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 Yarns and Stripes Service 3 00:00:08,519 --> 00:00:13,000 Academy Football. Now here are your hosts, Pryce Atkinson and 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:14,039 Steve Carney. 5 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,559 Speaker 2: Two out of three ain't bad. Steven, We've got a 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,399 lot to get into. We're gonna do it as you 7 00:00:20,879 --> 00:00:23,519 are listening to Yards and Stripes your home for Service 8 00:00:23,559 --> 00:00:26,519 Academy Football, Army, Navy and Air Force. He is Stephen Carney, 9 00:00:26,519 --> 00:00:29,199 I A and Pryce Atkinson, and we our Yards and Stripes, 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,640 part of the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast network, 11 00:00:31,679 --> 00:00:35,880 also available at lad last Word on Sports. As we 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,759 had a big weekend, all three teams back in action. 13 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,119 We didn't go three for three, as I mentioned, two 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,560 out of three. That ain't too bad. But a few 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,759 surprises along the way, Stephen, including a snowy What started 16 00:00:48,799 --> 00:00:51,759 as a rainy Saturday night under the lights turned into 17 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,399 a snowy late Saturday evening. There in South Bend is 18 00:00:55,719 --> 00:00:57,960 the number ten Irish. They ran all over Navy. We're 19 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,719 gonna get into all that. We got our Travis Maning 20 00:00:59,759 --> 00:01:03,000 found Honor Roll segment, game balls picks to make. We 21 00:01:03,119 --> 00:01:05,480 got tons to do, but Steven, you know what time 22 00:01:05,519 --> 00:01:08,280 it is? Is that Killer Pizza time. You just mentioned 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,319 on the outset right right before we started recording that 24 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,439 you had some darn good Please please do share with 25 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:15,200 all of us. 26 00:01:15,359 --> 00:01:19,799 Speaker 3: I almost feel like I should have Emily go into 27 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:22,439 the fridge and grab the other half of the pie. 28 00:01:22,439 --> 00:01:25,239 I'm gonna actually I'm going to send you a picture 29 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:29,319 of the full of the full pie from Killer Pizza 30 00:01:29,359 --> 00:01:32,959 this week. So thanks to the guys at Killer Pizza 31 00:01:33,359 --> 00:01:36,840 for feeding me here on this Tuesday evening. 32 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 4: They have some of. 33 00:01:37,879 --> 00:01:42,519 Speaker 3: The best specialty pies that I've ever seen, and like 34 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:47,200 I've said this last week that I truly thought think 35 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:49,920 that you know, for the next I don't know, seven 36 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,480 or eight weeks, I have a feeling I'm going to 37 00:01:52,519 --> 00:01:56,719 be eaten a lot of specialty pies from Killer Pizza. 38 00:01:56,879 --> 00:02:00,840 And it started this week with their meat Massacre pizza, 39 00:02:01,319 --> 00:02:06,519 which is absolutely what you think it is. It is 40 00:02:06,799 --> 00:02:11,400 meat and more meat on a pie because that's how 41 00:02:11,439 --> 00:02:20,719 I roll. We're talking pepperoni, sausage, bacon, ham, meatballs, twenty inches. 42 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,680 It's it's like the box is so big, I have 43 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,120 a hard time putting it in my fridge. That's how 44 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,319 that's how big this pie is, and so sending I'm 45 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,360 sending you a picture of it right now, all hot 46 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,599 and fresh. But let's just say I've got enough that 47 00:02:39,719 --> 00:02:42,159 I can have lunch and dinner for the next two 48 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,639 nights from this pie. 49 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 4: So thank you. 50 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,759 Speaker 3: Killer Pizza just completely made my tuesday. 51 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,439 Speaker 5: Why why, oh why do you have to do? 52 00:02:53,439 --> 00:02:55,199 Speaker 2: You have to rub it in that late at night 53 00:02:55,599 --> 00:02:57,840 and it's not that late, but you're rubbing it in 54 00:02:57,879 --> 00:03:00,319 here as I've already eaten dinner and now to go. 55 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,120 Rate of fridge for no one, for a fridge does 56 00:03:03,159 --> 00:03:04,800 not contain any killer pizza. 57 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 3: The killer the killer Pizza has arrived to your phone 58 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,080 so you can take so you can take a look 59 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,240 at it when you get on without further Price is 60 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,680 now pulling out his phone and he's taking a look. 61 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: Oh look how big those slices are. Look at those 62 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,919 there are normage cuts on that. Oh my good, so good, 63 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,840 so big old hunks of sausage right there. 64 00:03:35,919 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 3: It's just I'm telling you, I'm telling you, uh now now, 65 00:03:41,159 --> 00:03:44,919 the the owners told me that my next uh should 66 00:03:44,919 --> 00:03:47,639 be the the Buffalo Chicken Pizza, so that might be 67 00:03:47,719 --> 00:03:48,280 next week. 68 00:03:48,599 --> 00:03:55,039 Speaker 2: Oh man, dude, please stop it, please, so get in 69 00:03:55,159 --> 00:03:59,039 my belly right now, Steven. Yeah, I think I'm talking 70 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:03,240 to the wife about a field trip to UH to Tampa. 71 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 3: Because you have to have to come down for the 72 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,919 Request Bowl or or something like that. 73 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,319 Speaker 2: I'll find some wintertime excuse or before football is over. 74 00:04:13,479 --> 00:04:16,720 But oh, my lord, you just made my evening. I 75 00:04:17,079 --> 00:04:19,360 now know what I'm gonna be dreaming about. Uh when 76 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,800 when my look staring at the back of my eyelids 77 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,600 here in a few hours, all right, Steven, let's uh, 78 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,680 let's let's have lift off here is I don't want 79 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,920 to get any hungrier as we mow along here on 80 00:04:29,959 --> 00:04:33,800 our recording on Veterans Day, I want to say thank 81 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,199 you to all our veterans who have served. 82 00:04:35,199 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 5: Want to say thank you to you as we get going, Steven. 83 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:38,519 Speaker 3: Uh. 84 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,959 Speaker 2: Certainly I know a lot of Veterans Day celebrations taking place, 85 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,079 and probably your neck of the woods is around. 86 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 5: Here and all across the country. 87 00:04:45,639 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 2: Uh. So we salute all our veterans who have served 88 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,720 and are serving right now. Uh, and we say thank you. 89 00:04:52,639 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 5: Steven. 90 00:04:53,079 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 2: Let's get into the games, because I know you're chomping 91 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,720 at the bit because maybe the one result that we 92 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:58,639 did not expect. 93 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,199 Speaker 5: Last week was a. 94 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:05,439 Speaker 2: Very narrow Army fourteen to thirteen win over visiting Temple. 95 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,399 Is Army surviving the upset bid now has their second 96 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,360 winning streak of the season, sitting just get one game 97 00:05:12,399 --> 00:05:15,079 away from being Bowl eligible at five and four overall, 98 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:19,120 three and three in the American Army held the ball 99 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,680 for more than thirty seven minutes in this football game. 100 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,839 Trailing thirteen to fourteen. Temple punted the ball away with 101 00:05:28,079 --> 00:05:31,879 nine to fifty three left on the game clock, and 102 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,120 they never got a snap as Army ran eighteen plays 103 00:05:35,199 --> 00:05:38,160 and ran out the clock. And that's not only that. 104 00:05:38,879 --> 00:05:42,079 You would think a nine minute drive that they would 105 00:05:42,079 --> 00:05:45,319 have scored, and that drive probably started from inside their 106 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,920 own ten. No, neither one of those things happened. Army 107 00:05:48,959 --> 00:05:51,639 did not score on the drive, and they started actually 108 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,879 the drive at their own forty two, which is unheard 109 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,360 of of running nine fifty three off the clock when 110 00:05:57,399 --> 00:06:01,279 you start almost in midfield. That's what happened. And they 111 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:03,399 did not score because Temple was going to let the 112 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,680 march into the end zone and then Army decides to 113 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,720 slide and you know, take a knee essentially, and that 114 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:10,680 was game set match steven game over. 115 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:11,399 Speaker 4: Yeah. 116 00:06:11,439 --> 00:06:15,759 Speaker 3: I couldn't believe when when I saw that Army was 117 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,000 getting the ball back with about ten minutes to play 118 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,360 in the fourth quarter, nursing a one point lead, but 119 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,879 getting the ball, as you said, close to midfield. I mean, 120 00:06:24,879 --> 00:06:27,639 you're getting it. You're getting as short of a field 121 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,160 as you're going to get on something that wasn't a turnover. 122 00:06:32,079 --> 00:06:35,639 And the fact of the matter is you're thinking, okay, 123 00:06:35,759 --> 00:06:40,519 either they're going to you know, score here there, or 124 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,120 you know, Temple did a really good job of holding 125 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,040 Army a couple of times, and you're thinking, okay, maybe 126 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:49,920 Temple's going to get the ball back with say five 127 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,839 or six minutes left to go, and they're going to 128 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:56,319 get another shot at trying to take the lead away 129 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,360 from the Black Knights. But when you when you put 130 00:06:59,399 --> 00:07:04,879 it together and eighteen play drive that encompasses all of 131 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,680 fifty three yards and runs out the clock. I was 132 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:13,399 blown away by by the way that the Black Knights 133 00:07:13,439 --> 00:07:18,480 were able to maintain the possession of the football and 134 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,399 and you know, they basically strangled the Owls at that point. 