Go Army....

Dallas · 12-03-2005, 02:43 PM

Beat Navy

12-03-2005, 04:05 PM

Go Navy ! beat Army !

BattleRifleG3 · 12-03-2005, 04:14 PM

Ehhhhhhhhhwhattheheck?

Rockabilly88 · 12-03-2005, 04:58 PM

Football game?

12-03-2005, 05:19 PM

Football: Army-Navy game winner will be 'first to 50'
By BILL WAGNER, Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA -- All the hype, all the hijinks, all the trash talking ends today.

After a typically action-packed, two-week lead-up, the 106th Army-Navy game finally kicks off this afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.

Will Navy continue its recent run of dominance against Army? The Midshipmen have won the past three games by a combined score of 134-31.

Can the Black Knights continue an impressive late-season resurgence with an upset of the archrival? Army is riding a four-game winning streak that has dramatically increased the players' confidence.

This has been a particulary wild Army-Navy week.

It began with Army head coach Bobby Ross receiving encouragement from an astronaut who called from outer space. It also included Navy head coach Paul Johnson being hospitalized with what is believed to be a back ailment.

On Tuesday, Navy athletic officials awoke to find the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy had been stolen from the football locker room. Late Wednesday night, the trophy was recovered in a storage closet in Bancroft Hall, the dormitory that houses all midshipmen.

While it appears the theft was the work of Army cadets on exchange at the academy, there has been some speculation that someone at Navy may have staged the heist as a motivational ploy.

All that matters is that the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy will be at Lincoln Financial Field today to be awarded to the winner. This is the first time since 1996 the Army-Navy matchup determined the champion of service academy football.

Navy has won the trophy seven times and retained it in three other years. The Midshipmen are seeking to capture the CIC outright for the third straight year, a feat only accomplished by Air Force.

Army has only claimed the CIC six times and not since 1996. Air Force has held the trophy in 17 years since the competition began in 1972.

"There's no question this game has additional meaning because the trophy is on the line," Ross said. "We're at the bottom of the barrel right now when it comes to winning it."

All that extracurricular stuff won't mean a thing once the pigskin takes flight shortly after 2:30 this afternoon.

Army captain Dhyan Tarver told his Navy counterparts they "better be ready to strap it up." Hard-hitting linebacker Rob Caldwell vowed the Midshipmen would be "more than prepared to do battle."

Ross felt Army didn't match Navy's intensity and toughnesss early in last year's contest.

"I got a feel for the toughness with which Navy plays on the opening kickoff. They came downfield and absolutely clobbered our guys," Ross recalled.

Army has been unable to contain Navy's vaunted triple-option the last three years, getting gouged for 508 yards in 2002 and allowing more than 400 in 2003 and 2004.

Quarterback Lamar Owens leads the Navy attack this season with 731 yards rushing and 1,114 passing. Slot backs Marco Nelson and Reggie Campbell have combined to contribute 1,189 yards rushing and receiving.

"It seems like every year Navy comes up with a quality quarterback. (Owens) is a scatback type who has also been a very adequate thrower," Ross said.

Sophomore Adam Ballard will make his second career start at fullback. The powerful 6-foot-1, 240-pounder took over the job against Temple and bulled his way for 167 yards rushing, a season-high for a Navy ballcarrier.

"Navy has very good speed in the backfield. Campbell and Nelson are both very fast, very quick. They are complete players who can hurt you running or catching the ball," Ross said. "Ballard is a big load and a very good athlete for a fullback."

Army's defense is dramatically improved, allowing an average of 170 yards less than last season. Tarver and strong safety Caleb Campbell are the leaders of the unit, which has set a goal of holding Navy to four yards or less on first down.

"We need to be very, very good on first down. That will be very important to our success," Ross said. "We also need to keep the big play out of the game. That is what has hurt us against Navy in recent years. We need to make them drive the field."

Army relies on a power rushing attack featuring senior tailback Carlton Jones (944 yards rushing). He's a crafty runner who has surpassed the century mark in three of the last four games and is coming off a season-high 187 yards against Arkansas State.

Backup tailback Scott Wesley, a former receiver with superb quickness and explosiveness, has added 519 yards rushing.

Quarterback Zac Dahman, who has started 33 games during his four-year career and holds 20 academy records, has performed efficiently and with fewer mistakes. He is 145-for-264 passing for 1,609 yards and eight touchdowns.

Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green said the Army offense employs a wide variety of screen plays. The Black Knights have done a good job of controlling the ball, winning the time of possession battle in nine of 10 games.

