1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,879 Need to get your football fix on all things Army, Navy and Air Force. 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:12,039 This is Yards and Stripes Service Academy Football. Now here are your hosts, 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:17,640 Pryce Atkinson, Steve Carney and Mike Loveall. All right, welcome into 4 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:22,480 another edition of Yards and Stripes, your home for Service Academy Football. As 5 00:00:22,519 --> 00:00:25,559 we are part of the College Grid, our Coast to Coast podcast network on 6 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:30,760 Bryce Atkinson, he is Steve Carney, and we bring you Army, Navy 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:35,479 and Air Force football every single week you're on Yards and Stripes. And this 8 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,520 week we had a whole heck of a lot to get into. The Air 9 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:44,479 Force Falcons implosion continuing, Navy creeping closer to Bowl eligibility, while Army's winning 10 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:49,759 streak it continues on. So much to do here is three games to recamp, 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,560 game balls to give out our Travis Mannion Foundation Honor Roll segment. We 12 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,119 got picks to make with two games ahead in two games, not just two 13 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:03,920 games to end the somewhat guiller season for Army or excuse me, for Navy 14 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,840 and Air Force. There is a lot on the line for the Mids and 15 00:01:06,879 --> 00:01:10,959 the Air Force and the Air Force Falcons. Later this week we will talk 16 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:15,000 about it is. It's Thanksgiving week and we have left off here on episode 17 00:01:15,079 --> 00:01:19,040 fourteen. But Steven, how's it going. What a big weekend of college 18 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:23,000 football it was for our three teams, ho Lea, Cow. Yeah, 19 00:01:23,239 --> 00:01:29,079 it couldn't have been crazier Price, that's for sure. And I was very 20 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:34,599 lucky that this week I had multiple televisions to to be able to watch Army 21 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:40,879 and Navy going on at the same time, and and with Air Force playing 22 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,359 a little later, I was able. I was able to take part of 23 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:49,359 all three games this week and hadn't have a great time in doing so. 24 00:01:49,519 --> 00:01:53,519 And it was just a wild, wild week, a wild Saturday for the 25 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:59,480 for the service academies. And I think we got to jump straight in with 26 00:01:59,599 --> 00:02:04,879 the fact that we were pretty close with our predictions last week. The only 27 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,000 problem is is that for two of our three predictions you had to switch the 28 00:02:08,039 --> 00:02:12,919 teams around, and one of them was in for a good reason, the 29 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,719 other one unfortunately not quite so. Yes, it was senior Day for all 30 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:23,719 three academies, sending out their seniors at all three respective schools. And let's 31 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:25,960 start in Annapolis, Steve, where that was our first game of the day. 32 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,680 The Midshipman hosting East Carolina the final regular season game at Navy Marine Corps 33 00:02:31,719 --> 00:02:38,159 Memorial Stadium in Navy winning it second straight and remains in the hunt to gain 34 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:43,599 Bowl eligibility with its third shutout of the season, knocking off East Carolina tend 35 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,159 to nothing. His Navy is now five and five. They're even steven overall 36 00:02:47,599 --> 00:02:51,919 in four and three in the American, while East Carolina dropped the two to 37 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,680 nine overall one in six in the American. First time East Carolina has been 38 00:02:54,759 --> 00:03:00,199 shut out in twenty six years, three hundred and twenty three game games since 39 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:05,319 the Pirates were shut out, and maybe now only the third or excuse me, 40 00:03:05,479 --> 00:03:10,840 the only FBS team to have three shutouts this season. The defense did 41 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,639 the job yet again, holding ECU to one hundred and eighty nine yards of 42 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:21,560 total offense, forcing four turnovers two interceptions, two fumbles, but Navy now 43 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:27,840 was shut out. Wins over Wagner, UNC, Charlotte, and East Carolina. 44 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,840 Of course, you know, as you mentioned, you know, forcing 45 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,479 four turnovers, but look, maybe we're not going to let them off the 46 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,400 hook. And they did get the win, but their state mistakes were there 47 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,479 still there, Steve. They lost two fumbles, they had a field goal 48 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:42,080 block, and they missed a field goal. In the end, it was 49 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,000 the defense doing the job. ECU never really got close to finding any kind 50 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,719 of points except a miss forty nine yard field goal there in the second quarter, 51 00:03:51,759 --> 00:03:54,000 and that's really all it was. You know, it wasn't you know, 52 00:03:54,159 --> 00:03:57,639 this game was not put out of reach. I guess, you know, 53 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,919 when it's seven to nothing and going into the fourth courts. It was 54 00:04:00,919 --> 00:04:03,960 a late Nathan Kirkwood twenty seven yard field goal midway through the fourth that put 55 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,840 this thing, I guess technically out of reach for a pretty offensive in nept 56 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:14,759 East Carolina team. Is Navy getting a second straight win of the season now 57 00:04:14,879 --> 00:04:18,040 they have a pair of two game winning streaks. Yeah, and you look 58 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:24,160 at what the Pirates were able to do, especially or weren't able to do, 59 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:29,519 especially offensively. They weren't able to run the football at all, twenty 60 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:35,160 two carries for only thirty four yards. So that's a credit to Navy's defensive 61 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:42,199 line and what they were able to accomplish. And I know you mentioned the 62 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,160 two fumbles that were lost, both lost by Xavier r Line. You know, 63 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,480 I thought East Carolina, that's what they were looking to do because they 64 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:56,360 understood that you have to be able to force turnovers. To have any sort 65 00:04:56,399 --> 00:05:00,160 of opportunity against against Navy or against any of the service academies, You've got 66 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:04,879 to make them make the mistakes. And Arline did make a pair of them, 67 00:05:04,959 --> 00:05:10,160 but they also were able to recover a pair of fumbles and you and 68 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:14,879 you mentioned the two interceptions that Alex Flynn, the quarterback for the Pirates, 69 00:05:14,959 --> 00:05:19,720 through in that game. So Navy was able to capitalize on more mistakes that 70 00:05:19,879 --> 00:05:25,800 ECU made, and so they were able and unfortunately, you know, I 71 00:05:26,199 --> 00:05:30,959 thought that they they had the missed field goal. It was funny because East 72 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,480 Carolina had missed I believe on the same side of the field, so I 73 00:05:33,519 --> 00:05:39,040 think it was something going on well with those uprights, maybe they were shaking 74 00:05:39,079 --> 00:05:45,199 in the wind or whatever. But I remember seeing Navy push the field goal 75 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,560 and then East Carolina I think on the same side of the field I had 76 00:05:49,639 --> 00:05:56,759 pulled one. So it was really a weird setup when it came to those 77 00:05:56,759 --> 00:06:00,639 field goals. But you know, I'll take the I'll take a shutout win, 78 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,600 a third consecutive or a third shutout this season for the midshipman defense, 79 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:08,600 and you got to give them a whole lot of credit because they're the only 80 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:13,000 team, as you mentioned, in college football to have three shutouts this year. 81 00:06:13,399 --> 00:06:15,439 Yep, absolutely, I think one of the other big takeaways from this 82 00:06:15,519 --> 00:06:18,199 game, I don't think there's any question now. I think Navies found their 83 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,399 quarterback that they're going to go with the rest of the way. It is 84 00:06:20,439 --> 00:06:25,759 ab r Line, the athletic senior getting the start again. He ran. 85 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,600 He mentioned the two fumbles, but he ran sixteen times for sixty eight yards. 