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 Yarns and Stripes Service 3 00:00:08,519 --> 00:00:13,000 Academy Football. Now here are your hosts, Bryce Atkinson and 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:14,039 Steve Carney. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,839 Speaker 2: It was a big weekend in Service Academy land and 6 00:00:17,839 --> 00:00:20,960 we're gonna get all deep into the details here on 7 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:23,960 Yards and Stripes Episode four. I'm Pryce Atkinson. He is 8 00:00:24,039 --> 00:00:26,320 Stephen Carney, and we are part of the College Grider 9 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:30,000 and Coast to Coast podcast network Here on Yards and Stripes, Army, 10 00:00:30,039 --> 00:00:32,679 Navy and Air Force. That is what we do, is 11 00:00:32,799 --> 00:00:36,000 all about the service academies. One of us was right 12 00:00:36,039 --> 00:00:39,119 and one of us was wrong. Steven. Last week two 13 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,759 games to recap, we got our Travis mannon Foundation Honor 14 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,920 Roll segment. We got two games ahead this weekend. Boy, 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,280 We've had a lot of off weeks early with all 16 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,399 three of our teams, but I think this will bring 17 00:00:49,439 --> 00:00:53,479 the off early off weeks to an end. But first, 18 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:58,320 before we dive into the football, we gotta dive into 19 00:00:58,399 --> 00:01:04,000 a Tuesday night Poppy report with Steven. Give me, give 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,680 me the details, my friend. 21 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 3: Well, it is Tuesday night. It is Tuesday, that's right, 22 00:01:09,719 --> 00:01:12,599 it is pizza night. Here in the Carni household, and 23 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,560 so the Papa yns this week is, uh is a 24 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:21,519 little different. My wife, Emily, God bless her, she likes 25 00:01:21,519 --> 00:01:24,400 banana peppers on her on her pizzas. I'm not a 26 00:01:24,439 --> 00:01:26,719 banana pepper person per se. 27 00:01:27,159 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: Okay, but. 28 00:01:29,359 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 3: There she has obliged many many more times about not 29 00:01:35,159 --> 00:01:39,079 getting banana peppers on her pizza than I do, saying okay, 30 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,120 you can get banana peppers on your this time. 31 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 4: So this is one of those not this is the 32 00:01:43,239 --> 00:01:43,560 one of. 33 00:01:43,519 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 3: Those weeks where I I kind of just gave in 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,560 and said, you can have your banana peppers as long 35 00:01:50,599 --> 00:01:53,120 as I can have my pepperoni to go with it. 36 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 4: So it was. 37 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,359 Speaker 3: It is a large hand tossed with pepperoni and banana 38 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:00,640 peppers on it. 39 00:02:00,719 --> 00:02:01,719 Speaker 4: This week we'll. 40 00:02:01,519 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 3: See how my We'll see how my stomach candles it 41 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,560 both both the banana peppers and the lactose from the cheese. 42 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,479 Speaker 4: But uh well, we'll see how that works. But it was. 43 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:12,919 It was quite tasty for sure. 44 00:02:13,159 --> 00:02:15,759 Speaker 2: Great call Emily on the banana peppers. I love some 45 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,080 banana peppers, So she gets major kudos from me. So 46 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,800 this podcast recording, we're not standing in the way of 47 00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:24,360 said Poppy's pizza. Right. 48 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,719 Speaker 3: No, no, no, it is it is devoured. It is gone, 49 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,439 Thank goodness. Uh the leftovers are already in the fridge 50 00:02:32,479 --> 00:02:36,759 cooling for lunch tomorrow. And uh and so we'll handle 51 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,479 that as as we get the college Gridiron Coast to 52 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,680 Coast podcast network going here for week four. Uh I, 53 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,919 as you mentioned, one of us went to and O 54 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,000 this week when it comes to college football in the 55 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,080 Service academies. 56 00:02:53,479 --> 00:02:56,319 Speaker 4: The other one did not go to and OH. I 57 00:02:56,439 --> 00:02:58,520 unfortunately am not the one that went to and Oh. 58 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 3: I went one in one price did go to and O, 59 00:03:01,879 --> 00:03:07,319 correctly predicting both the navyes win over Tulsa as well 60 00:03:07,439 --> 00:03:11,479 as Air Force falling to Utah State on the road 61 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,080 in their first game of their Mountain West schedule. We'll 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,599 get to both of those games here coming up in 63 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:18,439 just a moment. 64 00:03:18,719 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 2: Every squirrel finds a nut at some point in their life. State, 65 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,199 that's just what happens. 66 00:03:23,199 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 3: I mean, it's Maverick Stadium, it's Logan Utah, it's a 67 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,319 beautiful venue. I can certainly understand why people would want 68 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,159 to go to Utah State. 69 00:03:34,479 --> 00:03:37,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would too. It looks gorgeous. And I'd love 70 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,479 to go visit. I'd love to go visit. And I 71 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,759 think you mentioned last week go for a basketball game. 72 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,159 I know we're a football podcast, but I've heard of 73 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,520 Utah State home game. There is really really fun we basketball. 74 00:03:49,599 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 4: We went. 75 00:03:50,159 --> 00:03:54,039 Speaker 3: We went to Utah State last year, I believe with 76 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,800 the University of South Florida because Ben Fletcher, much like 77 00:03:59,319 --> 00:04:03,800 his his predecessor, is mentor a mir abdua Raheem late 78 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,360 great a mirror abdur Raheem used to say, we'll play anybody, anywhere, anytime, 79 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:12,000 and so they had set up a meeting in in 80 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,639 Logan against Utah State. Utah State, of course, one of 81 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:21,439 the better college basketball programs out west and was in 82 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,879 the top twenty five and was undefeated when we went 83 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:28,040 out there. And it's a it's a fun experience at 84 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:33,680 the Spectrum Mountain Logan that the fans, especially the student section, 85 00:04:33,759 --> 00:04:37,240 there is something to It's a site to behold. And 86 00:04:37,319 --> 00:04:39,800 all you have to do is go on to YouTube 87 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,240 and put in Utah State and the Scotsman and you 88 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:48,120 will find out just how cool of an experience it 89 00:04:48,199 --> 00:04:50,240 is going out to Logan for a basketball game. But 90 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,720 I would love to go to Logan. I would love 91 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,199 to go to Colorado Springs. I would love to go 92 00:04:55,199 --> 00:04:59,160 to Fort Collins and see football games at air Force 93 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,759 and Colorado's state, of course Boulder. Everybody wants to go 94 00:05:02,759 --> 00:05:05,079 to Boulder, and then you work your way up the 95 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,480 Rockies and you go into Idaho, you know to go 96 00:05:08,519 --> 00:05:13,399 see a Vandals game there, and of course Boise State 97 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:14,519 at the Blue Turf. 98 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,399 Speaker 2: Well, let's get into it, Stephen. We usually go chronologically 99 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:21,800 through the day, but we're hit on Utah State and 100 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,839 air Force. Let's start there, because the first time all 101 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,040 season in our picks last week we went a different direction. 102 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,000 Like you mentioned earlier, I had Utah State, you had 103 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,959 air Force, and it was Utah State coming out on 104 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,160 top forty nine to thirty and the Mountain West conference 105 00:05:37,199 --> 00:05:40,079 opener for both these teams. Utah State now two and 106 00:05:40,199 --> 00:05:42,240 one one and ohero in the league and air Force 107 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,160 dropping to one and one oh and won the Mountain West. 108 00:05:45,199 --> 00:05:48,639 They were coming off that bye week, but a game 109 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,399 that air Force never led in Stephen, as Utah State 110 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,879 quarterback Bryce and Barnes was just beyond outstanding, seventeen to 111 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,120 twenty two, passing two eighty seven two touchdowns, ran a 112 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,759 team high fifteen times, only forty four yards, but scored 113 00:06:04,759 --> 00:06:08,759 three touchdowns running the football all while playing turnover free 114 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,519 football as Air Force turned it over three times, two 115 00:06:11,519 --> 00:06:14,120 picks in a fumble. But it's a difference, I mean 116 00:06:14,759 --> 00:06:17,439 pretty much. For most of the football game it was 117 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,519 score for score. The big difference was a third quarter 118 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:24,279 where Utah State outscored Air Force twenty one to six. 119 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,160 This was a fourteen to ten halftime game, but then 120 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:31,040 the third quarter was all aggies. And that was a difference. 