135 00:07:22,519 --> 00:07:26,319 You know, this was not a game that that you know, 136 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,319 I had any idea that this was this was gonna happen. 137 00:07:30,399 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 4: I figured, you know, Temple is very. 138 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: Bad at at you know, containing the running game. And 139 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:41,720 Army did run for two hundred and twenty four yards 140 00:07:41,759 --> 00:07:43,879 in this game, but it was less than a four 141 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:49,000 yard per carry average on the afternoon. You know, Army 142 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:54,720 had sixty three running plays in this game. So you know, 143 00:07:55,199 --> 00:07:57,600 you would have loved to have seen them get to 144 00:07:58,199 --> 00:08:01,399 you know, four or four and a half yards rushing. 145 00:08:01,439 --> 00:08:02,879 I mean you get to four and a half yards, 146 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,120 now you're looking at two hundred and seventy five, two 147 00:08:05,439 --> 00:08:09,879 and eighty yards of rushing, and this game looks completely 148 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,759 different that at that point. 149 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, Hellum's was the leading rusher had one hundred and 150 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,279 eighteen yards, but he carried it thirty six times, which 151 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:18,959 kind of gets to your point for only three and 152 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,399 three point three yards per carry. So it wasn't like 153 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:24,759 they were just you know, doing hunks and hunks of yards. 154 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,519 It was almost just death by a thousand paper cuts 155 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,439 in a lot of ways. These short you know, these 156 00:08:30,519 --> 00:08:33,159 you know, three two, three, four yard carries, it just 157 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,360 continue to add up, and you know that's why it 158 00:08:36,399 --> 00:08:39,200 was a game of just such so few possessions. I mean, 159 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,519 after all, it was a long drive, what eleven place 160 00:08:41,639 --> 00:08:45,879 seventy three yard drive that Army took a seven zero 161 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,879 lead on the Jay Grendina seven yard touchdown run early 162 00:08:49,919 --> 00:08:52,720 in the second quarter. And when I say a few possessions, 163 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:56,559 I mean it because in the in the second half, Simple. 164 00:08:56,279 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 5: Had the ball. 165 00:08:56,799 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 2: Do you know how many times they had the ball? 166 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,480 They had twice in the second half, twice. They ran 167 00:09:00,639 --> 00:09:04,480 fifteen total offensive plays in the second half. That was 168 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,559 all and so you know, death by thousand paper cuts. 169 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,919 That's essentially what Army did is they sat on the 170 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,039 lead and that that one point lead it certainly held 171 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,240 up for a long a long time. And now Jeff 172 00:09:17,279 --> 00:09:19,679 Munkin's team sitting just a bowl away or a game 173 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,799 away from Bowl eligibility. Huge props to the Black Knights 174 00:09:22,799 --> 00:09:25,039 when they did not have their best day. Tippet the 175 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,519 cap a little bit to Temple for bringing the fight 176 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,360 because Casey Kieler, he's a dark good football coach. And 177 00:09:30,639 --> 00:09:32,559 you know, they've gotten better. This has been one of 178 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,000 the better Temple seasons in the last you know, five six, 179 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,399 seven years. Yeah. 180 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 3: Absolutely, And you mentioned that the Owls had just fifteen 181 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,799 plays run in the second half. They only had three 182 00:09:43,919 --> 00:09:46,759 plays in the fourth quarter, and here they are a 183 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:50,960 one yard run, a one yard loss, and an incompletion 184 00:09:51,279 --> 00:09:55,080 before they punted an at nine fifty three to go 185 00:09:55,399 --> 00:10:00,200 in the in the fourth quarter. So yeah, that's and 186 00:10:00,279 --> 00:10:03,000 when you're only when you're only getting three plays for 187 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,000 zero yards in a quarter, you're you're gonna have a 188 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:09,279 hard time, you know, winning that quarter. 189 00:10:09,399 --> 00:10:11,879 Speaker 4: And they certainly did not well. 190 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 2: Army Now fourteen thirteen win, five and four overall, three 191 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,600 and three in the American Temple. Now even Stephen across 192 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,600 the board five and five, three and three in the 193 00:10:21,639 --> 00:10:27,039 American Army Black Knights again their second straight or their 194 00:10:27,159 --> 00:10:28,519 second two game winning. 195 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 5: Streak of the season. 196 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 2: Let's pivot out now out west the Air Force Falcons. 197 00:10:33,639 --> 00:10:37,679 They were traveling out to San Jose State and don't 198 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,679 look now, but the Falcons have won two out of 199 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,679 their last three Stephen as they fell behind three to nothing, 200 00:10:42,759 --> 00:10:45,279 but outscored the Spartan sixteen to ozho in the second 201 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,679 quarter en route to a twenty six to sixteen road 202 00:10:48,799 --> 00:10:52,200 victory in the Mountain West. Air Force three and six overall, 203 00:10:52,279 --> 00:10:55,399 two and four in the mountain less San Jose Sitton 204 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,399 sitting with the identical record overall three and six, two 205 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,720 and three in the mountain less. But Liam Sarka, the 206 00:11:00,759 --> 00:11:04,519 Air Force quarterback, continued a really outstanding season count for 207 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,960 three touchdowns as they held off the Spartans for the 208 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,519 victory on Saturday night there in San Jose. 209 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 3: Stephen, Yeah, and what a wild way that Air Force 210 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,039 was able to take the lead in this game. 211 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:19,399 Speaker 4: You look at it. 212 00:11:20,039 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 3: You know, they took advantage of just about every single 213 00:11:23,519 --> 00:11:26,919 turnover that the Spartans had happened, and you know, fumble 214 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,720 in the first quarter, air Force puts together a fifteen play, 215 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,200 eighty one yard drive that encompasses over eight minutes, puts 216 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:35,799 the ball in the end zone to take the lead 217 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,120 San Jose State. Then on their next drive only two 218 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:44,159 plays interception, air Force, the short field eight plays forty 219 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,679 five yards, another touchdown, and all of a sudden we 220 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,879 was three was the three nothing deficit. 221 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,639 Speaker 4: It's now fourteen to three. 222 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,039 Speaker 3: And then of course you have the wild play the 223 00:11:55,519 --> 00:12:00,320 safety by Peyton Stroit gets the gets the credit for it. 224 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,759 But you know, a punt by air Force puts the 225 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,600 Spartans back deep in their own territory. I mean, I 226 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,159 think they were at their own five or six yard 227 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:16,759 line to start that drive. A pass you know back 228 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:21,519 in the end you know, the quarterback drops back to 229 00:12:21,639 --> 00:12:26,240 pass into the end zone. The Falcons get their hands 230 00:12:26,399 --> 00:12:30,360 up in the passing lane, cause a tipped ball that's 231 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,919 caught in the end zone and tackled for a safety. 232 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:37,399 You know that very well could have been an interception 233 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,200 in the end zone for a touchdown. And all of 234 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,240 a sudden it's twenty one to three, and who knows 235 00:12:43,639 --> 00:12:45,399 what the world is going to go on with San 236 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:46,559 Jose State at that point. 237 00:12:48,159 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, and a lot like Army in the game we 238 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:55,000 just talked about another big key, you know, Falcons playing 239 00:12:55,039 --> 00:12:58,279 a clean game time of possession thirty six minutes as 240 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,840 they held the ball for over thirty seven six minutes. 241 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,960 But they played a clean game turnover free football while 242 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,960 the Spartans had three big turnovers. You know, when you're 243 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,240 plus two in the turnover category, you got an awfully 244 00:13:11,279 --> 00:13:14,879 big chance to win in forcing three San Jose State 245 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,399 turnovers as well as Sarka played and Air Force's offense 246 00:13:18,519 --> 00:13:21,559 really you know, seems to be doing. Their defense was 247 00:13:21,639 --> 00:13:24,759 huge again, holding their opponent less than twenty points less 248 00:13:24,759 --> 00:13:27,720 than three touchdowns, again keeping San Jose State to sixteen. 249 00:13:27,879 --> 00:13:30,840 This was just San Jose State second home loss of 250 00:13:30,879 --> 00:13:33,919 the season after losing that opener against Central Michigan. That's 251 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,159 one reason why I thought San Jose State was going 252 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:40,440 to win the football game. Steven, Yeah, I completely agree 253 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,000 with you in that case. 254 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,759 Speaker 3: You know, I thought that, you know, the passing game 255 00:13:44,799 --> 00:13:48,639 of the Spartans was going to be a big piece 256 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:53,120 of this Walker egot obviously, you know, threw for three 257 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,519 hundred and thirty yards, but had those two interceptions and 258 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,240 did not score. Did not throw a passing touchdown in 259 00:14:00,519 --> 00:14:04,279 this game either, So you know, I thought that it 260 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,159 would have been a much cleaner game by the passing 261 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,799 by the Spartans would have tried to stretch the field 262 00:14:10,799 --> 00:14:13,159 a little more vertically. They did a really good job 263 00:14:13,919 --> 00:14:16,879 of doing so. And you know some of the guys 264 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,440 that did get involved. I mean some of these guys 265 00:14:19,519 --> 00:14:23,120 had some really long catches. You know, Leland Smith had 266 00:14:23,159 --> 00:14:26,919 a thirty six yard catch, Kyrie Scholz had forty yard catch. 