86 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,680 Also was ten of eleven throwing the football for one oh two one of 87 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,720 the week. Is maybe the weakest passer of the four quarterbacks on the Navy 88 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:42,000 roster that has started this season, but throwing ten of eleven, you know, 89 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:46,920 short passes, but still that's doing a nice job. I got to 90 00:06:46,959 --> 00:06:48,800 clean up the turnovers. But there's I don't think there's any question now that 91 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:53,519 Brian Newberry is going to hitch their wagon the rest of the way at going 92 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:58,639 to SMU and then obviously against Army provided something doesn't you know, go terribly 93 00:06:58,639 --> 00:07:01,879 wrong this week in the SMU, which it could was Xavier r Line, 94 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,480 but you know, just real quick you know, while he didn't find the 95 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,600 end zone. You know, after the punt of Paloser early in the game, 96 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,720 our line set up that Alex Tesca touchdown run. They're you know, 97 00:07:14,839 --> 00:07:17,639 in the first half. You know our line. You know first, you 98 00:07:17,639 --> 00:07:21,240 know, first play of Navy's third possession of the game, he goes thirty 99 00:07:21,319 --> 00:07:27,120 nine yards and on the very next play, Alex tesca nineteen yard touchdown run. 100 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,920 You know, that was the tip game's only touchdown. So our line 101 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:34,600 setting up that one touchdown on a just a short two play dry for the 102 00:07:34,639 --> 00:07:40,160 midshipman, you know, and doing the job. So you know, while 103 00:07:40,199 --> 00:07:44,399 the numbers don't look super pretty, you know, Navy is not churning up 104 00:07:44,439 --> 00:07:46,680 a whole heck of a lot of yards. I mean they only had two 105 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:49,079 hundred and seventy six in this one. They're still doing enough to get the 106 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:53,160 job done all week. All I can say is one thing they won't have 107 00:07:53,199 --> 00:07:55,839 to do a lot better than that on offense, not just taking care of 108 00:07:55,839 --> 00:07:59,279 the football, but moving the football on Saturday against SMU And we'll get into 109 00:07:59,319 --> 00:08:01,839 that in a little bit. But mission accomplished here, as you now have 110 00:08:03,199 --> 00:08:05,360 two straight wins and you have a chance to get Bowl eligible. Steve, 111 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,279 Yeah, and being able to get BULL eligible is a huge piece for for 112 00:08:11,439 --> 00:08:18,600 Navy because you don't want to come down to the point where you're hoping that 113 00:08:18,199 --> 00:08:22,920 your your ranking is enough, because I have a feeling there are going to 114 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:28,000 be five win teams that are going to be in bowl games here this year. 115 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,839 You know, you don't want you don't want to get down to the 116 00:08:30,839 --> 00:08:35,240 computer rankings to being able to and the and whatever, uh, you know 117 00:08:35,279 --> 00:08:41,960 whatever ratings that the the the bull committees use to to invite five win teams 118 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:48,080 uh to Bowl games. Get your sixth win or having the opportunity to get 119 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,480 your sixth win before the bull bids go out is huge for this Navy team. 120 00:08:52,519 --> 00:08:56,000 And uh, I don't know if I thought that they were going to 121 00:08:56,519 --> 00:09:01,000 be able to get there, especially after the loss to Temple a couple of 122 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,919 weeks ago. When they lost to Temple, I went, well, there 123 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,720 goes any shot of being BULL eligible. And the fact that they have that 124 00:09:07,799 --> 00:09:13,080 opportunity, albeit a slim one against SMU coming up this week, I think 125 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:20,759 really speaks highly of how Coach Newberry and the team has responded again. Navy 126 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,440 ten to nothing over East Carolina to get to five and five overall, four 127 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,440 and three in the American All right, let's move it up to Mikey Stadium, 128 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:33,039 Steve and the Army Black Knights getting a shocking and upset win as they 129 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,080 send their seniors out on a winner. The Black Knights have now won three 130 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:41,720 in a row. What a turnaround engineer by Jeff Monkin's team, starting with 131 00:09:41,399 --> 00:09:46,960 that win over Air Force, but Army a twenty eight to twenty one winner 132 00:09:46,039 --> 00:09:50,960 over visiting Coastal Carolina. Now Army is five and six. They have a 133 00:09:50,039 --> 00:09:54,320 chance to get to even steven and finish the year six and six overall with 134 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:58,399 a win over Navy. Obviously, that would capture the Commander in Chief trophy 135 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,159 if Army's able to do it. But let's not get ahead of the game. 136 00:10:01,639 --> 00:10:05,639 Let's talk about this one, Steve, and you know, a shocking 137 00:10:05,759 --> 00:10:09,600 win that you and I didn't see coming, and nor did a lot of 138 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,080 people. But I think you got to go to the game plan that the 139 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:16,080 Army coaching staff dialed up that Coastal never saw coming. The big change that 140 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:20,559 Army dialed up. They went back to their signatu or triple option offensive tack 141 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:26,799 operating under center versus the shotgun, and it worked like a well oiled machine. 142 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:31,399 Steve is the change really was meant to neutralize coastal speed, not try 143 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:37,120 and get into kind of shootout with their athletic personnel on offense. Army didn't 144 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,240 complete a pass in the game. They didn't need to, as they rushed 145 00:10:39,279 --> 00:10:45,879 for three hundred and sixty five led by Tyson Riley going eleven carries one hundred 146 00:10:45,919 --> 00:10:50,320 and twelve yards, followed by Bryce and Daily the quarterback twenty two carries ninety 147 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,639 four yards. Riley who hadn't carried the ball since the season open. After 148 00:10:54,720 --> 00:11:00,000 moving to h back and tight end. They started implementing going back under center 149 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,879 a couple of weeks ago, and of course they have so much senior personnel 150 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,720 and guys that had taken so many snaps and reps over the last several years, 151 00:11:07,279 --> 00:11:11,679 it didn't take long to find their footing again. And it certainly didn't 152 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:16,120 take long as the coastal staff did not see this one coming as Army gets 153 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:20,159 the twenty eight to twenty one shocker Steve Yeah, blitz of the Chanticleers by 154 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:26,840 the Black Knights, and it was a good thing that they started the Senior 155 00:11:26,919 --> 00:11:31,440 Day moments at Mikey Stadium, I think at like nine at oh nine thirty, 156 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,399 because they so many seniors they had to get, they had to acknowledge 157 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:41,080 before the nude kickoff. They they started Senior Day early for Army, and 158 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,360 with good and with good reason. You know, I looked at and was 159 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:50,720 and was watching that game and just the fact it was funny when you mentioned 160 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:56,879 them them going back under center, when they put Bryson Daily back under center, 161 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:03,000 and it was like, I remember going that that looks different because I'm 162 00:12:03,039 --> 00:12:09,240 so used to seeing Army in shotgun running the flexbone offense and going back to 163 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,000 a more traditional triple option was like, ooh, like, I like this, 164 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:18,039 this is smart, and it really did. It allowed Army to get 165 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:24,240 away from the edge rushers that Coastal uses and kind of keep things in the 166 00:12:24,279 --> 00:12:28,600 middle of the field, which is exactly what you needed to do in order 167 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:33,279 to run the football as well as they did. I mean, you look 168 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:41,320 at it. They had sixty two offensive plays. Coastal was held to just 169 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:46,039 fifty one, and they ran, as you mentioned, sixty two of I'm 170 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:52,320 sorry, sixty four offensive plays for Army fifty one for Coastal. And you 171 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:58,080 know, they averaged almost six yards on the ground. And when you're able 172 00:12:58,159 --> 00:13:03,679 to do that, and you're and your Army and you're able to grind out 173 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,840 this game and they had almost forty minutes of possession time of the football, 174 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:13,919 that's a that's that's huge for this for this offense, and the fact that 175 00:13:13,919 --> 00:13:18,919 they were able to do that speaks volumes of what coach Bunkin has been able 176 00:13:18,919 --> 00:13:22,759 to do with his team. And and they've got to be feeling great about 177 00:13:22,799 --> 00:13:28,759 themselves as they get a much deserved week off as they get ready for obviously 178 00:13:28,799 --> 00:13:33,360 the biggest game of their season. Yeah, well, Coastal outgained Army three 179 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:37,120 eighty four to three sixty five. Obviously, all those yards for Army coming 180 00:13:37,159 --> 00:13:41,559 on the ground, as we mentioned, you know that that you just said 181 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,519 it. You know, the time of possession, you know, Army going 182 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:50,120 back to the shot to the under center, scrapping the shotgun, keeping the 183 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,120 ball away from Coastal and they did it by converting eight of eleven on third 184 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,799 down and that translated to forty yards time of possession. And of course you 185 00:13:58,799 --> 00:14:03,879 know the turnover margin. You know, Army turned it over twice while Coastal 186 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,600 technically only turned it over once in the game. You know, the block 187 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:11,039 punt, you know for a touchdown that you know, I'm always been a 188 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:15,399 believer that block punts should be considered turnovers as well. I know they're not, 189 00:14:15,879 --> 00:14:20,279 but for statistical purpose, it's a momentum changer, just like any other 190 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:26,720 turnover is you know, unexpected change of possession in that situation, and you 191 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:30,600 know it. I think that block punt, I don't know what you thought 192 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,919 about it. You know, there were some big plays in the game, 193 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,320 but late in the first half, you know, as good as Army's offense 194 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:43,200 was Brent Durina, the linebacker blocking that Coastal punt that was recovered by Jabriel 195 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:48,120 Williams and returned thirty seven yards for a touchdown with what one forty eight left 196 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,200 in the first half. That put Army up twenty one to seven. I 197 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:54,919 thought that was maybe as big of a play as any other in the entire 198 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,840 game, and it came courtesy of the Army defense. Steve no Absolutely, 199 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:05,679 that was huge because at that point it's still a one score game and if 200 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:11,120 you're if you're Coastal, you've got to be feeling good about your chances. 