121 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,360 Is they went even steven two touchdowns apiece in the 122 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,560 fourth quarter. But that's all it took was a massive 123 00:06:36,639 --> 00:06:39,000 third quarter come out of the locker room and Utah 124 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,279 State gets a big win the fight in Bronco Mendenhalls 125 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:43,639 forty nine to thirty steven. 126 00:06:44,079 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you mentioned it right off the bat, turnover 127 00:06:47,639 --> 00:06:52,160 free football from Utah State whereas air Force was minus 128 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,800 three as you mentioned, the two interceptions and the fumble 129 00:06:55,879 --> 00:06:59,959 lost in that game. And they also, as I mentioned 130 00:07:00,079 --> 00:07:02,879 last week, if Air Force was going to be able 131 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,560 to come out with a victory in this, they had 132 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,720 to get more pressure on Bryson Barnes. Barnes was sacked 133 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:13,360 twelve times in his first two games of the season, 134 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,199 six times in each contest. They got to him three 135 00:07:17,279 --> 00:07:22,199 times in this game total, with two guys having a 136 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:26,240 full sack, two other guys sharing a sack, so they 137 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:29,959 got to him three times. They needed three or four 138 00:07:30,079 --> 00:07:34,639 more big pressure situations in which they could force Barnes 139 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:39,199 into making a mistake. They did not have enough opportunities 140 00:07:40,199 --> 00:07:44,439 to see him make a mistake in order to capitalize. 141 00:07:44,439 --> 00:07:48,920 And you mentioned, you know, the two interceptions. One of 142 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,360 them went down and was turned into seven points. The 143 00:07:52,399 --> 00:07:55,800 other one, thankfully for air Force, was turned into a 144 00:07:55,839 --> 00:07:59,680 three and out. So that that was good on the 145 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,399 foul Flkins defense for being able to force to stop 146 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:07,439 at least once when it came to a turnover. But 147 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:13,040 you're right, that third quarter was just absolutely incredible. When 148 00:08:13,079 --> 00:08:16,279 you look at what the Aggies were able to do 149 00:08:16,879 --> 00:08:21,279 in that third quarter, You're looking at two hundred and 150 00:08:21,839 --> 00:08:27,800 twenty three yards of offense from Utah State in that quarter, 151 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,319 whereas air Force had just seventy seven. 152 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and a couple of the picks. Josh Johnson was relieved, 153 00:08:36,799 --> 00:08:39,320 you know by Liam Sarka, who went you know, pretty 154 00:08:39,399 --> 00:08:41,720 much most of the rest of the way in the 155 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,799 football game, you know, six to fourteen from Sarca, the 156 00:08:44,919 --> 00:08:47,440 sophomore out of Aurora, Colorado. I think he's a little 157 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,200 bit better of a pass or two. We haven't seen 158 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,159 a lot of them yet, but he did throw a pick. 159 00:08:51,159 --> 00:08:53,960 But Sarka was responsible for three of the four touchdowns 160 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,159 on the ground for air Force as he ran twelve 161 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,879 times forty yards but three scores. Air Force rolled up 162 00:09:00,879 --> 00:09:03,480 to sixty six and rushing in this game, which is 163 00:09:03,519 --> 00:09:06,279 not bad, especially when you throw in you know, nearly 164 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,919 one hundred and eighty yards passing. But like you said, 165 00:09:08,919 --> 00:09:11,960 the three turnovers when you when you give the ball 166 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,320 away and your minus three and you know you're on 167 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,039 the road especially, you know, just that's not going to 168 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,919 win you many academy football games, especially when it's a 169 00:09:21,039 --> 00:09:24,480 road conference game. And that's that's exactly what you mentioned, Steven, 170 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,720 But you know it, I think the hard part for 171 00:09:26,759 --> 00:09:28,799 air Force, you know that sort of hard the stomach 172 00:09:28,879 --> 00:09:31,320 is you that was coming off a bye week. You know, 173 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,440 you had that early bye week, and that's kind of 174 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,799 the performance you get. Certainly you want to, you know, 175 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,039 have some better results as you move forward, because you 176 00:09:39,039 --> 00:09:41,360 won't have any open date here for a little while 177 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,320 if you're air Force. But you know they're gonna have 178 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:45,840 to pick it up and pick it up quick with 179 00:09:45,879 --> 00:09:48,639 Boise State coming to town this weekend. 180 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 3: Absolutely, And I've gotten a chance to see Boise Stay 181 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,440 up close and personal the first week of the season 182 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:59,519 when they came here to Tampa to take on the 183 00:10:00,159 --> 00:10:04,480 Florida Bulls. And so there they are a they are 184 00:10:04,519 --> 00:10:07,039 not the team that they were last year. Obviously they've 185 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:09,919 got no Ashton gent which is going to be a 186 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,080 big sigh of relief for Troy Calhoun, I think, but 187 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,799 that that's a team that you cannot take lightly. 188 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 2: No, not at all, not at all. But air Force 189 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:24,159 dropping the football game forty nine to thirty on the 190 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,159 road now one in one, zero to one in the 191 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,639 Mountain West Conference as Troy Calhoun's team, Let's pivot to 192 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,600 the Naval Academy because they were also on the road 193 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:36,240 for their first conference game, first road conference game of 194 00:10:36,279 --> 00:10:40,639 the season. They were traveling to Tulsa steven and after 195 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:46,200 a disastrous, I mean utterly disastrous first three possessions, Navy 196 00:10:46,639 --> 00:10:50,879 Rallies gets off the deck, comes back forty two to 197 00:10:50,879 --> 00:10:53,639 twenty three over Tulsa on the road. They're now six 198 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,919 and zero in games played at Tulsa's Chapman Stadium all time. 199 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,399 Another three and oh start for Navy, two and oh 200 00:11:00,519 --> 00:11:03,039 in the American But as I mentioned, I mean it 201 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,080 could not have been a worse start for the Mids 202 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:09,000 with three straight turnovers at interception fumble, interception to open 203 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,759 the game, falling in a fourteen to zero hole. But 204 00:11:11,879 --> 00:11:14,559 then Blake Corvath and company they picked it up. Tulsa 205 00:11:14,639 --> 00:11:17,679 ends up turning it over twice as Navy rolls up 206 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:22,240 three hundred and sixty nine yards and converting on third 207 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:24,440 and fourth down. That was a big key in this 208 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:29,360 football games. Navy rallies. I just an abysmal way to 209 00:11:29,399 --> 00:11:30,080 get out of the gate. 210 00:11:30,639 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was certainly not smiling after the first quarter 211 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,799 of play, even though Navy went down and scored before 212 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,000 the end of the first quarter to make it fourteen 213 00:11:42,039 --> 00:11:47,080 to seven. But you're right, you go pick fumble, pick, 214 00:11:47,519 --> 00:11:52,279 and you're already minus three in the turnover battle at 215 00:11:52,279 --> 00:11:54,480 that point, You're going, this is going to be a 216 00:11:54,879 --> 00:12:01,279 very very brutal evening at Chapman Stadium. And thankfully, once 217 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,120 they got through and they and they scored that touchdown. 218 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:08,279 It seemed like something changed both on the defense in 219 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:11,360 on the offensive side, because they went they go after 220 00:12:11,399 --> 00:12:13,840 the first touchdown and they get a three and out, 221 00:12:13,879 --> 00:12:16,279 so they were able to get the offense back on 222 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:21,159 the field. And while that next possession was certainly nothing 223 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,879 to write home about, that that certainly made the defense 224 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,759 feel a lot more confident. They go and they get 225 00:12:27,799 --> 00:12:30,840 a turnover in the second quarter on that on what 226 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,279 would end up being Tulsa's fifth possession, and they turn 227 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,759 it into seven points, and then after limiting to a 228 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:40,480 field the Golden Hurricane to a field goal, they get 229 00:12:40,519 --> 00:12:43,320 another touchdown right before the end of the half to 230 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,639 take the lead. So it's amazing to see that after 231 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:51,279 being down fourteen to nothing, something turned in the second 232 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:55,360 quarter and they were able to end up taking the 233 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,399 lead before the half, and then the third, the third quarter, 234 00:12:59,159 --> 00:13:02,240 and really going to the fourth quarter. I was looking 235 00:13:02,279 --> 00:13:06,679 at it that second half. You know, Navy outstores Tulsa 236 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,879 twenty one to six in the second half and they 237 00:13:09,919 --> 00:13:13,600 had three and out, turnover and downs, turnover on downs 238 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,840 for Tulsa's first three possessions of the second half, and 239 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,240 Navy turned them into twenty one points. 