267 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,120 You know, those got those two guys combined for fifteen 268 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:35,159 catches and you know, over two hundred and thirty yards 269 00:14:36,159 --> 00:14:38,879 through the air, just those two guys, and they had 270 00:14:39,559 --> 00:14:42,960 four other guys that caught at least two passes each. 271 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,879 So you know, it's not like San Jose State didn't 272 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,120 throw the ball. Well, they just got to a point 273 00:14:49,159 --> 00:14:53,559 where the Falcons defense did the bend but not break, 274 00:14:53,679 --> 00:14:55,559 but got to a point where you know, you get 275 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,679 their boat, get those you get the backbone, and all 276 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,480 of a sudden, you're you're making plays happen. 277 00:15:02,039 --> 00:15:04,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, somebody asked me a question this a little bit, 278 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,519 you know, going off topic just a little bit here, 279 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,440 but you know, somebody asked me a question that I 280 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,519 think that Troy Calhoun was going to get fired at 281 00:15:11,559 --> 00:15:13,679 the end of this season, and I don't think so. 282 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,120 I think he's you know, he's almost like one of 283 00:15:16,159 --> 00:15:19,039 those lifers. Not to say that they wouldn't fire him, 284 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,320 I just don't think it's warranted, you know. I mean, granted, 285 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,679 if they were to lose out and look awful doing it, 286 00:15:25,759 --> 00:15:27,879 we might be having a little bit different discussion. 287 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:28,679 Speaker 5: I don't think so. 288 00:15:28,879 --> 00:15:31,799 Speaker 2: Still, you know, while you do have to go and 289 00:15:31,919 --> 00:15:34,360 have a tough game, or really tough game, I think 290 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,519 going all the way across the country and playing Yukon, 291 00:15:37,559 --> 00:15:40,200 who's playing really good football right now. I do think, 292 00:15:40,279 --> 00:15:42,600 you know, you close with New Mexico and Colorado State. 293 00:15:42,679 --> 00:15:45,919 You get both of those and you win five games. 294 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,120 I don't think there's any kind of question that Troy 295 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,080 Calhoun returns. But he gave me pause for a second, 296 00:15:51,399 --> 00:15:54,200 just for ever so briefly. But I don't think Troy 297 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,559 Calhoun's going anywhere. If he goes anywhere, I think it'll 298 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:57,919 be under his own accord. 299 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, I think absolutely right. I mean, this, it's. 300 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 3: This, This isn't like some of these other schools. You know, 301 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:11,159 This isn't LSU, this isn't Penn State. This isn't UCLA 302 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,879 where they have to worry about you know, uh, recruiting 303 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:19,320 and nil and the transfer portal, you know, air force. 304 00:16:19,399 --> 00:16:21,720 You really don't have to worry about that. And I 305 00:16:21,879 --> 00:16:25,320 think that you know, if you're moving if a coach 306 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,440 is moving on, and especially if a program is letting 307 00:16:28,519 --> 00:16:32,440 go of a coach, I mean, you really have to 308 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:36,080 I don't want to say you really have to try 309 00:16:36,879 --> 00:16:41,120 and and get yourself fired at a at a service academy, 310 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:45,120 but you're going to get a lot more leeway, so 311 00:16:45,279 --> 00:16:49,240 to speak, because you know the powers that be understand 312 00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:53,120 that while football is very important. 313 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 4: It's not the end all be all for these programs. 314 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,759 Speaker 3: And so, you know, for these universities, these service academies, 315 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,159 there is a there is a lot more that goes 316 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:07,839 into these student athletes. And I can say that without 317 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,920 putting my tongue firmly in my cheek, because these guys 318 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,880 really are student athletes. These are student athletes, much like 319 00:17:16,039 --> 00:17:19,599 the IVY League football players are student athletes. You know, 320 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:25,319 there's there's there's a there's a different caliber of person 321 00:17:25,519 --> 00:17:28,279 that goes to one of these schools. And so I 322 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:32,359 think it's very very difficult for a uh for a 323 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:39,799 football coach to be dismissed for you know, strictly performance reasons. 324 00:17:40,039 --> 00:17:44,559 You know, you know Kenny Neo Matalolo, you know, I 325 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:50,960 think that if you know, things had gone even somewhat differently, 326 00:17:51,079 --> 00:17:54,640 I think I think Kenny might still be at Navy 327 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,680 and we might not know about you know, Brian Newberry's 328 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,920 prowess as a head coach. But I think that was 329 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:08,240 more more other reasons other than just the play on 330 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:08,839 the field. 331 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:09,559 Speaker 5: Yeah. 332 00:18:10,079 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 2: Well, once again, air Force a twenty six to sixteen 333 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,559 win over San Jose State Props. To the Falcons getting 334 00:18:15,599 --> 00:18:17,799 in the win column again and let's finish out the 335 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,119 night in South Bend, Stephen the number ten Notre Dame 336 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,039 fighting Irish forty nine to ten all over Navy. Blake 337 00:18:23,079 --> 00:18:28,039 Corback ruled out with an upper upper body injury that 338 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,559 he suffered last week against North Texas, and this one 339 00:18:32,079 --> 00:18:34,519 essentially was over before it began, as the number ten 340 00:18:35,079 --> 00:18:38,160 Irish ran all over Navy in the route with what 341 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,200 started as a rainy night then ended as a very 342 00:18:41,279 --> 00:18:44,000 snowy evening under the lights there in South Bend, Freshman 343 00:18:44,079 --> 00:18:47,920 quarterback CJ. Carr was outstanding thirteen to sixteen two eighteen 344 00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:50,759 three touchdowns and Jeremiah Love, who I think should be 345 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,200 in the conversation a lot more than he seems to be, 346 00:18:54,279 --> 00:18:58,039 at least nationally for the Heisman Trophy, ninety six yards 347 00:18:58,079 --> 00:19:01,880 on thirteen carries, scored two touchdowns an incredible forty eight 348 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,039 yard touchdown run just miraculous in a lot of ways. 349 00:19:05,599 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 5: US Notre Dame just with. 350 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,799 Speaker 2: With Braxton Woodson starting in place a horror bath, the 351 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,319 moment didn't seem too big for him, as he gained 352 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,599 one hundred and one yards and on twenty three carries. 353 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,519 Played a really solid first half, but you know, second 354 00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:21,839 third quarter, you know, miss some miss some reeds and 355 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:23,720 it was I mean, it was just a Navy was 356 00:19:23,759 --> 00:19:26,880 playing from behind. The one note as he scored Navy's 357 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,519 only touchdown, the two yard run to tie it at seven. 358 00:19:30,039 --> 00:19:32,640 Braxton Woodson the first opposing player to gain more than 359 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,799 one hundred yards against the Irish this season. 360 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,279 Speaker 3: It's a it's amazing to think that, you know that 361 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,359 that Notre Dame has been so good defensively that they 362 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,079 haven't had one hundred yard rusher up until you know, 363 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:52,559 this past Saturday in South Bend. But again, we we 364 00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:57,160 mentioned this in last week's show. You know, you asked 365 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,240 me if I thought that Navy had a shot at 366 00:20:00,319 --> 00:20:03,000 pulling the upset, and they said, unless they can get 367 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,359 a couple of turnovers, a couple of short fields, you're 368 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:10,400 gonna find yourself in big trouble against this fighting Irish team. 369 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 4: And what what didn't they do in this game? 370 00:20:13,839 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 3: They can't get any you know, the turnover margin was 371 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,880 even because neither team turned the ball over uh other, 372 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,240 apart from you know, Navy did turn the ball over 373 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:28,640 once on downs, but that's that's it. And at that point, 374 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:33,359 it's already twenty eight to ten, and so you know, 375 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:38,720 and and unfortunately for them, it just kind of got 376 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,839 you know, got more out of hand at that point. 