see a better offense being run through Lavata and especially the ground game. 583 00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:45,400 But I even think he picks it up through the air as well. Man, 584 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:49,320 we're gonna be on opposite sides of that coin flip this week. Is 585 00:44:50,599 --> 00:44:53,039 you like Boston College, I like Army, Well, I'm gonna go a 586 00:44:53,079 --> 00:44:58,360 little bit different than in this game. I like North Texas. I think 587 00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:02,679 the offense, I think just it's gonna be another problem for Navy. You 588 00:45:02,679 --> 00:45:06,480 know, I know it's being played at home. That's that's certainly gonna help. 589 00:45:06,519 --> 00:45:08,920 But you know right now, Navy just you know, struggling right now 590 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:15,559 to fine consistency on offense, sustaining drives and and honestly getting off the field, 591 00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:17,400 you know on third down. I think that the Mean Green are gonna 592 00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:22,639 make it a long afternoon. I do think it's gonna be not nearly as 593 00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:27,079 high scoring, certainly as that last is that last meeting when it was seventy 594 00:45:27,119 --> 00:45:30,400 four to sixty two, I think honestly cut the points maybe in half. 595 00:45:30,599 --> 00:45:36,199 I still think it's it hits the the over just barely. I'm gonna go 596 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:43,679 North Texas forty Navy thirty three with the Meingreen getting a seven point win on 597 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:47,320 the road in Annapolis on Saturday steam. So I don't know, Man, 598 00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:51,079 we'll see. That's why we pick them, that's why we watch them, 599 00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:53,440 That's why we love them. We never know what's gonna happen the greatest theater 600 00:45:53,679 --> 00:45:58,480 in the fall on turf, and that is what we call college football, 601 00:45:58,639 --> 00:46:01,800 especially with Army NA be An Air Force. Steven. Absolutely, it's gonna 602 00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:06,480 be. It's gonna be a wonderful weekend. I love these double headers. 603 00:46:06,679 --> 00:46:14,039 You know, I was never a big CBS Sports Network watcher before they started 604 00:46:14,079 --> 00:46:19,039 doing these doubleheaders or even the triple header that they had a couple of weeks 605 00:46:19,079 --> 00:46:24,119 ago. Absolutely love watching CBS Sports Network for their love for Service Academy football. 606 00:46:24,119 --> 00:46:29,920 It's great. Yeah, the CBS Sports Network does a tip top bang 607 00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:36,639 up job, not just covering and broadcasting, but really bringing you know, 608 00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:42,320 the the feelings, the you know what these student athletes at all three academies 609 00:46:42,360 --> 00:46:46,199 go through where you know, interviews, you know, spotlights they put on 610 00:46:46,280 --> 00:46:52,800 not just these student athletes, but you know the the students and you know 611 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:57,480 the the Corps and the brigade and you know all of them. It Army, 612 00:46:57,559 --> 00:47:00,519 Navy, and Air Force. They just do a great job telling the 613 00:47:00,559 --> 00:47:04,559 stories. And you know, especially having those home games is a backdrop on 614 00:47:04,639 --> 00:47:07,239 CBS Sports Network. I mean whether it's Army at noon, Navy usually at 615 00:47:07,239 --> 00:47:13,119 three thirty, or you know a seven thirty eight o'clock primetime kickoff there from 616 00:47:13,199 --> 00:47:16,360 Colorado Springs. Man, I look forward to any any game we get on 617 00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:21,360 the CBS Sports Network broadcast at home at any of the three schools. But 618 00:47:21,639 --> 00:47:24,360 when we get double headers and even triple headers, you know that doubleheader Saturday, 619 00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:30,039 that will be fun, especially for everybody listening right now that their cup 620 00:47:30,079 --> 00:47:34,360 of tea is either Army or Navy. So can't wait to do it with 621 00:47:34,440 --> 00:47:37,679 you again next week, Steve. Hope you get better, hope you feel 622 00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:42,840 much better or back in the saddle and off that DL next week and we 623 00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:45,559 will do it again next week. 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