240 00:13:19,519 --> 00:13:23,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think one of the Maybe it may have 241 00:13:23,159 --> 00:13:26,399 been Navy's most impressive drive of the season so far. 242 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,159 After Tulsa came back and got the lead, what seventeen 243 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,960 to fourteen on a field goal, Navy going seventy five 244 00:13:33,039 --> 00:13:36,559 plays or seventy five yards ten plays in one thirty 245 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,519 four to find the end zone. You know, a key play, well, 246 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,039 without a doubt, not a key play, v cap. The 247 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,159 key play a nineteen yard scrambled by horror Bath on 248 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:49,039 third and eighteen to keep the drive alive, nineteen yards 249 00:13:49,879 --> 00:13:53,480 to get the first down. Incredible as they take the 250 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,480 lead right before the half on the touchdown pass from 251 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:01,679 Blake Corbath to Luke Hutchison to give Navy that advantage 252 00:14:01,799 --> 00:14:05,639 twenty one to seventeen. A big moment they're late in 253 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,440 the first half, Steven, an impressive pressive drive, especially going 254 00:14:09,519 --> 00:14:11,639 ten plays seventy five yards in just a minute and 255 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:12,039 a half. 256 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, and just think right before that nineteen yard play 257 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,639 on third down, the run by Horvath on third and eighteen, 258 00:14:19,759 --> 00:14:23,799 he had just been sacked before that, you know, with 259 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:27,679 less than you know, with about you know, thirty seconds 260 00:14:27,679 --> 00:14:29,000 to go in the half. 261 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 4: He takes a sack, which. 262 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,799 Speaker 3: You never want to do because you don't want to 263 00:14:33,799 --> 00:14:35,600 have to burn the time out. They end up not 264 00:14:35,799 --> 00:14:40,120 burning the timeout and they wait until after they hurry up, 265 00:14:40,159 --> 00:14:43,080 they get back to the line and you get nineteen 266 00:14:43,159 --> 00:14:46,559 yards from Horvath at that point and get the first 267 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,960 down and take the time out at that that I 268 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,679 think was was the most impressive part about that was 269 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:58,279 that they took what was a setback and turned it into. 270 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:00,759 Speaker 4: Into a sling shot forward. 271 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, and what's a common theme for Navy so far 272 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,559 in this young season at three and oh two and 273 00:15:06,559 --> 00:15:09,279 oh in the league is their offensive stars are being 274 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,039 offensive stars. Now. Blake Corbath was not a star to 275 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:16,120 start the game, but he rallied in a big significant way. 276 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,720 I mean, overcame the two interceptions and the fumble. Early 277 00:15:19,159 --> 00:15:21,360 he runs for a team high twenty one times one 278 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,840 fifty nine seven and a half yards of carry, gets 279 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:28,000 into the end zone once Alex Tesca their best you know, 280 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,600 be back fifteen carries seventy two yards two touchdowns. Eli 281 00:15:31,639 --> 00:15:35,200 heiden Wright carried it for seventy two yards and a score. 282 00:15:35,759 --> 00:15:39,200 Caught two passes for forty yards as well, So you 283 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,759 know the stars offensively for Navy have been just that 284 00:15:42,919 --> 00:15:45,399 in every game so far. And that's what you need 285 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,279 because you know, typically when you're an academy team, you're 286 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,320 not loaded with all kinds of playmaking depth up and 287 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,600 down your lineup. Yeah, you got to play defense, but 288 00:15:54,879 --> 00:15:58,080 you know, offensively maybe has been doing it every single 289 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:03,919 game this season. Saans quarter there in Tulsa, it was, 290 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:04,679 it was, it was. 291 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 3: It was certainly difficult to watch that first quarter, as 292 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,759 you said, But like I said, three hundred and sixty 293 00:16:12,039 --> 00:16:14,919 seven yards on the ground for the midshipman, they ran 294 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:21,919 able sixty three times. So you look at it, they had, 295 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:25,720 uh how many how many plays did they they end 296 00:16:25,799 --> 00:16:29,799 up having? So you had ten passing plays and so 297 00:16:29,799 --> 00:16:33,519 so seventy three plays on offense they ran about sixty 298 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,879 three times. And that's how you get ten minutes more 299 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,240 time of possession than your opponent. 300 00:16:39,399 --> 00:16:42,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, especially when you average just right at six yards 301 00:16:42,559 --> 00:16:46,639 of carry, and you could convert always with the academies 302 00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:48,320 when they go for it so much on fourth down, 303 00:16:48,759 --> 00:16:52,159 you combine at ten to sixteen on third and fourth 304 00:16:52,159 --> 00:16:56,039 down combined. That's keeping a lot of drives alive right there, Steven. 305 00:16:56,159 --> 00:16:58,320 That's how you win a time of possession where even 306 00:16:58,399 --> 00:17:01,159 Navy only had that and I say only thirty five minutes. 307 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,679 But when you consider the three turnovers of giving it 308 00:17:03,759 --> 00:17:06,519 away quickly, that's pretty significant because if you take those 309 00:17:06,519 --> 00:17:09,039 turnovers away, Navy's probably got it for forty minutes plus. 310 00:17:09,279 --> 00:17:11,599 Speaker 3: And they were, and they were two for two on 311 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,240 the fourth downs all the way up until the fourth quarter. 312 00:17:15,319 --> 00:17:18,119 That that that fourth down that he did not convert 313 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,039 came late in the game already when they were up 314 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,119 big in in that game, I think they were. It 315 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,119 was already forty two to twenty three at that point. 316 00:17:27,279 --> 00:17:29,759 By by the time that they were that they did 317 00:17:29,759 --> 00:17:31,400 not convert on fourth down. 318 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 2: All right, let's give out some game balls. Steven usually 319 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,920 fire first. I will go ahead and lead the way 320 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:42,319 today with our my game ball from the weekend. I'm 321 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:47,200 going with Mark Anthony Parker. The thin I want to say, undersize, 322 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,480 six foot, two hundred and twenty pounds, seems a little 323 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:56,000 small for an academy. For an academy though, yeah, you 324 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:59,000 think more safety. But Mark Anthony Parker, the sophomore out 325 00:17:59,039 --> 00:18:03,279 of Frederick Free Dricksburg, Virginia, a career high eleven tackles 326 00:18:03,279 --> 00:18:05,920 team high obviously in the game as well, seven of 327 00:18:06,039 --> 00:18:09,480 us were solo. You only had I think one total 328 00:18:09,559 --> 00:18:13,279 solo tackle coming into the game in the first two games, 329 00:18:13,279 --> 00:18:16,720 but he had seven, including two tackles for a loss, 330 00:18:16,759 --> 00:18:19,200 which one of them was credited with a half sack. 331 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:23,319 So Mark Anthony Parker leading the way defensively for Navy, 332 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:27,319 especially a second half that held the Golden Hurricane what 333 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:31,279 to believe it or to have it? What six points 334 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,559 in the entire second half right there, Steven, So Navy's 335 00:18:34,599 --> 00:18:36,799 defense once again doing a great job there in the 336 00:18:36,839 --> 00:18:39,759 second half of the football game. You far away with 337 00:18:39,799 --> 00:18:41,079 your Steven what you got? 338 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:42,559 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, absolutely? 339 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:46,079 Speaker 3: I mean for me my game, ball is going to 340 00:18:46,079 --> 00:18:51,680 go to five very important guys in this game. Sean Crowley, 341 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:56,599 Ben Purvis, Torren Smith, Hoke Smith the second and Mac Taylor. 342 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,160 You may not know who they are. They are the 343 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:04,079 offensive line for the Midshipman. That that helped the team. 344 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,359 That led the way for all of the backs, whether 345 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,880 it's Horvath or Tesca or hedenreich Er whoever else, was 346 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:16,160 carrying the football for the Midshipman to three hundred and 347 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:20,880 sixty seven yards on the crown, so they they the 348 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,839 big uglies, get the big game ball from this big. 349 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 2: Ugly Yeah, not a big ugly man. Your site for 350 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,200 sore eyes. Getting to chat with you. 351 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 3: It was a site for sore eyes for Navy fans, 352 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,920 especially after what was a dreadful first quarter. 