201 00:15:11,039 --> 00:15:15,200 Even though it's a it's a hostile environment that you're in. You know, 202 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,960 if you make a stop there, you still have an opportunity to tie the 203 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,240 game up before the end of the half. And I think that's huge. 204 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:26,120 At that point you you get the block punt, uh and and now it's 205 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:31,399 now it's a two score game. And and even if you're able to get 206 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,600 a touchdown, as they were able to on the next drive they they they 207 00:15:35,639 --> 00:15:41,200 went down and scored a touchdown, but it's still then a one score game 208 00:15:41,279 --> 00:15:43,799 at that point you still have more work to do to try and get back. 209 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:48,279 Even so, it's huge that that block pump was enormous for the Black 210 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,840 Knights. Yeah, no doubt about it is Army just an incredible job at 211 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:56,519 the coaching staff to steady and get this ship right. It for Army twenty 212 00:15:56,559 --> 00:16:00,240 eight twenty one over Coastal Carolina. And another stat that I saw, I 213 00:16:00,279 --> 00:16:03,919 can't remember if it was the armysid staff, it was sal Ener Donado, 214 00:16:04,519 --> 00:16:07,399 you know, but something that you would not expect. We've become a custom 215 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:11,840 here at Yards and Stripes to see and understand that, you know, it's 216 00:16:11,919 --> 00:16:15,600 not uncommon for one of our three teams to win, you know, maybe 217 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:22,039 a couple games every season without even throwing or even completing a pass, a 218 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:23,960 forward pass, you know, And a lot of people don't like that. 219 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:29,559 They think it sets college football back when the forward pass is not utilized. 220 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,840 But I think it's a wild stat that the Black Knights are eight and one 221 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,039 during the Jeff Munk and Ira Steve in games when they do not complete a 222 00:16:37,159 --> 00:16:42,279 pass. They were zero of two throwing the football in this game and still 223 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:48,080 get the win over what usually is a fairly pass happy Coastal Carolina team. 224 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:52,440 But Grayson McCall was still out did not play, and Garrett Jared guests through 225 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,039 for two seventy nine and three scores. But nonetheless it does not matter. 226 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,320 The Black Knights a fantastic game plan and they get a twenty eight to twenty 227 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:04,240 one win to improve to five and six. Our last game of the day, 228 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:10,400 Steve so much on the line first place in the Mountain West, you 229 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,839 know, but on the line between UNLV and the Air Force Falcons. And 230 00:17:12,839 --> 00:17:17,839 the Falcons they can't get it done at home. They lose their third straight 231 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:22,680 game, falling on Senior Day to UNLV thirty one to twenty seven in a 232 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,839 game that UNLV led, or the air Force led twenty four to seven, 233 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:32,640 but the Rebels pitch a second half shutout as the implosion continues. The Falcons, 234 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,759 you know, playing a strong first half for the first time in a 235 00:17:34,799 --> 00:17:37,720 while. We know that they've been a, without a doubt, a second 236 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,839 half team the season. They take a twenty four to seven league, can't 237 00:17:41,839 --> 00:17:45,440 hang on and then you know, trailing thirty one to twenty seven. In 238 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,920 the final minute, air Force is moving quarterbacks in and out. They drive 239 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:55,319 to the UNLV eight yard line on the final possession or on the final possession 240 00:17:55,400 --> 00:18:00,839 the final play, John Buscha's passed to you know, running back on fourth 241 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,359 and goal. It falls incomplete with twenty three seconds left, and that's that's 242 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:07,880 the end of it. There was a kind of a questionable pass interference call 243 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,519 there late in the game that air Force got the benefit of the doubt. 244 00:18:10,599 --> 00:18:14,400 But you know, Busha coming into the game, one of three quarterbacks to 245 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:18,240 take a snap for air Force, easily the best thrower that they have when 246 00:18:18,279 --> 00:18:22,160 they needed to get down the field. But it's not enough. As they 247 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,279 rushed for three forty four most of which came in the first half and they 248 00:18:25,279 --> 00:18:30,240 fall to UNLV thirty one to twenty seven. Steve, Yeah, difficult to 249 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:36,880 watch in that second half for the for Falcons fans because if you look at 250 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:41,440 what they what they were able to do, or the lack of production that 251 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:45,039 they were that they had on on offense. I mean, you look at 252 00:18:45,079 --> 00:18:49,640 it. It was six plays before a punt, three and out, three 253 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:56,759 and out fumble on the sixth play, a four play out, and then 254 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:02,359 as you mentioned, the long drive where it looked like they were gonna be 255 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:07,559 going down to get the game winning touchdown. They had four shots from inside 256 00:19:07,559 --> 00:19:12,400 the eight yard line but weren't on. We're unable to get get into the 257 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:18,759 end zone or to to to take the lead back. It was a great 258 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:23,160 first half for air Force that they did everything that you could have asked for 259 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:30,079 them. You know, they were able to to take an interception and go 260 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,880 down and score a touchdown. At that point, they're up twenty four to 261 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:41,240 seven, and you're thinking, Okay, this is going to be a runaway 262 00:19:41,279 --> 00:19:45,119 and we're gonna be looking at air Force with an opportunity to host the Mountain 263 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:52,319 West Championship game coming up in a couple of weeks. Regardless of whether or 264 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:57,640 not they win this week against Boise, But that was that was a really 265 00:19:57,799 --> 00:20:04,119 tough second half to watch. For sure. I certainly didn't think that that 266 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:11,160 that is the uh, the sort of game that you expect out of out 267 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:15,599 of the Falcons. That was really really a rough, a rough watch. 268 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,839 Yeah, not to make any excuses at all, but you know, air 269 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,519 Force without their two leading rushers again, Emmanuel Michelle zach Larier, two guys 270 00:20:22,519 --> 00:20:29,200 that combined for over thirteen hundred yards this season, almost three hundred carries combined 271 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,839 between the two of them, fourteen touchdowns. You know, they're not available. 