"They've given themselves a chance to win. They've learned how to win instead of how to lose," Johnson said. "I think you have to give Coach Ross and their staff credit for that. They are playing smarter."

Organizers with the Philadelphia Sports Authority have adopted the slogan "First to 50" for this year's contest. Remarkably, after 105 years, the series is tied 49-49-7.

"That just shows you how competitive the teams are. You have two programs that are very similar. We recruit the same kind of kids. It's apples and apples," Johnson said.

Navy is trying to take the lead in the series for the first time since 1991. Navy's senior class is attempting to become the first group to go 4-0 against Army since the Class of 1977.

"We had to go on a little run just to get it tied. Hopefully, if we can find a way to claw and scratch and win this year, we will nudge ahead. It's been a while since Navy has led this series."

Dallas · 12-03-2005, 08:13 PM

Oh well there is always next year.

Big Dog · 12-03-2005, 08:25 PM

"GO NAVY!!"

12-03-2005, 08:35 PM

By ROB MAADDI, AP Sports Writer
December 3, 2005

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Tired of hearing the gap with its biggest rival had closed, Navy made a statement.

Adam Ballard had 192 of the Midshipmen's 490 yards rushing, leading Navy to a 42-23 victory over Army in the 106th meeting between the service academies.

Quarterback Lamar Owens added 99 yards rushing and three TDs, Ballard scored twice and Reggie Campbell had a 54-yard TD run for bowl-bound Navy (7-4).

The Midshipmen have won four straight and six of the last seven games against Army to take a one-game lead in the overall series at 50-49-7.

"I would've been satisfied with a one-point victory, but we wanted to prove that we're on a different level," Owens said. "That's a team that was calling us out, saying they were better than for us whatever reason. We listened to that for two weeks. To come out and play the way we did was phenomenal."

Zac Dahman tossed three TD passes and had 255 yards passing for Army (4-7), which had a four-game winning streak snapped.

"It just comes down to execution. We didn't play that well or to the best of our ability," Dahman said.

Navy outscored Army 134-31 in the previous three meetings, winning each one by 28 points or more. But the much-improved Black Knights came out strong, and led 10-7 midway through the second quarter.

The Midshipmen responded with TD runs of 28 and 1 yards by Owens to take a 21-10 lead at halftime. Ballard's 67-yard scamper made it 42-17 just 9 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Navy captured the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright for the third straight year, a first in school history. The coveted trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the football competition between the three major service academies, was on the line for both teams for the first time in nine years.

"Everybody was saying they had caught us and we weren't that good," Navy coach Paul Johnson said. "I'm of the adage that you have to show me."

One of the most storied rivalries in college sports, for many the game has taken on even more significance in recent years because of the ongoing war against terrorism.

Army linebacker Barrett Scruggs wore on his uniform the actual patch of a soldier who was recently killed in action in Afghanistan.

Fighter jets and helicopter gunships roared over the stadium before kickoff, electrifying the sellout crowd of 69,322 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Army's Golden Knights and the Navy's Leapfrogs were supposed to parachute onto the field, but strong winds canceled their jumps.

President Bush, who participated in the coin toss last year, didn't attend the game.

"It's a big rivalry no matter what the records are," Navy linebacker Rob Caldwell said. "It's like fighting your brother in the backyard. We respect those guys more than any team we play because we're on the same side now."

After Army went ahead 3-0, Campbell took an option toss from Owens and sprinted untouched past the entire defense down the left side for his fourth TD this season.

But the Black Knights answered with Dahman's 30-yard TD pass to Jeremy Trimble to make it 10-7. Trimble split two defenders and was so wide open that it appeared he was a punt returner making a fair catch.

On the ensuing possession, Owens faked an inside handoff, bounced outside, broke several tackles and ran 28 yards down the left sideline for his ninth TD rushing. Owens' second, 1-yard TD run made it 35-10 late in the third quarter.

Dahman tossed an 18-yard TD pass to Carlton Jones to cut it to 35-17, but Ballard broke loose on the next play.

Jones finished with 80 yards rushing and became the second player for Army to run for 1,000 yards twice in his career. Mike Mayweather did it in 1989-90.

A confident Navy offense went for a fourth-and-6 from the Army 36 on the opening possession. Owens tossed a backward pass to burly offensive lineman Matt Pritchett, who was stopped after a 2-yard gain. That was one of the few times the Black Knights shut down a Navy runner, and it was a 267-pound blocker.