353 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 2: Well, if you hold another piece of that Papa Yanza up, 354 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,920 that's gonna be another site for sore eyes. Because I'm hungry. 355 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 4: It's already in the fridge. 356 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 2: You're not getting any I'm rating Stevens fridge. As soon 357 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:49,759 as this podcast episode is over, folks, All right, let's 358 00:19:49,799 --> 00:19:52,680 step away. When we come back, we got games to preview. 359 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,839 We got two this weekend. We got our Travis Manon 360 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,200 Foundation Honor Roll segment. We got picks to make. But first, 361 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,480 we are part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast 362 00:20:00,519 --> 00:20:03,400 podcast Network, where we have a litany. I'm talking about 363 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,400 a host of shows to keep you busy all season 364 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,400 with college football. Get off my pylon, Pigskin and Burt 365 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,359 Ins Florida Football Insiders. What Big twelve breakdown? Steven Florida 366 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,799 Football Insiders. You tell everybody because there is something there 367 00:20:16,839 --> 00:20:17,640 for everybody. 368 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:22,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, already this week we are a handful of shows, 369 00:20:22,799 --> 00:20:26,799 and you can figure on getting probably two different podcasts 370 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:31,359 a day for the College Gridiron Coast Coast podcast Network. 371 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:35,839 On Monday, we talked with Norah Drury and Big ten 372 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:42,720 Paradigm talking about Nebraska and they're a stud quarterback Dylan Rayola, 373 00:20:42,799 --> 00:20:46,599 who is definitely rising in confidence. This week in the 374 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:52,000 ACC of course, Georgia Tech with a big walkoff win 375 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:57,519 over was number twelve Clemson. Now the Yellow Jackets are 376 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,680 three and zero on the season. Get off my Pylon, 377 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:04,599 of course, focusing a lot on Deshaun Foster, who was 378 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:08,720 fired this week at UCLA after starting off the season. 379 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:13,240 Oh and three Pigskin and Burnt ends inbycar Tim talking 380 00:21:13,319 --> 00:21:16,960 a lot about Texas A and M and their statement 381 00:21:17,599 --> 00:21:21,599 victory over Notre Dame, as well as Houston being three 382 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,880 and oh what is going on with Arch Manning and 383 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:29,160 of course SMU rebounding over Baylor in Texas Tech. Well, 384 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,400 it looks like the fun and gun is back in 385 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,359 Lubbock as well. Plenty so far this week on College 386 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:37,480 Gridiron Coast to Coast. 387 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 2: Also check out last Word on sports dot Com. 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Think Smarter, Ticket Smarter. 418 00:23:17,079 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: The latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards 419 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,519 and Stripes Service Academy Football. 420 00:23:24,599 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: He is Stephen Carney and I'm Pryce Atkinson, and we 421 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,480 are Yards and Stripes your home for Service Academy Football, Army, 422 00:23:30,559 --> 00:23:33,039 Navy and Air Force. And one of those teams is 423 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:34,559 going to be off this week and that will be 424 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,880 Navy and the Naval Academy will be off, but that 425 00:23:38,039 --> 00:23:41,160 means Army and Air Force. They are in action. Army 426 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:45,279 coming off a bye week this past weekend, steven as, 427 00:23:45,279 --> 00:23:49,319 they will host the Mean Green from North Texas. Boy 428 00:23:49,519 --> 00:23:52,680 and are they mean right now? As North Texas three 429 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:56,799 and oher. This will be their American Conference opener. Army 430 00:23:56,839 --> 00:23:59,599 obviously one in one, splitting their first two. This will 431 00:23:59,599 --> 00:24:02,240 also be their first conference game. This is a Saturday 432 00:24:02,279 --> 00:24:05,960 twelve noon kickoff Stephen on the CBS Sports Network. And 433 00:24:06,039 --> 00:24:09,920 something that was odd a day ago, Army was a 434 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,240 point and a half favorite. Now as we check it 435 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,480 this evening, North Texas is now a two and a 436 00:24:15,519 --> 00:24:19,079 half point favorite. That was quite a swing over under 437 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,519 fifty and a half. Fifty and a half. But I 438 00:24:21,559 --> 00:24:24,279 don't think I've seen a line move like that in 439 00:24:24,319 --> 00:24:26,640 a twenty four hour period. You and I talked about it. 440 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:30,119 We were looking for anything that possibly could have moved 441 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:34,079 it that much, but we didn't find anything. But that's 442 00:24:34,279 --> 00:24:37,480 quite quite a swing in just twenty four hours. 443 00:24:37,799 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, it kind of is is head scratching, especially because 444 00:24:41,559 --> 00:24:46,799 we haven't heard of any sort of injury on Army side. 445 00:24:46,799 --> 00:24:50,920 We have not heard of somebody coming back from North Texas, 446 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:55,160 so to see a number move like that, And I've 447 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:59,240 had friends who have been odds makers in Vegas tell 448 00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:02,519 me that, you know, going through the zero is not 449 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:08,079 as significant of a change than going across one of 450 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,079 the other key numbers, whether you're looking at three, a six, 451 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:14,720 or a seven, But it is still very strange to 452 00:25:14,799 --> 00:25:19,720 see in the short amount of time that that line 453 00:25:19,799 --> 00:25:23,440 has been up, to see it move four points through 454 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,960 the zero where Army went from being a favorite to 455 00:25:27,039 --> 00:25:30,240 being almost a field goal underdog at this point. And 456 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,599 we'd assume that it's probably going to stay that way 457 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,599 all the way into the weekend. 458 00:25:37,039 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 4: And really, I. 459 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 3: Was looking at North Texas's schedule to see, you know, 460 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,039 they're three and zero. They're coming off of a bludgeoning 461 00:25:46,039 --> 00:25:49,880 of a West Coast team in Washington State. I actually, 462 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:51,920 when I had heard it first, I was like, I 463 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,839 was like, North Texas beat Washington fifty nine to ten. 464 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:55,599 Speaker 4: I had to look it up. 465 00:25:55,599 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 3: I was like, oh, no, no, they be Washington State 466 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:03,440 fifty nine to ten. Yeah, there's a definite difference in 467 00:26:03,559 --> 00:26:09,160 the caliber of team between the Huskies and the Coogs 468 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,400 out in uh Wallah Walla, you know, out. 469 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 4: In Pullman, you know. 470 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 3: And and looking at the rest of North Texas schedule, 471 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,880 they they haven't played. You know, this is not like 472 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,319 and and I hate to bring it up, this is 473 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,519 not South Florida's type of schedule. You know, they did 474 00:26:28,519 --> 00:26:32,240 not play three ranked teams to to start the year. 475 00:26:32,279 --> 00:26:37,039 Before their conference play started, they played Lamar, which if 476 00:26:37,079 --> 00:26:41,359 anybody knows anything about Lamar, you should. The only person 477 00:26:41,519 --> 00:26:45,000 I know that went to Lamar is Don Mattingley's son, 478 00:26:45,079 --> 00:26:48,519 Preston Mattingly, who is the uh the general manager of 479 00:26:48,519 --> 00:26:52,599 the Philadelphia Phillies. Now he played college basketball at Lamar. 480 00:26:53,079 --> 00:26:56,480 And they win that game fifty one nothing. Then they 481 00:26:56,559 --> 00:27:00,559 go to Western Michigan. That's a that's a that's quite 482 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:04,039 a hike, and you know, they come out of there 483 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,880 with a thirty three thirty victory before the game against 484 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:13,559 Washington State. So I think this is certainly a game 485 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,400 that if this game was in Denton, I would be 486 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,559 a lot more concerned for the Black Knights than I am. 487 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,279 Speaker 4: With this game being at Mikey. 488 00:27:22,319 --> 00:27:25,519 Speaker 3: I think that the early start, obviously it's going to 489 00:27:25,519 --> 00:27:29,920 be a twelve noon start on Saturday, that that holds 490 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,480 better for the Black Knights. I think the fact that 491 00:27:32,519 --> 00:27:36,920 it's going to be in what it's not going to 492 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:42,519 be awful conditions at Mikey. You know, right now they're 493 00:27:42,559 --> 00:27:45,920 saying it's going to be sunny in about sixty five degrees, 494 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,799 which I personally think is. 495 00:27:47,759 --> 00:27:48,759 Speaker 4: Perfect football weather. 