377 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,079 So it was it was really tough to watch, you know, 378 00:20:46,279 --> 00:20:50,319 if you feel bad for for the kids, you know, 379 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,759 going up to South Bend, I know they wanted, they 380 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,079 were hoping that they were gonna have a better showing 381 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,319 against Notre Dame than they did here on Saturday, and 382 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,680 you know, it doesn't get much easier for them now. 383 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 2: I think the biggest thing when I look at the game, 384 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,359 and you watched it, I did too, you know, seeing 385 00:21:09,559 --> 00:21:12,400 you know, what was clearly a route on mismatch, but 386 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,640 Notre Dame played almost a perfect game on the field 387 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,480 in statistically. They they yeah, they brought in a lot 388 00:21:19,519 --> 00:21:22,160 of fresh bodies, they got a lot of guys some 389 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,480 clock and playing time, but they were about perfect. They 390 00:21:25,519 --> 00:21:27,839 didn't turn the ball over. They were seven to ten 391 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,519 on third down. That I think those three misses on 392 00:21:30,599 --> 00:21:32,519 third down was about the only thing that was stood 393 00:21:32,519 --> 00:21:35,279 in the way of perfection besides two of two on 394 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,720 four down. And they didn't commit a single penalty in 395 00:21:37,759 --> 00:21:41,000 the football game. So they're almost perfect across the board 396 00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:44,240 outside of the three misses on third down. Steven, YEA, 397 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:45,839 but it was just, I mean, it was just it 398 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:46,599 was a mismatch. 399 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 3: You know, you had said, yeah, I certainly did. I mean, 400 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,680 they had three incompletions all night. You know, they threw 401 00:21:54,759 --> 00:21:57,000 for two hundred you know, it's two hundred and fifty 402 00:21:57,079 --> 00:21:59,839 three total yards passing two hundred and eighteen of them 403 00:21:59,839 --> 00:22:03,799 by Cark. Carly had three incompletions, and he also threw 404 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,759 three touchdowns, you know, and they also were very very even, 405 00:22:08,759 --> 00:22:11,519 you know, offensively, the two hundred and fifty three yards 406 00:22:11,599 --> 00:22:15,000 passing two hundred and forty nine yards rushing. So they 407 00:22:15,079 --> 00:22:18,759 did a really good job of making sure that everything 408 00:22:18,839 --> 00:22:19,799 stayed distributed. 409 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:21,319 Speaker 4: You know, everything was even. 410 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,599 Speaker 3: You know, they did not get one dimensional at all, 411 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,440 and they, like you said, I think they played about 412 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:32,279 as close to a perfect contest as they have against 413 00:22:32,319 --> 00:22:33,559 anybody so far this year. 414 00:22:35,079 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 2: Notre Dame forty nine to ten over Navy, both teams 415 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,440 seven and two. Moving forward, we'll see if Blake Qurback 416 00:22:41,599 --> 00:22:44,920 does return this week against us SF. We'll talk about 417 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,720 that here in just a little bit, Steven. We've got 418 00:22:46,799 --> 00:22:49,079 to give out our game balls once you fire first. 419 00:22:49,559 --> 00:22:51,640 Which way you want to give yours out to? 420 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I kind of gave away mine here a little earlier. 421 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,759 You know, the safety play in the second order, UH 422 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,599 with air Force I thought was just a really you know, 423 00:23:04,759 --> 00:23:05,880 a really pivotal play. 424 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:06,559 Speaker 5: Uh. 425 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,759 Speaker 3: You know at that point, uh, you know it really 426 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:14,240 you you started to see uh the snowball, so to speak, 427 00:23:14,799 --> 00:23:17,680 rolling downhill for Air Force. And so I'm gonna go 428 00:23:17,799 --> 00:23:21,720 with Peyton strike the safety who ended up getting credit 429 00:23:22,319 --> 00:23:28,920 for the uh for this uh for the safety strike, Uh, 430 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:33,880 you know, big guy, you know obviously from Brentwood, California. 431 00:23:34,279 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 2: UH. 432 00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 3: Four tackles, uh, three for a law excuse me, three 433 00:23:38,799 --> 00:23:42,039 tackles to solo, uh, including the the p D, the 434 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:46,079 inner the safety which ended up being his tackle for 435 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,799 loss as well the only H I believe it was 436 00:23:49,079 --> 00:23:53,000 uh one of three TFLs that UH Air Force had 437 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:53,880 on the afternoon. 438 00:23:54,319 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. And I like that because Air Forces Defense, after 439 00:23:56,759 --> 00:23:59,240 we we really wrote them for a little while, Air 440 00:23:59,279 --> 00:24:02,279 Force Defense really risen up the last couple of weeks, 441 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:06,039 and so hence why they've won two out of their 442 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,400 last three games. So big stuff for the Air Force Defense. 443 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,039 I'm gonna go on the offensive side of the ball, 444 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,440 and I'm gonna stay with the air Force Falcons. I 445 00:24:13,559 --> 00:24:16,279 like I like what running back Owen Allen did because 446 00:24:16,319 --> 00:24:19,839 he gave a compliment that was not named Liam sark 447 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,160 Although Sarka, you know, played a solid football game. But 448 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,880 Owen Allen, the junior out of South Lake, Texas running back, 449 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,720 was just with this third one hundred yard game of 450 00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:29,920 the season and those have come in three of the 451 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,559 last four games. Another reason why I think air Force 452 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:35,519 is starting to kind of pick it up. So he 453 00:24:35,559 --> 00:24:38,279 had a season high twenty carries one hundred and nine 454 00:24:38,319 --> 00:24:41,000 yards in this one. So Owen Allen, you get my 455 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,319 game ball? All right, Steven, We got more to do 456 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,880 here on yards and stripes. As we were part of 457 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,200 the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast network. Tell everybody 458 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,359 what they can find this week. 459 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, absolutely, there is plenty to go around when 460 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,519 it comes to the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast Network. 461 00:24:59,559 --> 00:25:02,640 Starting off this week out west with Get Off My 462 00:25:02,839 --> 00:25:06,000 Pylon Matt Zemic always taking a look at things from 463 00:25:06,039 --> 00:25:11,799 a West Coast perspective, and starting with Iowa almost giving 464 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,920 the big upset to Oregon and so Zemic looking into 465 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:22,640 if the Ducks really are CFP, you know, tested and 466 00:25:22,799 --> 00:25:26,640 ready for a possibility in the in the twelve team 467 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:30,519 playoff with Pigskin and Burnt Ends. Obviously, Texas A and 468 00:25:30,759 --> 00:25:34,319 M is big in the lone Star State and of 469 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:38,519 course Texas Tech also knocking BYU from the ranks of 470 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:42,680 the unbeaten this week. That also with Tim Ham IndyCar 471 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:46,000 Tim taking care of that. Of course, we've got Big 472 00:25:46,039 --> 00:25:49,319 ten Paradigm coming up later this week, as well as 473 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:54,279 the Big twelve sec breakdown as well in Florida Football 474 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,319 Insiders with Jason Powers. 475 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 4: Those are all still to come here this week. 476 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,319 Speaker 2: Lot headed coming up this week on the College Griter 477 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,359 and Coast to Coast podcast network, and we got a 478 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,759 lot more to do here as we got some games 479 00:26:08,799 --> 00:26:11,799 for preview. 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Stevens showing off is 511 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,519 as beautiful two or well, he showed up one of 512 00:27:54,599 --> 00:27:56,759 his beautiful kiddies, but we couldn't get the other one 513 00:27:56,799 --> 00:27:59,839 to make a cameo. Here we could see, said kitty. 514 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,160 Well we could see Smoky. You couldn't see the other. 515 00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:06,079 But I'm Pryce Atkinson. He is Stephen Carney along with Emily, 516 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:10,480 his wife, and they're two lovely kiddies. Steven, Yes, yes, yes, yes, 517 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:16,319 Let's get into the week ahead. We have two games 518 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:20,880 this week, Steven. Let's first talk about a team or 519 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:25,000 a game that obviously familiar with both these teams, Navy, 520 00:28:25,079 --> 00:28:29,519 but especially USF being right there in the greater Tampa area, 521 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,480 South Florida checking in at number twenty five and the 522 00:28:32,519 --> 00:28:34,799 AP poll twenty four and the coaches polled this week 523 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:38,640 and also tonight in the new college football playoff rankings, 524 00:28:38,799 --> 00:28:41,240 hell hath frozen over. A group of five team is 525 00:28:41,359 --> 00:28:45,039 ranked and it is USF at number I believe it 526 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:49,519 was twenty four steven as South Florida checking in in 527 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,839 the latest college football playoff rankings. But South Florida at 528 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,319 Navy a twelve noon kickoff on Saturday ESPN two Navy 529 00:28:56,359 --> 00:28:58,519 at last check, I saw ten and a half points 530 00:28:58,559 --> 00:29:00,480 that they were getting over under in the one is 531 00:29:00,599 --> 00:29:03,960 sixty five and a half. Navy and USF currently in 532 00:29:04,039 --> 00:29:08,599 a five way tie for first in the lost column 533 00:29:08,599 --> 00:29:11,920 in the American A couple other key games to watch, 534 00:29:12,119 --> 00:29:13,599 we'll talk about that here in just a little bit, 535 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,880 But of course, the top two teams go on to 536 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,839 play an American Commerce Championship game, and South Florida is 537 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,559 one of those two teams getting the most buzz right now. 538 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,680 To do so, and for that buzz to continue, Stephen, 539 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:30,240 they'll have to get past Navy at home on Saturday. 