1 00:00:01,159 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Need to get your football fixed on all things Army, 2 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:08,480 Navy and Air Force. This is Yards and Stripes Service 3 00:00:08,519 --> 00:00:13,000 Academy Football. Now here are your hosts, Pryce Atkinson and 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:14,039 Steve Carney. 5 00:00:16,839 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 2: Welcome in the Yards and Stripes your home for Service 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,800 Academy Football on Pryce Atkinson. More importantly, he is Stephen Carney, 7 00:00:23,359 --> 00:00:27,600 and we are again Yards and Stripes, Army, Navy and 8 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,359 Air Force. That is what we do. Here is all 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,880 about the Service Academies is Week one is in the books. 10 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,079 We finally got to see all three of our teams 11 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,719 take the field and it wasn't anything unexpected as all 12 00:00:39,759 --> 00:00:42,439 three teams got big wins. But Steven will get into 13 00:00:42,439 --> 00:00:45,240 that in a second. Along with the Travis Mannon Foundation 14 00:00:45,359 --> 00:00:48,960 hon a roll segment previewing our three upcoming games this weekend. 15 00:00:49,079 --> 00:00:51,079 But damn it, man, how are you? How did you 16 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:52,359 enjoy it last weekend? 17 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was a lot of fun. Price that is 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,439 that's for sure. I know we're going to get into 19 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,280 these games. I certainly kept my I on things while 20 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,319 we were while we were working UH in Major League 21 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,040 Baseball and some of the other things that I do 22 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:13,040 outside of outside of talking UH Service Academy Football. 23 00:01:13,079 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 4: So uh, it was. 24 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 3: It was a fun week, although it was very hot 25 00:01:16,599 --> 00:01:20,879 and very rainy here in Florida. You if you, if 26 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,959 you've been on social media, especially on on TikTok, I've 27 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,560 seen a lot of tiktoks this week of people canoeing 28 00:01:28,599 --> 00:01:32,439 down the streets of of Tampa Bay, Florida, So the 29 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,079 Tampa Bay region, whether it's over in Tampa. In Saint Pete, 30 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,680 we have one of our major road thoroughfares has a 31 00:01:39,719 --> 00:01:43,079 low spot not too far from my house and there 32 00:01:43,079 --> 00:01:45,519 are a lot of cars getting swamped because of the 33 00:01:45,519 --> 00:01:49,159 weather here uh in town. But it's been it's been 34 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,519 a very good week, not quite as good of a 35 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,400 week as you're having. 36 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 37 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 3: I'll let I'll let the listeners know that price is 38 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,319 coming to us from the beautiful city of Montreal, all. 39 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 4: Quebec, Canada as uh. 40 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 3: And and so he is uh he's been dealing with 41 00:02:05,079 --> 00:02:09,120 poutine and people speaking French, which is always fun. 42 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,159 Speaker 4: So uh uh how is you? How has your week been? 43 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: Uh? 44 00:02:12,879 --> 00:02:14,719 Speaker 4: As we as we get ready for week two. 45 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 2: It has been good. When you can eat poutine from 46 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,280 the horse's mouth here in Quebec, this is the place 47 00:02:20,319 --> 00:02:23,919 to get poutine in Canada, and boy is it good? 48 00:02:24,319 --> 00:02:26,919 And boy am I excited? Because this is on another 49 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,599 note as we're recording Friday, the day before the games, 50 00:02:29,599 --> 00:02:31,080 because it has been a heck of a week and 51 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,919 we're going to get to the games from last weekend 52 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,599 here in a second. But excuse me, I'm excited, Stephen, 53 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:40,560 because tonight I'm going to my first ever CFL game. 54 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 4: CFL three down football, baby. 55 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: The British Columbia Lions in the Montreal Alouettes. I can't wait. 56 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,360 I love CFL football. I love CFL football more than 57 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,120 the NFL. And that's a really bold statement to make. 58 00:02:55,479 --> 00:02:59,759 It's like that, like the saying goes, the NFL is better, 59 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:05,840 or excuse me, the CFL better better plays, not better players. 60 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,240 You know, NFL is where you'll find the better players. 61 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,599 But I think the CFL. I love the product because 62 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:12,719 it is only three downs. You can go in motion, 63 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,080 you know, before the snap. The field's bigger. I just 64 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,280 I just love it. It's just it's different. 65 00:03:17,719 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 4: Yeah. 66 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 3: My friend the late Jim McKean, who's a major league 67 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,520 umpire and major league umpire supervisor for many many years before, 68 00:03:25,599 --> 00:03:29,479 is passing a couple of years ago played in the CFL, 69 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,560 and so every time I would have him on on 70 00:03:33,599 --> 00:03:36,919 the radio here in Tampa, I would always finish our 71 00:03:36,919 --> 00:03:39,199 conversation with Jim, you still. 72 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 4: Have not told me what the hell of rougees? 73 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,199 Speaker 3: And which would always make him laugh kind of like that, 74 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:46,759 you know, the running joke with I knew what a 75 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,759 rouge was, I know what a single is in CFL. 76 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,919 But there's so many little intricacies in the in the 77 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,840 Canadian Football League, like the single. If you if you 78 00:03:57,919 --> 00:04:00,599 miss a kick out of bounds or you gets down 79 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,159 UH in the end zone that the kicking team gets 80 00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:08,120 a point, you can have UH resetting of downs by 81 00:04:08,199 --> 00:04:13,319 kicking across the UH the line of scrimmage. I've seen 82 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,040 that happen UH a couple of times, where they just 83 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,600 do a little dribble kick and UH and then fall 84 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:21,160 on the ball to recover an on side kick and 85 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,240 it resets the downs for the offense. It's very very 86 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,839 strange some of the some of the some of the 87 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,759 rules that they have in Canadian football very very weird. 