1 00:00:01,159 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Need to get your football fix 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 --> 00:00:14,519 Steve Carney. 5 00:00:14,919 --> 00:00:17,559 Speaker 2: Yards and Stripe Service Academy Football, as we were part 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,079 of the College careerder and Coast to Coast podcast networking 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,679 available on Last Word on Sports. He is Stephen Carney, 8 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,719 I and Price Atkinson and boy, we haven't got a 9 00:00:24,719 --> 00:00:28,839 lot to talk about. Is it was another surprise thrown 10 00:00:28,879 --> 00:00:32,200 in by the Service academies this weekend, one game in particular, 11 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,560 and yeah, you know what game I'm talking about, Steven, 12 00:00:35,039 --> 00:00:37,560 because it caught our eye. Neither one of us picked it. 13 00:00:38,439 --> 00:00:43,679 But Army having the giant killer mentality as they've had 14 00:00:43,719 --> 00:00:46,359 so often over the years, they slay the big giant. 15 00:00:46,399 --> 00:00:48,520 We will talk about that here in just a second, 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,799 but first, a big weekend at college football. 17 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 3: Stephen, we've got to get the Poppy. 18 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,759 Speaker 2: Ons pizza report as we're recording here late on Tuesday evening. 19 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,520 Make me hungry please, Well. 20 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 4: You know, no pizza today because I was at a 21 00:01:04,079 --> 00:01:07,480 minor league baseball today. I know it's Tuesday, and normally 22 00:01:07,519 --> 00:01:12,799 that means that means pizza, and probably from this point forward, 23 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,920 you're probably going to see pizza. But with a minor 24 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:22,599 league baseball game, especially in Clearwater. Working with the Clearwater Threshers, 25 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,239 who are the Florida State League affiliate of the Philadelphia 26 00:01:25,239 --> 00:01:29,239 A Phillies, that means Philly cheese steak time. So even better, 27 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:34,680 my favorite cheese steak in the area Delco's Cheese Steak, 28 00:01:35,359 --> 00:01:38,079 which is they have a store in dun Edon, but 29 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:42,359 they have a stand inside of Bay Care Ballpark in Clearwater, 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,480 and so usually on Tuesdays is what they call Dollar Tuesdays. 31 00:01:47,959 --> 00:01:53,159 So for people coming to the stadium in dollar tickets, 32 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,280 it means dollar beers, it means dollar hot dogs, does 33 00:01:57,319 --> 00:02:01,079 not mean dollar cheese steaks. That means I get normally, 34 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,599 I will spend twelve dollars and I will get a 35 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:06,640 couple of dollar dogs and a cheese steak to go 36 00:02:06,719 --> 00:02:09,240 with it. And that's what I did here for what 37 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,400 is going to be my final most likely minor league 38 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:15,919 baseball game of the twenty twenty five season. 39 00:02:16,319 --> 00:02:19,039 Speaker 2: Well, congratulations on a fantastic here. I know I have 40 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,039 spent a lot of baseball since we started back in March. 41 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 3: At some point I started. 42 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:29,479 Speaker 4: I started at the very end of February, and I've done. 43 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,759 I've got three more games to do next week at 44 00:02:32,759 --> 00:02:36,520 the big league level, and I think with that I 45 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,719 will be at one hundred and seventy four games this season. 46 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 2: Wow, that is a lot of baseball. 47 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,199 Speaker 3: It's a lot of baseball. 48 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,319 Speaker 2: That is a whole lot of baseball. We say, congratulations, Steven. 49 00:02:47,759 --> 00:02:51,240 It is now time for you to fully pivot to football. Yeah, 50 00:02:51,319 --> 00:02:53,520 and then you got other duties, but look, it's it 51 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:54,680 is football time. 52 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 4: And it was a huge saturday in football all across 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,439 the especially when it comes to college football. For me, 54 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,240 the Alma Mater went up to Gainesville and got a 55 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,680 victory over the Gators and got themselves into the AP 56 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,080 top twenty five, which makes me very happy. And then, 57 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,599 of course the Service academies go in two and oh 58 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,479 as you said, as you alluded to earlier, neither of 59 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,439 us picked one of them. But so we both went 60 00:03:25,479 --> 00:03:28,759 one and one this week, but the academies themselves went 61 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,319 to and O and that always will leave me with 62 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,240 a smile on my face when we record yards. 63 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 2: And stripes, certainly me as well. And let's get into 64 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,439 the first of the two games because Navy playing their 65 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:47,319 conference opener also uab's conference opener on Saturday, and Navy 66 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:51,560 outlasting UAB thirty eight to twenty four Navy Marine Corps 67 00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:57,280 Memorial Stadium in a game that featured a couple two 68 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,000 separate second quarter weather delays to be exactly, and took 69 00:04:01,319 --> 00:04:06,199 a little over two hours of games stoppage time before 70 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:10,319 it was resumed and the victor of the first American 71 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,960 Conference game between the two teams was was stage and 72 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,800 Navy comes out on top thirty eight to twenty four, 73 00:04:16,879 --> 00:04:20,279 the seven hundred and fiftieth win in Navy program history 74 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,519 and the first time the Mids have started the season 75 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,000 two and oh in back to back years since twenty 76 00:04:26,439 --> 00:04:29,199 sixteen in two thou and seventeen. But this was a 77 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:34,759 close game, stephen going back and forth before, in fact, 78 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,639 both teams scoring on every possession of the first half 79 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,959 until UAB missing a late field goal there in the 80 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,120 end of the first half, and then Navy's defense pitches 81 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:47,680 a second half shutouts as they ride a big second half, 82 00:04:48,319 --> 00:04:51,040 primarily by the defense keeping UAB out of the end 83 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,720 zone as they get a thirty eight to twenty four win. 84 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,079 Now two and oh one and oh in the American 85 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:01,199 outlasting I say out lasting, you know, kind of you know, 86 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,639 because they did out last UAB was going to score 87 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:09,439 for score to have totally yardage was pretty close. Obviously 88 00:05:09,519 --> 00:05:12,439 UAB had trouble running the football. Navy out gaining UAB 89 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,399 two ninety five to ninety two on the ground, but 90 00:05:14,879 --> 00:05:18,879 Jalen Kittna had three hundred yards passing two touchdowns. It 91 00:05:18,959 --> 00:05:23,240 was the three turnovers which was really the big problem 92 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:26,399 for ua B and why Navy was able to use 93 00:05:26,399 --> 00:05:28,879 that big second half to get their first conference win 94 00:05:28,959 --> 00:05:29,399 of the season. 95 00:05:29,399 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 3: Steam. 96 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, and all three of those turnovers coming in the 97 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,800 second half for u A B. That's that's huge. You 98 00:05:35,879 --> 00:05:38,839 mentioned that the midship men pitch to shut out. I 99 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,920 was looking at the dr summaries. You look at it, 100 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:48,160 you know, and those three those three turnovers don't count. 