Army's last victory over Navy was 26-17 in 2001.

Navy started this year with losses to Maryland and Stanford, but won its next four games. The Midshipmen are headed to the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl against Colorado State on Dec. 22 in San Diego.

It'll be the third straight bowl appearance for Navy, a first in the academy's history.

Under second-year coach Bobby Ross, Army was respectable this season. The Black Knights started 0-6, but won four straight before losing to their rival.

"We took a beating. It's very disappointing to end the season the way we did," Ross said. "All in all, we made progress but this game was indicative of the work that needs to be done."

NRAJOE · 12-03-2005, 10:07 PM

Squid bastages...

Copper · 12-04-2005, 02:19 AM

You know what they say about lonely sailors and goats........

12-04-2005, 08:53 AM

Navy 42, Army 23 :right:

Big Dog · 12-04-2005, 12:13 PM

Copper, that ain't really where the Navy term 'being goat-f___'d' came from . . .

NRAJoe, better luck next year, Army pogue. :right:

Copper · 12-09-2005, 08:39 PM

Hey did you hear that they added a new verse to the Navy hymn?
"Now we don our gay apparal"!!!

Copper · 12-09-2005, 08:51 PM

In all seriousness, my Dad retired from the Navy as a Senior Chief after 27 years of service. I've been in the Army for 12 years and my brother for 10 years, so you can see that bashing the Navy is somewhat a family tradition. The Army/Navy game is more closely watched that the Super Bowl. My brother and I are both, in my Dad's words, "Army Pukes" that just don't know any better. Just wait 'til next year ya bunch of squids!!

Big Dog · 12-10-2005, 10:01 AM

Most of my range buddies who are veterans were either Marines or Army. That's okay - somebody has to get them to the battlefields - that's the Navy's job. :right:
Pound the shore with arty, then send the groundpounders in to see if it worked . . . :joker:

We're all on the same side - I'd buy any Navy, Army, Airforce or Marine member a drink, any time! :cheer:

Copper · 12-10-2005, 07:42 PM

The Navy is nice enough to give the Marines a ride to were the fighting is, but us Army grunts jump out of a perfectly good airplane!!!! I think that it a safe assumption that it's going to land too!!!!! But nooooo, lets jump out of it! I've taken off more times than I've landed in a C-130. Does that seem a little strange to anyone?

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12-03-2005, 08:35 PM	#8
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Navy 42, Army 23 By ROB MAADDI, AP Sports Writer December 3, 2005 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Tired of hearing the gap with its biggest rival had closed, Navy made a statement. Adam Ballard had 192 of the Midshipmen's 490 yards rushing, leading Navy to a 42-23 victory over Army in the 106th meeting between the service academies. Quarterback Lamar Owens added 99 yards rushing and three TDs, Ballard scored twice and Reggie Campbell had a 54-yard TD run for bowl-bound Navy (7-4). The Midshipmen have won four straight and six of the last seven games against Army to take a one-game lead in the overall series at 50-49-7. "I would've been satisfied with a one-point victory, but we wanted to prove that we're on a different level," Owens said. "That's a team that was calling us out, saying they were better than for us whatever reason. We listened to that for two weeks. To come out and play the way we did was phenomenal." Zac Dahman tossed three TD passes and had 255 yards passing for Army (4-7), which had a four-game winning streak snapped. "It just comes down to execution. We didn't play that well or to the best of our ability," Dahman said. Navy outscored Army 134-31 in the previous three meetings, winning each one by 28 points or more. But the much-improved Black Knights came out strong, and led 10-7 midway through the second quarter. The Midshipmen responded with TD runs of 28 and 1 yards by Owens to take a 21-10 lead at halftime. Ballard's 67-yard scamper made it 42-17 just 9 seconds into the fourth quarter. Navy captured the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright for the third straight year, a first in school history. The coveted trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the football competition between the three major service academies, was on the line for both teams for the first time in nine years. "Everybody was saying they had caught us and we weren't that good," Navy coach Paul Johnson said. "I'm of the adage that you have to show me." One of the most storied rivalries in college sports, for many the game has taken on even more significance in recent years because of the ongoing war against terrorism. Army linebacker Barrett Scruggs wore on his uniform the actual patch of a soldier who was recently killed in action in Afghanistan. Fighter jets and helicopter gunships roared over the stadium before kickoff, electrifying the sellout crowd of 69,322 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Army's Golden Knights and the Navy's Leapfrogs were supposed to parachute onto the field, but strong winds canceled their jumps. President Bush, who participated in the coin toss last year, didn't attend the game. "It's a big rivalry no matter what the records are," Navy linebacker Rob Caldwell said. "It's like fighting your brother in the backyard. We respect those guys more than any team we play because we're on the same side now." After Army went ahead 3-0, Campbell took an option toss from Owens and sprinted untouched past the entire defense down the left side for his fourth TD this season. But the Black Knights answered with Dahman's 30-yard TD pass to Jeremy Trimble to make it 10-7. Trimble split two defenders and was so wide open that it appeared he was a punt returner making a fair catch. On the ensuing possession, Owens faked an inside handoff, bounced outside, broke several tackles and ran 28 yards down the left sideline for his ninth TD rushing. Owens' second, 1-yard TD run made it 35-10 late in the third quarter. Dahman tossed an 18-yard TD pass to Carlton Jones to cut it to 35-17, but Ballard broke loose on the next play. Jones finished with 80 yards rushing and became the second player for Army to run for 1,000 yards twice in his career. Mike Mayweather did it in 1989-90. A confident Navy offense went for a fourth-and-6 from the Army 36 on the opening possession. Owens tossed a backward pass to burly offensive lineman Matt Pritchett, who was stopped after a 2-yard gain. That was one of the few times the Black Knights shut down a Navy runner, and it was a 267-pound blocker. Army's last victory over Navy was 26-17 in 2001. Navy started this year with losses to Maryland and Stanford, but won its next four games. The Midshipmen are headed to the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl against Colorado State on Dec. 22 in San Diego. It'll be the third straight bowl appearance for Navy, a first in the academy's history. Under second-year coach Bobby Ross, Army was respectable this season. The Black Knights started 0-6, but won four straight before losing to their rival. "We took a beating. It's very disappointing to end the season the way we did," Ross said. "All in all, we made progress but this game was indicative of the work that needs to be done."