88 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,240 But I'm glad you're gonna get to go to McGill University. 89 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,040 I know that's where the Awls, UH play their play 90 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:36,639 their games. 91 00:04:37,079 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 5: Uh. 92 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,319 Speaker 4: BC is always a fun team to watch. Uh. 93 00:04:40,399 --> 00:04:43,959 Speaker 3: They don't travel uh as much in the Canadian Football 94 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,519 League as they do in the NFL, but you can 95 00:04:46,639 --> 00:04:47,480 understand why. 96 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 4: Uh, but it should be fun. 97 00:04:49,199 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 3: And I'm looking forward to hearing your your take on 98 00:04:52,879 --> 00:04:55,680 what it's like to actually be live at a CFL game. 99 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 2: You will be getting photos tonight. It's not a Saskatchewan 100 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,879 Roughrider game. That's Saskatchewan and the rough Riders are my 101 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,759 team in the CFL. But I'm excited Riders and the 102 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,800 rough Riders. Yeah, the rough Hell boy, don't get me 103 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,680 started on the rough Riders. It's been a rough season, 104 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,000 no pun intended. All right, let's get it back on 105 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,680 the rails. Let's get it back to American college football. 106 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,040 What we're all here for, what you're here for. And 107 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,439 let's start last week with the Army Black Knights on 108 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,920 the Hudson Friday night affair, kicking off at six pm. 109 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,040 But they get a forty two to seven win as 110 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,160 Jeff Munkins team now one to zero. The renovations were 111 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,279 on full display. If you were at the game, if 112 00:05:31,319 --> 00:05:34,879 you watch the game, you know the Mikeys Stadium preservation 113 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:39,759 project well underway all around the stadium, but especially on 114 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,040 that visitor side across from the cameras. But on the field, 115 00:05:44,199 --> 00:05:47,199 it was you know, it kind of started with the bang, Stephen, 116 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,120 because you know, Army gets the ball and they run 117 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,680 that fake punt and the season is off and running. 118 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,759 That was the last thing I expected, was that fake punt, 119 00:05:54,759 --> 00:05:56,800 I think on the very first possession to keep the 120 00:05:56,879 --> 00:05:59,920 drive alive. But they do end up scoring, and then 121 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,439 Lehi comes back and ties at seven to seven, and 122 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,839 then in the four in the second quarter a pair 123 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,839 of touchdowns and Army literally runs away with it. Steve. 124 00:06:08,399 --> 00:06:11,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, And it is funny because I didn't expect to 125 00:06:11,959 --> 00:06:14,920 see the fake punt on the first series either. But 126 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,560 that's just how how coach Bunkin is going to run 127 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,839 things here this year. I guess we were we were 128 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:26,720 talking about this, uh you know, we've we expected last 129 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,680 week that this was going to be. 130 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 4: A matchup that was not going to be closed. 131 00:06:33,079 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 3: And after finishing the first quarter seven to seven, and 132 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,519 you'll see this as a running I guess theme here 133 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,480 this week when we talk about the Week one games. Uh, 134 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,920 you know, it was closed for a quarter and then 135 00:06:46,959 --> 00:06:50,600 all of a sudden the better team ends up pulling 136 00:06:50,639 --> 00:06:54,040 away for the final forty five minutes of the game. 137 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,199 I saw Bryson Daley had the had the touchdown run 138 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,240 in the first quarter. He had won later in the 139 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,759 game as well. Honya Youdo had two touchdown runs in 140 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:06,279 the game as well. They ran for I want to say, 141 00:07:06,399 --> 00:07:10,480 three hundred and seventy five yards in this game did 142 00:07:10,519 --> 00:07:13,839 the Black Knights, which is absolutely what you wanted. And 143 00:07:13,879 --> 00:07:17,720 then most importantly, no turnovers. You know, if you're not 144 00:07:17,839 --> 00:07:20,560 turning the ball over, Lei's not gonna have a chance 145 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,160 to try and make it a two for one or 146 00:07:23,439 --> 00:07:26,319 or even a three for one in that case, So 147 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,800 you're able to to keep the ball the you know, 148 00:07:30,959 --> 00:07:34,879 possession correct and you end up with a with a. 149 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 4: Dominant victory in it. 150 00:07:36,759 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, the no turnovers the big thing. And you 151 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,519 know the other stat you know, always taking a look 152 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,079 at especially when you're running the football and keeping it 153 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,439 on the ground. You know, if you're gonna convert third 154 00:07:46,519 --> 00:07:49,439 downs and fourth downs, you're gonna have a time of 155 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:53,199 possession advantage. And that usually always happens with our three teams. 156 00:07:53,199 --> 00:07:55,399 The way they play up the ball, controlled offense and 157 00:07:55,439 --> 00:07:59,160 certainly Army being seven to nine on third down, perfect 158 00:07:59,199 --> 00:08:02,000 two of two on four downs, a nine of eleven 159 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,279 clip if you will there on third and fourth down combined, 160 00:08:06,519 --> 00:08:09,600 and that, you know, coupled with the no turnovers, that's 161 00:08:09,639 --> 00:08:12,560 gonna usually make for a pretty darn good night, especially 162 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,600 when your defense doesn't have to be on the field 163 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,959 all night, and they did not have to be on 164 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,720 that field very much as they get a forty two 165 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,040 to seven win over the Mountain Hawks. Their first game 166 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,279 is members of the American Athletic Conference, Steve so not 167 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:29,759 a conference game, but still their first game with those 168 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,720 AAC patches on forty two to seven over Lee High. 169 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,080 All right, let's pivot to the Naval Academy. The Naval 170 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:38,720 Academy opening up on Saturday at noon at Navy Marine 171 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,159 Corps Memorial Stadium. The Bucknell Bison, another Patriot League team 172 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,559 coming into one of our Academy's home stadiums, and the 173 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,960 Midshipman at forty nine to twenty one winner over the 174 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:55,200 Bison beautiful afternoon and Navy Marine Corps memorials Stadium. Steve 175 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,399 is Brian Newberry getting the win in his first game 176 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,440 is now we'll have a chance to go and oh. 177 00:09:01,159 --> 00:09:04,120 But more importantly, it was a good showing showing by 178 00:09:04,159 --> 00:09:06,639 maybe those Navy quarterbacks. I was a little bit surprised 179 00:09:06,639 --> 00:09:08,679 by because they came out and they were throwing the football. 