101 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,439 The missfield goal to start the second half, that doesn't 102 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,199 count as a turnover, and neither does the turnover on 103 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:59,000 downs to to finish out the game. So you look 104 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:03,920 at UAB had one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, 105 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,199 excuse me, six possessions in the second half. They were 106 00:06:08,439 --> 00:06:16,360 missed field goal, fumble, lost punt, interception, interception, turnover on downs. So, 107 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,160 and the only thing that I will say is that 108 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:24,519 two of those drives were relatively long drives. 109 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,399 Speaker 3: The first drive. 110 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 4: In the second half where they missed the field goal 111 00:06:28,319 --> 00:06:31,959 was an nine play drive it covered forty two yards. 112 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,639 And the second drive of the fourth quarter, the second interception, 113 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:41,240 was a fourteen play, seventy seven yard drive that ended 114 00:06:41,319 --> 00:06:43,879 up giving the Blazers zero points. 115 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 3: So while the while, the while. 116 00:06:46,319 --> 00:06:52,399 Speaker 4: The Midshipmen didn't weren't you know, quite so efficient in 117 00:06:52,439 --> 00:06:56,240 the second half themselves. They didn't have those three turnovers, 118 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,959 and who knows what happens your plus three in the 119 00:06:58,959 --> 00:07:02,360 turnover ratio, but you'll win by fourteen points. It tells 120 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,920 you that if this, if this was an even turnover 121 00:07:05,879 --> 00:07:10,519 ratio game, the Blazers probably are either tied, you know, 122 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:13,519 going into overtime, or they're winning this game in regulation. 123 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I mentioned miss field goal. I said at 124 00:07:16,319 --> 00:07:18,279 the end of the at the end of the first half. 125 00:07:18,279 --> 00:07:21,680 I meant at the beginning of the second half. My apologies, 126 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,959 So I'm glad you corrected me on that. But both teams, 127 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,319 you know, like I said, they you know, they went 128 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,639 score for score there in the in the in the 129 00:07:29,639 --> 00:07:34,519 first half, and then those turnovers ever so critical in 130 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:38,319 the second half. Jalen Kittna was pretty darn good, but 131 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:42,279 Blake Corvath was not baut himself, as he threw six 132 00:07:42,399 --> 00:07:45,439 of eight one hundred and sixty eight yards and a touchdown. 133 00:07:45,759 --> 00:07:48,720 He ran eighteen times for seventy two yards along with 134 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:53,920 two touchdowns, So another solid workman like day for Blake Corbath, 135 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,319 who just has given who Navy's offense with the ability 136 00:07:57,399 --> 00:07:59,199 to throw the ball. This is just something we have 137 00:07:59,399 --> 00:08:03,439 not seen with any kind of consistency. We've seen games, 138 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,079 but we haven't seen consistent ability to throw the football 139 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,079 and that's what Blake Corvat did last year and that's 140 00:08:10,079 --> 00:08:12,319 what he's doing again this year, which is making them 141 00:08:12,519 --> 00:08:16,360 so so much more even dangerous offensively, because you have 142 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,360 that ability, certainly with a guy with like Eli heiden 143 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,079 Wright coming out of the backfield who can run it 144 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:24,439 or catch it. But Blake Horvath's arm has given this 145 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:28,680 Navy offense that other dimension that you just can't I mean, 146 00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:31,720 you just you can't pin your ears back anymore. You know, 147 00:08:31,759 --> 00:08:34,559 they can beat you throwing the ball. Obviously they're going 148 00:08:34,639 --> 00:08:36,240 to do it most of the time running. But what 149 00:08:36,399 --> 00:08:39,080 his arm is an incredible weapon and it's going to 150 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,000 be the gift that keeps on. 151 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,879 Speaker 4: Given four hundred and sixty three yards of total offense 152 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,879 for the midshipment, and as you mentioned, one hundred and 153 00:08:46,879 --> 00:08:50,399 sixty eight of that through the air, so you're looking 154 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,559 at twenty one yards in attempt for Blake Corvat. I 155 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:58,440 think that's that You're absolutely right. That is a wrinkle 156 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:03,679 to Brian Newberry's that teams in the American are going 157 00:09:03,759 --> 00:09:06,480 to have to watch out for it this year. It's 158 00:09:06,519 --> 00:09:09,600 not gonna happen. You know, they're not. It's not They're 159 00:09:09,639 --> 00:09:13,320 not going to throw the ball thirty times like UAB 160 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:16,600 did in this game. You know you're gonna get, but 161 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:21,360 you're not gonna see, you know, a two pass performance. 162 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,399 You know they're not going to be you know, zero 163 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,960 one or two attempts by Horvath in a game this year. 164 00:09:27,039 --> 00:09:30,639 You're gonna see him throw the ball half a dozen times, 165 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,240 eight times, maybe ten times at the most. I don't 166 00:09:34,279 --> 00:09:37,600 see them, you know, going more than that that. Obviously, 167 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,840 the bread and butter is still going to be the same. 168 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,600 You know, Navy's gonna want to run the football, and 169 00:09:42,639 --> 00:09:45,559 they did so fifty one times. They averaged almost six 170 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:50,200 yards a rush on the ground. And you need to 171 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:54,200 do that in order to make that passing, the passing 172 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,519 component work in this game. 173 00:09:57,399 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 2: And the other thing is he's not throwing it to 174 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,519 the other team when they do throw it. He's only 175 00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:05,279 thrown four career interceptions Blake Corback in one hundred and 176 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:10,960 sixty six career attempts, an interception percentage of point zero 177 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,159 two four per attempt, the second best average in school 178 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,360 history behind Keenan Reynolds, who only threw eight picks in 179 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,639 four hundred and sixty two career attempts. So the fact 180 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,679 they're throwing it, you know, he's not throwing it to 181 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,120 the other team very often, only four picks since he 182 00:10:26,279 --> 00:10:28,919 you know his in games that he has played, Blake 183 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,440 corbac under center. So again, Navy thirty eight to twenty 184 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,960 four over UAB. Now let's pivot to the big one, Stephen, 185 00:10:36,039 --> 00:10:40,399 because this was the one that obviously the shocker and 186 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,200 turned a lot of heads. His army goes into the 187 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,519 Little Apple and gets a twenty four to twenty one 188 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,799 come back victory over k State Army. Now one in 189 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:55,679 one overall obviously redeeming themselves in so many different ways 190 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,480 after that home loss to Tarlatan State as they go 191 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:00,600 to the Little Apple and get it done, and it 192 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,240 was a second half that was the story in this 193 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,399 one's case, State falls to one and two. The Kate 194 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,919 Hellam Show, the five to ten junior quarterback making his 195 00:11:11,919 --> 00:11:15,679 second career start, accounting for all three Army touchdowns, Steven 196 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,279 rallying the Black Knights from our thirteen to nothing deficit 197 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,840 and a twenty four to twenty one comeback win over 198 00:11:21,879 --> 00:11:25,399 over over fifty thousand fans that were there in the 199 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,360 Little Apple. Excuse me, it was his first career start 200 00:11:28,519 --> 00:11:33,120 and carrying an Army record forty one times. Think about 201 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,159 think about all the times bryceon it was the Bryson 202 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,039 Daily Show last year, he never carried the football forty 203 00:11:38,039 --> 00:11:41,559 one times. Well that's what Hellams did on Saturday, carrying 204 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,919 it to forty one times, one hundred and twenty four 205 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,200 yards and two touchdowns. Also threw it for forty three 206 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,080 yards and a touchdown. But then also we can't we 207 00:11:50,159 --> 00:11:52,279 got to talk about the big second half effort by 208 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,519 Navies or by Army's defense, only giving up five yards rushing. 