272 00:20:32,839 --> 00:20:36,240 But I thought that when when air Force you know, jumped out to 273 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:38,599 the you know, to the big lead, you know, we know that 274 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,400 this is a second half team. That first half starting strong has not really 275 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:47,119 been a strong suit of air Force, and you know, getting ahead twenty 276 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,559 four to seven and then leading, you know at the half as Matthew duport 277 00:20:49,599 --> 00:20:52,960 Octoba forty two yard field goal, you know, as the clock ran out 278 00:20:53,279 --> 00:20:56,119 of the first half to take a twenty seven to fourteen lead, I thought, 279 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,839 there's no way that air Force is going to give this up, you 280 00:20:59,839 --> 00:21:03,359 know, in the second half. But nonetheless they did and you know air 281 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:04,880 Force, as we mentioned, you know, after that eight no start, 282 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:10,039 they've now dropped to three straight eight and three overall, five and two in 283 00:21:10,039 --> 00:21:14,799 the mount West. It's crazy as it is. I know it sounds nuts, 284 00:21:14,839 --> 00:21:21,599 but a win this coming weekend at Boise State would still qualify the Falcons 285 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,960 for the Mountain West Conference championship game. We'll kind of we'll break that down 286 00:21:25,039 --> 00:21:27,799 and kind of give you exactly how that all shakes out. But you know, 287 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:34,039 despite losing the undefeated season and you know, three straight losses and thought 288 00:21:34,079 --> 00:21:37,680 first place is on the line, they still have a shot here Steve, 289 00:21:37,759 --> 00:21:42,279 coming up this weekend, all is not lost. Yeah, after a second 290 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:47,079 half where they only put up one hundred and eight yards of offense through the 291 00:21:47,079 --> 00:21:52,519 first five drives that they had. The fact of the matter is is this 292 00:21:52,640 --> 00:22:00,200 loss does not preclude them from having an opportunity at a Mountain West Conference championship, 293 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:07,920 and that Falcons fans have to be really excited for this week and hopefully 294 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:15,240 they're they're able to enjoy a victory. I know we're gonna get to air 295 00:22:15,279 --> 00:22:18,359 Force and Boise coming up here in a moment, but you know, this 296 00:22:18,799 --> 00:22:23,799 is a huge moment for them because they can find themselves with an opportunity at 297 00:22:23,839 --> 00:22:29,559 a Mountain West championship. With a win or an opportunity to play for a 298 00:22:29,559 --> 00:22:33,799 mount West championship, I should say, with a win here this week against 299 00:22:33,799 --> 00:22:41,599 Boise again, UNLV knocks off air Force thirty one to twenty seven is UNLV 300 00:22:41,799 --> 00:22:45,720 now takes control of the Mountain West Conference nine and two overall six and one, 301 00:22:45,759 --> 00:22:48,559 the mount West Air Force eight and three five and two in the league. 302 00:22:48,559 --> 00:22:52,359 All right, let's give out some game ball, Steve. Which way 303 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,920 you want to go with yours this week? Bud Well, because he shut 304 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:02,359 me up big time this week, I'm gonna go with Army quarterback Bryson Dally. 305 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:06,440 Yes, I know that Tyson Riley had had the better stats on the 306 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:11,759 ground, going for one hundred and twelve yards almost almost averaging ten yards of 307 00:23:11,799 --> 00:23:15,640 carry. He had that that long forty three yard touchdown you had. We 308 00:23:15,799 --> 00:23:18,559 mentioned the block point that that could have been. But I'm gonna go with 309 00:23:18,599 --> 00:23:23,920 Bryson Daily because it was his leadership on the field that led Army uh to 310 00:23:25,079 --> 00:23:30,079 a to a win offensively. So Bryson, you get my salute and you 311 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,240 get my game ball this week. Well, my game ball and salute it's 312 00:23:34,319 --> 00:23:37,319 gonna go to There were a lot of different ways I thought about going with. 313 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:41,799 I thought about going with that Army coaching staff, especially the offensive coaching 314 00:23:41,839 --> 00:23:45,960 staff, or setting setting up what they did very deserving, planned a surprise 315 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:51,759 coastal. But I think that the Navy defense when you post your third straight 316 00:23:51,799 --> 00:23:55,200 shutout two of the or not third shutout, but your third shutout of the 317 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,920 season. The only school in the FBS to half three this season, I 318 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:03,440 think two of them come in conference games is big. And the fact that 319 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,920 they were able to shut out East Carolina and get that second win and still 320 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:11,079 have a shot to get Bowl eligible this weekend. You know, Junior linebacker 321 00:24:11,079 --> 00:24:17,359 Colin Ramos leading the way with tackle ten stops in the game. What four 322 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:22,720 straight week he's had double digit tackles, named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player 323 00:24:22,759 --> 00:24:26,839 of the Week, ranked second in the American and eight point eight tackles with 324 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,440 eight point eight tackles per game, he led the way. I just think 325 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:34,680 the Navy defense as a whole posting another goose egg there, especially on Senior 326 00:24:34,759 --> 00:24:38,119 Day at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. I'm giving it out to that Navy 327 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:42,920 defensive unit for getting the job done yet again in a low scoring game where 328 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:47,839 their offense just can't really get a lot going, the defense was needed more 329 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,319 than ever. So the Navy defense is getting my game ball, Steve. 330 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,480 All right, Bud, we got plenty more to do. We got a 331 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,880 couple of games coming up this weekend, a lot on the line in both 332 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,799 those games, involving Air Force and Navy. We got our Travis Mannan Foundation 333 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:06,680 Honor Roll segment. We got the Army Navy uniform reveal. We're gonna talk 334 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:10,119 about those. We got some picks to give you here coming up on Yards 335 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,880 and Stripes as we continue on the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast Network, 336 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:18,759 where you can find an array of podcasts to tickle your college football fancy all 337 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:23,039 season long, even as we barrel down the home stretch. 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Ticket Smart the latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on 360 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:11,119 Yards and Stripes Service Academy Football. As we continue along here on Yards and 361 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:15,400 Stripes, you're home for Service Academy Football once again. I'm Mary Sakinson. 362 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:21,480 He is Steve Carney, Internet is issues notwithstanding. As we move into this 363 00:27:21,599 --> 00:27:26,160 weekend, Thanksgiving weekend, Black Friday weekend, shopping weekend, all those things, 364 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:30,279 maybe if you want to consider it the official arrival of the Christmas season, 365 00:27:30,319 --> 00:27:34,039 Steve, as it seems like it's debated more and more this year. 366 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:37,319 I don't know, is it me or is it is it? Is it 367 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:41,359 a thing where this? You know? Is it acceptable to put Christmas decorations 368 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:45,960 up before after Thanksgiving? I've heard it come up more this year than I've 369 00:27:45,039 --> 00:27:53,039 ever heard it before. Yeah, for me, Christmas season usually starts after 370 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:59,359 Thanksgiving, and as we're taping this, we're not at Thanksgiving just yet, 371 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:06,279 so Christmas is almost you know, when Icee Santa come down Broadway on the 372 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:10,440 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, I can go, Okay, now I can start 373 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:15,279 thinking about I can start thinking about Christmas until that point comes though, No, 374 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:21,559 it is still college football season and Thanksgiving season. Well, we'll get 375 00:28:21,559 --> 00:28:26,240 to the Christmas time when it gets there. Yeah, no doubt about it. 376 00:28:26,319 --> 00:28:29,759 And we're kind of the same way in our house, like we like 377 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,839 to enjoy celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Then as soon as it's behind us, 378 00:28:34,319 --> 00:28:37,680 come Black Friday. Okay, we can begin doing the Christmas thing. But 379 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:42,920 it just seems like it has become this hotter topic than ever this year. 380 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:48,880 But let's move on to this year and what we have left of this season 381 00:28:48,759 --> 00:28:52,440 is we've got a pair games coming up this weekend, one Friday, one 382 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:57,200 Saturday. Let's start Black Friday. The Air Force Falcons trying to right the 383 00:28:57,279 --> 00:29:03,640 ship having lost three straight. They're hitting the road to the Smurf Turf for 384 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:07,440 a four pm Eastern Standard Time kickoff two pm locally in Boise As Air Force 385 00:29:07,799 --> 00:29:11,680 we'll take on Boise State again on the Smurf Turf. Air Force eight and 386 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:17,200 three, five and two in the Mountain West versus six and five in five 387 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:21,720 and two Boise State the Broncos. This one going to be on FS one. 388 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:25,559 Boise State is a six and a half point favorite over under forty six 389 00:29:25,599 --> 00:29:29,400 and a half. Steve, and you know, the Boise State it's not 390 00:29:29,559 --> 00:29:32,720 the kind of season that I think that they thought they'd be having. The 391 00:29:32,759 --> 00:29:40,519 Broncos making a coaching change, Andy Avolos fired last week and now Mark Madston. 