180 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:12,679 Steve Blake Horbath starting quarterback Braxton Woodson, who we thought 181 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,279 we'd see and we did. They combined for ten and 182 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,240 nineteen throwing the ball. But Blake Corbath was damn good 183 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,399 with his arm. Seven to twelve, one hundred and eight 184 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:22,279 yards and two touchdown passes. 185 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 3: What I said, the same thing, And I think we 186 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,720 saw Horvath in the first half, we saw Woodson in 187 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:34,559 the second half. You know, I think that was probably 188 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,840 what we all thought was likely to happen, that you 189 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,080 were going to see both guys. Didn't know what sort 190 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,320 of breakdown you would see from them, but it ends 191 00:09:42,399 --> 00:09:42,919 up being. 192 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:44,519 Speaker 4: First half in second half. 193 00:09:45,039 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 3: And how about how you know Heidenreich took advantage on 194 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,159 both sides. He had a touchdown reception from each of 195 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,360 the of the quarterbacks. Woodson also added a touchdown run 196 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,799 in that game. You know there were you know, unfortunately 197 00:10:01,159 --> 00:10:04,480 Horvat did throw throw an interception in the game. Uh, 198 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,240 And you know, I'm sure that that is something that 199 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,759 coach Newberry is going to harp has harped on this 200 00:10:09,799 --> 00:10:12,600 week that hey, you know, you can't be just being 201 00:10:12,639 --> 00:10:15,240 willy nilly throwing the football. If you're gonna throw the football, 202 00:10:15,279 --> 00:10:18,159 you've got to be able to throw it, uh, you know, 203 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,720 and be safe with it and get the high percentage 204 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,279 reception uh, you know, opportunity with it. 205 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:25,919 Speaker 4: Uh. 206 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,639 Speaker 3: Throwing an interception is probably not what you want to see, 207 00:10:28,759 --> 00:10:34,039 especially against a FCS club. But uh, I really was 208 00:10:34,279 --> 00:10:38,799 impressed with how uh I guess, I guess how balanced. 209 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,159 They looked much more balanced uh than Navy did uh 210 00:10:42,879 --> 00:10:45,639 in or then Army did in their game. Uh, you know, 211 00:10:45,879 --> 00:10:49,480 with the with all of the touchdowns uh through the air, 212 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,480 but then you had Alex Tesca run for run for 213 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:56,480 a touchdown. You had double Folfauna uh involved uh in 214 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,600 the in the run game as well. So I I 215 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:05,519 love the I love the balance of their offense this week. 216 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, absolutely. When you can you know, throw it 217 00:11:08,759 --> 00:11:10,240 and run, it makes you a little bit more of 218 00:11:10,279 --> 00:11:12,840 a dangerous team. But you know, speaking of running it, 219 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,600 Navy runs it with eleven ball carriers. Eleven guys touch 220 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,879 the football for two hundred and sixty four yards total rushing. 221 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,679 And you mentioned Hide and Wright two four catches, seventy 222 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,639 four yards and catching a touchdown pass from each of them. Steven, 223 00:11:26,919 --> 00:11:28,879 That's not something you see every day a Service Academy 224 00:11:28,919 --> 00:11:31,879 wide receiver catching a pair of touchdown passes, not only 225 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,320 two touchdowns in a game, but from two different quarterbacks. 226 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 4: Yeah. 227 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 3: Absolutely, it's it's one. It's one for the books for sure. 228 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,960 I know watching if you go back and watch the 229 00:11:44,039 --> 00:11:46,600 highlights on YouTube, he had, he had a couple of 230 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:52,120 really nice His touchdown catches were both pretty impressive opportunities. 231 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:55,240 He had one I was on the sideline going out 232 00:11:55,279 --> 00:11:57,840 of bounds. He was able to get the foot down 233 00:11:58,759 --> 00:12:00,720 for the reception for that for that touchdown. 234 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 4: I think that was the Horvath touchdown that he caught. 235 00:12:03,879 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 236 00:12:04,159 --> 00:12:07,559 Speaker 3: And then of course the touchdown to woods by Woodson 237 00:12:07,639 --> 00:12:08,000 to him. 238 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:08,799 Speaker 4: Uh. 239 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 3: You know, we talk about who's going to be the 240 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,080 guy that can that can be the I guess the 241 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,080 the the player for which of these teams can be 242 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:25,919 the one that kind of changes defensive perspectives. And you know, 243 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,399 I think Hide and Reik might be the guy this 244 00:12:28,519 --> 00:12:31,279 year that other teams when they go into a service 245 00:12:31,279 --> 00:12:32,759 Academy and is like, all right, we know they're gonna 246 00:12:32,799 --> 00:12:35,399 run the football, but you're gonna watch this guy down 247 00:12:35,399 --> 00:12:38,639 the field as well. You can't just put eleven guys 248 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,759 in the box and try and stop the run game. 249 00:12:40,799 --> 00:12:44,840 You've got to have someone at least out there with 250 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,799 with Heide and Reich with the making sure he's not running. 251 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 4: Willy Nelly. 252 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, three touchdowns for the midshipman in the second quarter. 253 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,879 They reel off five straight touchdowns after Bucknell goes up 254 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,039 seven to zero, and then, like I said, the Naval 255 00:12:58,039 --> 00:13:01,600 Academy five touchdowns in a row before Bucknell gets back 256 00:13:01,639 --> 00:13:04,039 on the scoreboard with a touchdown there late in the 257 00:13:04,039 --> 00:13:06,039 third quarter. And that was all she wrote. Forty nine 258 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:10,000 to twenty one. Maybe a big winner over the visiting 259 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,799 Patriot League Bucknell Bison. All right, Stephen. Last game of 260 00:13:13,919 --> 00:13:17,639 the week last week the Air Force Falcons hosting Marymack. 