209 00:11:56,919 --> 00:11:59,679 They only gave up forty eight total yards of offense 210 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,720 to ca Case State, and they had the ball twenty 211 00:12:02,759 --> 00:12:06,000 four minutes or twenty six minutes to four minutes as 212 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:08,519 Army was five to five on fourth down there in 213 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:12,159 the second half. As it was that come back, I 214 00:12:12,159 --> 00:12:14,720 don't know how much more you can say with what 215 00:12:14,759 --> 00:12:17,720 Helm's did. And then the Army defensive show in the 216 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,879 second half is they're now three to zero all time 217 00:12:19,919 --> 00:12:23,000 against k State, their first win over a Power four 218 00:12:23,039 --> 00:12:26,440 opponent since the win over Missouri in the twenty twenty 219 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:27,840 one Armed Forces Bowl. 220 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 4: Wow, it's amazing to see. And how important was the 221 00:12:32,639 --> 00:12:34,200 end of the first half. 222 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 3: I mean I remember watching this. 223 00:12:36,519 --> 00:12:39,159 Speaker 4: I mean, you're down, you're down two scores, you're down 224 00:12:39,279 --> 00:12:42,960 thirteen to nothing. You're thinking, okay, there's two minutes, two 225 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,039 and a half minutes. 226 00:12:43,759 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 3: To go in the first half. 227 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,279 Speaker 4: You know what can you do in two and a 228 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,440 half minutes in order to maybe get a field goal 229 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,759 on the on the board and kind of make it 230 00:12:54,879 --> 00:12:58,960 thirteen to three, knowing that you're gonna get the football 231 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,480 to start the second half. And all that Hellams did 232 00:13:02,639 --> 00:13:05,720 was lead the Black Knights down the field seventy five 233 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:10,080 yards and doing it in sixteen plays. I couldn't believe. 234 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:14,639 They made judicious use of the sideline, you know, for 235 00:13:14,759 --> 00:13:19,039 that final drive getting into the end zone as time 236 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,200 expires the first half and instead of it being thirteen 237 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,799 nothing or maybe thirteen three, it's now thirteen to seven 238 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,399 and you're getting the ball to start the second half 239 00:13:28,639 --> 00:13:32,480 with an opportunity for a two for one against the Wildcats. 240 00:13:32,519 --> 00:13:35,399 They weren't able to do it, but they were able 241 00:13:35,759 --> 00:13:39,960 to again, as you mentioned, the defense put on a 242 00:13:40,159 --> 00:13:44,879 real show in the second half, and you know they 243 00:13:45,039 --> 00:13:50,360 they're able to get the Wildcats to go basically. 244 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 3: Three and out. 245 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 4: They end up going four and out, and then you 246 00:13:53,159 --> 00:13:57,240 put on another long drive to take the lead in 247 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:01,799 that third quarter, and then furth quarter was just incredible 248 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,679 because you get a score an on side kick, and 249 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,799 you turn that on sidekick into seven more points and 250 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,279 that's where things come to come to fruition and it's 251 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:13,960 twenty four to twenty one before you know it. 252 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,519 Speaker 2: Armies first went over a big twelve opponents is two 253 00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:20,639 thousand and six when they defeated Baylor in overtime twenty 254 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,919 seven to twenty four, and the first went over a 255 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:29,120 power Conference opponent in a true road game since twenty 256 00:14:29,279 --> 00:14:31,960 sixteen when Army went to Winston Salem and defeated wait 257 00:14:32,039 --> 00:14:35,360 foris twenty one to thirteen. I should mention, you know, 258 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,000 Kate Hellm's getting his first career start under center at 259 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,960 quarterback for Army Dwayne Coleman, who has got banged up 260 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,919 at the end of the Charlatan State game. He was 261 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,440 active and dressed for the game. It just they opted 262 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,519 to go with Hellms, and Hellams was doing the job. 263 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,919 The other thing to mention too, you know, defensively, how 264 00:14:52,919 --> 00:14:57,360 about Colin Madison, yea so big in this football game 265 00:14:57,399 --> 00:15:01,399 with five tackles, had three pass breakups, but including the 266 00:15:01,919 --> 00:15:06,840 you know, the interception, an incredible one hand interception with 267 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,200 lesson or right of what one thirty five left in 268 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,879 the game that stopped the driving Kansas State and sealed 269 00:15:11,879 --> 00:15:14,519 the win for Army. And and honestly, moments before that 270 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,200 he broke up a pass in the end zone. 271 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 3: So I mean, I. 272 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 2: Think it was just a huge credit steven to Armies 273 00:15:19,759 --> 00:15:23,879 coaching staff for making some key adjustments. And honestly, you know, 274 00:15:23,879 --> 00:15:25,960 I think the Black Knights just simply for digging in 275 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,960 and showing that academy no quid attitude there in second half. 276 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,559 Speaker 4: Absolutely, you can, you can, you can give all the 277 00:15:32,639 --> 00:15:37,759 love to Madison. But you saw number thirty going around there, Madison. 278 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:41,320 You saw number twenty Casey Larkin flying around the field. 279 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,759 He had six tackles and in the middle the lot. 280 00:15:44,799 --> 00:15:49,200 You know, we talk about linebackers and Thomas had. 281 00:15:49,039 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 3: A big day. 282 00:15:50,799 --> 00:15:55,519 Speaker 4: You know, he had nine tackles, including eight solo stops himself. 283 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,759 So those three you heard those three names getting called 284 00:15:58,799 --> 00:15:59,559 out a lot. 285 00:15:59,639 --> 00:16:01,399 Speaker 3: But Addison was just. 286 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 4: All over the place and a true ballhawk in every 287 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,679 sense of the word. With all of the times that 288 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:10,840 he was able to break up passes. That was huge 289 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,559 for them, and it's been especially the interception and what. 290 00:16:13,639 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 2: A fired up Jeff munkin there after the game as 291 00:16:15,879 --> 00:16:19,039 army rallying for that twenty four to twenty one win 292 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:22,559 over k State in the Little Apple to get back 293 00:16:22,559 --> 00:16:25,600 to even steven at one in one overall Kansas State 294 00:16:25,639 --> 00:16:27,360 falling to one and two. And this is a Kansas 295 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,000 State team a lot of people thought might win the 296 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,960 Big twelve, that they were picking to win. 297 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 3: The Big twelve. 