540 00:29:30,519 --> 00:29:32,720 His Navy is trying to finish the year with a 541 00:29:32,759 --> 00:29:35,039 five and zero record at home, which would be the 542 00:29:35,559 --> 00:29:38,039 undefeated at home for the for just the sixth time 543 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:42,440 in school history. So maybe trying to stay defeated at 544 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,839 home and keep pace atop the American to get a 545 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,319 spot in that Commerce Championship game. 546 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:51,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, and really knock South Florida from the ranks of 547 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:56,839 the possibility of being the group of five entrants into 548 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:01,160 the college football playoff this year. Right now, it looks 549 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:04,160 like they would be the team that would get in 550 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,240 over say a Navy or a Tulane or a James Madison, 551 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:12,920 who I know is certainly looking for the Bulls to 552 00:30:13,359 --> 00:30:17,359 trip up here. You know, I know that Navy has 553 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:21,359 seen some really good play this year. I don't know 554 00:30:21,759 --> 00:30:26,680 if they have seen a quarterback like Byron Brown this year, 555 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:32,079 because Brown is one of these quarterbacks that I think 556 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:37,200 does not get enough, doesn't get enough attention nationally. I mean, 557 00:30:38,039 --> 00:30:41,599 you're talking about a kid who is you know, twenty 558 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:45,759 two hundred yards passing so far this year. He also 559 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:51,319 is seven hundred yards rushing. He's accounted for twenty eight touchdowns, 560 00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:57,279 So I mean he is a big obviously, being the quarterback, 561 00:30:57,359 --> 00:31:01,519 being the big piece of South floor his offense again 562 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,799 here this year. But they the Bulls have done a 563 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:10,720 really good job of spreading out the wealth on offense 564 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,000 this year. Along with Brown, you know, you've got a 565 00:31:14,079 --> 00:31:19,039 couple of really good uh. Running back Sam Franklin has 566 00:31:19,119 --> 00:31:23,720 been hobbled by turf toe the last couple of weeks 567 00:31:23,759 --> 00:31:27,720 and Kay Davenport has has really taken up the mantle 568 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:32,440 as as being one of the big pieces in the backfield. Also, 569 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:36,200 Keishaan Singleton has has really done a good job of 570 00:31:36,559 --> 00:31:39,240 stepping into that number one role. The guy that was 571 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,480 slated to be in that number one role, Chas Nimrod, 572 00:31:42,559 --> 00:31:46,720 the uh I believe is a transfer from Tennessee, has 573 00:31:46,799 --> 00:31:49,480 been hurt the last couple of weeks. He is expected 574 00:31:49,559 --> 00:31:53,480 to play this week against Navy. So I think for 575 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:59,759 the midshipman, this is a very very difficult ask, is it. 576 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:05,119 Speaker 4: Is it Notre Dame? Probably not, but it's right up there. 577 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 3: I mean, I would think, you know, people have said 578 00:32:08,799 --> 00:32:11,599 have asked me if I who I think the best 579 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,880 quarterback in this in this American conferences, and I said, 580 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:18,119 with all due respect to Blake Corvac for how well 581 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:22,519 he's played, Yeah, best quarterback in this conference is Byron Brown. 582 00:32:22,799 --> 00:32:24,279 Speaker 4: And it's not even close. 583 00:32:24,599 --> 00:32:28,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, because of what he can do with his legs 584 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,920 and throwing the football. I mean, the dual threat play 585 00:32:31,079 --> 00:32:31,559 so big. 586 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 3: That's the thing people think, you know, you know, but 587 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:39,119 I think he's listed at six foot four or six 588 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,799 foot five. I'm pulling up is what they have I'm 589 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,799 listed at right now, they have listed at six three 590 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:46,720 and two hundred and thirty one pounds. 591 00:32:47,279 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 4: He's probably close quarterback, Yeah, he's and he's bigger than that. 592 00:32:51,599 --> 00:32:54,079 Speaker 3: I swear he's got to be six or five or 593 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,440 six six and like two hundred and fifty pounds now. 594 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:01,240 And if you try and tackle him up high, he's 595 00:33:01,359 --> 00:33:03,960 just gonna shrug you off. If you try and tackle 596 00:33:04,039 --> 00:33:05,799 him low, He's done this a couple of times. He 597 00:33:05,839 --> 00:33:08,599 will just leap over the top of you. So he 598 00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:12,720 is so difficult to try and contain. And you know, 599 00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:16,240 so much of what the Bulls have done here is 600 00:33:16,359 --> 00:33:17,079 because of him. 601 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,519 Speaker 2: And I think that the reason you hold Blake Corvath 602 00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:23,480 out against Notre Dame. Sure you want to beat Notre Dame, 603 00:33:23,599 --> 00:33:26,759 there's no question about it. You're not sandbagging, but you 604 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:28,960 got to have a healthy Blake Corvath if you're going 605 00:33:29,039 --> 00:33:31,039 to have a chance to win this football game, Steven, 606 00:33:31,119 --> 00:33:34,880 he does not play, maybe's chances of beating the Bulls 607 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:36,920 or go down infinitely. 608 00:33:38,079 --> 00:33:43,640 Speaker 3: Yes, absolutely, And that's with no disrespect to Braxton Woodson, 609 00:33:43,839 --> 00:33:47,440 you know, yeah, but Braxton Woodson isn't Blake Horvath and 610 00:33:47,599 --> 00:33:50,519 Unfortunately for Navy, Blake Corvath is not Byron Brown. 611 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:53,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, this is gonna be a tall order for Navy. 612 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,240 As you mentioned, they're trying to finish the season undefeated 613 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,240 at home. They're just two and three in their last 614 00:33:58,279 --> 00:34:02,839 five Senior Day games. So Navy trying to go out 615 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:05,839 on a winning note for for their seniors. But you know, 616 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,800 we talk about the American Athletic or the American Conference 617 00:34:09,199 --> 00:34:11,960 Championship race. I mean, this is really USF's last big 618 00:34:12,079 --> 00:34:15,320 test because they go to UAB after that and then 619 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:19,199 they finished with Rice. With all due respect to UAB 620 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:22,320 and Rice, they're not at two teams that strike fear 621 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:28,800 in anybody's heart. So USF gets past this one, Is 622 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:30,000 it the knockout. 623 00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:30,360 Speaker 5: Blow for Navy? 624 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:34,079 Speaker 2: Probably? You would have to think that would likely be 625 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:37,039 the knockout blow because you'll be sitting with two losses 626 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,199 and you have a game with Memphis on the road 627 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,239 coming up. I don't want to say for sure it 628 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:44,360 be it, but you got to think that if South 629 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,280 Florida wins this that you know you're still looking at 630 00:34:48,079 --> 00:34:50,320 you know, still got to like two lane. But North 631 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,360 Texas is going to have something to say about it, 632 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,760 but you know, no doubt about it. Two lane in 633 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,719 South Florida. All the teams was one loss in the 634 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:00,840 American two lane in South Florida are the two with 635 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:02,960 the easiest schedules the rest of the way. 636 00:35:03,639 --> 00:35:08,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, don't let don't don't discount North Texas's schedule as 637 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,800 they have. They have two more games left on the road, 638 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,280 but they're at UA B and at Rice and then 639 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:17,199 they're home with Temple ten tend the year. I think 640 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:21,599 they have the easiest schedule of the of these teams 641 00:35:21,679 --> 00:35:24,400 that are left with one loss right now. Obviously you 642 00:35:24,519 --> 00:35:28,719 mentioned Navy's got to go to Memphis after this week. 643 00:35:29,159 --> 00:35:33,559 USF has uh you know, UA B and and Rice 644 00:35:34,519 --> 00:35:39,760 as well. East Carolina has a couple of a couple 645 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,559 of games. They have Memphis this week and then they're 646 00:35:43,599 --> 00:35:47,199 on the road at UTSA, which is very good at 647 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,639 home as well. You know, you're talking about how Navy 648 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,199 is looking to go undefeated this year at home. I 649 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:57,159 don't think North Texas or UTSA has lost the game 650 00:35:57,199 --> 00:35:59,480 at the Alamodome since like twenty twenty. 651 00:36:00,079 --> 00:36:00,320 Speaker 5: Wow. 652 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 4: They are very good at home. 653 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:08,599 Speaker 3: And Tulane's got a couple of doesn't have a very 654 00:36:08,679 --> 00:36:12,719 difficult matchup. Either They've got Fau this week, then they're 655 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,079 at Temple and then home against Charlotte. So you know, 656 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:20,760 North Texas and Tulane do have very easy schedules as well. 657 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,800 Speaker 2: All Right, once again, Navy in South Florida doing battle 658 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:28,239 on Saturday twelve noon ESPN Tonyvy getting ten and a 659 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:32,519 half points against the visiting number twenty four Bulls. All right, 660 00:36:32,679 --> 00:36:37,880 let's pivot up just north a little bit further because 661 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:40,079 air Force is going to be making the cross country 662 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:44,599 trip to take on Yukon. Air Force three and six 663 00:36:45,119 --> 00:36:47,840 taking on the Yukon Husky seven and three. This is 664 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,519 also a twelve noon kick Eastern Center time, but this 665 00:36:50,599 --> 00:36:52,960 one's gonna be on the CBS Sports Network. Air Force 666 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,920 getting seven and a half points over under is sixty 667 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,159 three and a half. This will be the first all 668 00:36:59,199 --> 00:37:02,159 time meeting between the two teams. The matchup is one 669 00:37:02,199 --> 00:37:05,599 of seventeen Group of five first time matchups in college 670 00:37:05,639 --> 00:37:08,920 football this season. The Huskies will visit Falcons Stadium on 671 00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:13,599 Halloween next season, as the agreement was created after sam 672 00:37:13,679 --> 00:37:17,599 Houston State pulled out of its return trip to Falcon Stadium. 