261 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,360 They have been darn good to see the least in 262 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,600 home openers against non conference opponents there in Colorado Springs 263 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:28,440 and Troy Calhoun's team twenty one to six over the Warriors. 264 00:13:28,799 --> 00:13:31,399 And it was a grinder. Let's I mean, let's call 265 00:13:31,399 --> 00:13:33,720 it what it is. We knew that the Air Force, 266 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,120 not that they would be in trouble, Steve, but that 267 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,600 you know, playing a lot of players not going to 268 00:13:38,639 --> 00:13:43,440 show a lot, you know, replacing so many new key 269 00:13:43,519 --> 00:13:46,600 guys and key areas all across the offense and a 270 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:50,039 lot of places on that defense. And you know, Air Force, 271 00:13:50,159 --> 00:13:51,799 you know, go, they go up seven to zero in 272 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,960 the first quarter, they get another touchdown there in the 273 00:13:54,039 --> 00:13:56,360 second and man, it was I don't I'm not going 274 00:13:56,399 --> 00:13:58,639 to call it a boring football game, but they were 275 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,159 up fourteen to nothing for a long stretch of that 276 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,720 game before Merrimack found the end zone, you know, late 277 00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:05,960 in the game to get on the scoreboard, not be 278 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,759 shut out. But it was just kind of one of 279 00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:12,360 those grinder blah like efforts. But I'm sure, nonetheless Troy 280 00:14:12,399 --> 00:14:15,200 Calhoun happy with that one to oh victory. 281 00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, And you're right Merrimack waited until the very 282 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,120 last second in order to score. They scored on the 283 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:26,480 last play of the game. But for Air Force, it 284 00:14:26,759 --> 00:14:29,840 was I mean, you had to have your program to 285 00:14:29,919 --> 00:14:32,399 know who these guys were, because it was like, all right, 286 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:33,200 who's this guy? 287 00:14:34,039 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 2: You know? 288 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 3: I knew John Busha because he played late in last 289 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:41,600 season in a couple of the losses, but it was like, 290 00:14:41,639 --> 00:14:43,799 all right, I don't know any of these guys running 291 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,600 the football, and I don't know any of these guys 292 00:14:46,879 --> 00:14:49,600 that that caught a pass from from Busha. So I 293 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,759 was like, wow, I mean to to have to go 294 00:14:53,879 --> 00:14:59,799 in and basically replace everybody and still come out and look, 295 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,120 you know, it looked like an unfinished product to me. 296 00:15:04,799 --> 00:15:08,799 But they they did some very very good things in 297 00:15:08,879 --> 00:15:12,200 this game. Last week we talked about Donovan Wadley. He's 298 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:17,279 a Walter Payton Award watch list here to start the year. 299 00:15:17,879 --> 00:15:23,440 Of course, that is the FCS equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. 300 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 4: They use him. 301 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,279 Speaker 3: Merrimack does is a as a hybrid running back slash 302 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:32,639 wide receiver type. Wadley did not get a single carry, 303 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,519 which is which is a plus. He only had three 304 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:41,759 catches in the game for seventeen yards. So obviously they 305 00:15:42,039 --> 00:15:45,639 definitely kept their eye on mister Wadley and made sure 306 00:15:45,759 --> 00:15:48,240 that he wasn't going to be the guy that beat 307 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,960 him in that beat the Falcons in this game, and 308 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,480 that that's what they needed to do. 309 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 4: And as they say, mission accomplished. 310 00:15:55,799 --> 00:15:59,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Mission accomplished. You know, Kate Harris Senior out 311 00:15:59,639 --> 00:16:03,080 of utibhaw only carrying the ball five times in the 312 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:07,759 game for Air Force. Did he steven but five of 313 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:10,399 the five carries, two of them went for touchdowns. He 314 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,000 got the first two scores for Air Force, especially that 315 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,840 one right before the halftime within what left I think 316 00:16:17,919 --> 00:16:20,639 was sixteen seconds left in the first half, to put 317 00:16:20,679 --> 00:16:25,399 Air Force up fourteen to nothing. And you also mentioned widely. 318 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,399 I mean, you got to feel good. You know, a 319 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,240 guy that, regardless at the FCS level, is electric with 320 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:34,480 the ball in his hands. He was a complete non factor. 321 00:16:35,559 --> 00:16:37,840 You know that the Air Force defense shut down and 322 00:16:37,879 --> 00:16:39,960 did not allow to get going. And you know something 323 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:41,799 about Bouscha he mentioned we saw him a little bit 324 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:43,559 last year. You know, Busha was the guy that came 325 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,440 in to games when they actually had to really start 326 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:48,919 throwing the football when they might be behind. And you know, 327 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,639 you saw what he could do with his arm as 328 00:16:50,679 --> 00:16:53,039 they you know, threw it fourteen times. You know, he's 329 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,279 only six or fourteen, but he's a guy that can 330 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,120 throw the football and is pretty effective when he does. 331 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:00,919 I'm sure it's a little bit rusty that first game. 332 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:02,440 You're trying to get on the same page as your 333 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,680 receivers and everything. But he's a guy that certainly brings 334 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:09,000 a lot of tools to the table for Troy Calhoun's team, 335 00:17:09,079 --> 00:17:11,920 especially being six to two. You know that junior out 336 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,000 of Port shoot Charlotte, Florida, Steve. 337 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:18,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's good to see a Florida kid, and 338 00:17:19,319 --> 00:17:21,440 of course him being from Port Charlotte. I know Port 339 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,559 Charlotte very well from my time in spring training, so 340 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,480 it was it was nice to see he got the 341 00:17:29,519 --> 00:17:35,640 ball around six different receivers, including in Calvert and Cad Harris. 