298 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,799 Speaker 2: So now Kansas State in a hole, Obviously they've only 299 00:16:34,799 --> 00:16:37,039 played that first conference game against Iowa State, but they're 300 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,960 gonna have to dig out to see if they can 301 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:41,960 make the College Football Playoff. All right, let's give out 302 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,960 some game ball, Steven. I'm gonna let you fire first, 303 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:48,200 because we had some outstanding performances on Saturday. Which way 304 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:49,200 you going with your game ball? 305 00:16:49,559 --> 00:16:49,799 Speaker 3: Yeah? 306 00:16:50,039 --> 00:16:53,399 Speaker 4: I was thinking about going with Army ponter James wagon 307 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,159 Cellar and he had a massive day. 308 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,639 Speaker 3: But no, No, it's gonna be Colin Madison. 309 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,519 Speaker 4: I mean he was the he was the defensive player 310 00:17:01,559 --> 00:17:04,839 of the week in the conference for a reason, as 311 00:17:04,839 --> 00:17:09,279 we mentioned, five tackles, all solo, three passes defense, and 312 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,039 of course the interception that sealed the victory. 313 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 3: So yes, absolutely Colin Madison. 314 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 2: All Right, well, I'm gonna go with Army quarterback junior 315 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:22,319 Kate Hellms from Tumbule, Texas because in his first career start, 316 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,720 so I mentioned Dwayne Coleman banged up, dressed but didn't 317 00:17:25,759 --> 00:17:30,640 play and Hellam's the Kate Hellam Show. Will he relinquish 318 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:32,599 this job? You never want to see a guy lose 319 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,799 it to an injury. But I tell you for the 320 00:17:34,799 --> 00:17:37,480 way he played coming in against Tarleton there at the end, 321 00:17:37,519 --> 00:17:40,279 and obviously the show he put on there in the 322 00:17:40,279 --> 00:17:42,440 Little Apple, It's going to be hard, I think for 323 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,880 maybe Dwyane Coleman to wrestle this thing away. But I 324 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,119 thought the poise Hellam showed, you know, leading Army down 325 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,599 the field they were trailing thirteen to nothing at the time, 326 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,000 helped lead them down the field a sixteen play, seventy 327 00:17:55,039 --> 00:17:59,440 five yard touchdown drive through with three huge third down 328 00:17:59,519 --> 00:18:03,799 conversion and just massive, massive, So I thought, Hellam's, you know, 329 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,039 having that command of this offense and being able to 330 00:18:07,079 --> 00:18:11,000 do what he did running forty one stinking times. Man 331 00:18:11,079 --> 00:18:13,440 as a quarterback, that's a lot of hits you're taking. 332 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:16,359 And what I think is just crazy is just all 333 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,960 the all the moments that Bryson Daily had last year 334 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,680 where it literally was the Bryson Daily Show almost every 335 00:18:21,759 --> 00:18:25,440 single week, throwing, running, you know, the whole nine yards. 336 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,240 He never carried the football forty one times, but that's 337 00:18:28,279 --> 00:18:31,000 what Kate Hellams did. So he's gonna get my game ball, Steven. 338 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,559 Speaker 4: I guess you could say he had a helms of 339 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:34,519 a performance. 340 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 3: I like it. I like it well played. 341 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:40,519 Speaker 4: I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the T shirts to start 342 00:18:40,519 --> 00:18:41,000 coming out. 343 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 2: Look, Army fans, you heard it right there. Let Steven 344 00:18:45,599 --> 00:18:47,119 Carney get it teed. 345 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 3: Up for you. 346 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,079 Speaker 2: That's what you come to the Yards and Stripes for. 347 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,400 As we were part of the College Gridar and Coast 348 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,599 to Coast podcast network, available at last Word on sports 349 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,799 dot Com, Steven, we got a lot more to do. 350 00:18:56,839 --> 00:18:59,799 We got two games to preview this coming weekend. We 351 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:04,039 our Travis Manion Foundation Honor Roll segment. We obviously have 352 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,640 nine to eleven certainly just a couple of days away, 353 00:19:07,839 --> 00:19:11,079 so a lot more to do here, including our picks, 354 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,880 which we'll do at the end of this episode. The 355 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,359 first tell our friends what else they can find at 356 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,799 the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast Network, because there 357 00:19:19,839 --> 00:19:22,200 is something for every college football fan. 358 00:19:22,279 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 4: Absolutely, and there's plenty going on this week when it 359 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,680 comes to college football. Obviously on the East Coast, We've 360 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:35,359 got this week in the ACC those guys definitely talking 361 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:40,880 about Florida State and of course Clemson's big comeback win 362 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:45,119 over Troy, so definitely check that out. The Big Ten 363 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:51,039 paradigm going on with Noah Drury. They are definitely talking 364 00:19:51,079 --> 00:19:54,279 about all things going on with the Big ten. 365 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 3: Of course we've got us. We've got Yards and Stripes, Pig. 366 00:19:57,079 --> 00:20:01,799 Speaker 4: Skin and Burt End's talking Texas and Arch Manning and 367 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:07,039 his rebound in his second game as quarterback of the 368 00:20:07,079 --> 00:20:11,799 Texas Longhorns. Later on this week, we've got the Big 369 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:15,319 twelve sec breakdown with Tyler Jones and of course get 370 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:20,240 off my pylon talking West Coast college football. They are 371 00:20:20,279 --> 00:20:23,920 all over Oregon and what they did to Oklahoma State 372 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,480 this past weekend. I don't know if you saw Mike 373 00:20:26,519 --> 00:20:30,440 Gundy last week, Christ talked about why he felt they 374 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,200 shouldn't have he and Oklahoma State. You shouldn't have to 375 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,279 face Oregon. They've got too much nil money. You know 376 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:40,240 that's not fair. Well, Dan Lanning went, you want to 377 00:20:40,279 --> 00:20:41,160 see not fair? 378 00:20:41,599 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 3: Watch this? 379 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 4: How about how does sixty nine to three sound as 380 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,960 they did this week? And that is all over Get 381 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,279 off my pylon this week. 382 00:20:50,759 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 2: There is something I'm telling you, there's something for everybody, 383 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,720 including Yards and Stripe, Service, Academy, football, Army, Navy. 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Think Smarter, Ticket Smarter. 415 00:22:35,799 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: The latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards 416 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,519 and Stripes Service Academy Football. 417 00:22:43,519 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 2: Continue on here on Yards and Stripe see Stephen Carnei 418 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:49,720 on Pryce Atkinson Army, Navy and Air Force Service Academy 419 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,480 Football is what we got for you football fans, and 420 00:22:52,519 --> 00:22:55,319 what we got for you. It's got a big doubleheader 421 00:22:55,319 --> 00:22:59,480 on Saturday, the first one both nights. They're both night games. 