@nytimes
Some of these replies are bonkers.
Guys. You're holding your breath, burning oxygen faster than your brain can react, & suddenly you're unconscious. It happens to swimmers doing hypoxic work a lot more commonly than MANY of you obviously realize.
Holy shit.
This has got to be one of the worst unforced errors in recent Academy football. I mean, I’m not sure how much talent you guys think the Mids had on offense this year, but spoiler alert: it wasn’t much.
They did a LOT with a little.
Quick Thoughts: Army played like Navy, & Navy played like Army, & the result was exactly what you’d expect.
Both teams rushed for 3.8 yards/carry. The best player on the field was FB JaKobi Buchanan, who gained 6 yards/carry but got just 4 touches.
Just want to throw this out there. If the service academies are the only teams playing this year, then CIC winner = National Champ.
#GoArmy
#BeatNavy
#BeatAirForce
Surprising emotions at watching one of my old units being honored.
H/T to
@KimballRay
this week, AFF’s own Dogfaced Soldier. These really are for you.
#GoArmy
#BEATNavy
Just posted an article for
@asforfootball
, & let me tell you,
@Buddie52
is killing it this year. No wonder he was such a good reliever. Guy comes up HUGE in big spots.
Just saw these shirts with the old school manual firing reticle, & now I feel like I need to go shopping again.
This is seriously knowing your audience. Who else would recognize what this is?
@RChoongWilkins
@mikejason73
This is actually the most important piece. Recall that China is going thru a massive real estate default problem because that their largest builder went bankrupt & defaulted. I suspect this is at least as much to blame as Russia.
Chinese real estate firms’ dollar bonds are in freefall – notes are set for another day of fresh lows. Contagion is reaching some of China’s stronger and state-linked developers. 4/5
via my latest take in Bloomberg’s China credit tracker
Lost a classmate today. This is never an easy thing. In the announcement, his family noted that he had decided to be an organ donor. So someone else will live because of James.
Well done. Be thou at peace.
@PAOerfulone10
@DrainBamager
Foley was the unsung hero. He put both Austin & the Rock over better than anyone. Without him setting up the stakes, the ultimate feud never would have come off the same way.
I have a real good feeling about today. No real reason for it, but I believe. After all the struggles this season, for Army to turn around & win the CiC would be amazing.
#GoArmy
#BeatAirForce
#ARMYvsAFA
What a day it’s been for other people’s assumptions about Army Football.
Leaving the hoopla aside, can we just treat these guys like they’re regular college athletes for once?
We know what they’re gonna do. When they’re on the field, I assure you, they just want to play.
Welp. I refuse to be disappointed by this performance. Never seen the Army Team fight harder than they did today, & really, that’s all we can ask for. Sometimes the bigger, faster dude wins. That’s life. Lived it myself quite a few times.
#GoArmy
@asforfootball
Army is expected to shift back to running a triple option offense and is expected to promote QB coach Cody Worley to offensive coordinator, sources tell
@247sports
.
In addition, Army and RB coach Darren Paige have parted ways. Before Army, Paige was RB coach at Cincinnati.
Instant Feedback: this neutral site game was a TERRIFIC idea because it’s been fun as Hell, & it’s 10x more collegial than Army-Air Force tends to be. Enjoying myself quite a lot. Maybe too much.
@Buddie52
@asforfootball
#GoArmy
#BEATairforce
My wife keeps telling me that they can’t hear me no matter how loud I scream at the TV, but I just can’t bring myself to believe that.
#GoArmy
#BeatCincinnati
#ARMYvsCIN
I’ll say this: the guys are sure as shit not going down without a fight. Down 2 QBs, ref’s calling bullshit, & even
@RossTuckerNFL
has turned on us, but
@ArmyWP_Football
is still coming. Screw everyone! Let’s get this!!!
#GoArmy
#BEATwakeforest
This game is borderline unwatchable. I get that this is the Citadel’s super bowl & that Army is playing plebes it’s yuks at almost all the skill positions, but Holy shit, that was one God awful half of football.
Not 1000% sure I got everybody, but the teams I see with availability for Saturday are (in order of preference):
• Virginia
• Florida State
• Texas Christian
• ECU
• FIU
• UAB
• S.Alabama
#GoArmy
Folks, let’s not forget that Army was about to start its 5th & 6th string QBs against Air Force this weekend, & couldn’t even get the game moved to Falcon Stadium.