342 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,200 They each caught a pass in that game, so four 343 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,319 receivers to two of their big running backs also getting 344 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,680 involved in this. You would like to have seen more 345 00:17:46,279 --> 00:17:53,000 than you know, two hundred and thirty seven yards on total. 346 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 4: Offense against an FCS club. 347 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:57,079 Speaker 3: You know, you saw a lot more than that from 348 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:03,759 Navy and Army against Patriots League teams. But and especially 349 00:18:04,519 --> 00:18:07,759 the other thing is they they won the turnover margin. 350 00:18:07,799 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 4: You know, Merrimack fumbled the ball three times and I 351 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:14,839 should say lost three funnels. 352 00:18:14,839 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 3: They actually fumbled four times yah and uh and lost 353 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:23,519 and lost three of them. So you certainly when you're 354 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:28,240 plus you're plus two in that in that case in 355 00:18:28,279 --> 00:18:31,039 the turnover ratio that that's also a big plus. 356 00:18:31,319 --> 00:18:35,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, Air Force again twenty one to six over Merrimack, 357 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,720 now one and oh to start the season, Steve, let's 358 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,920 give out some game balls. I'm gonna fire first, because 359 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,680 we didn't coordinate, you know, before we started for it, 360 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:48,400 which we usually do, but late recording here on Friday 361 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,599 to get this episode out to you. I'm gonna fire 362 00:18:50,599 --> 00:18:53,000 away with my game ball with last week because I 363 00:18:53,079 --> 00:18:55,559 like to go defense. I know you do when we can, 364 00:18:56,079 --> 00:18:57,480 and I think there was a lot of defense that 365 00:18:57,559 --> 00:19:00,000 was being played, certainly in that first week. There's also 366 00:19:00,079 --> 00:19:02,480 a lot of offense that was being played, especially if 367 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,079 you're Navy an Army, you know, eclipsing the forty point mark. 368 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,759 But I'm gonna go on defense. And a Navy A 369 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,480 junior safety Jackson Campbell led the team or tied for 370 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:14,480 the team lead with Colin Ramos, a guy that we 371 00:19:14,519 --> 00:19:16,559 talked a lot about Service Academy football, one of the 372 00:19:16,559 --> 00:19:20,720 best linebackers the entire country. But Jackson Campbell and Colinamos 373 00:19:20,759 --> 00:19:23,839 having ten tackles in the game for Navy and their 374 00:19:23,839 --> 00:19:26,000 win over but Nell but Campbell, you know, had a 375 00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:28,720 half a sack, one and a half tackles for a loss, 376 00:19:28,799 --> 00:19:31,799 had a pass breakup, it was all over the field. 377 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,279 Was the junior from Thompson Station, Tennessee. So Jackson Campbell, 378 00:19:35,319 --> 00:19:38,920 the safety from Annapolis. He's getting my game ball this week. Steven. 379 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a good name to put out there. I'm 380 00:19:43,759 --> 00:19:48,200 gonna go with. I'm gonna go with. It's like, do 381 00:19:48,279 --> 00:19:50,039 I want to go with Bryson Daily? Do I want 382 00:19:50,079 --> 00:19:50,839 to go with Kanye? 383 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:51,039 Speaker 1: You know? 384 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,319 Speaker 3: You know what, kids, you're both getting game balls from me. 385 00:19:55,079 --> 00:19:59,160 Between the two of them, thirty two carries, one hundred 386 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:03,039 and fifty three yards on the ground and four of 387 00:20:03,279 --> 00:20:08,079 Army's six rushing touchdowns on the day against Lehigh. So 388 00:20:08,839 --> 00:20:11,039 you get Bryson Daily, you get Kanye. You know, you 389 00:20:11,079 --> 00:20:12,960 get two game balls for me this week. 390 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 2: Well, you're also going to get some game previews coming up. 391 00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:18,599 You're also going to get our Travis Mannian Foundation on 392 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,319 a roll segment. 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Ticket Smarter. 423 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: The latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards 424 00:21:59,279 --> 00:22:01,599 and Stripes Service Academy Football. 425 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 2: All right, welcome back in Yards and Stripes Service Academy Football. 426 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,680 He is step McCarney, I'm Pryce Atkinson, and we are 427 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,519 honored that you are with us again episode two here 428 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:16,119 as we told you a little bit earlier, as we 429 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,119 are part of the Last Word on Sports podcast Network 430 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,240 again last Word on Sports dot Com, Forward, last Podcast 431 00:22:22,519 --> 00:22:26,119 wherever it is you listen to podcasts, Apple, Spotify, Just 432 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,559 search Yards and Stripes, search last Word on Sports. You 433 00:22:29,599 --> 00:22:32,200 will find us. Hit that subscribe button and you will 434 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,240 get a new episode of Yards and Stripes every single 435 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,440 week as we talk Army, Navy and Air Force. Stephen, 436 00:22:38,519 --> 00:22:40,720 that is what we do, and that is what we 437 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:42,960 love to do, and what I love to do is 438 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,839 preview some games, Stephen, because we have all three of 439 00:22:45,839 --> 00:22:49,519 our teams take in the field once again week two, 440 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,440 and let's start down not I don't want to say 441 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,440 close to you, but in the Sunshine State. Nonetheless, it 442 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,480 will be down in South Florida Stephen as the Army 443 00:22:59,519 --> 00:23:03,880 Black Nighteights hitting the road to take on Florida Florida 444 00:23:04,039 --> 00:23:09,000 Atlantic at Saturday twelve manon on the CBS Sports Network. 445 00:23:09,599 --> 00:23:12,759 Army at three and a half point underdog on the 446 00:23:12,839 --> 00:23:14,799 road against the Owls. 447 00:23:15,319 --> 00:23:15,559 Speaker 4: Yeah. 448 00:23:15,599 --> 00:23:18,319 Speaker 3: And then the Owls are a team coming off of 449 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:24,240 a loss last week. You know why when they with 450 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:30,359 started starting the year here with a loss to at 451 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:36,920 Michigan State. So it's not like they they played a. 452 00:23:35,079 --> 00:23:38,519 Speaker 4: You know, a cream puff here to start the year. 453 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:42,759 Speaker 3: They went to East Lansing with sixteen ten defeet at 454 00:23:42,759 --> 00:23:46,079 the hands of the Spartans. But you know, FAU is 455 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:50,799 a team that really surprised people last year. You know, 456 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:55,680 I think that they really had problems getting their passing 457 00:23:55,720 --> 00:24:00,440 game going, which is what they're best known for. Last 458 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,400 week they threw had a couple of interceptions that were 459 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:11,440 thrown in that game. And Cam Fancher, their quarterback, also 460 00:24:12,039 --> 00:24:16,359 ran twenty five times in the game for sixty seven yards, 461 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:20,400 so he was the one man banned. So to speak, 462 00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:25,480 for the Owls here in their first game against Michigan State, 463 00:24:25,559 --> 00:24:29,960 this is a big jump in competition for army, going 464 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,359 from seeing what Lehigh was like to now their first 465 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:38,240 conference game as a member of the American Athletic Conference 466 00:24:38,279 --> 00:24:41,759 and it comes against the team that you certainly want 467 00:24:41,799 --> 00:24:46,680 to see a better performance from if your Army, you 468 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,720 want to certainly be better against Florida Atlantic than they 469 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:51,680 were against Lehigh. 