422 00:22:59,519 --> 00:23:01,839 With the first one, it's gonna be a little road 423 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,839 test in the American Conference. Navy hitting the road for 424 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,200 the very first time this season, heading to Tulsa to 425 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,839 take on one in one Tulsa Navy two and OH 426 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,960 obviously one to OH in the American This will be 427 00:23:14,039 --> 00:23:17,400 Tulsa's conference opener there for the Hurricane, as they will 428 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,599 be taking on Tulsa at Skelly Field at H. A. 429 00:23:20,839 --> 00:23:24,920 Chapman Stadium. Navy a thirteen and a half point favorite 430 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:26,759 over under his fifty three and a half and a 431 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:30,400 kickoff at eight o'clock Eastern Standard time. This one can 432 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:34,440 be seen on ESPN plus, a series that Navy leads 433 00:23:34,519 --> 00:23:38,160 all time eight to two, including a fifty three to 434 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:42,200 twenty one win in the last meeting between these two teams, 435 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,359 which came in Annapolis on October two thousand and two, 436 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,400 in the Mids defeating the Hurricane twenty to seventeen in 437 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,039 their last trip to Tulsa that was back in twenty 438 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,559 twenty one. As Navy has now won five consecutive games 439 00:23:56,599 --> 00:23:59,559 going back to last year, the fourth longest active winning 440 00:23:59,559 --> 00:24:02,720 streak the country, which also Air Force is one of 441 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,319 the teams that has done the same thing as of 442 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:10,000 right now. Tulsa coming off a win over Abilene Christian 443 00:24:10,079 --> 00:24:12,759 in the season opener before losing a heartbreaker to New 444 00:24:12,759 --> 00:24:16,599 Mexico State last weekend twenty one to fourteen. But the 445 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:20,279 Mids on the road at Tulsa steven if anything tells 446 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,319 us these have been high scoring affairs. 447 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's one thing to lose on the road, 448 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:32,559 you know, like like Tulsa did last week in Las Cruse's. 449 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 3: You know that that can happen to anybody. 450 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 4: Now, let's bear in mind New Mexico State not the 451 00:24:39,039 --> 00:24:41,960 greatest team. You know, they play in a in a 452 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:49,200 much lower tier Division one FBS conference conference USA usually 453 00:24:49,279 --> 00:24:53,279 which is in years past has been ruled by liberty, 454 00:24:54,279 --> 00:24:59,000 but obviously liberty the claims not quite so so strong 455 00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:02,480 this year. But uh, you know you're gonna be playing 456 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:07,160 uh at home. You've got you've got Navy coming in. 457 00:25:07,279 --> 00:25:11,440 Navy obviously riding very high. Everybody thinks that that Navy 458 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,599 is going to be able to handle Tulsa pretty easily. 459 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:17,839 Speaker 3: I think that the one thing that you have to 460 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:18,920 watch out for. 461 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 4: If your Navy is they've they've got a They've got 462 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:27,119 a pretty interesting uh way. I I I really think 463 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,880 that Tulsa can throw the football. Uh you know, I 464 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,319 think that there it's going to be a big test 465 00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:38,480 once again for Navy secondary and and will they be 466 00:25:38,559 --> 00:25:42,039 able to come up with some of the some of 467 00:25:42,039 --> 00:25:45,200 the big plays that maybe they didn't get against you 468 00:25:45,319 --> 00:25:48,240 a B at home. I think that they're gonna have 469 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,119 to show up a little better than they did this 470 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,640 past week against the Blazers if they want to make 471 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,359 sure that they are able to come home with I 472 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,640 think they will. Uh and And that's why not to 473 00:26:01,079 --> 00:26:06,000 kind of spoil my prediction, but I really do think 474 00:26:06,039 --> 00:26:10,680 that Tulsa has a much better chance this week of 475 00:26:10,799 --> 00:26:13,279 maybe pulling the upset than you ab did last week. 476 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, the Golden Hurricane with forty seven transfers. 477 00:26:17,079 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 3: On their roster, it's a lot. 478 00:26:19,319 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 2: That's a whole lot. And I think one of the things, 479 00:26:22,599 --> 00:26:24,720 one of the key stats you know to look back 480 00:26:24,759 --> 00:26:29,359 for Navy is it actually dates back to last year. 481 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:34,119 The Navy offense twenty seven for twenty seven in the 482 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:38,519 red zone in games played at home, twenty four touchdowns, 483 00:26:38,559 --> 00:26:41,119 three field goals. But that's just big to go in 484 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,000 and convert. And they you know, I don't have it 485 00:26:43,079 --> 00:26:45,160 right in front of me, their numbers in the red 486 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,680 zone on the road, but they're also very very good. 487 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,920 But that's getting it done when you get into that 488 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,160 scoring territory inside the twenty and that I remember it 489 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,680 was a big talking point we had with Navy last year. 490 00:26:56,079 --> 00:26:58,720 That does take into account obviously last year and this year, 491 00:26:58,759 --> 00:27:02,400 but Blake hor doing the job and maybe taking care 492 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,680 of the football too, especially at the critical times as 493 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,559 they are getting ready to take on Tulsa on the 494 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:11,759 road there again eight o'clock Eastern standards time kickoff on 495 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,960 ESPN plus maybe a thirteen and a half point favor 496 00:27:15,079 --> 00:27:17,079 over under is fifty three. 497 00:27:17,319 --> 00:27:17,519 Speaker 3: Yeah. 498 00:27:17,559 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 4: The other thing to think about with when it comes 499 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:24,319 to Navy is if Horvath and company can do what 500 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:25,400 they what they did. 501 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,839 Speaker 3: You know, if you're if you're running the football. 502 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,319 Speaker 4: Now, I'm not saying you have to put up seventy 503 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,480 rushes like Army did uh in the in their win 504 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,799 over a Case State, but if you can, if you 505 00:27:35,839 --> 00:27:40,400 can run the ball between fifty five and sixty times, uh, 506 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,960 and you're gonna limit the amount of passing that that 507 00:27:43,039 --> 00:27:46,680 Horvat does. That that also helps that secondary that I 508 00:27:46,759 --> 00:27:49,680 was talking about because it keeps them off the field, yep. 509 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:53,759 And it keeps the Tulsa offense off the field all right. 510 00:27:53,799 --> 00:27:57,279 Speaker 2: After the week off Air Force, they're getting back at it. 511 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,920 They're going to be taking on Utah State in low 512 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:04,720 in Utah on Saturday night. Air Force had the week 513 00:28:04,759 --> 00:28:07,599 off last week. After they get the win over Bucknell 514 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,240 and the opener, they're one to oh Utah State one 515 00:28:10,279 --> 00:28:14,240 in one oh to one in the Mountain West. But 516 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,680 Air Force in Utah State, meeting for the thirteenth time 517 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,759 overall twelfth time is conference foes. The Falcons leading the 518 00:28:21,799 --> 00:28:25,359 overall series UH seven to five and six and five 519 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,720 in conference games. Air Force is five and two at home, 520 00:28:28,759 --> 00:28:32,920 but just two and three at Utah State. Air Force 521 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,359 for those scoring at home and Mountain West openers, they're 522 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,920 fourteen and twelve going back to nineteen ninety nine, six 523 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,920 and six on the road during that time. But as 524 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:45,200 I mentioned, like Navy, Air Force currently riding at five 525 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,119 game winning street dating back to last season, which is 526 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,920 the fourth longest streak in the nation. 