392 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:44,319 They're starting quarterback for part of the season, at least the most recent 393 00:29:44,359 --> 00:29:45,839 starter. He's going to be out for the rest of the year with an 394 00:29:45,839 --> 00:29:51,759 injury, as Spence as interim head coach Spencer Danielson saying Taylor Green is going 395 00:29:51,839 --> 00:29:55,640 to be the starter the rest of the way, I think. But the 396 00:29:55,720 --> 00:30:00,599 bigger story here is the Air Force Falcons. As tough as the last three 397 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,559 games have been, Steve, they still have a chance. A win at 398 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:10,400 Boise Boise State would get them into the Mount West Conference championship game for the 399 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:15,559 first first time and a chance to win their first conference title. You know, 400 00:30:15,599 --> 00:30:18,440 as crazy as it sounds, that is where we were at and Boise 401 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:22,720 State has somewhat of a similar fate. But let's talk about Air Force first, 402 00:30:22,759 --> 00:30:26,920 Steve is if air Force wins at Boise State on Friday, they will 403 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:32,200 play for the Mount West title in Las Vegas on December the second. Here's 404 00:30:32,279 --> 00:30:36,880 the deal. The average of the four computers right now that the Mount West 405 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:41,880 uses to break ties UNLV twenty eight and a half, Air Force fifty, 406 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:47,440 Boise State sixty one and a half, San Jose State sixty seven and a 407 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:53,480 half. So based on UNLV's commandingly, the Rebels would host at Allegiance Stadium. 408 00:30:53,559 --> 00:30:57,240 They would be the home team regardless of the outcome. If air Force 409 00:30:57,319 --> 00:31:02,839 wins and beats Boise State. Steve two possibilities here exist. The Falcons would 410 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:07,599 then finish alone in second place if UNLV were to defeat San Jose State on 411 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:12,720 Saturday. Number two, if the Falcons would finish in a three way tie 412 00:31:12,759 --> 00:31:18,119 with UNLV in San Jose State, if the Spartans were to win, that 413 00:31:18,599 --> 00:31:22,839 three way tie would then be determined by those computers, because air Force, 414 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:26,640 San Jose State, Boise State each finish one and one against each other in 415 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:32,079 the In this this scenario, the Spartans trailing the Falcons by such a large 416 00:31:32,079 --> 00:31:37,400 margin in the composite computer rankings, there's really no way that they could, 417 00:31:37,559 --> 00:31:42,759 you know, make up that difference if both were to win. If air 418 00:31:42,799 --> 00:31:47,920 Force loses, then they're eliminated. They're out of it. But that is 419 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,559 the situation that they were to win. Boise States in a similar situation as 420 00:31:51,599 --> 00:31:55,599 air Force, and that if they were to win on Friday and UNLV also 421 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:59,440 wins, the Broncos would then finish in second place alone and they would go 422 00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:04,599 to the comp Championship game to play the Rebels. I won't get into the 423 00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:08,240 chaos which could happen at Boise State and San Jose State both win. Uh. 424 00:32:08,279 --> 00:32:15,160 That would be the craziest scenario. But as it sits here right now, 425 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,519 that is the deal. An air Force win would get them into the 426 00:32:17,599 --> 00:32:22,559 mount Less title game. Steve, Yeah, and that's that That's the big 427 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:27,279 question is do you root for chaos? Because if you do, you're you're 428 00:32:27,319 --> 00:32:31,000 gonna want to You're gonna want to root for San Jose State uh this weekend. 429 00:32:31,319 --> 00:32:37,079 Uh. And then because that does that basically throws this whole thing into 430 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:45,559 into turmoil. And and a UNLV win means that whoever wins between air Force 431 00:32:45,599 --> 00:32:49,079 and Boise State is alone in second place. And I don't know if the 432 00:32:49,079 --> 00:32:53,319 Falcons root for chaos or not, but I certainly, uh, for me, 433 00:32:53,519 --> 00:32:58,759 it doesn't matter because I think if if air Force wins, and this 434 00:32:58,799 --> 00:33:04,160 is going to be a very difficult game, especially because as of right now, 435 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:08,279 we still don't know the status of either Zach Larry or Emmanuel Michelle, 436 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:15,720 with neither of them having played last week against UNLV on Senior Day. That 437 00:33:15,759 --> 00:33:21,039 gives you, that gives you pause for sure. I certainly am wondering just 438 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:24,000 what their status is going to be. I think that if they have any 439 00:33:24,039 --> 00:33:30,440 opportunity to play this week, obviously I think that that coach Calhoun will have 440 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:36,000 them play. But if they're both out again this week, I think this 441 00:33:36,119 --> 00:33:40,400 becomes a much more difficult situation to be in. I mean, if you 442 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:45,359 look at it right now, I've got the numbers here in front of me. 443 00:33:45,519 --> 00:33:49,599 Boise is a six and a half point favorite at home with an over 444 00:33:49,759 --> 00:33:55,400 under a forty six and a half. I think that that that game certainly 445 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:01,680 takes a turn if Larry or and Michelle play, and so I think they've 446 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:07,119 got a much better opportunity to a hold on to the football to be uh 447 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:15,039 you know, drive up their offensive uh output numbers and uh, keep possession 448 00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:19,920 of the football away from Boise's offense. I know you mentioned that, uh, 449 00:34:20,079 --> 00:34:22,920 that Green is gonna that Taylor Green is going to start a quarterback for 450 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:28,159 the Broncos here this week. Uh, And I think that that's a that's 451 00:34:28,199 --> 00:34:34,079 a big difference as well, that that is going to help air forces defense. 452 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:37,559 But this really, this game to me, comes down to that the 453 00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:42,159 health of Zach Larry and the health of Emmanuel Michell and if they were able 454 00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:45,559 to go this week, yeah, that did no doubt about it. That's 455 00:34:45,639 --> 00:34:49,119 gonna be huge. And we obviously are not going to know their status as 456 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,719 coach Calhoun keeps he seeing as many coaches do, close to the vest, 457 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,880 and we know he's not one to tip his hand and in any way, 458 00:34:55,920 --> 00:35:00,199 shape or form in advance. So I'm with you. I think that you 459 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:04,159 know, the health and the availability of Larrier and certainly Michelle, getting at 460 00:35:04,199 --> 00:35:07,760 least Michelle back to help out and take some the load off depending on which 461 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,599 way they're going to go at quarterback, I think it would be vital. 462 00:35:10,679 --> 00:35:15,719 As you know, Boise State has been installed as a six and a half 463 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,480 point favorite, Steve, which I think it's just crazy to think about how 464 00:35:19,519 --> 00:35:22,800 far we've come that because of the losing streak, that that's where we're at 465 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:27,559 now with the margin for this game. And you know, Air Force, 466 00:35:27,599 --> 00:35:30,519 I mean, excuse me, Boise State has gotten things turned around after a 467 00:35:30,519 --> 00:35:36,719 fairly you know, rough early non conference schedule. But here they are, 468 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:38,400 you know, they're right there in the mix where you want to be. 469 00:35:38,559 --> 00:35:43,880 And certainly what Bronco fans are accustom they're not accustomed to being, you know, 470 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,519 in the middle of the pack or down low, you know. So 471 00:35:46,559 --> 00:35:50,800 I think certainly going to be an exciting one of the more exciting, at 472 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:54,360 least Black Friday games that we have. Again, it's a four o'clock kickoff 473 00:35:54,920 --> 00:36:00,440 Eastern Standard time, two o'clock locally in Boise on FS one, Air Force 474 00:36:00,559 --> 00:36:05,719 in Boise State, Big One in the Mountain West. All right, other 475 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,559 game this weekend. This is gonna be a Saturday kickoff at twelve noon Eastern 476 00:36:08,599 --> 00:36:14,800 Standard time on ESPN two. The Naval Academy heading to Dallas to take on 477 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:20,679 number twenty five SMU In the coaches poll, Navy is a twenty point underdog 478 00:36:21,199 --> 00:36:25,199 as the over under forty five and a half against the Mustangs and the Mustangs 479 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:30,920 having a fantastic season nine and two, seven to zero in the American was 480 00:36:31,079 --> 00:36:35,280 Navy five and five, four and three in the American. And we told 481 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,239 you earlier. We've been talking about it for a few weeks. Navy now 482 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:44,320 can get Bowl eligible with a win over number twenty five SMU. Clearly it's 483 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:46,719 easier seven than done, but you know, win by Navy would give the 484 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:51,920 Mids three consecutive wins for the first time since going back to the twenty nineteen 485 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:55,039 season, when they finished that year on a four game winning streak. But 486 00:36:57,679 --> 00:37:00,199 SMU has just been a juggernaut this year, especially offensively. We'll get to 487 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:06,280 that in a second. Navy does lead the all time series against SMU thirteen 488 00:37:06,559 --> 00:37:08,960 to eleven, but the Mustangs have won three straight and four of the last 489 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:15,079 five. Navy six and five all time against SMU and games played there in 490 00:37:15,159 --> 00:37:19,719 Dallas, with the Mustangs winning the last three. So a lot on the 491 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,400 line in this one, obviously, Bowl eligibility, which Navy needs to get 492 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:27,039 stee before the Army Navy game because Bowl bids are handing out before that. 493 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:34,400 SMU would advance to the American Athletic Conference Championship Game against the winner of Friday's 494 00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:39,239 Tulane Texas San Antonio game. If the Mustangs can knock off Navy. If 495 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:44,480 SMU loses to Navy, it will come down to computer rankings between SMU and 496 00:37:44,519 --> 00:37:50,880 the loser of Tulane and UTSA. So there's certainly a lot happening here for 497 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:55,920 both teams, much like in the Mountain West showdown between Boise State and Air 498 00:37:55,960 --> 00:38:01,119 Force. Yeah, and this one's going to come down to ken Navy's defensive 499 00:38:01,199 --> 00:38:07,480 backfield stop Preston Stone, who has been incredible throwing the football through the air 500 00:38:07,559 --> 00:38:14,239 for the Mustangs twenty five touchdown passes only six interceptions on the season. And 501 00:38:14,599 --> 00:38:19,119 I think that's what SMU is going to want to do in this game, 502 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:24,840 is They're going to want to pick on Navy's corners and Navy safeties on getting 503 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:30,119 the ball to the outside, getting the ball down the field between the numbers. 