673 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:21,679 So one of those fun non conference matchups you just 674 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:23,400 don't get to see very often, so this will be 675 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,360 one of the first ones. Is Air Force is heading 676 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,000 to Stores to take on the seven and three Huskies, 677 00:37:29,119 --> 00:37:35,880 led by former NFL coach Jim Mora. Steven, you gotta 678 00:37:36,159 --> 00:37:39,639 love what Jim Mora has done. I'm not sure how 679 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:41,719 much you saw of it, but that upset went over 680 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,519 Duke last weekend at home. We're not an upset, but 681 00:37:44,639 --> 00:37:49,400 in overtime, you know, playing as an FBS independent, And 682 00:37:49,519 --> 00:37:52,599 that's a big thing this year because this is going 683 00:37:52,639 --> 00:37:55,079 to conclude a three game homestand for the Huskies and 684 00:37:55,199 --> 00:37:58,119 they are indeed five and five and zero at home 685 00:37:58,199 --> 00:37:59,880 this year. I think this is going to be a 686 00:38:00,079 --> 00:38:03,320 tall order for Troy Calhoun's team, coming across the country 687 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:07,199 and playing a very well coached and offensive minded Husky team. 688 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:12,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, a very you know, strong offense. Uh the Huskies 689 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:15,920 have this year at seven and three. You know, their 690 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,920 schedule hasn't been you know, they're not They're not facing 691 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:19,400 a bunch. 692 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:20,159 Speaker 4: Of world beaters. 693 00:38:20,679 --> 00:38:20,800 Speaker 5: Uh. 694 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:26,159 Speaker 3: You look at the games against power for Conferences conference 695 00:38:26,199 --> 00:38:30,320 opponents this year. They lost at what used to be 696 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:34,440 the Carrier Dome, uh to to Syracuse earlier this year, 697 00:38:35,039 --> 00:38:39,039 they ended up winning on the road at Boston College. 698 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:42,159 You know, obviously BC is not a very good team 699 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:43,679 UH this year. 700 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:44,400 Speaker 5: UH. 701 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:48,760 Speaker 3: And then of course the win over Duke UH in Stores. 702 00:38:49,079 --> 00:38:52,440 You know, I think is probably the biggest, you know 703 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,599 win that they have so far this year. Their other 704 00:38:55,679 --> 00:38:59,400 wins are against UA b UH. As I mentioned Boston College, 705 00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:05,559 floor to International Buffalo Ball, State Central Connecticut. You know, 706 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:11,599 I look at at Yukon and you know, I'm still 707 00:39:11,639 --> 00:39:13,920 at that point where I'm like, I'll believe it when 708 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:17,679 I see it with the Huskies, because you know, there 709 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:21,679 have been years in the past where Yukon has looked 710 00:39:22,679 --> 00:39:29,039 formidable and this Yukon defense has been you know, been 711 00:39:29,159 --> 00:39:31,480 run upon this year. You know, I think that one 712 00:39:31,519 --> 00:39:34,440 of the things that you've seen with the wins is 713 00:39:34,519 --> 00:39:39,599 they're beating teams that are better at throwing the football 714 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:44,320 as opposed to running the football. And Yukon's defense they've 715 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:47,079 given up one hundred and seventy two rushing yards per game. 716 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:52,679 It's one hundred and eighth in FBS Division one college football, 717 00:39:52,679 --> 00:39:54,800 it's only one hundred and thirty one teams, So they 718 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:58,599 are down near the bottom there, and so I think that, 719 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:01,360 you know, this is going to come down to Liam 720 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:03,840 Sarka and and I really do think that you know 721 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,480 Sarka and whether you get Owen Allen involved again here 722 00:40:08,079 --> 00:40:10,800 this week to try and provide, you know, kind of 723 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:13,440 a change of pace. But really it is going to 724 00:40:13,519 --> 00:40:18,719 come down to how well the Falcons front line can 725 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:22,639 get the push on the on the Huskies defensive line, 726 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:27,480 because that is going to be the reason why air 727 00:40:27,559 --> 00:40:31,079 Force wins this game, or if they are unable to 728 00:40:31,159 --> 00:40:34,159 do so, it's the reason why air Force is going 729 00:40:34,199 --> 00:40:35,320 to end up losing this game. 730 00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:39,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, you mentioned seven and three and the win over Duke. 731 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,400 That was a step up in competition for the Huskies 732 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:45,960 last weekend because I think Duke was I would say, 733 00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:47,800 the best team that they had faced on their schedule 734 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:48,320 all season. 735 00:40:48,639 --> 00:40:51,280 Speaker 5: They that was their third day acc team. 736 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:54,320 Speaker 2: And playing as an independent, you obviously can you know, 737 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,599 set up your schedule and and it's set up with 738 00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:59,159 a lot of teams that are let's just call them 739 00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:02,280 beatable bottom feeders. And that's what Yukon has done is 740 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:04,480 feast on a lot of bottom feeders. There are three 741 00:41:04,559 --> 00:41:07,360 losses though are by combined thirteen points. I mean all 742 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:09,760 three losses are by less than a touchdown each. But 743 00:41:11,239 --> 00:41:13,000 I always say that you got to play the hand 744 00:41:13,079 --> 00:41:17,960 you're dealt, and you know, when you do that, you 745 00:41:18,079 --> 00:41:19,800 got to at least take care of business if you're 746 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:21,880 going to be you know, thought about with any kind 747 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:25,960 of you know, ilk whatever. But they're taking care of 748 00:41:26,119 --> 00:41:28,239 largely taking care of business with that hand. It's a 749 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,239 lot like you know, when Army was an independent and 750 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:32,480 they set the schedule up to try and develop some 751 00:41:32,599 --> 00:41:34,840 momentum and Jeff Munkin did it, and now they've got 752 00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:37,199 that momentum. I see a lot of what Jim Morris 753 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:39,159 trying to do and a lot of the same things 754 00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:42,679 that that Army did, you know, several years ago in 755 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,000 Yukon going back to an independence. So not the worst 756 00:41:45,039 --> 00:41:47,480 thing in the world, but they have built that momentum 757 00:41:47,559 --> 00:41:49,559 up and it's I think that momentum is one thing 758 00:41:49,599 --> 00:41:51,320 that helped carry him to a win over Duke and 759 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:54,239 couldn't carry him to a win over Air Force on Saturday. 760 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:54,679 Speaker 5: We'll see. 761 00:41:54,719 --> 00:41:57,679 Speaker 2: But you know, another step up in competition for the 762 00:41:57,800 --> 00:42:03,000 Huskies and you know quarterback or Joe Fagnano almost three 763 00:42:03,039 --> 00:42:05,960 thousand yards this season. Steven I don't care who you are. 764 00:42:06,039 --> 00:42:09,239 When you throw twenty five scores without a pick and 765 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,440 you're this late in the season, you're doing something right. 766 00:42:11,559 --> 00:42:13,199 And he's got a lot of weapons, and one of 767 00:42:13,199 --> 00:42:16,360 them is Skylar Bell, one of the nation's leading receivers 768 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:19,960 with over one thousand yards, eighty five catches, thirteen touchdowns. 769 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:22,519 Don't know if he'll be in the Blitnikoff conversation, but 770 00:42:23,039 --> 00:42:25,159 you know, they put up some awfully impressive numbers. But 771 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:29,519 Fagnano with twenty five touchdowns and no interceptions, who caught 772 00:42:29,559 --> 00:42:30,039 my attention. 773 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:34,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's exactly what I was going to point out, 774 00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:37,199 is that you know, they they have not thrown an 775 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:42,840 interception this year, and they have caused ten of them. So, 776 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:47,639 I mean, I'm just just taking a look at what 777 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:50,199 they've been able to do this year. I mean, they've 778 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:56,719 got fourteen takeaways total. That's really good for a team 779 00:42:57,119 --> 00:42:59,960 that has not thrown an interception here so far this year. 780 00:43:00,239 --> 00:43:03,320 So you know, you're gonna find yourself in a lot 781 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:06,400 of a lot of games if you are that good 782 00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:09,360 with the football, and it's gonna be up to Air 783 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:10,800 Force to be able to stop them. 784 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:14,679 Speaker 2: Yep, and Air Forces Defense it's it's come to play 785 00:43:14,719 --> 00:43:17,119 the last couple of weeks, and it's gonna have to 786 00:43:17,159 --> 00:43:19,280 do it again, as they've helped three straight opponents to 787 00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:23,039 twenty one points or less, Wyoming to twenty one, Army 788 00:43:23,119 --> 00:43:23,599 to twenty in. 789 00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:25,320 Speaker 5: San Jose State to sixteen. 