527 00:28:50,039 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 4: Stephen, absolutely, and if you're air Force, you're gonna have 528 00:28:54,799 --> 00:28:59,640 to basically contend with you. They've got a very experienced 529 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:03,559 quarter back, you know, much like you know what what 530 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,920 you would normally see with a with a service academy. 531 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:13,400 You know, Bryson Barnes is a fifth year senior from Milford, Utah. 532 00:29:14,039 --> 00:29:17,200 Not the biggest arm that you that you could see, 533 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,680 but he is usually very good in protecting the football. 534 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,160 He's he's been, you know, the last couple of years, 535 00:29:23,279 --> 00:29:26,519 very very good and making sure that he's not throwing 536 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:29,920 the ball to the other team. And so even even 537 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:34,279 against you know, their their game against Texas A and M, 538 00:29:35,079 --> 00:29:38,559 you know, fifteen of thirty you know, only one hundred 539 00:29:38,599 --> 00:29:42,200 and sixty nine yards, but he threw two touchdowns, did 540 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,240 not throw and it has not thrown an interception yet 541 00:29:45,519 --> 00:29:48,759 this year. The one thing that that betrays Barnes and 542 00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:51,039 the one thing that I think is good for the 543 00:29:51,079 --> 00:29:57,240 Falcons is they have a very porous offensive line ding baggies. 544 00:29:57,279 --> 00:30:01,880 They have allowed twelve sacks or ready this year, which 545 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:02,799 is just an. 546 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,799 Speaker 3: Incredible two games in two games. 547 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 4: He has Barnes has been sacked six times in each 548 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,599 game that they have played this year, six against UTEP 549 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:15,559 in the win, six against Texas A and M in 550 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,359 the loss. I think that means big things for the 551 00:30:18,359 --> 00:30:22,720 Falcons front defensive line. And I really do think that 552 00:30:23,359 --> 00:30:26,759 it's going to be easy to get pressure on Barnes 553 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:29,759 and maybe you can allow him to make a mistake. 554 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 2: Now I mentioned this is the misspoke. This is the 555 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:37,039 conference opener for Utah States. They opened with a win 556 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,599 over UTEP and then went to Texas A and M 557 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,279 and lost in College Station forty four to twenty two. 558 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,519 I think I can go probably guess where most of 559 00:30:45,519 --> 00:30:48,680 those sacks came from, Steven that it was last weekend 560 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:52,359 against the Aggies. But nonetheless Air Force having the. 561 00:30:52,319 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 3: Week sixty six amazingly enough, that's incredible. 562 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's still incredible to give up twelve sacks in 563 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,000 two games. 564 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 4: Twelve twelve sacks in two games, and I'm I'm trying 565 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:08,720 to pull up the what the what what it looked 566 00:31:08,799 --> 00:31:14,920 like last week against against Texas Texas A and m Oh, 567 00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:17,400 look at this, mister. 568 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 3: Cash is Howell not not a surprise he had three 569 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:21,640 of them? Wow? 570 00:31:23,039 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 2: Well, this one's gonna be a nine to forty five 571 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:29,480 Eastern Standard time kickoff from Logan Steven on Fox Sports one. 572 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,799 Air Force a four and a half point favorite. Over 573 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,799 under is fifty and a half. We'll pick this game 574 00:31:35,839 --> 00:31:37,920 here in a little bit. This is a tough one 575 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,440 at least for me to pick, especially you know, with 576 00:31:40,519 --> 00:31:44,119 Air Force going on the road with their conference opener. 577 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,000 But they had the weekend off to prepare for it 578 00:31:47,079 --> 00:31:50,640 last week, So what that might how might that translator 579 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:51,240 play into it. 580 00:31:51,279 --> 00:31:51,799 Speaker 3: We'll see. 581 00:31:51,839 --> 00:31:54,359 Speaker 2: I just think it's it's a really tough game to pick, 582 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,720 but we will pick them here coming up soon Army. Also, 583 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,400 they're off this weekend before home game next weekend against 584 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:05,000 North Texas. So don't forget Army fans. We hadn't forgot 585 00:32:05,039 --> 00:32:07,440 about you just obviously. You guys are off and we'll 586 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,759 talk much more about you all next week, getting ready. 587 00:32:10,599 --> 00:32:11,279 Speaker 3: For the Mean Green. 588 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,119 Speaker 2: All right, we got our Travis Minion Foundation Honorall segment. 589 00:32:14,119 --> 00:32:16,400 We got a few news notes to pass along to you, 590 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,640 and we have hits to do, Stephen, which we will 591 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:22,680 do in the final segment when we come back. We 592 00:32:22,759 --> 00:32:26,799 got our Travismani Foundation Honorall Segment on tap, and we'll 593 00:32:26,839 --> 00:32:27,400 be right back. 594 00:32:28,279 --> 00:32:31,079 Speaker 5: In two thousand and seven, Mareen, First Lieutenant Travis Manion 595 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,200 was killed in Iraq after saving his wooted teammates. Travis's 596 00:32:34,279 --> 00:32:36,680 legacy lives on through the words he spoke before his 597 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:40,440 final deployment. If not me, then who words that today 598 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:43,720 fuel the spirit of Travis Mannion Foundation, and through TMF 599 00:32:43,799 --> 00:32:46,359 these words can live in you too, show the world 600 00:32:46,359 --> 00:32:49,519 what you're made of. Because character is invisible until it's 601 00:32:49,559 --> 00:32:52,079 not find out how you can strengthen the character of 602 00:32:52,119 --> 00:32:55,920 your community alongside empowered veterans, families of the phone, and 603 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:58,200 inspired civilians at Travismanion dot org. 604 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 2: Welcome back in the Yards and Stripes, Price Atkinson. 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Native of Woodbridge, Virginia, 623 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,360 Lance Corporal Medina was assigned to the first Battalion, third 624 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:17,599 Marine Regiment, third Marine Division, out of the Marine Corps 625 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,840 Air Base in Hawaii. Lance Corporal Medina joined the Marines 626 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:23,960 in August of two thousand and two and was deployed 627 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,440 to Iraq in September of four. He had survived by 628 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:31,760 his parents Gregory Medina, Lolita Converse, his sister Jennifer, brothers 629 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:36,159 Patrick and Andrew, and stepsister Stephanie. One of his fellow Marines, 630 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,679 Lance Corporal Michael Erdman said of his fallen comrade, quote, 631 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,599 to me, he was the kind of person that legends 632 00:34:42,599 --> 00:34:46,840 were made of. End quote. The Travis Mannen Foundation provided 633 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:51,480 a challenge grant to Marines Nick Collier, Nathan Noble, Ross Graves, 634 00:34:51,519 --> 00:34:55,079 Matt Dixon, and Jordan Maser, empowering them to hike Appalachian 635 00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:58,400 Trail in honor of Lance Corporal Brian Medina and other 636 00:34:58,559 --> 00:35:01,639 fallen heroes through the mental and physical challenge of a 637 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:04,000 hike the men honor the lives of the fall and 638 00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:07,079 shared in the camaraderie of the United States Marine Corps. 