470 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, big moment for the Black Knights. First time since 471 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,480 two thousand and four they will be involved in a 472 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,480 conference game. Two thousand and four was the last season 473 00:25:00,519 --> 00:25:03,359 they were in a conference when they were part of CUSA. Well, 474 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,400 this is going to be their AAC opener down in 475 00:25:06,839 --> 00:25:09,359 South Florida against the Owls. And you mentioned the Owls. 476 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,000 They hung tough. They hung tough against I don't think 477 00:25:12,039 --> 00:25:14,559 a very good Michigan State team. Time will tell again. 478 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,319 First games of the season. I always think it's hard. 479 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,759 It's it's easy to overreact for fans after one game, 480 00:25:20,799 --> 00:25:23,400 but I just think it's it takes the sample size. 481 00:25:23,559 --> 00:25:26,000 You've only got one game, we'll find out what teams 482 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,319 are really made of here. Usually by at least week 483 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,799 three you start getting to read on. But you know, 484 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,279 every time Steven, I think a Florida Atlantic football, I 485 00:25:34,279 --> 00:25:38,319 don't know why I still have the Lane Kiffen Bowl 486 00:25:38,599 --> 00:25:41,200 in my head. You know, I'm when Lane Kiffin was 487 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,519 rolling and trolling the sidelines there at Florida Atlantic. And 488 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,519 I remember you probably remember this. It was WOA what 489 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:52,279 five six, seven years ago the game that Navy played 490 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:54,319 down there. I believe it was a Thursday. It was 491 00:25:54,319 --> 00:25:56,400 a week night. It was either Thursday or Friday night, 492 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,519 and the game being delayed over and over and over 493 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:02,759 again lightning. I think they finally said, you know what, 494 00:26:02,799 --> 00:26:05,680 we're done here. They didn't even finish the game because 495 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:07,759 it was so many lightning delays. It got so late. 496 00:26:07,799 --> 00:26:10,319 They finally just said, we're done. I hope the weather 497 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,480 is going to be much better. I'm not a weatherman 498 00:26:12,599 --> 00:26:15,079 or meteorologist, but I just know I hope it's better 499 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:16,759 than it was. One of the last times the Surface 500 00:26:16,759 --> 00:26:20,079 Academy team went into FAU Stadium, Steve Yeah. 501 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 3: And and Fau's had had their history of amazing coaches there, 502 00:26:25,799 --> 00:26:29,759 and you know, Howard. Howard Snellenberger, a long time Miami 503 00:26:29,799 --> 00:26:32,799 head coach, UH coached at FAU. 504 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 4: That was his final stop. 505 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:38,519 Speaker 3: You mentioned Lean Kiffen, Willie Taggart UH coached at at 506 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:43,400 FAU after leaving Florida State as well. And now Tom Herman, 507 00:26:43,799 --> 00:26:47,440 the former Texas head coach, is the is the head 508 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,920 coach for the Owls. So uh So obviously you know 509 00:26:51,039 --> 00:26:54,000 you can get some pretty good talent to go to 510 00:26:54,039 --> 00:26:54,720 Boca Raton. 511 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 4: Uh when when you have a coach like that. 512 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 3: So so, while while you say, okay, you know, Michigan 513 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:05,200 State might be not the best team in the Big 514 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,319 Ten this year, and I completely agree with you, it 515 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:15,440 is still much better competition than what Army saw in 516 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,920 Lehive here this week. So I think this game is 517 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,119 going to be very very close, and I think a 518 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:26,480 lot lower scoring than even people will let on. 519 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 4: Yeah. 520 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 2: Absolutely again a twelve noon kickoff there on the CBS 521 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,960 Sports Network, Army a three and a half point underdog 522 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:35,079 at FAU. 523 00:27:35,519 --> 00:27:35,839 Speaker 4: All right. 524 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 2: Continuing on with the triple header on Saturday on the 525 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:43,079 CBS Sports Network, the Temple Owls heading into Annapolis. They 526 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,359 will take on the Midshipman Temple oh to one after 527 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,839 falling last week. Of course Navy want to zero again. 528 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:50,960 This is gonna be a three to thirty pm kickoff 529 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,920 on CBS Sports Net. Navy a twelve and a half 530 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,599 point favorite. The last I've seen over under a forty 531 00:27:56,599 --> 00:27:59,079 four and a half, a team that Navy has, you know, 532 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,799 had some issues with. It feels like over you know, 533 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,400 the past several years. You know, they won an overtime 534 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,799 in twenty twenty two, but they fell last year on 535 00:28:07,839 --> 00:28:10,519 the road there in Philadelphia. But a chance to kind 536 00:28:10,519 --> 00:28:13,480 of get back on the winning side, especially your first 537 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,559 conference game, and a chance to be two and o 538 00:28:15,759 --> 00:28:17,319 for the first time, it feels like what would be 539 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:18,480 a while for the midshipman. 