12-03-2005, 04:05 PM	#2
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Go Navy ! beat Army !

12-03-2005, 05:19 PM	#5
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Football: Army-Navy game winner will be 'first to 50' By BILL WAGNER, Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA -- All the hype, all the hijinks, all the trash talking ends today. After a typically action-packed, two-week lead-up, the 106th Army-Navy game finally kicks off this afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. Will Navy continue its recent run of dominance against Army? The Midshipmen have won the past three games by a combined score of 134-31. Can the Black Knights continue an impressive late-season resurgence with an upset of the archrival? Army is riding a four-game winning streak that has dramatically increased the players' confidence. This has been a particulary wild Army-Navy week. It began with Army head coach Bobby Ross receiving encouragement from an astronaut who called from outer space. It also included Navy head coach Paul Johnson being hospitalized with what is believed to be a back ailment. On Tuesday, Navy athletic officials awoke to find the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy had been stolen from the football locker room. Late Wednesday night, the trophy was recovered in a storage closet in Bancroft Hall, the dormitory that houses all midshipmen. While it appears the theft was the work of Army cadets on exchange at the academy, there has been some speculation that someone at Navy may have staged the heist as a motivational ploy. All that matters is that the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy will be at Lincoln Financial Field today to be awarded to the winner. This is the first time since 1996 the Army-Navy matchup determined the champion of service academy football. Navy has won the trophy seven times and retained it in three other years. The Midshipmen are seeking to capture the CIC outright for the third straight year, a feat only accomplished by Air Force. Army has only claimed the CIC six times and not since 1996. Air Force has held the trophy in 17 years since the competition began in 1972. "There's no question this game has additional meaning because the trophy is on the line," Ross said. "We're at the bottom of the barrel right now when it comes to winning it." All that extracurricular stuff won't mean a thing once the pigskin takes flight shortly after 2:30 this afternoon. Army captain Dhyan Tarver told his Navy counterparts they "better be ready to strap it up." Hard-hitting linebacker Rob Caldwell vowed the Midshipmen would be "more than prepared to do battle." Ross felt Army didn't match Navy's intensity and toughnesss early in last year's contest. "I got a feel for the toughness with which Navy plays on the opening kickoff. They came downfield and absolutely clobbered our guys," Ross recalled. Army has been unable to contain Navy's vaunted triple-option the last three years, getting gouged for 508 yards in 2002 and allowing more than 400 in 2003 and 2004. Quarterback Lamar Owens leads the Navy attack this season with 731 yards rushing and 1,114 passing. Slot backs Marco Nelson and Reggie Campbell have combined to contribute 1,189 yards rushing and receiving. "It seems like every year Navy comes up with a quality quarterback. (Owens) is a scatback type who has also been a very adequate thrower," Ross said. Sophomore Adam Ballard will make his second career start at fullback. The powerful 6-foot-1, 240-pounder took over the job against Temple and bulled his way for 167 yards rushing, a season-high for a Navy ballcarrier. "Navy has very good speed in the backfield. Campbell and Nelson are both very fast, very quick. They are complete players who can hurt you running or catching the ball," Ross said. "Ballard is a big load and a very good athlete for a fullback." Army's defense is dramatically improved, allowing an average of 170 yards less than last season. Tarver and strong safety Caleb Campbell are the leaders of the unit, which has set a goal of holding Navy to four yards or less on first down. "We need to be very, very good on first down. That will be very important to our success," Ross said. "We also need to keep the big play out of the game. That is what has hurt