790 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,840 Speaker 2: That's why they've been all been in all these three games, 791 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:31,559 last three games and one two of them. But they're 792 00:43:31,599 --> 00:43:33,840 gonna have to get that kind of effort defensively much 793 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:36,079 better than what they did the first half of the season, 794 00:43:36,159 --> 00:43:39,000 as air Force and Yukon set for a twelve noon 795 00:43:39,119 --> 00:43:42,679 showdown Eastern Center Time on the CBS Sports Network, again 796 00:43:42,719 --> 00:43:44,320 air Force getting seven and a half points. 797 00:43:44,559 --> 00:43:45,280 Speaker 5: All right, Steven, we. 798 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:48,039 Speaker 2: Got our Travis Mannion Foundation Honor Roll segment. We got 799 00:43:48,079 --> 00:43:49,239 that to do, and then we got to make some 800 00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:51,039 picks and our two games. We'll do that when we 801 00:43:51,119 --> 00:43:53,320 come back here on Yards and Stripes, your home for 802 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:54,400 Service Academy Football. 803 00:43:56,079 --> 00:43:58,840 Speaker 6: In two thousand and seven, Mareen First Lieutenant Travis Mannon 804 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:01,960 was killed in Iraq after saving his wooted teammates. Travis's 805 00:44:02,039 --> 00:44:04,400 legacy lives on through the words he spoke before his 806 00:44:04,519 --> 00:44:08,159 final deployment. If not me, then who words? That today 807 00:44:08,239 --> 00:44:11,320 fuel the spirit of Travis Manion Foundation and through TMF, 808 00:44:11,559 --> 00:44:14,079 these words can live in you too. Show the world 809 00:44:14,119 --> 00:44:17,360 what you're made of, because character is invisible until it's not. 810 00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:20,000 Find out how you can strengthen the character of your 811 00:44:20,039 --> 00:44:24,159 community alongside empowered veterans, families of the fallen, and inspired 812 00:44:24,159 --> 00:44:25,920 civilians at Travismanion dot org. 813 00:44:27,199 --> 00:44:29,159 Speaker 2: All right, welcome back in the yards and stripes, your 814 00:44:29,199 --> 00:44:32,039 home for Service Academy Football. Now time for a Travismnian 815 00:44:32,079 --> 00:44:36,480 Foundation Honorable Segment. When honor remember a fallen hero one 816 00:44:36,719 --> 00:44:39,280 is given the ultimate sacrifice. And as we record on 817 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:44,400 Veterans Day, we remember all those veterans who have served 818 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:47,440 our nation who are currently serving, and we say thank you. 819 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:51,800 But this week on the Travis Manion Foundation Honor Role, 820 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:55,360 we can remember Major William R. Watkins, the third Memory 821 00:44:55,639 --> 00:44:59,360 of the United States Air Force. Major Watkins gave the 822 00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:02,599 ultimate sac on April seventh, two thousand and three, when 823 00:45:02,639 --> 00:45:05,840 he was killed in action as the F fifteen E 824 00:45:06,559 --> 00:45:09,039 he was in went down during a combat mission near 825 00:45:09,119 --> 00:45:12,880 to krit Iraq. A native of Danville, Virginia, Watkins was 826 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:15,719 assigned to the three hundred and thirty third Fighter Squadron 827 00:45:16,119 --> 00:45:19,119 based out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. 828 00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:21,480 He transferred to the Air Force from the Navy two 829 00:45:21,519 --> 00:45:23,679 years prior to his death to be closer to his wife, 830 00:45:24,079 --> 00:45:29,199 Air Force Major Melissa Watkins William Salty. Watkins was a 831 00:45:29,320 --> 00:45:32,639 graduate nineteen eighty nine graduate of the United States Naval 832 00:45:32,679 --> 00:45:35,519 Academy and had served in the Navy twelve years as 833 00:45:35,559 --> 00:45:38,079 a flight officer. It was a big Jimmy Buffett fan 834 00:45:38,159 --> 00:45:41,480 before he switched and moved over to the Air Force. 835 00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:45,400 He dreamed of flying, said his uncle Jeff Haley. Watkins 836 00:45:45,480 --> 00:45:48,039 also wanted to sale the ocean, perform on stage, singing 837 00:45:48,079 --> 00:45:52,320 the choir, and play football. He attended Wood Barry Forest 838 00:45:52,360 --> 00:45:55,679 School near Orange, Virginia growing up, where he played football, 839 00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:57,880 sang in the school choir, and was active in drama. 840 00:45:58,199 --> 00:45:58,480 Speaker 5: Quote. 841 00:45:58,519 --> 00:46:01,679 Speaker 2: He was a big fellow, but very artistic end quote, 842 00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:06,280 said Edward Blaine, who taught Watkins senior English. He has 843 00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:09,039 survived by his wife, Melissa, and two children, one of 844 00:46:09,119 --> 00:46:11,559 whom was unborn at the time of his death, as 845 00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:15,679 well as his mother and two siblings. The average American quote, 846 00:46:15,679 --> 00:46:17,679 the average American will know him as a war hero 847 00:46:19,079 --> 00:46:20,880 for his family and friends. We knew him as a 848 00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:23,119 hero in other parts of his life as a great dad, 849 00:46:23,320 --> 00:46:25,760 a family man, a brother, and a friend. It was 850 00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:30,000 his uncle again, Jeff Haley talking about Major William Watkins. 851 00:46:30,159 --> 00:46:33,320 The Travis Madiden Foundation honored Major Watkins through the Character 852 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:37,639 Does Matter program presented during the USNA Summer Seminar and 853 00:46:37,719 --> 00:46:41,760 the USNA STEM Camp for rising eleventh graders. And we 854 00:46:41,880 --> 00:46:45,880 take the time to remember fallen heroes like Major William R. 855 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:48,519 Watkins from the Nited States Air Force and so many 856 00:46:48,599 --> 00:46:51,000 others this week because as we all know, freedomsit free. 857 00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:54,840 Football is just a game, but pales in comparison to 858 00:46:54,960 --> 00:46:57,840 the game of life. So we thank all those that 859 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:01,039 have given that ultimate sacrifice. 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Join your community this September and register to run, 866 00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:23,440 walk or rock by visiting nine to eleven heroesrun dot Org. 867 00:47:26,519 --> 00:47:30,599 Speaker 1: The latest with Navy, Army and Air Force on Yards 868 00:47:30,639 --> 00:47:32,960 and Stripes Service Academy Football. 869 00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:35,559 Speaker 5: All right, final segment of Yards and Stripes. 870 00:47:35,559 --> 00:47:38,239 Speaker 2: He is Stephen Carneyiam Price at cant say, well, appreciate 871 00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:40,760 you tuning in here, Army, Navy, and Air Force. That 872 00:47:40,920 --> 00:47:42,480 is what we do as we are part of the 873 00:47:42,559 --> 00:47:46,039 College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast network. Excited to be 874 00:47:46,159 --> 00:47:49,239 with you all season. Excited that you're with us all season. 875 00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:53,280 So Stephen, we last week we had three games. 876 00:47:53,400 --> 00:47:54,199 Speaker 5: You and I were. 877 00:47:56,079 --> 00:47:57,840 Speaker 2: We hit them all or we didn't hit them all, 878 00:47:57,880 --> 00:48:00,239 but you and all were the same on all the games. 879 00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:02,679 We both had Army, we both had San Jose State, 880 00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:04,880 and we both had Notre Dame. Although I had a 881 00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:06,800 closer game and gainst Notre Dame than you did, but 882 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:11,679 nonetheless we fell even. Steven, no pun intended as it 883 00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:14,039 was in our three games, but we got two games 884 00:48:14,079 --> 00:48:16,840 this week. I like the picks, or like, I feel 885 00:48:16,840 --> 00:48:18,480 good about my picks, just not the scores. You know, 886 00:48:18,599 --> 00:48:20,760 sometimes this score just kind of hits you and and 887 00:48:20,880 --> 00:48:21,400 you roll with it. 888 00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:22,800 Speaker 5: I kind of had to kind of. 889 00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:25,159 Speaker 2: Manufacture a couple scores because it's because I wasn't really 890 00:48:25,199 --> 00:48:28,239 sure which exactly which you know, direction to go with 891 00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:34,280 each game. But let's start with our first game. Let's 892 00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:39,840 start USF. The number twenty four Bulls coming into Navy 893 00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:43,320 Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Senior Day against the Midshipman. 894 00:48:44,119 --> 00:48:46,960 Can Navy keep pace because this one is gonna be big. 895 00:48:47,039 --> 00:48:49,840 If Navy's gonna have any shot to playing at the 896 00:48:49,880 --> 00:48:53,320 American Conference Championship Game, they've got to find a way 897 00:48:53,360 --> 00:48:56,400 to win this one, especially with the game against Memphis looming. 898 00:48:57,159 --> 00:48:59,719 Speaker 5: What do you think about Navy and USF. 899 00:49:00,440 --> 00:49:05,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've had this game pretty much circled all year long. 900 00:49:05,159 --> 00:49:10,400 The Michael Kelly ball he should be calling it. But obviously, 901 00:49:11,199 --> 00:49:16,400 you know, I think that USF's talent is gonna end 902 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:20,239 up being a little bit of a steamroller over Navy 903 00:49:20,320 --> 00:49:23,800 this this week. I just have a feeling that Byron 904 00:49:23,880 --> 00:49:26,519 Brown is going to have one of those games where 905 00:49:26,719 --> 00:49:29,679 he wants to put a statement down and I think 906 00:49:29,719 --> 00:49:32,760 he ends up doing it at Navy Marine Corps Memorial 907 00:49:33,119 --> 00:49:36,800 Stadium in front of his old boss in the Navy 908 00:49:37,840 --> 00:49:41,840 Director of Athletics, Michael Kelly. And so I have the 909 00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:44,119 Bulls winning this game and I have it. I have 910 00:49:44,199 --> 00:49:48,960 been winning pretty handily. I have it USF thirty eight 911 00:49:49,679 --> 00:49:53,440 and NYVY thirteen. Wow, we were very We're pretty close 912 00:49:53,519 --> 00:49:56,760 on that one. Yeah, and this, of course this, of course, 913 00:49:57,920 --> 00:50:02,360 if Blake Horvath plays, it may might be a little 914 00:50:02,360 --> 00:50:03,840 it might be a little higher. But I see, I 915 00:50:03,960 --> 00:50:06,800 see USF getting close to forty points in this game. 916 00:50:07,239 --> 00:50:09,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was. I was picking USF under the assumption 917 00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:11,920 that Horror BAF plays. Of course, we don't know at 918 00:50:11,960 --> 00:50:15,840 this point. We're recording here on on what Tuesday evenings, 919 00:50:15,880 --> 00:50:18,599 so we don't We're not no official word. 920 00:50:18,639 --> 00:50:20,119 Speaker 5: We may not know until Saturday. 921 00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,960 Speaker 2: But I'm like we picked last week and picking the 922 00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:27,320 same way with Horror BAF playing. I do like USF two. 923 00:50:27,559 --> 00:50:31,360 I think Byron Brown is just he's the most talented 924 00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:35,800 quarterback that that the Midshipman might have seen this year. CJ. 925 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:39,039 Carr is very good, although he's a freshman, incredible talent. 