Alright,
@Buddie52
, what do we have to do get in the stadium next week?
• Negative test?
• Essential worker in NY?
• Army alum?
• Letter winner?
Help us out!
@BigGameBoomer
Undefeated Wake as the winners of the ACC should definitely get in. How can you keep them out when Clemson has been in 75 times with the same resume?
@TrevorDame
It might be hard to draw eyeballs on TV on Saturdays, but I’ll bet their in-person attendance will improve. I mean, Dynamite + Rampage on a Wednesday is kind of a tough ask in-person. Whereas Collision + RoH on a Saturday sounds awesome.
TV folks will stream it later on Max. 🤷♂️
Quick Thoughts:
#ArmyFootball
2020 Schedule
@asforfootball
Pros:
• 6 home games
• Bye before OK
• Bye before AFA
• 4-game homestand
•
@UMass
/UConn in late Nov.
Cons:
• 2 x FCS games
• Only 1 game at Michie after 11/1.
• @ Tulane on 11/14 = l’ouch
Your thoughts?
The Rhode Island Convention Center is ready to welcome hundreds of midshipmen from the Naval Academy on Friday. They’ll be spending the night here before heading off to the Army-Navy Game
@GilletteStadium
.
@NBC10
Coach Ken is extremely salty this morning. He’s still wearing a countertop memorial sweatshirt, but this is easily the most fire I’ve ever seen from him.
Daughter: I want to go see Army this weekend.
Me: Seriously?
D: UMass is one of my schools, & I haven’t been to game all year.
Friends, seats on the 50 are $22.
#ArmyTop25
Argument:
1. Army won 10 games. There are only ~30 FBS teams with 9+ wins.
2. Army beat 5 bowl eligible teams. 1 also won 10 games. 3 won their bowl games convincingly.
Navy Uniform Reveal Reaction:
👍:
• Honoring submariners
• Helmet embellishments
🤷♂️
• Those jerseys are plain as plain can be. I mean, that’s… wow.
👎
• 🦑s are 0/lifetime matching hand-painted helmet colors to jersey colors. Which will ALWAYS be weird.
I listened to damn near every min of that game on the radio, & regardless of the outcome,
@richdemarco
is excellent. We are really spoiled,
@ArmyWP_Football
fans.
Nothing is gonna top Army Football beating Navy & Air Force in back-to-back weeks to take home the CiC, but this has been a solid weekend of sports nonetheless. Satisfying on every front so far.
Considering they started a plebe QB, Army was surprisingly competitive in some ways last night.
It’s the turnovers. Stop turning it over, & this is a different team. Keep turning it over, & lose every remaining game this season.
This isn’t complicated.
@huber57
I’ve no idea what he’s say about this today, but as a CPT teaching history at USMA, he was totally humble about it. Said they did a battle drill off a Movement to Contact. The End.
@vancity_gritty
@WrestlingMark16
He didn’t “have” to. He chose to because it’s a thing his favorite Japanese wrestlers did. He thinks he can use the tourney to make his legacy.
Just got a note from a would-be advertiser claiming that the
@asforfootball
podcast is in the top 1.5% of podcasts worldwide.
What a world. Honestly not sure I believe this claim. But I’ll probably put it on LinkedIn anyway.
Offensive coordinator Brent Davis says junior 245-pound fullback Anthony Adkins had, "great, outstanding summer and changed his body" and he's "faster and leaner"
#ArmyFootball
“Support the Troops” is a bumper sticker.
Next time someone tells you they “support” the military, for the love of God, please ask them HOW.
Our guys just want to play, & instead they get chickenshit from half the FBS. Unbelievable.
Army, despite 9-2 record & a guaranteed bid to Independence Bowl, will not be allowed to play in bowl game, sources told
@Stadium
. Army was snubbed because other bowls had contractual agreements w/teams & locked into taking teams w/ losing records over a 9-win team
I’d like to point out that these announcers have OBVIOUSLY watched zero quarters of
#ArmyFootball
this season. They just said, “This isn’t what we expected Army to look like,” when, in fact, this is EXACTLY what they’ve looked like all season
#GoArmy
#BEATAirForce