504 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:35,320 That's what SMU does so well. And as you mentioned, the Mustangs 505 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:38,079 did not play Tulane this year, they did not play UTSA this year, 506 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:44,119 so there is no head to head in the American for them with Tulane and 507 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:49,000 UTSA playing this week. Obviously, the winner of that game is in and 508 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:54,119 SMU is hoping that they can go to eight to zero and also be a 509 00:38:54,159 --> 00:39:00,360 part of the American Athletic Conference Championship. I believe that if two Lane wins, 510 00:39:01,599 --> 00:39:07,880 they're going they're going to host no matter what. And with if UTSA 511 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:13,920 wins, SMU has an opportunity that they can host because uh they have just 512 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,639 two losses on this season. UTSA has lost three times this year, which 513 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:23,400 is amazing because I saw UTSA last week take on USF and they are one 514 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:31,559 of the most wild and explosive offenses I've seen this year. So SMU is 515 00:39:31,599 --> 00:39:35,880 a very, very tough team. I'm not going to give you my prediction 516 00:39:36,199 --> 00:39:39,880 just yet, but this is really going to come down to ken Xavier r 517 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:45,880 Line hold on to the football this week. It's going to come down to 518 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:50,679 fewer giveaways. I think if they can keep that, if they can make 519 00:39:50,679 --> 00:39:55,599 that giveaway number zero, I think that they've got a better shot of beating 520 00:39:55,639 --> 00:40:02,039 the Mustangs and and holding h Preston Stone and the Mustang's offense on the sideline. 521 00:40:02,079 --> 00:40:05,880 So it's going to come down to the running game. It's going to 522 00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:09,360 come down to not making mistakes. If you want to have a shot against 523 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:15,199 a team that is obviously the cream of the crop of the American Athletic Conference, 524 00:40:15,199 --> 00:40:17,760 so much so that they're off to the ACC next year. Yeah, 525 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:22,559 no doubt about it. And you mentioned Preston Stone directing at lastly's high powered 526 00:40:22,599 --> 00:40:25,880 offense. Twenty five touchdowns only six picks is almost thrown for three thousand yards. 527 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:30,760 But you know it's not just Stone. You know their offensive line has 528 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:34,199 done a great job. They only give up just marriss over one sack per 529 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:38,079 game. Yeah, they're very very good, tied for fifth nationally and tackles 530 00:40:38,119 --> 00:40:44,119 for losses allowed. And you know it's not just you know, a high 531 00:40:44,119 --> 00:40:47,320 powered offense, right there. Georgia and SMU are the only two FBS teams 532 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:52,880 in the country to rank in the top fifteen in scoring offense and scoring defense, 533 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:59,440 as well as total offense and total defense. SMU ranks six nationally and 534 00:40:59,519 --> 00:41:05,679 scoring offense fifteenth nationally and scoring defense, tenth nationally in total offense and fourteenth 535 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:09,159 in the country in total defense. So it's not just no pun intended a 536 00:41:09,159 --> 00:41:14,280 one trip pony. His ponies can do it on both sides of the football, 537 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:19,400 Steven. It is a complete football team that Rett Lashley's Mustangs are this 538 00:41:19,559 --> 00:41:22,079 year is you know they are, you know, not to be forgotten about 539 00:41:22,119 --> 00:41:27,719 as maybe a team that potentially, depending on how things go, might they 540 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,280 find themselves into a into that group of five spot in the New Year's Day 541 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:35,559 six not out of the question. Yeah, it's gonna take. It's gonna 542 00:41:35,599 --> 00:41:39,000 take some help. They're gonna need help from UTSA uh in order to get 543 00:41:39,039 --> 00:41:44,719 there. But uh uh, you know, with with James Madison losing last 544 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:50,840 week to uh to app state that that's a big plus. Obviously, I 545 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:57,239 think they're gonna need liberty to uh to to kind of stumble as well. 546 00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:01,320 But they've got They've got a great opportunity here with a win over Navy to 547 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:07,760 at least say we did everything we could to get into the to the New 548 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,320 Year six Bowl game and if they if they don't make it, so be 549 00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:16,000 it. They went undefeated in conference and gave themselves every shot that they could. 550 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:21,039 Yeah. Again, this game Navy and SMU the number twenty five Mustangs 551 00:42:21,039 --> 00:42:25,400 and Midshipman a Saturday kickoff at twelve noon Eastern Standard time eleven am. They're 552 00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:31,599 locally in Dallas at Gerald G. Ford Stadium On ESPN two SMU a twenty 553 00:42:31,639 --> 00:42:36,320 point favorite over Under forty five and a half. We got more to do. 554 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:38,159 We got our Travis Manning Foundation on a roll segment. We got some 555 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:42,920 uniforms, some new threads to talk about. Army and Navy gonna be sporting 556 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:46,800 the upcoming Army Navy game presented by USAA. We're gonna get into those what 557 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:52,119 do we think about? To give you our fashion breakdown, including our picks 558 00:42:52,159 --> 00:42:55,199 for the two games coming up this weekend. All coming up here on the 559 00:42:55,280 --> 00:43:00,199 Arts and Strip's your home for Service Academy Football. In two thousand and seven, 560 00:43:00,239 --> 00:43:05,400 Mareen First Lieutenant Travis Manion was killed in Iraq after saving his wooted teammates. 561 00:43:05,519 --> 00:43:08,440 Travis's legacy lives on through the words he spoke before his final deployment. 562 00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:13,800 If not me, then who Words that today fuel the spirit of Travis Manion 563 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:17,239 Foundation and through TMF these words can live in you too. Show the world 564 00:43:17,239 --> 00:43:22,440 what you're made of. Because character is invisible until it's not. Find out 565 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:27,079 how you can strengthen the character of your community alongside empowered veterans, families of 566 00:43:27,119 --> 00:43:36,119 the fallon, and inspired civilians at Travismanion dot Org that It's time for Travis 567 00:43:36,119 --> 00:43:39,920 Mannion Foundation on Roll segment, Voriana, Remember a fallen hero, one that 568 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:45,000 has given the ultimate sacrifice. And you know that we begin wrapping up the 569 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:50,639 podcast every week as we remember a fallen hero that has given the ultimate sacrifice. 570 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:54,360 And so many of our heroes that we want to remember continue on their 571 00:43:54,440 --> 00:44:00,280 legacy of servicing commitment that their families are doing in communities across the country in 572 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:05,360 partnership with the travismann And Foundation, and you can find out a lot more 573 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:10,679 online at Travismanion dot org. As they are doing work in communities all across 574 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:16,079 our nation, including this week Thanksgiving week. I know we're also thankful for 575 00:44:16,119 --> 00:44:22,519 our many blessings and for our armed forces those that are serving in harm's way 576 00:44:22,559 --> 00:44:27,199 here at home and abroad. But this week on our Travismanon Foundation Honorable Segment, 577 00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:30,360 we're going to honor remember the United States Army First Lieutenant Ashley L. 578 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:36,760 Henderson Huff. First Lieutenant Huff, member of the Army, the native of 579 00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:40,119 Ellmead, New Jersey, and she gave the ultimate sacrifice on September the nineteenth, 580 00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:45,159 two thousand and six, when our convoy was hit by a suicide vehicle. 