540 00:28:18,519 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 4: Steve, Yeah, it. 541 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 3: Certainly seems like it's been forever that we've seen the 542 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,680 midshipman start two and o. Temple coming off of a 543 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:31,119 drubbing in Norman to Oklahoma fifty one to three. They 544 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,799 had six turnovers in that game, the Owls did. The 545 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:39,400 Sooners were just all over the place against Forrest Brock 546 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,200 and company. But I think you're absolutely right, this is 547 00:28:43,279 --> 00:28:49,119 this is certainly an opportunity here for Navy to show 548 00:28:49,359 --> 00:28:53,799 where they belong in the American Athletic Conference here this year. 549 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,599 I think that much like Army wanting to come out 550 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,640 and show have a good first show of conference play 551 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:05,200 this year. I know, as you mentioned with Army and FAU, 552 00:29:05,279 --> 00:29:09,599 this is a very small sample size, but they the 553 00:29:09,799 --> 00:29:13,599 history has shown that that Temple has given Navy fits 554 00:29:14,279 --> 00:29:15,079 over the years. 555 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:16,559 Speaker 4: They don't want that to happen. 556 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 3: You want to be the team that goes out there 557 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:23,200 and forces Temple to make mistakes. And if they're making mistakes, 558 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,160 I think Navy's got a good shot at this game. 559 00:29:25,759 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think this is a stretch. You know, 560 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,839 we oftentimes, especially before season begins, you look at like 561 00:29:32,119 --> 00:29:35,960 certain you know, two three, four game sets where you 562 00:29:36,039 --> 00:29:37,599 think this could be a key and I think this 563 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,839 might be the start of a key stretch for Navy. Yeah, 564 00:29:40,839 --> 00:29:42,759 it's only the second game of the season. It is 565 00:29:42,759 --> 00:29:44,920 the first conference game, which you always want to win. 566 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,839 But getting off to a two and oh start, you know, 567 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,640 after two games with when you have Memphis coming up 568 00:29:50,799 --> 00:29:52,599 after the bye week, because Navy you'll have a bye 569 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,160 week next week, but then you have Memphis coming to 570 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,039 town and then you've got a pair of road games 571 00:29:57,079 --> 00:30:00,279 at UAB and at Air Force. To me, this kind 572 00:30:00,279 --> 00:30:03,480 of four game stretch coming up, especially after this week, 573 00:30:04,039 --> 00:30:05,960 it's going to be big with Memphis and then two 574 00:30:06,039 --> 00:30:09,720 road games with the Air Force Academy being the last 575 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,480 one on October the fifth. So the Navy mit Shipman 576 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:17,880 chance to go to and Oh, Welcoming Temple into Annapolis again, 577 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,400 Navy a twelve and a half point favorite, three point 578 00:30:20,359 --> 00:30:23,240 thirty pm kickoff on CBS sports Net. Steven and the 579 00:30:23,279 --> 00:30:27,119 game that I am looking for probably the most Steve 580 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:31,039 you alluded to it last week. The Air Force Falcons 581 00:30:31,119 --> 00:30:35,319 at home the conference opener and the Mountain West Conference Saturday, 582 00:30:35,519 --> 00:30:39,640 seven pm Eastern Standard Time on CBS sports Net. Welcoming 583 00:30:40,039 --> 00:30:43,920 San Jose State, the Spartans coming in to Falcon Stadium, 584 00:30:44,319 --> 00:30:48,160 but more importantly, Kenniamatalolo, the new head coach, the former 585 00:30:48,279 --> 00:30:50,720 Navy head coach. He's going to be bringing his Spartans 586 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,359 in there, and boy, that's going to be fun to 587 00:30:52,359 --> 00:30:55,920 see coach Nia Mott and Troy Calhoun going at it. 588 00:30:56,279 --> 00:30:58,640 Two coaches that know each other very well. 589 00:30:59,359 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, we were joking before before the taping started here 590 00:31:03,519 --> 00:31:07,640 this morning that this is going to be coach Kenny's 591 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:13,200 revenge game because obviously Air Force had their way with 592 00:31:13,319 --> 00:31:18,440 the last couple of Kenny's teams when he was in Annapolis. 593 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:22,000 And you look at what San Jose State looked like. 594 00:31:22,279 --> 00:31:25,960 This is not your your normal ken Neo Montalolo. 595 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 4: Coach team. I mean you look at it. 596 00:31:30,519 --> 00:31:33,279 Speaker 3: Emmitt Brown through for almost three hundred yards and three 597 00:31:33,359 --> 00:31:37,480 touchdowns in their win over Sacramento State. Uh and uh 598 00:31:37,759 --> 00:31:41,720 they they are running gun. This is this is quite 599 00:31:41,759 --> 00:31:45,920 a different look to to a ken Nea Montololo team. 600 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,640 You know, we're so used to seeing him from his 601 00:31:48,839 --> 00:31:53,839 time even as Paul Johnson's assistant. Uh, you know, running 602 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:58,960 the triple option style offense. Doesn't have that in San Jose. 603 00:32:00,119 --> 00:32:03,279 So I think that while you're going to see the 604 00:32:03,359 --> 00:32:09,079 discipline that a Navy team had under Kenya Montalolo, in 605 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:12,400 San Jose, the Spartans are not going to look like 606 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:16,599 the midshipman, at least not this year. So so get 607 00:32:16,599 --> 00:32:18,640 ready for some go go Kenny. 608 00:32:18,839 --> 00:32:21,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a game last week that the San 609 00:32:21,119 --> 00:32:24,640 Jose State did knocked off Sacramento State, but they had 610 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,920 to rally. They were down seventeen to fourteen at the half, 611 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:31,039 and you know, thank goodness, they forced five turnovers or else. 612 00:32:31,079 --> 00:32:33,119 They may not have scored those three touchdowns there in 613 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:37,279 the last quarter, but Kenya Montalolo bringing the Spartans into 614 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,200 Falcon Stadium for what should be a fun affair, a 615 00:32:41,359 --> 00:32:45,680 seven pm Eastern Standard time kickoff again on CBS Sports Network, 616 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,440 the Mountain West Conference opener. This one is going to 617 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,519 be fun, Stevens, I can't wait. 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Certainly, football is just a game, 669 00:35:49,559 --> 00:35:53,000 but when it comes to serving, this is about life, 670 00:35:53,119 --> 00:35:55,559 and this is about our country, and we cannot thank 671 00:35:55,639 --> 00:35:58,079 these heroes and their families enough. 672 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,119 Speaker 7: Travis Mallon Foundation's Eleven Heroes run five k ra series 673 00:36:02,199 --> 00:36:04,880 units communities across the country and around the world to 674 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,760 honor the sacrifices of September eleventh and the war since. 675 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:11,039 Join your community this September and register to run, Walk 676 00:36:11,159 --> 00:36:13,719 or Rock by visiting nine eleven Heroes run dot org. 677 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:19,559 Speaker 1: The latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards 678 00:36:19,559 --> 00:36:21,920 and Stripes Service Academy Football. 