639 00:35:07,599 --> 00:35:10,400 So can we take this time to remember fallen heroes 640 00:35:11,119 --> 00:35:14,079 like Lance Corporate, Bryan A. Medina, and so many others, 641 00:35:14,199 --> 00:35:17,079 especially in the week of September the eleventh, that we 642 00:35:17,159 --> 00:35:22,320 all pause and remember what happened on that fateful day. 643 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,760 Speaker 6: Travis Mallon foundations nine to eleven Heroes Run five K 644 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:29,840 race series unites communities across the country and around the 645 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,639 world to honor the sacrifices of September eleventh and the 646 00:35:32,639 --> 00:35:36,000 war since. Join your community this September and register to run, 647 00:35:36,119 --> 00:35:38,519 walk or rock by visiting nine to eleven Heroes run 648 00:35:38,639 --> 00:35:39,199 dot org. 649 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:46,519 Speaker 1: The latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards 650 00:35:46,559 --> 00:35:48,840 and Stripes Service Academy Football. 651 00:35:52,039 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 2: All right, final segment here on Yards and Stripes. Stephen 652 00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:57,400 Carney Price Atkinson's we're talking Army, Navy and Air Force. 653 00:35:57,599 --> 00:35:59,440 A couple of news and notes to pass along to 654 00:35:59,519 --> 00:36:03,039 your Army quarterback Kate Hellums. As we mentioned he got 655 00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:07,239 my game ball at least. Davut O'Brien Great eight nominee 656 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,239 for this week, one of the top quarterbacks in the 657 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:14,239 country for week two, so Kate Hellum's getting that special honor. 658 00:36:14,599 --> 00:36:17,760 And then obviously Army senior safety Colin Madison, he was 659 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,559 named the Bronco new Kirsky National Defensive Player of the 660 00:36:20,599 --> 00:36:23,920 Week in addition to being named the American Conference Defensive 661 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:27,599 Player of the Week for his outstanding weekend and game 662 00:36:27,679 --> 00:36:30,400 there in the upset over Kansas State earned an eighty 663 00:36:30,599 --> 00:36:33,760 eight point nine coverage grade from Pro Football Focus, which 664 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:37,960 was one of the top nationally among defensive backs there 665 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:42,639 in week two. So congratulations to Colin Madison and Kate 666 00:36:42,679 --> 00:36:45,920 Hellums recognized for their outstanding performances and Steve. Before we 667 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:47,960 get to our picks real quick, just want to take 668 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,480 a second, obviously nine to eleven. This week the twenty 669 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:55,360 fifth anniversary, you know, are we stopping pause to mourn 670 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:59,199 the life and loss that occurred on that fateful day. 671 00:36:59,199 --> 00:37:01,800 And you know, as we've had our Travis Manning Foundation 672 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,599 Honorable segment, they are honoring our fallen heroes, so many 673 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:09,480 fallen heroes on that tragic and unfortunate day, you know, 674 00:37:09,519 --> 00:37:12,920 in New York City and the Pentagon and then Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 675 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:16,760 with so many heroes, their stories have been told in 676 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:20,079 many ways at this point, but still always a difficult 677 00:37:20,159 --> 00:37:22,880 day for our nation that has had many years to heal, 678 00:37:23,079 --> 00:37:26,400 but those memories are still seared, and so many that 679 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:27,880 were involved in those days. 680 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 4: Well, it's a scar that will never go away, you know, 681 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:34,440 as much as you know, time heals wounds, but you 682 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:38,760 know you will still see every single year, you know. 683 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:42,039 I think it's one of the most important things that 684 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:46,360 happens on September eleventh. And I love the you know, 685 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:51,679 the the news networks still go to the reflection pools 686 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,159 on nine to eleven where they read the names of 687 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:58,280 everybody that died at the World Trade Center, and they 688 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,280 do the same thing at the Pentagon. And I don't know, 689 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:06,679 I've never been to the United Flight ninety three memorial 690 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:10,199 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. I've I've heard it is a very 691 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:15,920 sobering memorial as well, and I would I would hope 692 00:38:16,079 --> 00:38:19,199 and you can go through, and I've seen it that 693 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:22,079 you can go through, and that they have the timeline 694 00:38:22,599 --> 00:38:26,400 of of what happened with United Flight ninety three and 695 00:38:26,679 --> 00:38:32,800 when it crashed into that field outside of in Pennsylvania, 696 00:38:33,679 --> 00:38:39,039 you know, basically outside of Philadelphia, you know, it's I 697 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:42,800 you know, I was in the military on September eleventh, 698 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:46,280 two thousand and one, and I remember, you know that 699 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:51,000 that day will always be part of me and and 700 00:38:51,199 --> 00:38:55,199 something that I will reflect every single year about. And 701 00:38:55,480 --> 00:39:00,880 I think, you know, you know military members now for 702 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:05,199 their service whenever I see them, but you know, around 703 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:09,199 this time of the year it becomes very very important. 704 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:14,440 With obviously the anniversary of September eleventh, and of course 705 00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:17,840 Veterans Day coming up in a couple of months, it's 706 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:21,119 a very very big part of the year for me 707 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:21,960 as a veteran. 708 00:39:22,519 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 2: Well, i'd say thank you to you for serving two 709 00:39:24,559 --> 00:39:27,119 And I also know that that nine to eleven was 710 00:39:27,159 --> 00:39:30,760 a catalyst for a lot of people, especially young men 711 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,480 and women at the time, obviously recognizing what happened, but 712 00:39:34,639 --> 00:39:37,960 was a catalyst for them to join because they saw 713 00:39:38,039 --> 00:39:40,159 that as an opportunity to make a difference in what 714 00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:44,400 was going on around the world, but also obviously here 715 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:47,079 at home and serving our nation. So a lot of 716 00:39:47,079 --> 00:39:49,800 those stories that I've read many times over the years, 717 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:52,559 including some of our fallen heroes that gave the ultimate 718 00:39:52,559 --> 00:39:58,039 sacrifice after September eleventh, two thousand and one, because they 719 00:39:58,159 --> 00:40:00,920 their families mentioned that that fateful Day is one of 720 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,320 the reasons why they did want to serve our nation. 721 00:40:03,519 --> 00:40:05,079 Speaker 3: So I and I look at it. 722 00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:10,239 Speaker 4: You know, those people probably either said or thought that 723 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:13,440 the same words that Travis Mannion said, if not even 724 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:17,679 who right, So you know, you you make that that 725 00:40:17,679 --> 00:40:21,079 that decision. And you know, for for a lot of us, 726 00:40:21,599 --> 00:40:25,320 you know, we're we're lucky. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate 727 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:28,239 that we we got to come home because there are 728 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,559 plenty of people that we all know. You know, I 729 00:40:31,559 --> 00:40:35,159 don't know of anybody that is ever served that doesn't 730 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:37,760 know of at least somebody that didn't come home. 731 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:42,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, all right, as we turn the page, Steven 732 00:40:43,079 --> 00:40:47,400 and get ready for Saturday and two games we just 733 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:49,679 kind of told you about them. I'm gonna go ahead 734 00:40:49,679 --> 00:40:51,280 and tell you I think both these games are gonna 735 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:54,639 be really close. I think they're going to be too close. 