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Army vs. Navy 2014: 5 things you might not know about the rivalry
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| Dec. 9, 2014
| Creg Stephenson
Posted on 12/10/2014 5:26:58 PM PST by PROCON
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This is going to be a tough one to pick for me.
As an Army vet, I always go with the Black Knights, but this year Navy has a helmet designed around the Gadsden flag , a true predicament for me.
But I'm still going with the upset special:
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:26:58 PM PST
by
PROCON
To: ConorMacNessa; BIGLOOK
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:27:38 PM PST
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PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: All
BTW, anyone who doesn't want the Black Knights to win are...well, you know.
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:32:49 PM PST
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PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: PROCON
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12/10/2014 5:33:51 PM PST
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battlecry
To: battlecry
One article said it was originally on the Union Jack, but the Navy is going to have “Don’t Tread on Me” on the back of their helmets.
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:36:39 PM PST
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PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: PROCON
Army's Free Safety....
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:37:31 PM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
To: Gay State Conservative
Egads, no “Assault” weapons allowed on this thread.....</libsmind>
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:41:26 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: PROCON
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:42:11 PM PST
by
StoneWall Brigade
(Daniel 2 Daniel 7 Revelation 13)
To: PROCON
12 in a row seems lopsided.
Average MOV is in the 20s.
What’s the back story?
On the surface, it seems like they would compete on pretty even terms for players and coaches?
FWIW Sagarin ratings (which I like) says +18 for Navy this year.
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12/10/2014 5:42:46 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: PROCON
I hope the current President don’t show up
With this President who know
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:43:43 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: PROCON
This year's Navy uniform is actually based on the First Navy Jack:
The Navy team also carries this flag along with the National Ensign every time they take the field at the start of each football game.
To: nascarnation
I know, I’ve lost lotsa FReeper bucks over the years here with Navy guys, and the sad thing is that they GLOAT :-)
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:44:34 PM PST
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PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: PROCON
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:48:53 PM PST
by
Vision
(Living in beauty)
To: PROCON
One thing Army doesn’t know.
How to beat Navy.
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:50:46 PM PST
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dfwgator
To: PROCON
Bummer.
A brief bit of internet research may have found one underlying reason.
Navy coach salary $1,700,000
Army coach salary $700,000
Not sure how the budgets of the academies work.
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12/10/2014 5:50:54 PM PST
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nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: PROCON
Yes, that quote is on both the Gadsden as well as the first Navy Jack. Like you, I have ties to both (and own both flags too). Not quite like being a Sox fan at Yankee stadium, but similar. Last game I saw a young one wearing a shirt proclaiming “Army football, making the Navy look good since 1890”. Go Knights!
To: PROCON
The Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry goes back 150 years. They just played the 150th consecutive year at Yankee Stadium a few weeks ago.
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:52:38 PM PST
by
wny
To: PROCON
While the Army is busy fighting wars, the Navy has built a fine amateur football program to rival the quasi-military Air Force.
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:52:44 PM PST
by
big'ol_freeper
("Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" ~ Ronald Wilson Reagan)
To: nascarnation
Army needs to relax the physical fitness specs. I bet you if they allow the kids to have unlimited neck girth it would make a difference.
To: battlecry
Dumb question...are their reqs different from Navy?
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posted on
12/10/2014 5:54:20 PM PST
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nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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