679 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,880 Speaker 2: All right, final segment here on Yards and Stripes. You're 680 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,360 home for Service Academy Football episode two, as we are 681 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,639 part of the Last Word on Sports podcast Network and 682 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,280 steven three games this week, as we just previewed them 683 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,599 all for you. Let's just start picking Army in Florida, 684 00:36:38,599 --> 00:36:41,840 Atlantic Army on the road. Which way are you gonna go. 685 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,039 I'm gonna say the Army goes in there and gets 686 00:36:44,119 --> 00:36:47,639 a upset win. They're a three and a half point underdog. 687 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:50,880 I'm gonna go I'm just gonna spitball it and say 688 00:36:51,079 --> 00:36:53,199 Army twenty four to twenty. 689 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:54,519 Speaker 4: Yeah. 690 00:36:54,559 --> 00:36:57,760 Speaker 3: I think it's probably gonna end up being around that 691 00:36:58,199 --> 00:37:00,840 sort of score. I'm actually gonna go the other way 692 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:04,880 with this one, and I'm gonna take fau By actually 693 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:07,000 by the same score. Twenty four to twenty thing, it's 694 00:37:07,039 --> 00:37:09,559 gonna be very close. I think it's whoever comes down 695 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:13,199 and has that final possession of the fourth quarter that 696 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:14,360 comes up with a victory. 697 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:19,079 Speaker 2: All right, Temple Owls and the navymanshipment again, maybe a 698 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:22,760 twelve and a half point favor in Annapolis. Which way 699 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,599 are you gonna go? I think Navy's gonna get to two. 700 00:37:25,639 --> 00:37:27,800 And oh, you tell me what you think. 701 00:37:28,159 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree, this is probably the best shot for 702 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,840 Navy to start too. And oh, I think it's gonna 703 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:39,280 come down to how much of usage from Blake Corbat 704 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:42,679 versus Braxton Woodson you see in this game. I think 705 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:46,159 if they're successful, they're used close as close to fifty 706 00:37:46,159 --> 00:37:49,079 to fifty as possible, though if one struggles, you could 707 00:37:49,079 --> 00:37:52,360 see Brian Newberry go with the hot hand in this game. 708 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:54,679 Speaker 4: But yeah, I see, I certainly see Navy starting two 709 00:37:54,679 --> 00:37:54,920 and O. 710 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Navy gets I think it's gonna be 711 00:37:57,519 --> 00:38:02,039 somewhere in the neighborhood like a thirty five to twenty 712 00:38:02,159 --> 00:38:05,079 one type game. I think Navy. I think Navy covers 713 00:38:05,119 --> 00:38:06,599 the spread, and I think it's you know, maybe a 714 00:38:06,599 --> 00:38:07,559 two touchdown win. 715 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:08,559 Speaker 4: You know. 716 00:38:08,599 --> 00:38:11,360 Speaker 2: Again, sample size only one. That's all we've seen. But 717 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:13,480 I still have a feel that Nyvy's going to get 718 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:17,519 this win after falling last year. Pretty big to Temple, 719 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:19,480 all right, I go with twenty. 720 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:22,199 Speaker 4: Twenty seven on my on my end, there we go, 721 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:22,559 all right. 722 00:38:22,639 --> 00:38:27,079 Speaker 2: Last one, San Jose State at air Force steven best game, 723 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:29,400 no quot to me. I think this is the best 724 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,840 game of the weekend between all with all three of 725 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,519 our teams involved. Which way are you going on this one? 726 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 4: Yeah? I have a feeling that EMMITTT. 727 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:39,679 Speaker 3: Brown is going to get has had quite a work 728 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:43,480 this workload this week in practice, and I think he 729 00:38:43,559 --> 00:38:47,400 takes it out on the Falcons. I see San Jose 730 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:51,719 State coming out, throwing the ball around and really making 731 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:56,639 it tough fair Force's secondary. I think that the Spartans 732 00:38:56,719 --> 00:39:00,159 end up taking the victory away from the Falcon and 733 00:39:00,199 --> 00:39:01,280 so the Service academies. 734 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,199 Speaker 4: I have them going one in two this week. 735 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,679 Speaker 3: I think this is another big, high scoring game, though 736 00:39:07,199 --> 00:39:10,079 I think that this is probably in that thirty five 737 00:39:10,199 --> 00:39:12,119 twenty eight realm. 738 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:14,920 Speaker 4: So, but I'm gonna take San Jose State for this one. 739 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm gonna do the same thing I do. I 740 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:19,000 think you're right. I think San Jose State goes in there, 741 00:39:19,159 --> 00:39:21,239 and I think it's a fairly high scoring affair. I 742 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:24,400 just don't know if this Air Force offense yet is 743 00:39:24,559 --> 00:39:27,159 quite tuned up to maybe put up the kind of 744 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:29,639 points they're going to need to put up. So I'm 745 00:39:29,639 --> 00:39:32,840 gonna go with the Spartans maybe in the tune of 746 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:37,000 say a thirty four to seventeen type of win. I 747 00:39:37,079 --> 00:39:40,440 think that they get a comfortable victory there in the Springs. 748 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,480 But we shall see. It's gonna be fun. You know, 749 00:39:42,519 --> 00:39:44,480 there's gonna be a lot of fireworks, I think, Steven 750 00:39:44,519 --> 00:39:47,360 this one. But let's get out of here. Let's get 751 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,760 ready for the games. Appreciate all our listeners tuning in Steven. 752 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,639 Appreciate you keeping us running every single week. Appreciate the 753 00:39:53,639 --> 00:39:58,079 Travis Manion Foundation, you know, for sticking with us again 754 00:39:58,119 --> 00:40:01,239 this season. Last word on Sport love being a part 755 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:05,280 of the Last World on Sports Podcast Network. Enjoy the games, folks, 756 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,920 Go Army, goat Navy, Go Air Force. Steve, we will 757 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,159 do it again next week, my friends. 758 00:40:09,199 --> 00:40:11,239 Speaker 3: Sounds good, my brother, we will talk to you next 759 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:13,960 week here on Yards and Stripes. 760 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:18,199 Speaker 1: Join us again next time for Yards and Stripes Service. 761 00:40:18,239 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 4: Academy Football. 762 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,320 Speaker 1: To get more on all things Service Academy Football, like 763 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,519 Yards and Stripes on Facebook and follow them on Twitter 764 00:40:25,599 --> 00:40:28,960 at yards and Stripes, and make sure that you're subscribing 765 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,760 to the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast feed on 766 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:38,079 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, and wherever you get your podcasts.