The Game will be December 8th this year.

I have a friend who was Army Special Forces himself and has TWO sons on active duty who graduated from the USAFA. He sent me this video that was done by CBS Sports for last year’s (2017) Army/Navy game. It’s beautifully done.

I have another friend who is still serving in the U.S. Army. He has a son playing football at USAFA. Fact is though...the Army/Navy game has been played about twice as long as the Air Force Academy has been in existence.

You’ll enjoy this:

Very well done.
Thank you.

that is a good one, thanks for posting. What are they doing for this year's game?

Go Navy, Beat Army! (What pretty much nobody else knows is that every plebe at USNA has to "square their corners" inside Bancroft Hall - the 4,500 person dormitory at USNA. There are steel plates in the middle of every hallway intersection, which is where the plebes make their 90 degree turns. In my day, all plebes "chopped" inside the building, which is a slow run down the middle of the hallway. Where ever, and when ever you left your room.

At every turn, you'd yell out "Go Navy" or "Beat Army". Not loud enough? Any upperclassman could/would stop you and have you go back and do it again. Or stop you and screw with you for a while, then have you go back and do it again. Every lunch and dinner (again, all ~4,500 midshipmen sitting in one big hall at tables of 12), it would be like doing the wave, as the Go Navy! Beat Army! would go from table to table up and down the hall.

Win the game? Plebes get to "carry on" for a while, at least through Christmas break. Meaning, no chopping, no requirement to memorize "rates" (Officer of the Day, Midshipman officer of the watch, menus for the next three meals, etc). Lose the game? tighten up kiddies, the next few weeks will suck even more.

It is basically the same at USMA, just inverted. with shorter words and duller crayons...

The only players willing to sacrifice their lives for those who watch them play.

Great story, fd, thank you for sharing.

USAFA is like the little brother you pay no attention to.

I believe College Game Day will be there this year.

No way it will live up to the game last year, but will definitely be watching!

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
USAFA is like the little brother you pay no attention to.

I suppose, except for the CIC’s Trophy

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The trophy has been awarded to Air Force [20] times, Navy 15 times, and Army 6 times, with 4 ties. The President of the United States often awards the trophy himself at the White House for its presentation. Air Force currently holds the trophy [ actually Army holds the Trophy, and the Trophy will stay at West Point, no matter what happens in the Game. ].

That teared me up. Thank you for posting.
My daughter graduated from USNA 5 years ago. My nephew is a current cadet at USMA.
My dad, grandfather to both, has a "house divided" Army/Navy license plate frame.

When my daughter was at Navy, they won every Army/Navy game. Of course, times change. Army looks good this year.

Parents were so prominently featured in that video, chellim, that it would be difficult for you NOT to tear up.

Our daughter attended the summer session at the Air Force Academy between her junior and senior year of HS. She returned home from it saying, “It’s not for me.” Later, I talked to the ALO from the USNA (a Marine captain) that also offered. He said, “Too bad she didn’t come to Annapolis; she would have liked it.” Unfortunately, the summer programs occurred at the same time.

God Bless your daughter and keep her safe.

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Originally posted by TMats:
I suppose, except for the CIC’s Trophy

Nah, only one game matters all year.

Army / Navy.

Got my tickets! Can’t wait!

We try to go every year. Great time.