581 00:44:45,199 --> 00:44:52,119 Born ied in the Moses region of Iraq. First Lieutenant Huff was assigned 582 00:44:52,159 --> 00:44:55,559 to the five hundred and forty ninth the Military Police Company, the three hundred 583 00:44:55,559 --> 00:45:00,000 and eighty fifth MP Battalion based out of Fort Stewart, and she was just 584 00:45:00,119 --> 00:45:06,719 twenty three years old. Lieutenant Huff spent much of her childhood growing up in 585 00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:09,559 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before moving with her family to New Jersey. She 586 00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:14,079 attended the University of Georgia, where she was a member of the ROTC program, 587 00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:19,280 graduating in twenty twenty four as a second lieutenant in the US Army and 588 00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:23,920 was deployed to Iraq in December of twenty five. She was awarded the National 589 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:30,119 Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditiary Medal, the Global War 590 00:45:30,239 --> 00:45:35,440 on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armis Army Service Ribbon, Bronze Star, Purple 591 00:45:35,480 --> 00:45:40,760 Heart, and Combat Action Badge. Her father, Mark said his daughter quote 592 00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:45,360 Ashley was a happy person, a good leader. She was very caring about 593 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:49,760 her soldiers, well respected by them and by her commanding officers. She had 594 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:54,559 a promising career in the Army and whatever else she chose. Lieutenant Huff survived 595 00:45:54,559 --> 00:45:59,840 by her husband Brian, her parents, Mark and Janet Henderson, her brother 596 00:46:00,360 --> 00:46:06,159 Andrew, and her sister Abbey. The Travis Manning Foundation honored First Lieutenant Ashley 597 00:46:06,199 --> 00:46:10,360 Henderson Huff through their Character Does Matter program on November twenty nine, twenty eleven, 598 00:46:12,119 --> 00:46:15,760 when her story was told to inspire fourteen hundred students a community middle school 599 00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:21,000 in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. The students took on a challenge to follow 600 00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:25,400 the example of their fallen heroes and live by Travis Mannion's motto himself, if 601 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:30,239 not me, then who. They honored their fallen hero through researching her life 602 00:46:30,639 --> 00:46:36,880 and exceeded their goal of completing five hundred acts of kindness in Ashley's honor. 603 00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:42,480 And once again we honor remember our heroes like Ashley Huff, who gave the 604 00:46:42,519 --> 00:46:49,280 ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. We remember every man and woman who is serving 605 00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:52,119 in harm's way, not just this week, but every single week, as 606 00:46:52,159 --> 00:46:58,599 we are thankful for so many things during Thanksgiving Week and thankful for their continued 607 00:46:58,639 --> 00:47:01,760 service to our country. Travis Mallian Foundations nine to eleven Heroes Run five K 608 00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:07,440 race series unites communities across the country and around the world to honor the sacrifices 609 00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:10,360 of September eleventh and the war since. Join your community this September and register 610 00:47:10,519 --> 00:47:16,519 to run Walk or Rock by visiting nine to eleven heroesrun dot org. The 611 00:47:16,599 --> 00:47:22,880 latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards and Stripes Service Academy Football. 612 00:47:24,559 --> 00:47:30,159 All right, as we begin wrapping up here on Yards and Stripes since 613 00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:31,840 once again on Pryce Sackinson. He is Steve Carney. Thanks he in to 614 00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:37,480 the Travismanian Foundation. Ever so thankful for them as we are, you know, 615 00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:40,639 certainly in the season of giving Thanksgiving Week, and thankful for all our 616 00:47:40,679 --> 00:47:45,760 men and women that are currently serving and that have served, you know, 617 00:47:45,800 --> 00:47:50,360 all around the country. Certainly grateful for the many blessings we've all been bestowed. 618 00:47:50,400 --> 00:47:54,519 But appreciate TMF for partnering with us once again to highlight so many heroes 619 00:47:54,559 --> 00:48:00,000 that have given the ultimate sacrifice. Steve, And you know it's that time 620 00:48:00,159 --> 00:48:04,119 year, not just for Turkey Day, but you know the uniform reveals for 621 00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:07,840 Army and Navy boat teams, you know, always donning the new threads. 622 00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:13,360 You know it certainly does not hurt you know, you know, merch sales 623 00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:17,079 for the Naval Academy and in West Point. But new uniforms, you know, 624 00:48:17,119 --> 00:48:22,559 commemorative uniforms that both teams usually always wear for the annual match up there 625 00:48:22,599 --> 00:48:27,400 this one obviously on December of the ninth there at Jillette Stadium in Foxborough. 626 00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:32,599 But Navy unveiling their uniforms that are inspired by and produced by under Armour and 627 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:37,960 Army releasing theirs by Nike. Let's get into Armies first. Just go alphabetically. 628 00:48:38,679 --> 00:48:43,920 There's the Army uniforms Rock of the marn As. They are what the 629 00:48:44,039 --> 00:48:49,280 away team this year, But these uniforms the Army will wear. They are 630 00:48:49,320 --> 00:48:54,519 freaking awesome, honoring Armies third Infantry Division and the dogface soldier's legacy of excellence, 631 00:48:55,159 --> 00:49:00,199 like a what like a khaki sort of tannish color, like the color 632 00:49:00,239 --> 00:49:05,679 of like tanks. These things are freaking sharp, man. And usually I'm, 633 00:49:05,719 --> 00:49:08,239 you know, usually pretty partial to the Navy just because I have more 634 00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:14,239 color schemes to go with. I really like last year's. I really like 635 00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:17,880 these Army uniforms. Yeah they are. They are definitely fresh. They've got 636 00:49:17,960 --> 00:49:23,719 the lettering and the numbering similar to what you would see on the tanks as 637 00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:29,920 you mentioned that they're honoring the infantry unit there, the dog Face Gremlins, 638 00:49:29,960 --> 00:49:35,639 the third Infantry with the Rock of the Marn. These uniforms, I love 639 00:49:35,719 --> 00:49:42,360 the chevron underneath the numbers on the front. I think the color that dust 640 00:49:42,599 --> 00:49:47,320 khaki coloring, with the with the helmet, with the matt finish on the 641 00:49:47,360 --> 00:49:53,840 helmet. I really think that these are extremely sharp looking. Talking to a 642 00:49:53,920 --> 00:50:00,159 number of my friends who have family members or or whatnot that if go on 643 00:50:00,239 --> 00:50:04,320 to West Point uh and and Army fans, they all think that this is 644 00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:08,440 uh maybe the that Army's best look in the last four or five years. 645 00:50:08,719 --> 00:50:13,679 And that's saying something because I always think that Army's got some really sharp looking, 646 00:50:14,119 --> 00:50:16,519 uh uniforms for this, but these are these are really nice. Uh 647 00:50:16,599 --> 00:50:21,519 they're gonna be light Uh They're they're the they're gonna be the light colored team 648 00:50:21,559 --> 00:50:24,639 that here this year, and uh, these are really gonna stand out uh 649 00:50:24,679 --> 00:50:30,039 against the the the turf there at Gillette Stadium. They're they're gonna be really 650 00:50:30,079 --> 00:50:35,000 good looking. I love the you know, the Rock of the Marn, 651 00:50:35,199 --> 00:50:37,840 which are obviously inspired by but the dog face that's on the side of the 652 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:45,039 helmet, the so during the Dogface Soldiers legacy. It's they are so incredible 653 00:50:45,400 --> 00:50:50,280 again. The Rock of the Marn uniforms inspired by Nike go online. R 654 00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:54,119 O t M stands for obviously Rock of the Marn r O t M dot 655 00:50:54,239 --> 00:51:00,320 football. You can take an even closer look and dive into the you know, 656 00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:04,360 specific threading of these uniforms. And yes, just to let you know, 657 00:51:04,440 --> 00:51:07,599 they are available online at fanatics dot com for purchase. So if you're 658 00:51:07,639 --> 00:51:10,480 hot to try and want to go get your Rock of the Marn uniform and 659 00:51:10,639 --> 00:51:15,079 inspired merch, you can do that right now. Ahead of the Army Navy 660 00:51:15,079 --> 00:51:21,239 game presented by USAA, the Naval Academy unveiling theirs as well this week Steve, 661 00:51:22,199 --> 00:51:28,519 you know obviously produced by under Armour and their uniforms you know, Silent 662 00:51:28,679 --> 00:51:35,159 Service uniforms honoring sub mariners. These are all about the submarine as they are 663 00:51:35,480 --> 00:51:39,599 Navy blue. It's all about being deep underwater. The helmets with the splash 664 00:51:39,639 --> 00:51:44,159 of the water on top. Man. You know, just when you think 665 00:51:44,239 --> 00:51:46,519 Navy can't top themselves again, they do with something like this, as they 666 00:51:46,559 --> 00:51:52,039 will be the home team there in Jillette Stadium. These submarine inspired unis are 667 00:51:52,440 --> 00:51:58,320 nothing short of awesome. Yeah, I said on social media, I said, 668 00:51:58,360 --> 00:52:00,840 I'm a surface Navy I uh, you know, I spent my time 669 00:52:00,840 --> 00:52:06,760 on aircraft carriers. Yeah. I always said that I refuse to uh to 670 00:52:06,880 --> 00:52:10,719 work on on something that was designed to to sink, and that that's the 671 00:52:10,719 --> 00:52:15,039 the running joke that you have when you're when you're a surface uh, when 672 00:52:15,039 --> 00:52:19,559 you're a surface guy in the Navy. But I was like, these are 673 00:52:19,719 --> 00:52:23,239 these are phenomenal. You look at the the the lettering and then and the 674 00:52:23,320 --> 00:52:29,719 numbering just like on the whole of a Virginia class sub Uh. They are 675 00:52:30,039 --> 00:52:32,119 you know, they look you know, you've got the the dolphins on one 676 00:52:32,239 --> 00:52:37,400 side and the and the boat on the other side. It's they are so 677 00:52:37,039 --> 00:52:43,480 sweet. Uh. And and even the uh some of the details, the 678 00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:46,159 the numbers on the hip on the on the hip pants on the of the 679 00:52:46,199 --> 00:52:51,760 pant uh for navy uh, exactly like you would have you would see on 680 00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:57,119 the edge of a Virginia class submarine. Sale. It's so it's just those 681 00:52:57,239 --> 00:53:02,320 that that little