us against Navy in recent years. We need to make them drive the field." Army relies on a power rushing attack featuring senior tailback Carlton Jones (944 yards rushing). He's a crafty runner who has surpassed the century mark in three of the last four games and is coming off a season-high 187 yards against Arkansas State. Backup tailback Scott Wesley, a former receiver with superb quickness and explosiveness, has added 519 yards rushing. Quarterback Zac Dahman, who has started 33 games during his four-year career and holds 20 academy records, has performed efficiently and with fewer mistakes. He is 145-for-264 passing for 1,609 yards and eight touchdowns. Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green said the Army offense employs a wide variety of screen plays. The Black Knights have done a good job of controlling the ball, winning the time of possession battle in nine of 10 games. "They've given themselves a chance to win. They've learned how to win instead of how to lose," Johnson said. "I think you have to give Coach Ross and their staff credit for that. They are playing smarter." Organizers with the Philadelphia Sports Authority have adopted the slogan "First to 50" for this year's contest. Remarkably, after 105 years, the series is tied 49-49-7. "That just shows you how competitive the teams are. You have two programs that are very similar. We recruit the same kind of kids. It's apples and apples," Johnson said. Navy is trying to take the lead in the series for the first time since 1991. Navy's senior class is attempting to become the first group to go 4-0 against Army since the Class of 1977. "We had to go on a little run just to get it tied. Hopefully, if we can find a way to claw and scratch and win this year, we will nudge ahead. It's been a while since Navy has led this series."

12-03-2005, 08:13 PM	#6
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,609	Oh well there is always next year.

12-03-2005, 10:07 PM	#9
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	Squid bastages...

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Copper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern "Mizzeruh" Posts: 246	You know what they say about lonely sailors and goats........

12-04-2005, 08:53 AM	#11
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Navy 42, Army 23 :right:

12-04-2005, 12:13 PM	#12
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,412	Copper, that ain't really where the Navy term 'being goat-f___'d' came from . . . NRAJoe, better luck next year, Army pogue. :right: __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

12-09-2005, 08:39 PM	#13
Copper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern "Mizzeruh" Posts: 246	Hey did you hear that they added a new verse to the Navy hymn? "Now we don our gay apparal"!!!

12-09-2005, 08:51 PM	#14
Copper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern "Mizzeruh" Posts: 246	In all seriousness, my Dad retired from the Navy as a Senior Chief after 27 years of service. I've been in the Army for 12 years and my brother for 10 years, so you can see that bashing the Navy is somewhat a family tradition. The Army/Navy game is more closely watched that the Super Bowl. My brother and I are both, in my Dad's words, "Army Pukes" that just don't know any better. Just wait 'til next year ya bunch of squids!!

12-10-2005, 10:01 AM	#15
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,412	Most of my range buddies who are veterans were either Marines or Army. That's okay - somebody has to get them to the battlefields - that's the Navy's job. :right: Pound the shore with arty, then send the groundpounders in to see if it worked . . . :joker: We're all on the same side - I'd buy any Navy, Army, Airforce or Marine member a drink, any time! :cheer: __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

12-10-2005, 07:42 PM	#16
Copper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern "Mizzeruh" Posts: 246	The Navy is nice enough to give the Marines a ride to were the fighting is, but us Army grunts jump out of a perfectly good airplane!!!! I think that it a safe assumption that it's going to land too!!!!! But nooooo, lets jump out of it! I've taken off more times than I've landed in a C-130. Does that seem a little strange to anyone?