496 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,079 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, but sign. 497 00:27:51,599 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 3: Exactly, and especially at Mikey. Oh, my goodness. But I 498 00:27:57,559 --> 00:28:01,799 really do think that this game being at home, uh, 499 00:28:01,839 --> 00:28:06,200 and especially since the Black Knights have had an extra 500 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,279 week to get ready for the start of conference conference play, 501 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,440 it means a lot. And the fact that cal Helms 502 00:28:13,799 --> 00:28:15,480 is going to make his second start. 503 00:28:16,039 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 4: I know that, Uh. Jeff Mounkin mentioned that. 504 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:22,559 Speaker 3: Earlier this week, uh, that that Hellms was going to 505 00:28:22,599 --> 00:28:26,359 get the start in this game. Again, I think that 506 00:28:26,519 --> 00:28:31,400 this is this is big for the the junior signal caller, uh, 507 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,240 to start conference play. 508 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:35,839 Speaker 4: He's he's he's. 509 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:41,599 Speaker 3: A very very big clone of bryceon Daily. I think that, 510 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:43,759 you know, you look at him, He's not quite as 511 00:28:43,759 --> 00:28:47,160 big as Daily, uh, but I think he runs in 512 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,880 the same sort of fashion and that's exactly what what 513 00:28:51,079 --> 00:28:54,279 coach Monkin needs for for his team to get going. 514 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. You mentioned a few minutes ago. You know, obviously 515 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,200 the difference you know, in this game not being in 516 00:29:01,319 --> 00:29:04,000 Denton last year it was a slug fest. It wasn't 517 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,000 this high scoring, high flying affair which North Pet's the 518 00:29:07,079 --> 00:29:09,359 numbers they put up so far this year. Army won 519 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,319 a fourteen to three slug fests down there last year, 520 00:29:12,359 --> 00:29:14,559 which was the Black Knight's lowest output of the season. 521 00:29:14,599 --> 00:29:20,599 So that was daily. Yeah, that's right. So getting to 522 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:22,480 come home. Look, we got to remember this is the 523 00:29:22,519 --> 00:29:26,519 defending American Conference champions and so Army in their first 524 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:29,559 home conference game. I think they're gonna buck up. I 525 00:29:29,599 --> 00:29:32,319 think they're gonna I think they're gonna stand tall. We'll 526 00:29:32,359 --> 00:29:34,039 make our picks here in a little bit. But you know, 527 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,440 North Texas, they had to make the tough trip to Michigan. 528 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:41,559 This is even further going to Upstate New York. The 529 00:29:41,599 --> 00:29:44,279 other thing I like about Army chances, you know, going 530 00:29:44,319 --> 00:29:47,519 up against a red shirt freshman quarterback that has not 531 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:51,440 seen the kind of defenses that he's gonna see with Army. 532 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,880 They've liked to move a lot of guys around, you know, 533 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,200 I know he put up great numbers last week, Drew 534 00:29:57,359 --> 00:30:00,279 Mesta Maker, the red shirt freshman two und e even 535 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:03,640 a career high four touchdowns was twenty four or twenty nine. 536 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:05,279 This is gonna be a little bit different going up 537 00:30:05,279 --> 00:30:08,359 an Army against a playmaking Army defense on the road. 538 00:30:08,799 --> 00:30:11,240 The Core Cadets is going to be roaring. You know, 539 00:30:11,359 --> 00:30:13,640 they've had one home game. It was clearly, you know, 540 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,000 the last team from Texas that came in, you know, 541 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:19,079 clipped him up. Now, let's hope it's not two in 542 00:30:19,119 --> 00:30:21,960 a row. Let's hope Army can stand tall. I think 543 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,680 they will, just because I think this is going to 544 00:30:24,759 --> 00:30:28,039 be a significant step up in competition for the Mean Green. 545 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,240 Both teams playing their first conference game. 546 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 3: Absolutely, and Messa Maker. You mentioned the four touchdowns. He 547 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:38,119 only threw for two hundred and eleven yards in that game. 548 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:42,440 So he's not one of these quarterbacks that's going to 549 00:30:42,519 --> 00:30:46,359 try and test a secondary by throwing the ball down 550 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:51,200 the field. He didn't have to last week against Washington State, 551 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,359 and I think that that bodes well for Army's defense. 552 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:59,359 I think that unless they can get him the amount 553 00:30:59,359 --> 00:31:02,559 of time that he needs to throw the ball way 554 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,640 down the field, you're gonna have a lot of these 555 00:31:04,759 --> 00:31:07,559 dinks and dunks, a lot of checkdowns, and I think 556 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:11,319 that bodes well for the Black Mens defense and especially 557 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,960 their secondary. They can play in they can play tight 558 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:17,400 and keep guys close to the line of scrimmage rather 559 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:18,880 than close to the line the game. 560 00:31:19,599 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 2: A couple of nuggets about the Mean Green offense. Something 561 00:31:22,519 --> 00:31:25,839 that's much different than last year when they had converted 562 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,839 just seventy five percent of their red zone chances. That's 563 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:31,960 a lot different this year, Stephen. They're twenty of twenty 564 00:31:32,039 --> 00:31:36,279 one so far this year in the red zone, scoring 565 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,400 a touchdown on sixteen of those trips, which is second 566 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:43,279 most in the FBS. Also, their offense right now, very 567 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,839 very balanced, twelve different players scoring a touchdown, trailing only 568 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:50,519 Southern col and Tide was second for second with Utah 569 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,880 the Utes tied for second in the nation. North Texas 570 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:57,079 at seven different players score touchdown against Washington State, the 571 00:31:57,119 --> 00:32:00,440 most in programmed history so right now, spreading it around, Yeah, 572 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,599 there have been some blowouts, getting a lot of guys, 573 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:06,559 some reps, but you know, pretty balanced so far offensively 574 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:09,079 and making it count when they when they get in 575 00:32:09,119 --> 00:32:13,440 that red zone once again. North Texas at Army Saturday, 576 00:32:13,559 --> 00:32:17,960 twelve noon Eastern Standard time. The CBS Sports Network is 577 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,480 North Texas is a two and a half point favorite 578 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,759 in the American American Conference opener for both teams. All right, 579 00:32:24,839 --> 00:32:28,000 let's move out west, Stephen, because the Boise State they 580 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,359 are hitting the road and they are coming to the 581 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:34,400 Springs to take on the Air Force Falcons. Boise State, 582 00:32:34,559 --> 00:32:37,839 they're coming off a off weekend as they are one 583 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,440 in one overall. This will be their first conference game. 584 00:32:40,839 --> 00:32:43,880 Air Force looking to erase that poor taste in their 585 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,000 mouth after losing on the road at Utah State last weekend. 586 00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:48,839 They were one to one, zero to one in the league. 587 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,200 This is going to be a seven o'clock Eastern Standard 588 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:54,359 time kickoff on the CBS Sports Network. Air Force a 589 00:32:54,519 --> 00:32:58,720 ten and a half point home underdog. The over under 590 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,440 in this one is set at fifty one and a 591 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:05,000 half and steven. You've said it earlier. You've seen Boise 592 00:33:05,079 --> 00:33:07,279 State up close and personal, right when they were there 593 00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:11,039 in Tampa. I know that, you know, USF clipped him 594 00:33:11,119 --> 00:33:13,720 up and it pulled off one of the biggest shockers. 595 00:33:13,759 --> 00:33:16,160 I think that most people agree on that opening weekend 596 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:19,200 of the season. Uh, but still this is this is 597 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,640 still a very talented Boise State team that was picked 598 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:23,920 to win the Mountain West for a reason. 599 00:33:24,119 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it all starts with Maddox Madison. You know, 600 00:33:28,839 --> 00:33:32,680 when when he struggles as he did here in Tampa, 601 00:33:33,559 --> 00:33:37,519 the Broncos struggle when he has a good game. They 602 00:33:37,519 --> 00:33:41,720 went to Eastern Washington the next week, and you know, 603 00:33:42,079 --> 00:33:46,920 don't get it twisted. Eastern Washington is an FCS school, 604 00:33:48,119 --> 00:33:52,079 so it is not the same caliber of competition as 605 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:55,480 South Florida was by any stretch of the imagination. But 606 00:33:55,599 --> 00:34:00,359 he had a fantastic game against Eastern Washington and the 607 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,799 Broncos were able to roll. The one thing that we 608 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:09,320 saw from Boise State here in Tampa were mistakes. The 609 00:34:09,639 --> 00:34:16,079 penalties certainly added up, and obviously they had a lot 610 00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:19,800 of opportunities to go for it, they were unable to. 611 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:25,199 The Bulls defense held them and gave their offense short 612 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:28,000 fields Eastern Washington that didn't happen. 