intricate attention to detail that that's in these uniforms is what makes 682 00:53:02,360 --> 00:53:06,840 these so great. You saw it on Army side. You're seeing it here 683 00:53:06,880 --> 00:53:12,559 on Navy side. I love them. I need to. I gotta get 684 00:53:12,639 --> 00:53:16,480 something this year. So hopefully, you know, I missed out on the 685 00:53:16,519 --> 00:53:21,880 astronaut one last year. Hopefully I can get something this year. UH. 686 00:53:21,960 --> 00:53:24,559 And and we'll go from there. But I'm definitely excited. UH. This 687 00:53:24,719 --> 00:53:29,920 is always one of my favorite things, UH of the entire season is the 688 00:53:30,039 --> 00:53:34,159 uniform reveals. We saw it with it with Air Force and Army earlier this 689 00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:38,119 UH and and Air Force the Navy earlier this year, and obviously Army Navy 690 00:53:38,199 --> 00:53:43,280 is always the one that everybody looks out for. I'm super excited for. 691 00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:46,639 Yeah, they're they're really cool. To go check out the Navy uniform Silence 692 00:53:46,719 --> 00:53:52,119 Service uniform dot Com online honoring the sub mariners. But you know, both 693 00:53:52,199 --> 00:53:57,480 under arm or Nike just out doing themselves again. I think these two combined 694 00:53:57,519 --> 00:54:00,559 this year just you know, I'm not a the moment guy, but when 695 00:54:00,559 --> 00:54:05,119 you take both of these uniforms and I think the way they're gonna look up 696 00:54:05,159 --> 00:54:08,000 against each other, I think this is the best, the best combo that 697 00:54:08,039 --> 00:54:13,840 we've seen yet. All Right, we've got some games to pick Steven. 698 00:54:13,960 --> 00:54:16,800 We got two games on the docket. We got air Force and Boise. 699 00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:21,960 We've got Navy in SMU. Last week, you and I both nailed the 700 00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:24,360 Air Force game thirty one to twenty seven. We just got the winning team 701 00:54:24,400 --> 00:54:28,480 wrong. But let's see how good we'll do this week? Is these two 702 00:54:28,559 --> 00:54:30,719 games, one Friday, one Saturday. Man, which what do you think 703 00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:37,440 in air Force and Boise? Can air Force find a way stop the skid 704 00:54:37,559 --> 00:54:42,280 and get into the Mount West Championship game? They certainly can. It certainly 705 00:54:42,320 --> 00:54:47,000 becomes a lot easier if they've got Zach Larrier and Emmanuel Michelle on the field, 706 00:54:47,079 --> 00:54:51,639 which they didn't have. They didn't have Michelle either of the last two 707 00:54:51,679 --> 00:54:55,800 weeks. Larrier got into two plays two weeks ago. Last Saturday, he 708 00:54:55,840 --> 00:55:01,079 did not play at all. I think both of them play this week because 709 00:55:01,360 --> 00:55:06,800 Troy Calhoun understands that this is this is your shot. You've got to take 710 00:55:06,840 --> 00:55:12,239 your opportunity here on the Smurf turf, and so I would assume that both 711 00:55:12,239 --> 00:55:15,079 of them are going to play this week. And if both of them play 712 00:55:15,119 --> 00:55:19,280 this week, I think air Force has an opportunity to win this game. 713 00:55:19,400 --> 00:55:23,159 I'm gonna say it is twenty seven twenty air Force. I would take them 714 00:55:23,280 --> 00:55:29,320 outright to win. The money line is plus two ten right now. Especially, 715 00:55:29,599 --> 00:55:31,840 yeah, I would, I would, I would take air Force to 716 00:55:31,880 --> 00:55:37,960 win outright. And so I'm gonna say twenty seven twenty Falcons. Man, 717 00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:40,480 you and I don't talk about this before the before we do our picks. 718 00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:44,039 But man, we're only a point off this week. I'm going with twenty 719 00:55:44,079 --> 00:55:49,159 seven to twenty one. However, I'm going with the Broncos. Oh, 720 00:55:49,199 --> 00:55:53,199 like SMU, I think that the trajectory right now. I think that the 721 00:55:53,199 --> 00:55:58,719 the trajectory with air Force right now, just struggling to stop the skid, 722 00:55:59,440 --> 00:56:01,880 you know, last week, a big lead and then just can't hold on, 723 00:56:02,199 --> 00:56:05,880 you know, playing jek lyin Hyde when they've been a second half team 724 00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:08,880 all year. Last week it was exact opposite, you know, Air Forces. 725 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:12,159 I mean, excuse me, boys, He's going to get their leading 726 00:56:12,239 --> 00:56:15,960 rusher back this week to help out despite the loss of Madson, their quarterback 727 00:56:15,039 --> 00:56:19,880 being out. I think this game simply being played on the smurf turf there 728 00:56:20,559 --> 00:56:23,320 in Boise is at home for the Broncos, is going to make the difference, 729 00:56:23,360 --> 00:56:27,480 and I think Boise's gonna pull it out. I think, you know, 730 00:56:27,519 --> 00:56:30,559 behind their interim coach Danielson. I just think that they've got a little 731 00:56:30,559 --> 00:56:36,599 bit more. I guess it's more I'm doubting air Force and just unknown whether 732 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:40,079 Larrier and Michelle are going to play. You know, we won't know until 733 00:56:40,159 --> 00:56:45,360 close to kickoff, But I've just got some doubts because I feel like if 734 00:56:45,400 --> 00:56:47,480 they were healthy enough, they may have been able to come back and play 735 00:56:47,480 --> 00:56:51,199 in the game against UNLV. But like you said, this is the watershed 736 00:56:51,239 --> 00:56:52,719 moment. This is it like you've got a chance to go to the Mount 737 00:56:52,760 --> 00:56:55,760 West Conference championship game. I think you're going to have to have both those 738 00:56:55,760 --> 00:56:59,880 guys on the field. But we shall see. You're going with air Force 739 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:02,360 twenty seven to twenty. I'm going Boise twenty seven to twenty one. So 740 00:57:02,360 --> 00:57:07,039 we're gonna differ on that one. SMU and Navy this one again, a 741 00:57:07,079 --> 00:57:13,559 twelve noon kickoff on ESPN tow Saturday. Can Navy get Bowl eligible? Can 742 00:57:13,599 --> 00:57:16,119 they pull off a shocker much like Army has done a couple times this year? 743 00:57:16,199 --> 00:57:20,199 What do you think, Steven? Well, as I said in the 744 00:57:20,280 --> 00:57:23,480 last set when we did our previews, that it's going to come down to 745 00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:30,280 can Navy take care of the football I think that even if they have one 746 00:57:30,440 --> 00:57:35,199 turnover, I think it's going to be too much for them to overcome. 747 00:57:35,239 --> 00:57:38,360 If they're minus one, I think that the Mustangs can can win this easily. 748 00:57:39,400 --> 00:57:43,639 And I look at and I look at these numbers. As you mentioned, 749 00:57:43,679 --> 00:57:49,920 it is Mustangs by twenty. The spread the total is forty five and 750 00:57:49,960 --> 00:57:54,079 a half. If you like Navy to win outright, it is plus nine 751 00:57:54,159 --> 00:58:00,320 hundred. That being said, I am not telling you to take the money 752 00:58:00,360 --> 00:58:02,199 line. I think SMU is gonna win this game. I think they're gonna 753 00:58:02,199 --> 00:58:10,159 win it pretty handily. Unfortunately for Coach Newbery, he finishes the regular season 754 00:58:10,239 --> 00:58:19,320 five and six. I'm gonna say that this is SMU twenty seven Navy six. 755 00:58:19,719 --> 00:58:24,440 So I'm gonna go twenty seven six Mustangs in this game. Under take 756 00:58:24,480 --> 00:58:28,480 the under. Yeah, yea, you're going the under. I'm going the 757 00:58:28,519 --> 00:58:30,760 over. I think SMU is gonna put it on Navy. I just think 758 00:58:31,320 --> 00:58:37,800 too much firepower, way too much firepower. Like you, I think it's 759 00:58:37,840 --> 00:58:42,599 gonna be a comfortable win, except I'm going much more high scoring. I 760 00:58:42,599 --> 00:58:45,880 think Preston Stone gets it revbed up, and I think it's gonna be SMU 761 00:58:45,960 --> 00:58:50,800 to the tune of forty two to seventeen. I don't know where are Navy's 762 00:58:50,800 --> 00:58:53,400 gonna score seventeen points from. I think that might be the bigger question, 763 00:58:53,480 --> 00:58:57,000 because I think SMU, if they've got it rolling, I think they could 764 00:58:57,000 --> 00:59:00,000 score forty two and a half. If Navy doesn't take care of the football. 765 00:59:00,159 --> 00:59:02,639 They've got to do that save your line, cannot put the ball on 766 00:59:02,679 --> 00:59:07,000 the ground, and they've got to convert third downs. But I just think 767 00:59:07,039 --> 00:59:09,679 that this is just too tall of an order, Steve, for Navy to 768 00:59:09,719 --> 00:59:14,039 pull this off. So I got SMU forty two to seventeen. You got 769 00:59:14,079 --> 00:59:17,280 SMU twenty seven to six. All right, brother, we'll get out of 770 00:59:17,280 --> 00:59:21,280 here. On that note, man, I hope you have a great Thanksgiving. 771 00:59:21,440 --> 00:59:23,559 I hope you and you and your wife enjoy it. Stay safe down 772 00:59:23,559 --> 00:59:25,920 there in the greater Tampa area. Man, can't wait to do it again 773 00:59:27,000 --> 00:59:30,599 with you next week. Friend. Absolutely, happy Thanksgiving to you, Price, 774 00:59:30,639 --> 00:59:35,679 Happy Thanksgiving to the listeners as well. Make sure that you check out 775 00:59:35,679 --> 00:59:40,360 the rest of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast network as well as we've 776 00:59:40,360 --> 00:59:45,159 got everything lined up here this week. Of course, get off my pylon 777 00:59:45,840 --> 00:59:53,400 drops with us on Tuesdays. We've got Big twelve Breakdown and Big Ten Paradigm 778 00:59:53,519 --> 00:59:59,639 later on in the week, and of course Florida Football Insiders dropping on Wednesday. 779 00:59:59,760 --> 01:00:05,559 So it's a happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the College Gridiron Coast 780 01:00:05,559 --> 01:00:08,599 to Coast Podcast Network to you as well. All right, Happy Thanksgiving to 781 01:00:08,599 --> 01:00:13,599 everybody. Appreciate you investing time with us every single week. As Stevens said, 782 01:00:13,920 --> 01:00:16,079 we're part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast Podcast Network. Have a 783 01:00:16,159 --> 01:00:21,920 blessed holiday, enjoy that family time, enjoy the turkey, but also enjoy 784 01:00:21,960 --> 01:00:24,039 the games. As the regular season begins wrapping up. We'll do it again 785 01:00:24,079 --> 01:00:30,119 next week here on Yards and Stripes. Join us again next time for Yards 786 01:00:30,199 --> 01:00:35,480 and Stripes Service Academy Football. To get more on all things Service Academy Football, 787 01:00:35,760 --> 01:00:38,920 like Yards and Stripes on Facebook and follow them on Twitter at Yards and 788 01:00:38,960 --> 01:00:44,920 Stripes and make sure that you're subscribing to the College grid Iron Coast to Coast 789 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:51,599 podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google and wherever you get your podcasts.