736 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:58,159 Nip and tuck one score games. We'll pick them here 737 00:40:58,159 --> 00:41:01,400 in a second. First one Navy Tulsa again, that's gonna 738 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:04,519 be our first one. Saturday, eight o'clock Eastern Standard time, 739 00:41:04,599 --> 00:41:10,079 kickoff there from H. A. Chapman Stadium on ESPN plus 740 00:41:10,119 --> 00:41:13,679 maybe a thirteen and a half point favorite over under 741 00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:15,719 this fifty three and a half. I think it's going 742 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:19,360 to be much closer than oddmakers think. That's just my opinion. 743 00:41:20,119 --> 00:41:22,440 I'll fire first in this one, and I'm gonna go 744 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,960 with Navy to the tune of thirty one to twenty eight. 745 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:28,800 That's what I'll say. So I think it'll be a 746 00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:31,480 field goal difference, but I think it will be close, 747 00:41:31,679 --> 00:41:33,679 but Navy will eke it out in the end. 748 00:41:34,079 --> 00:41:36,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, we are both very very close. 749 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:39,960 Speaker 4: I have Navy eking it out twenty seven twenty four. 750 00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:43,639 I would not be surprised for this to come down 751 00:41:44,639 --> 00:41:49,119 to the foot of the kickers in this game. And 752 00:41:49,199 --> 00:41:52,880 so I yeah, I'm gonna say twenty seven twenty four. 753 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:55,639 This is going to be a much closer game than 754 00:41:55,679 --> 00:41:57,360 I think a lot of people think it's going to be. 755 00:41:58,119 --> 00:41:58,360 Speaker 3: Yep. 756 00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:01,760 Speaker 2: The American Conference opener for both teams, and much like 757 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:05,079 in our other game, the Mountain West Conference opener for 758 00:42:05,159 --> 00:42:09,199 both Air Force and Utah State and Logan, Utah Saturday 759 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:11,840 night at nine to forty five Eastern Standard time on 760 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:15,440 Fox Sports one. Air Force giving four and a half 761 00:42:15,519 --> 00:42:19,320 over under is fifty and a half, and both Navy 762 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,239 and Air Force riding five game winning streaks going back 763 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:26,719 to last year. But these conference openers, especially on the road, 764 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,119 are tricky, and I know the Air Force had the 765 00:42:29,159 --> 00:42:33,760 week off and a chance to find ways to exploit 766 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:38,400 that switch GE's offensive line of Utah State. But I've 767 00:42:38,519 --> 00:42:42,599 just got it, Eke, I've got an eking feeling for 768 00:42:42,639 --> 00:42:45,159 some reason that Utah State is going to pull one 769 00:42:45,199 --> 00:42:48,519 out at home the fight in Bronco Minden Halls getting 770 00:42:48,559 --> 00:42:52,480 a twenty four to twenty three win over Air Force. 771 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:57,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, it's it's a beautiful setup to be 772 00:42:57,480 --> 00:43:01,039 and if you're Utah State, you're at home to open 773 00:43:01,119 --> 00:43:05,199 your conference play, you know that this is going to 774 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:12,199 be a big time game for the Aggis. I think 775 00:43:12,239 --> 00:43:14,800 the one thing that helps air Force in this game 776 00:43:15,519 --> 00:43:17,360 is that the weather is going to. 777 00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:18,880 Speaker 3: Be extremely nice. 778 00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:22,920 Speaker 4: You know, it's supposed to be seventy degrees and you 779 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:26,239 know a little bit of cloud cover, so it's not 780 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:30,280 going to be, you know, the heat pouring down on you. 781 00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:31,840 You know, it's not It's not like you're gonna have 782 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,320 the sun bearing down on you in this game. So 783 00:43:34,599 --> 00:43:38,239 I think that having that extra week is going to 784 00:43:38,280 --> 00:43:41,760 help Troy Calhoun and the Falcons, and I think the 785 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:45,760 Falcons end up taking this game, and I think that 786 00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:49,199 it's gonna I think, like you, it's going to be close. 787 00:43:50,199 --> 00:43:52,239 I just have a feeling that it's gonna be a 788 00:43:52,239 --> 00:43:55,480 little higher scoring than you did. You have twenty four 789 00:43:55,559 --> 00:43:59,480 to twenty three. I actually have forty one thirty eight 790 00:44:00,119 --> 00:44:02,400 this game. I think there's gonna be a lot of points. 791 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:06,360 I think that that Utah State is going to drop 792 00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:09,320 back and throw a lot in this game, and I 793 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:11,480 think that's going to give air Force a ton of 794 00:44:11,519 --> 00:44:16,039 time and a ton of opportunities to go after Bryson 795 00:44:16,119 --> 00:44:19,679 Barnes thanks to the Swiss Cheese offensive line. But I 796 00:44:19,719 --> 00:44:22,239 think he's going to get off more passes than they're 797 00:44:22,280 --> 00:44:24,760 going to be able to get to. So I do 798 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:26,280 think they end up winning this game, but I think 799 00:44:26,320 --> 00:44:28,199 it's going to be I think it's a barn burner. 800 00:44:28,559 --> 00:44:33,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I can say definitively. Now that's the first 801 00:44:33,679 --> 00:44:36,039 game I think you and I have differed on in 802 00:44:36,199 --> 00:44:38,480 three weeks of the college football season, at least in 803 00:44:38,559 --> 00:44:42,159 terms of our pick. So yeah, we will see what happens. 804 00:44:42,239 --> 00:44:45,119 But I do think to me, it was very tough 805 00:44:45,159 --> 00:44:47,440 game to pick. Yeah, could have gone either way. I mean, 806 00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:49,639 I really looked at it both times, and I woke 807 00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,280 up a couple of different ways trying to figure out 808 00:44:52,280 --> 00:44:55,280 which way I want to go. I just think I've 809 00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:57,960 just got there's just a gut feeling with Bronkoman and 810 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:00,280 Hall in that first game. But I do I could 811 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:03,639 see it being very high scoring, although I've picked something 812 00:45:03,719 --> 00:45:06,239 a little bit lower due to I think just the 813 00:45:06,599 --> 00:45:10,039 quality of the football teams. We've seen these Mountain West 814 00:45:10,119 --> 00:45:12,639 Conference openers time and time again where they're you know, 815 00:45:12,679 --> 00:45:17,920 pushing fifty. Yeah, yeah, exactly. All right, let's go ahead 816 00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:20,360 and get out of here, Steven, as we appreciate all 817 00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:23,639 our listeners for downloading, listening, and subscribing. You do that 818 00:45:23,719 --> 00:45:26,880 on app, podcasts, Spotify, wherever it is you get your podcasts. 819 00:45:27,159 --> 00:45:29,119 As we are part of the College Grid, our Coast 820 00:45:29,159 --> 00:45:32,079 to Coast podcast network, you can also get us at 821 00:45:32,199 --> 00:45:36,199 last Word on sports dot Com. Stephen will be back 822 00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:40,360 to do it again next week. Any final thoughts as 823 00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:41,280 we get out the door. 824 00:45:41,559 --> 00:45:46,519 Speaker 4: Well, I could certainly hope that that we're both coming 825 00:45:46,559 --> 00:45:47,840 back with big smiles. 826 00:45:48,159 --> 00:45:50,000 Speaker 3: Hopefully I'm coming back with a bigger smile and a 827 00:45:50,079 --> 00:45:52,639 two in our record, but that's beside the point. 828 00:45:52,639 --> 00:45:55,440 Speaker 4: But yeah, I think this is a really great week 829 00:45:56,119 --> 00:45:58,639 for college football. If you're a Service Academy football fan, 830 00:45:58,679 --> 00:46:00,519 I think that both of these games are going to 831 00:46:00,559 --> 00:46:01,360 be tremendous. 832 00:46:01,599 --> 00:46:05,840 Speaker 2: I agree with you. Enjoy the games, Enjoy your Saturday, 833 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:08,079 enjoy your weekend, wherever it is you are, And again 834 00:46:08,599 --> 00:46:11,920 we pause to remember all our fallen heroes on nine 835 00:46:11,960 --> 00:46:13,480 to eleven. It will be a tough day and the 836 00:46:13,559 --> 00:46:15,800 one that we get through together. But we'll be back 837 00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:17,840 next week here on Yards and Stripes, your home for 838 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:19,119 Service Academy Football. 839 00:46:20,519 --> 00:46:24,400 Speaker 1: Join us again next time for Yards and Strikes Service 840 00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:28,159 Academy Football. 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