613 00:34:28,559 --> 00:34:29,360 Speaker 4: I think that. 614 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,519 Speaker 3: Boise State is going to look to continue to be 615 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:36,840 aggressive against the Falcons this week, and I think that 616 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,880 for Troy Calhoun and company, they have to understand and 617 00:34:41,159 --> 00:34:44,000 their defense is certainly going to have to understand that 618 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:49,480 the Boise State is going to play for down football 619 00:34:49,519 --> 00:34:52,679 more often than not, and so I think that they 620 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,039 have to be ready to play for down football. 621 00:34:55,079 --> 00:34:57,320 Speaker 4: If they're not, the Broncos are going to roll all over. 622 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 2: Boise leads the overall seas eight to four, with every 623 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:05,079 meeting as Mount West Conference opponents. They have also won 624 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:09,639 seven of the last eight meetings between or against Air Force. 625 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:13,920 The falconso two and three at home against Boise. The 626 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,840 last meeting came two years ago when Boise defeated Air 627 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:20,239 Force twenty seven to nineteen on the Smurf Turf, which 628 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,719 clintched a tie for first place in the Mountain West. 629 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:25,599 And you know just mentioned it before they if I 630 00:35:25,679 --> 00:35:27,800 remember right, going back to the beginning of the season, 631 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:33,239 Boise was a bigger conference, a bigger favorite to win 632 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:36,599 their league than I think any of the other p five. 633 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:39,119 You know, the power in even the group of fives, 634 00:35:40,559 --> 00:35:43,800 you know in the FBS, they were that. It was 635 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:47,280 that lopsided in terms of them being the betting favorite 636 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,119 to win the Mountainless. And yes, there's still a damn 637 00:35:51,119 --> 00:35:53,360 good team, a team that went to you know, the 638 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:55,920 two time defending Mountain West champion, went to the College 639 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:59,559 Football Playoff in twenty twenty four at twelve and two overall. 640 00:35:59,639 --> 00:36:03,079 So you know, while that loss to South Florida in 641 00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:06,039 the first weekend hurt, this is a team that could 642 00:36:06,079 --> 00:36:09,440 reel them off and may not taste a defeat to 643 00:36:09,559 --> 00:36:12,079 the rest of the way, Stephen, they are likely to 644 00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:14,360 be favored in every other game they play the rest 645 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:14,840 of the season. 646 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:18,039 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, absolutely, you look at this is a team 647 00:36:18,159 --> 00:36:21,960 last year that played Oregon as close to as anybody 648 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:25,320 did all year in college football. And so I really 649 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,760 do think that when you're looking at this Broncos team, 650 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:33,079 even without Ashton Genty, they are still going to be 651 00:36:33,119 --> 00:36:38,039 a very, very formidable opponent for any Mountain West team, 652 00:36:38,199 --> 00:36:42,519 and I would think would be the favorite in just 653 00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:46,239 about every contest they play the rest of the way. 654 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:49,679 They are that good, they are that talented up and 655 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:50,599 down their roster. 656 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 2: Boise stayed at air Force Saturday night, seven o'clock Eastern 657 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:58,960 Standard Time on the CBS Sports Network again, air Force 658 00:36:59,039 --> 00:37:03,039 at ten and a half point home dog to the Broncos. 659 00:37:03,079 --> 00:37:05,480 All right, when we come back, we've got more to do. 660 00:37:05,559 --> 00:37:08,639 We've got our Travis Manion Foundation, honorall segment wary, honor 661 00:37:09,159 --> 00:37:12,840 a fallen hero. We'll do that next. Then we've got 662 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:14,800 our picks and we'll get out of here and get 663 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:16,960 you ready set in the table for this week in 664 00:37:17,079 --> 00:37:21,920 here on Yards and Stripes, your home for Service Academy Football. 665 00:37:22,079 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 5: In two thousand and seven, Marine First Lieutenant Travis Manion 666 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:28,000 was killed in Iraq after saving his wooted teammates. Travis's 667 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:30,480 legacy lives on through the words he spoke before his 668 00:37:30,519 --> 00:37:34,239 final deployment. If not me, then who words that today 669 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:37,400 fuel the spirit of Travis Mannion Foundation and through TMF, 670 00:37:37,599 --> 00:37:40,159 these words can live in you too. Show the world 671 00:37:40,159 --> 00:37:43,440 what you're made of. 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Dropped out of high school, but 693 00:38:52,119 --> 00:38:54,039 eventually went back to night school to earn his high 694 00:38:54,079 --> 00:38:57,159 school diploma before entering Baker College, where he was studying 695 00:38:57,159 --> 00:39:00,760 to become a corrections officer and eventually up police officer. 696 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:04,199 He worked for many years in construction. It was incredibly handy. 697 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,360 Then he married his wife, Katie, on September sixteenth, two thousand. 698 00:39:08,639 --> 00:39:11,800 He loved spending time with friends and listening to Metallica 699 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:14,400 and kid Rock. He was an outdoorsman who would fish 700 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,800 or hunt whenever he had the chance. He enlisted in 701 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:20,320 the Michigan National Guard in August of two thousand and three, 702 00:39:20,599 --> 00:39:24,280 assigned to Bravo Company, the one hundred and twenty fifth 703 00:39:24,639 --> 00:39:28,159 based infantry unit out of Saginaw, Michigan, who was deployed 704 00:39:28,159 --> 00:39:30,960 with his unit on February the eight, two thousand and five, 705 00:39:31,079 --> 00:39:33,559 six days after finding out he would be a first 706 00:39:33,639 --> 00:39:37,360 time father. After training stateside, he deployed to Kuwait in 707 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,199 August two thousand and five and eventually on to Iraq. 708 00:39:40,679 --> 00:39:44,440 His daughter, Mackenzie, was born on October sixth, two thousand 709 00:39:44,519 --> 00:39:48,119 and five. Just several weeks later, Josh's homeby was hit 710 00:39:48,679 --> 00:39:51,679 by an ied on November the twenty first, and one 711 00:39:51,679 --> 00:39:54,480 of his fellow soldiers was killed instantly. The four others, 712 00:39:54,519 --> 00:39:58,880 including Josh, were critically injured and were transported to Fort 713 00:39:59,159 --> 00:40:03,440 sam Houston Brooke Army Medical Center one by one. Unfortunately, 714 00:40:04,199 --> 00:40:08,119 each of our soldiers succumbed to their wounds. Josh was 715 00:40:08,159 --> 00:40:11,480 surrounded by his family and friends when he passed away 716 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,079 and was buried later buried in Flushing, Michigan. And it's 717 00:40:16,119 --> 00:40:20,239 our heroes like Sergeant Joshua Human who gave the ultimate 718 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,159 sacrifice and protect our freedoms because as we know, freedom 719 00:40:23,199 --> 00:40:26,280 isn't free. It's fun to talk about football outcomes and 720 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:30,119 games and previews, but in the grand scheme of life, 721 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:34,599 it doesn't mean anything. It's all about those folks that 722 00:40:34,639 --> 00:40:38,239 are protecting us in places around the globe and here 723 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:40,440 at home. So it's our time here on the TMF 724 00:40:40,519 --> 00:40:43,159 onnerultas not only say thank you, but to honor remember 725 00:40:43,559 --> 00:40:45,679 ones that have given the ultimate sacrifice. 726 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,760 Speaker 6: Travis Mallon foundations nine to eleven Heroes Run five K 727 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,880 race series unites communities across the country and around the 728 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:54,639 world to honor the sacrifices of September eleventh and the 729 00:40:54,639 --> 00:40:58,000 war since. Join your community this September and register to run, 730 00:40:58,159 --> 00:41:01,199 walk or rock by visiting nine eleven Heroes on dot Org. 731 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:08,559 Speaker 1: The latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards 732 00:41:08,559 --> 00:41:10,880 and Stripes Service Academy Football. 733 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:13,639 Speaker 2: All right, we're putting a bowl on this episode of 734 00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:16,199 Yards and Stripes. He is Stephen Carney and nine Price ackets, 735 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:17,719 and then we are going to make some picks here 736 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:20,360 because we've got two games. Once again, Navy is off, 737 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,039 but we told you about the two other games that 738 00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:27,719 we have this weekend, both obviously big conference games Boise 739 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:31,440 State at air Force North Texas and Army open an 740 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:34,280 American Conference play between the both of them this weekend. 