926 00:50:39,159 --> 00:50:42,440 But Brown, it's just he's another animal, the way he 927 00:50:42,519 --> 00:50:45,239 can run the football and the way he can throw it. 928 00:50:45,559 --> 00:50:47,159 And I think it's going to be a problem. I'd 929 00:50:47,199 --> 00:50:50,000 love what golis has done. Alex Golish is done with 930 00:50:50,119 --> 00:50:50,519 this team. 931 00:50:50,639 --> 00:50:51,000 Speaker 5: This year. 932 00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:53,800 Speaker 2: Certainly he's going to be a candidate for a lot 933 00:50:53,880 --> 00:50:56,760 of jobs this offseason. They're going to be open that 934 00:50:56,840 --> 00:51:00,280 are already open. I would be knocking on his door 935 00:51:00,320 --> 00:51:02,159 because I've heard interviews with him and I think he's 936 00:51:02,199 --> 00:51:04,400 fan I love listening to how Schulish talk. I think 937 00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:06,639 he's a fantastic interview and he seems like a fascinating 938 00:51:06,679 --> 00:51:09,119 coach to play for. But I'm with you, I like USF. 939 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:11,480 I'm going with USF to the tune of thirty five 940 00:51:11,599 --> 00:51:15,639 to twenty one, winning by two touchdowns. All right, let's 941 00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:20,039 move up to stores where Air Force is making the 942 00:51:20,159 --> 00:51:23,239 trip to the East Coast for what will be an 943 00:51:23,320 --> 00:51:27,280 early kick for them. That would be a ten am 944 00:51:28,159 --> 00:51:30,639 Mountain Standard time kickoff, but twelve noon on the East 945 00:51:30,679 --> 00:51:32,920 Coast is air Force and Yukon doing battle on the 946 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:38,400 CBS Sports Network. Steven Ken, Or, will do you think 947 00:51:38,480 --> 00:51:40,719 air Force? Do you think they're gonna be able to 948 00:51:40,840 --> 00:51:44,559 really come across the country play a much earlier game 949 00:51:44,639 --> 00:51:46,079 time that they're used to. I think there are just 950 00:51:46,159 --> 00:51:48,440 a lot of things that are stacked against the Falcons 951 00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:51,320 here this week that might just be too much to overcome, 952 00:51:51,760 --> 00:51:54,079 and namely a team in Yukon that's playing with a 953 00:51:54,119 --> 00:51:55,599 lot of mo they are. 954 00:51:56,440 --> 00:51:58,760 Speaker 3: You know, it is a it is a lot to 955 00:51:58,880 --> 00:52:02,599 ask to have a team come across the country. You're playing, 956 00:52:02,679 --> 00:52:06,159 as you mentioned, this is a ten am start back 957 00:52:06,239 --> 00:52:10,800 in Colorado Springs. And I think that, you know, air 958 00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:13,599 Force is going to have its work cut out for them. 959 00:52:13,760 --> 00:52:15,599 Speaker 4: Can they beat Yukon? I think they can. 960 00:52:16,239 --> 00:52:20,920 Speaker 3: You know, it's gonna it's gonna it's gonna take some takeaways. 961 00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:23,880 Uh you know, I think that that's really gonna be 962 00:52:24,360 --> 00:52:27,360 the case here. You know, kind of like we said 963 00:52:27,519 --> 00:52:30,400 last week with San Jose State, you know, we thought 964 00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:31,960 that it was going to be tough for them to 965 00:52:32,039 --> 00:52:34,400 take the ball away from the Spartans. I think it's 966 00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:36,400 going to be tough for them to take the ball 967 00:52:36,440 --> 00:52:40,719 away this week against the Huskies. And when you have 968 00:52:40,800 --> 00:52:42,840 a you're going up against quarterback that he's yet to 969 00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:46,320 throw a pick this year. You know, sometimes if you 970 00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:50,880 can get one, the flood the floodgate opens and you 971 00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:55,880 can get three or four turnovers that way. I don't 972 00:52:55,960 --> 00:52:58,639 see it happening though, And I have Yukon winning this game. 973 00:52:59,239 --> 00:53:03,760 It's a lot a lot closer. I have Yukon thirty 974 00:53:03,840 --> 00:53:05,440 one air Force twenty six. 975 00:53:06,360 --> 00:53:11,199 Speaker 2: Wow. Okay, well, we definitely see this game differently because 976 00:53:11,199 --> 00:53:13,239 I'd think Yukon wins the game. I just think they 977 00:53:13,320 --> 00:53:17,400 win it much more handily. I think Fagnano and their 978 00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:21,119 ability to light up the passing game and air Force, 979 00:53:21,159 --> 00:53:23,559 as we know, has been lit up in the secondary 980 00:53:23,639 --> 00:53:26,559 this season, and when you've got a team with the 981 00:53:26,639 --> 00:53:29,280 ability to throw the football down the field and stretch it, 982 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:31,960 I think that is a massive problem for the air 983 00:53:32,039 --> 00:53:36,119 Force secondary. And so I like Yukon and this one 984 00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:40,079 to win to the tune of forty two to seventeen. 985 00:53:40,679 --> 00:53:42,760 I like a big win for Yukon just because I 986 00:53:42,880 --> 00:53:45,280 just think coming across the country, I think all those 987 00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:47,719 things is just going to be just too difficult for 988 00:53:48,679 --> 00:53:50,840 the Falcons to overcome. Not that it hasn't been done 989 00:53:50,880 --> 00:53:53,480 before when they've come across to play Navy, but I 990 00:53:53,559 --> 00:53:55,320 think this is just gonna be a little bit too 991 00:53:55,360 --> 00:53:57,360 steep this late in the season. But we'll find out. 992 00:53:57,840 --> 00:54:00,400 Hope we have two good games. More than anything, we 993 00:54:00,559 --> 00:54:03,320 hope that we have two wins, but two great games 994 00:54:03,599 --> 00:54:06,679 of our two teams this weekend. Stephen, what we got 995 00:54:06,760 --> 00:54:09,320 on our way out the door because certainly, as mentioned 996 00:54:09,320 --> 00:54:11,039 at the outset, its veteran stay. I just want to 997 00:54:11,039 --> 00:54:13,800 say thank you again, best producer in the world, best 998 00:54:13,840 --> 00:54:15,639 co host in the world, nobody I'd rather do this. 999 00:54:15,800 --> 00:54:17,719 But the biggest thing is thank you for your service, 1000 00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:18,159 my friend. 1001 00:54:18,840 --> 00:54:21,079 Speaker 4: Oh, I really appreciate it, my friend. 1002 00:54:21,159 --> 00:54:25,199 Speaker 3: And yeah, for me, I mean, obviously I've got a 1003 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:29,920 lot you know, I will be working that Navy South 1004 00:54:29,960 --> 00:54:35,239 Florida game, so I definitely will will have my eyes 1005 00:54:35,800 --> 00:54:38,719 glued to that one. There's a couple of other games 1006 00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:42,079 that I'm looking forward to a little later on in 1007 00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:45,800 the day. Obviously, Alabama and Oklahoma is a game that 1008 00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:47,719 I think a lot of people are taking a look at. 1009 00:54:48,360 --> 00:54:51,840 And Georgia and Texas. You know, it's amazing to see 1010 00:54:52,239 --> 00:54:55,360 that with all the issues that the long Worns have 1011 00:54:55,440 --> 00:54:58,920 had this year, they're back in the top ten in 1012 00:54:59,039 --> 00:55:03,679 the in the ranking again. And arch Manning is you know, 1013 00:55:03,920 --> 00:55:07,199 close to it. We'll probably close in on twenty five 1014 00:55:07,280 --> 00:55:13,039 hundred yards passing here in this game, so I'm kind 1015 00:55:13,079 --> 00:55:16,360 of surprised with how things going. But obviously those two 1016 00:55:16,440 --> 00:55:20,480 games are going to be big SEC matchups here, I. 1017 00:55:20,599 --> 00:55:23,119 Speaker 2: Think the one and there are some good matchups this 1018 00:55:23,199 --> 00:55:26,119 weekend certainly better than the was last weekend. But I 1019 00:55:26,199 --> 00:55:28,679 think one of the most fascinating or maybe the most 1020 00:55:28,760 --> 00:55:33,719 fascinating team to me right now, and you'll probably say 1021 00:55:33,719 --> 00:55:35,599 the price, Where in the world and how in the 1022 00:55:35,679 --> 00:55:38,880 world are you coming up with this team the Pittsburgh 1023 00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:44,360 Panthers right now, because they have games left against Notre 1024 00:55:44,480 --> 00:55:47,679 Dame this weekend, at Georgia Tech and at home against Miami. 1025 00:55:48,920 --> 00:55:53,199 Pittsburgh could theoretically end three seasons if they were to 1026 00:55:53,280 --> 00:55:55,440 get wins in all three games. Now I'm not saying 1027 00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:57,159 that they're going to win all three. They could lose 1028 00:55:57,239 --> 00:55:59,960 all three, but they have a chance that they could 1029 00:56:00,119 --> 00:56:03,519 in three seasons. Because Notre Dame, they suffer another loss, 1030 00:56:03,519 --> 00:56:07,519 they're out of the college football playoff, They're done. Georgia 1031 00:56:07,559 --> 00:56:10,320 Tech right now is hanging They're eight and one, five 1032 00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:12,920 and one. I mean, a loss may not be the 1033 00:56:13,079 --> 00:56:15,800 end of the world for Georgia Tech, but it could 1034 00:56:15,880 --> 00:56:18,559 be certainly. Miami is barely hanging on by a thread. 1035 00:56:18,719 --> 00:56:20,719 Is they're three and two in the ACC and seven 1036 00:56:20,760 --> 00:56:23,880 and two overall. A loss for them that ends their 1037 00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:27,400 college football playoff hope. Uh, And let's just put it 1038 00:56:27,480 --> 00:56:29,639 this way, if pitt were to run the table, they 1039 00:56:29,679 --> 00:56:33,119 would find themselves in the most likely in the ACC 1040 00:56:33,320 --> 00:56:36,480 Championship game, depending on what else happened. I just think 1041 00:56:36,519 --> 00:56:39,760 Pittsburgh right now might be the most fascinating team in 1042 00:56:39,800 --> 00:56:43,079 college football for what the chaos that they could create. 1043 00:56:43,159 --> 00:56:43,519 Speaker 5: Stephen. 1044 00:56:43,639 --> 00:56:46,400 Speaker 3: So, yeah, and they've got they've got five wins in 1045 00:56:46,440 --> 00:56:49,199 a row, and that that ACC is going to be 1046 00:56:49,280 --> 00:56:54,320 fun to watch. You mentioned Georgia Tech. You know, Virginia 1047 00:56:54,920 --> 00:56:58,079 is five and one in the ACC. And don't look now, but. 1048 00:56:58,599 --> 00:57:00,960 Speaker 4: Here comes SMU as well. 1049 00:57:01,239 --> 00:57:04,599 Speaker 3: I mean the Mustangs, the Pony Express is also five 1050 00:57:04,679 --> 00:57:07,559 and one in this conference. And you know, all of 1051 00:57:07,639 --> 00:57:10,679 those teams now have a leg up on a team 1052 00:57:10,880 --> 00:57:14,599 like Miami or Louisville who beat Miami. You know, it's 1053 00:57:14,679 --> 00:57:15,760 it's amazing to see. 1054 00:57:16,760 --> 00:57:20,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, and all that to say, the ACC, the ACC 1055 00:57:20,639 --> 00:57:24,559 looks a whole lot like to me, the American right now, Yes, 1056 00:57:25,079 --> 00:57:27,239 with just a log jam at the top. I think 1057 00:57:27,239 --> 00:57:30,239 it's I think it's just incredible how similar they both are. 1058 00:57:30,440 --> 00:57:32,360 All right, Steven, let's get out of here. Let's go 1059 00:57:32,800 --> 00:57:36,280 get everybody ready to enjoy the games this weekend. I 1060 00:57:36,360 --> 00:57:39,280 know you are, I know I will two big ones 1061 00:57:39,320 --> 00:57:42,440 again South Florida and Navy, and then certainly Air Force 1062 00:57:42,519 --> 00:57:44,519 in Yukon. Can't wait to do it again next week. 1063 00:57:45,039 --> 00:57:47,840 Once again have the Veterans Day. As we roll along 1064 00:57:47,920 --> 00:57:50,599 here as we approach the end of the twenty twenty 1065 00:57:50,639 --> 00:57:52,760 five college football season. We'll see you next week. 1066 00:57:53,719 --> 00:57:57,559 Speaker 1: Join us again next time for Yards and Strikes Service 1067 00:57:57,639 --> 00:58:01,320 Academy Football. To get more on all things Service Academy Football, 1068 00:58:01,639 --> 00:58:04,400 like Yards and Stripes on Facebook and follow them on 1069 00:58:04,519 --> 00:58:07,599 Twitter at Yards and Stripes. And make sure that you're 1070 00:58:07,679 --> 00:58:11,719 subscribing to the College Gridiron Coast to Coast podcast feed 1071 00:58:12,079 --> 00:58:17,400 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, and wherever you get your podcasts.