741 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:37,559 Up at less point. Before we make those picks, Stephen 742 00:41:37,679 --> 00:41:41,000 just one nugget to pass along. The Air Force Hawaii 743 00:41:41,039 --> 00:41:44,400 game the Colorado Springs set for next weekend. That one's 744 00:41:44,519 --> 00:41:47,679 going to be a four to ten Eastern Standard time 745 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:51,440 kickoff on Saturday, September twenty seventh. That game can be 746 00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:53,079 seen on Fox Sports One. 747 00:41:53,199 --> 00:41:55,679 Speaker 3: So that is going to be a very early game 748 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:58,199 for Hawaii. Hawaii is not going to be used to 749 00:41:58,239 --> 00:41:59,639 be playing to playing that early. 750 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:03,239 Speaker 2: No. And you know what's funny is it went to Hawaii. 751 00:42:03,679 --> 00:42:05,960 Not to get totally off subject, but went to Hawaii 752 00:42:06,039 --> 00:42:11,760 last spring for about ten days with family. Won't get 753 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:15,039 into all the specifics, but rode by the old Aloha 754 00:42:15,199 --> 00:42:17,159 Stadium and I always wanted to go to that old 755 00:42:17,199 --> 00:42:20,079 Aloha Stadium. But we went for a hike which was 756 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:24,679 right past the University of Hawaii campus, not but ten minutes, 757 00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:27,480 so it was a waterfall hike one day. That campus 758 00:42:27,559 --> 00:42:30,679 looks really really cool. And not only does the campus 759 00:42:30,679 --> 00:42:32,880 look cool, I would love to go to a football 760 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:35,880 game there because it looks like it's it has a 761 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:38,400 little bit of a feel of a Navy game a 762 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:41,800 little bit back when Navy Marine Corps was smaller and 763 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:44,239 they weren't getting the kind of crowds that they do now. 764 00:42:44,599 --> 00:42:47,480 Not that they're overwhelming there, but there's just something about 765 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:50,400 the way that that small stadium, the way they've got 766 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:52,679 it just situated right me because there's not a lot 767 00:42:52,719 --> 00:42:54,519 of space there on the island, so you don't have 768 00:42:54,519 --> 00:42:55,960 a lot of real estate to work with. But the 769 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:59,760 way they've got that stadium just sandwich right there next 770 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:03,280 to the stand Sheriff Arena where they play basketball. I 771 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:05,719 would love to go to a college football game there 772 00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:08,320 at at Hawaii's home stadium. It just looks like a 773 00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:08,840 ton of fun. 774 00:43:09,159 --> 00:43:09,400 Speaker 4: Yeah. 775 00:43:09,480 --> 00:43:13,519 Speaker 3: The the little stadium that they are using now, is 776 00:43:13,559 --> 00:43:17,880 it Clarence TC ching That is what there is the 777 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:21,199 name of the the small stadium now that they had 778 00:43:21,239 --> 00:43:24,679 they had to move obviously out of Aloha Stadium because 779 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:27,760 the stadium was basically just rusting away. 780 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:28,800 Speaker 4: Well, if you want to go. 781 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:32,000 Speaker 3: To that little stadium, you're better go quick because guess 782 00:43:32,039 --> 00:43:35,159 what's coming a new Aloha Stadium. 783 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:37,360 Speaker 4: It's going to not be nearly as big. I think. 784 00:43:37,599 --> 00:43:40,000 Speaker 3: I think I saw that it's only going to seat 785 00:43:40,039 --> 00:43:45,360 about thirty five thousand people, whereas like Aloha Stadium was 786 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:47,119 like a sixty thousand person stadium. 787 00:43:47,199 --> 00:43:50,599 Speaker 2: They don't eating bigger they Iloha Stadium. Even when you 788 00:43:50,599 --> 00:43:53,000 would watch like Hawaii games, when you would watch the 789 00:43:53,039 --> 00:43:56,800 Hawaii Bowl back in the day, it was usually over 790 00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:57,440 half timpty. 791 00:43:57,559 --> 00:44:00,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, but this new Aloha Stadium, from what I 792 00:44:00,719 --> 00:44:05,400 have seen, they can change the seating configuration of the 793 00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:09,559 of the stands so they can play baseball there too. 794 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:13,760 I saw I saw some of the the behind the 795 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,519 scenes of it, like some of the things that they're 796 00:44:15,519 --> 00:44:17,559 looking to do and some of the renderings, and I 797 00:44:17,639 --> 00:44:21,480 was like, that is cool as hell, and like for me, 798 00:44:22,280 --> 00:44:26,320 like Hawaii really doesn't, uh, you know, hold a whole lot. 799 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:28,039 Like I'm not like, oh, I have to go to 800 00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:30,400 a Hawaii. I'm not I have to go to Hawaii, 801 00:44:31,679 --> 00:44:34,239 you know, other than going to to Pearl Harbor to 802 00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:38,239 see the USS Arizona Memorial, which is obviously you're going 803 00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:42,679 to Hawaii, you should do that. Yeah, And so that 804 00:44:42,679 --> 00:44:45,840 that is that obviously is a must. But I'll tell 805 00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:48,960 you what if I could, if I could see baseball, 806 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:52,079 and I would love to see major League Baseball do 807 00:44:52,239 --> 00:44:55,519 something with, Hey, we're gonna go play you know, a 808 00:44:55,559 --> 00:44:59,599 spring series or something like that at the new Aloha 809 00:44:59,639 --> 00:45:02,960 Stadium in the baseball configuration. Could you imagine like the 810 00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:08,159 Dodgers and Padres playing three you play three spring games 811 00:45:08,599 --> 00:45:10,920 in Hawaii. That would like you don't have to play, 812 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:13,320 you don't have to play regular season games. This isn't 813 00:45:13,360 --> 00:45:18,719 like going to South Korea or to or to Tokyo 814 00:45:19,159 --> 00:45:22,000 or you know, or to Australia where they where they 815 00:45:22,079 --> 00:45:25,719 do the you know, the opening series. Uh it would 816 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:29,679 this would be like uh last year the Rays of 817 00:45:29,719 --> 00:45:32,320 the Red Sox went to the Dominican and played two 818 00:45:32,360 --> 00:45:34,719 spring games there. I would love to see like the 819 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:37,800 Dodgers and Padres go and play two spring games at 820 00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:39,960 Aloha Stateium in Hawaii. I think that would be awesome. 821 00:45:40,039 --> 00:45:42,320 Speaker 2: Think you more than two, as long as it takes 822 00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:44,480 to get there, boy, you gotta get you gotta get 823 00:45:44,519 --> 00:45:45,239 your money's worth. 824 00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:47,920 Speaker 4: Well you get two or three. I'm you know, you 825 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:48,920 play two or three. 826 00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:52,360 Speaker 2: I totally get now. After that was our first time going, 827 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,480 I'd never been. I totally get now why they give 828 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,920 teams that travel to Hawaiian an extra game in the season, 829 00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:03,320 because you it's that taxing. I mean it's a hard trip. 830 00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:05,360 I mean by the time you get to LA and 831 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,519 then you fly from LA, it's solid four hours I 832 00:46:07,519 --> 00:46:10,039 think from Los Angeles or wherever on the you know, 833 00:46:10,119 --> 00:46:12,559 on the West coast. But we get we'll get back 834 00:46:12,599 --> 00:46:15,000 on the rails. As we bring this thing back to 835 00:46:15,039 --> 00:46:18,880 Service Academy football and out of the out of the sunshine, 836 00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:22,159 the fun and the sun there of diamond Head. All right, 837 00:46:22,239 --> 00:46:26,599 let's talk. Let's talk Army, Let's talk air Force, because 838 00:46:26,639 --> 00:46:29,000 those are two teams in action. We just previewed the 839 00:46:29,039 --> 00:46:33,079 games North Texas at Army the American Conference Open or steven. 840 00:46:33,159 --> 00:46:35,679 This is again a twelve new kickoff on the CBS 841 00:46:35,719 --> 00:46:38,400 Sports Network where the Mean Green are a two and 842 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:42,119 a half point favorite. I guess I'll fire first in 843 00:46:42,159 --> 00:46:44,199 this one. I'll let you fire first in the next one. 844 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:47,639 I like Army in this one. I like Army to 845 00:46:47,679 --> 00:46:50,039 the tune of forty to thirty four. I think it's 846 00:46:50,079 --> 00:46:52,920 gonna be very high scoring, like the Mean Green have 847 00:46:53,079 --> 00:46:56,199 been for the first three games. But I think this 848 00:46:56,239 --> 00:46:58,800 is where the run ends for North Texas, and I 849 00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:01,119 think Army gets their first own win of the season 850 00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:03,400 again forty to thirty four. What say you? 851 00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:06,519 Speaker 4: Yeah? A memo to North Texas. 852 00:47:06,639 --> 00:47:10,000 Speaker 3: This is not Lamar, This is not Western Michigan, this 853 00:47:10,119 --> 00:47:16,000 is not Washington State. This is the defending American Conference champions, 854 00:47:16,039 --> 00:47:20,199 even without Bryce and Daily, these are the defending conference 855 00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:23,760 champions that you are playing at their place. I don't 856 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:27,000 think it's going to be nearly as high scoring as 857 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:30,159 you have it, but I certainly have the margin of 858 00:47:30,239 --> 00:47:33,719 victory to be something very similar. I have Army twenty 859 00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:36,599 one North Texas six. I don't even think they get 860 00:47:36,639 --> 00:47:37,000 into the. 861 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:41,679 Speaker 2: Out zonne Wow. Much lower scoring my forty to thirty four. 862 00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:45,840 Maybe wildcard role. All right, I'll let you fire first. 863 00:47:45,840 --> 00:47:48,920 And this last one. As Boise State is heading to 864 00:47:49,119 --> 00:47:52,280 the Springs, this will be their first Mountain West Conference 865 00:47:52,519 --> 00:47:55,199 game as air Force one and one, they're looking for 866 00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:57,679 their first conference win after dropping that game at Utah 867 00:47:57,719 --> 00:48:00,719 State last week. And seven o'clock Eastern Standard time on 868 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:03,400 the CBS Sports Network where air Force is a ten 869 00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:07,519 and a half point home dog. Can the Falcons pull 870 00:48:07,559 --> 00:48:10,440 it off? It's been Boise seven out of the last eight. 871 00:48:10,719 --> 00:48:12,599 Destroy Calhoun's team have it in them? 872 00:48:13,400 --> 00:48:15,239 Speaker 4: Can they do it? Absolutely? 873 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,199 Speaker 3: It's going to take a couple of early turnovers, I think, 874 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:21,079 and you've got to turn those turnovers into touchdowns. You 875 00:48:21,119 --> 00:48:25,440 cannot you cannot get stopped on defense early. And you've 876 00:48:25,440 --> 00:48:28,679 got to get some You've got to get some takeaways 877 00:48:29,559 --> 00:48:31,800 when you're on the field, when your defense is on 878 00:48:31,840 --> 00:48:35,159 the field. That being said, I think that Boise is 879 00:48:35,199 --> 00:48:37,960 going to run away late with this one. I think 880 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:40,800 that the second half is where the Broncos are going 881 00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:44,440 to shine. And I have the Broncos winning this game 882 00:48:44,559 --> 00:48:45,519 thirty eight to ten. 883 00:48:46,280 --> 00:48:48,800 Speaker 2: Wow, we were pretty darn close with our predictions. I've 884 00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:53,000 got Boise State thirty eight to twenty. I think that 885 00:48:53,079 --> 00:48:58,199 if Air Force had trouble getting pressure on Utah State 886 00:48:58,280 --> 00:48:59,599 last week, and I think they're going to have an 887 00:48:59,599 --> 00:49:02,800 even tough for time getting to Maddix Madson in this one. 888 00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:05,400 And I think that's that's going to be the name 889 00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:07,039 of the game. They're going to have to get him 890 00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:10,599 off kilter and try and force them to go to 891 00:49:10,679 --> 00:49:13,199 the run, which is we know ash and Genty is 892 00:49:13,239 --> 00:49:15,880 now in the National Football League. He is not toting 893 00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:18,400 the rock for the Broncos anymore. So I think they 894 00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:20,760 need to try and make them more one dimensional and 895 00:49:21,519 --> 00:49:24,159 you have to run the football. If they can get 896 00:49:24,159 --> 00:49:26,719 some pressure on Madson, it's not going to stop them. 897 00:49:26,719 --> 00:49:29,880 I don't think you can ultimately stop their passing game. 898 00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:32,559 But South Florida sure did something right. But I still 899 00:49:32,599 --> 00:49:35,119 think that there's just too much in the tank for 900 00:49:35,199 --> 00:49:39,679 the Broncos that they won't They won't have much problem. 901 00:49:39,760 --> 00:49:41,280 It could be close at the half, but I think 902 00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:44,440 a big third quarter will be air Force is undoing, 903 00:49:44,559 --> 00:49:46,480 so you've got to boise thirty eight to ten. I've 904 00:49:46,480 --> 00:49:49,320 got boise thirty eight to twenty. So that'll do it 905 00:49:49,360 --> 00:49:52,400 for our picks this week, Stephen, What else do we 906 00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:54,320 need to hit on the way out the door? Another 907 00:49:54,360 --> 00:49:57,320 big weekend of college football. Certainly a lot going on 908 00:49:57,440 --> 00:50:02,440 around the country other games to watch is I had 909 00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:06,239 to chuckle this morning. I was listening to College Morning 910 00:50:06,280 --> 00:50:08,719 Show on Sirius XM. I love those guys, Dusty and Danny. 911 00:50:08,719 --> 00:50:11,039 I don't know if you listened to them, but they 912 00:50:11,119 --> 00:50:13,400 even had somebody a guess, come on. I think it 913 00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:16,480 was Matt Berry from ESPN that just roasted them because 914 00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:19,280 they had a conversation this morning about who is the 915 00:50:19,320 --> 00:50:22,760 Heisman favorite. In the minutes they open their mouth about 916 00:50:22,760 --> 00:50:25,159 who to start a Heisman discussion. I was like, guys, 917 00:50:25,519 --> 00:50:28,039 I looked at my watch to check the date. It's 918 00:50:28,159 --> 00:50:30,719 the third week of September and they're talking Heisman. I say, 919 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:33,199 come on, guys, get a new producer. And that is 920 00:50:33,199 --> 00:50:34,920 why we have the best one in the business in 921 00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:36,639 young Steven Carney. 922 00:50:37,039 --> 00:50:38,159 Speaker 4: I appreciate it. 923 00:50:38,239 --> 00:50:41,559 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously, there's a couple of games that everybody's 924 00:50:41,599 --> 00:50:45,199 gonna have their eyes on. Utah and Texas Tech is 925 00:50:45,320 --> 00:50:48,880 a is a huge one. Obviously. That is one that 926 00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:53,239 I know that our pigskin and burnt and certainly keeping 927 00:50:53,239 --> 00:50:56,320 an eye on. They've got a whole thing on that, 928 00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:59,519 as does get off my pylon. The Civil War is 929 00:50:59,559 --> 00:51:04,159 this week. Yes, as people forget even though even though 930 00:51:04,239 --> 00:51:08,639 the Beavers are oh and three uh so far this year, 931 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:12,719 you know, and this game is at Austin Stadium in Utene. 932 00:51:13,119 --> 00:51:13,920 Speaker 4: You know this game. 933 00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:18,639 Speaker 3: I love the fact that you know, I don't care 934 00:51:18,760 --> 00:51:22,639 what the records say. This is always a fun game 935 00:51:22,679 --> 00:51:24,559 to watch, and you know that this game is going. 936 00:51:24,559 --> 00:51:25,320 Speaker 4: To be played hard. 937 00:51:25,679 --> 00:51:28,599 Speaker 3: So obviously those are the two the two biggest games 938 00:51:28,800 --> 00:51:33,920 Oklahoma obviously, and in Auburn Battle of three and oh 939 00:51:34,079 --> 00:51:37,320 is that that it's also this week? And uh, Michigan 940 00:51:37,360 --> 00:51:40,159 and Nebraska I think is a game that I is 941 00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:44,480 is underrated because the corn Huskers, even though they're three 942 00:51:44,519 --> 00:51:47,519 and oh and really uh their schedule was light to 943 00:51:47,639 --> 00:51:51,719 start the year. I'm really excited h for Dylan Rayolo. 944 00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:53,880 That's that's gonna be that's gonna be a huge test 945 00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:54,280 for him. 946 00:51:54,480 --> 00:51:57,119 Speaker 2: I think from a service academy standpoint, and Armies not 947 00:51:57,199 --> 00:51:59,159 on their schedule this year like they were last year, 948 00:51:59,199 --> 00:52:01,239 but I think watching Navy you will keep an eye 949 00:52:01,239 --> 00:52:04,159 on Notre Dame this weekend as Navy is off. Can 950 00:52:04,199 --> 00:52:07,159 Notre Dame avoid an oh and three start, Stephen, because 951 00:52:07,199 --> 00:52:15,039 produced at the top you you would think oh and two, 952 00:52:15,320 --> 00:52:17,719 you know, and they're still hanging on at number twenty four. 953 00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:20,760 And I'll tell you this real quick before we get 954 00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:22,960 out of here. I think one of the sneakier good 955 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:25,400 games of the weekend might be one of the latest 956 00:52:25,440 --> 00:52:28,760 of them all. And nobody's not that I'm paying a 957 00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:31,119 lot of attention to it, but it's enough to catch 958 00:52:31,159 --> 00:52:33,639 my eye. Is that Michigan State's three and oh for 959 00:52:33,719 --> 00:52:35,480 the first time. And I don't know how long they're 960 00:52:35,519 --> 00:52:38,519 hitting the road to Los Angeles to play Southern col 961 00:52:38,920 --> 00:52:41,800 That's a battle of two undefeated three and oh teams, 962 00:52:41,800 --> 00:52:44,199 which it's still weird to call it a big ten game, 963 00:52:44,239 --> 00:52:46,840 but that's exactly what it is. Is they'll be undefeated 964 00:52:47,280 --> 00:52:50,159 squaring off at eleven pm Eastern Standard time. 965 00:52:50,199 --> 00:52:52,800 Speaker 3: Stephen, how about the how about the fact that both 966 00:52:52,920 --> 00:52:57,039 Jayden may Ava and Aiden Childs have. 967 00:52:57,199 --> 00:52:58,599 Speaker 4: Six touchdowns so far. 968 00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:02,960 Speaker 3: I mean they are and and Maab has almost got 969 00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:05,480 a thousand yards through the air through three games, which 970 00:53:05,559 --> 00:53:08,239 is which is quite quite impressive. 971 00:53:08,679 --> 00:53:09,159 Speaker 4: That game. 972 00:53:09,960 --> 00:53:12,360 Speaker 3: A lot of people think that that the Trojans are 973 00:53:12,360 --> 00:53:15,920 gonna stomp the Spartans. I don't think that that's going 974 00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:17,920 to be the case. I think that you're right, that's 975 00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:20,719 gonna be a very very interesting game. But an eleven 976 00:53:20,880 --> 00:53:26,119 o'clock start out on the West Coast eight pm Pacific. Uh, 977 00:53:26,440 --> 00:53:29,079 you know what it's on Fox? You got you got 978 00:53:29,119 --> 00:53:32,760 a late night college football on Fox on Saturday. 979 00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:37,400 Speaker 4: Lead you right, it leads right in the NFL. 980 00:53:37,119 --> 00:53:42,199 Speaker 2: Sunday, no getting you just connect the dots early sometime, 981 00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:45,000 very early Sunday morning to eat your waities for that one. 982 00:53:45,199 --> 00:53:47,119 All right, let's get out of here. Steven great job, 983 00:53:47,159 --> 00:53:50,199 as always, the best producer, best co host, best everything 984 00:53:50,239 --> 00:53:53,159 in the world. He is Stephen Carney, Iron Price Atkinson. 985 00:53:53,199 --> 00:53:55,599 We'll be back for the Arts and Stripes here next week. 986 00:53:55,639 --> 00:53:58,280 A lot more to get into as our season rolls along, 987 00:53:58,719 --> 00:54:01,719 as we get into the end of September and will 988 00:54:01,800 --> 00:54:05,480 Power rank our three Academy teams here going into that 989 00:54:05,559 --> 00:54:07,719 last weekend in September. We'll do that next week here 990 00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:10,679 on Yards and Stripes. We'll see them. 991 00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:14,159 Speaker 1: Join us again next time for Yards and Stripes Service 992 00:54:14,239 --> 00:54:17,920 Academy Football. 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