Rutgers is in the Big Ten.
This is a fact. You can see a big “R” logo on the Big Ten website and everything. While my brain knows this, it refuses to accept it. Conference expansion has led to a lot of odd pairings, but Rutgers to the Big Ten has to be the strangest.
At Media Day, it seemed like every other question asked of the players was about high expectations for this season. With 15 returning starters from a 9-win team, that didn’t come as much of a surprise. There wasn’t much we didn’t know about the Navy team back then. There certainly was on Saturday, though, with Tago Smith replacing an injured Keenan Reynolds at quarterback against Texas State. Now there was an element of the unknown. How would Navy react to its new signal caller? How well would Tago direct the offense?
Pretty well, as it turns out.
No Keenan? Just win.
I don’t care how they do it.
Mission accomplished.
Saturday’s game between Navy and Temple was a matchup between a seasoned team with a 3rd-year starter at quarterback against another squad with a roster full of freshmen and sophomores. Unfortunately for Navy, there were moments where you couldn’t tell which description applied to which team.
Defense did their jobs
Offense sort of did their jobs
They did Temple’s, too.
You know, maybe I didn’t give Al Golden enough credit.
So, Ohio State?
They are who we thought they were:
Pretty tough to block.
Maybe you should wait until the end of the day to read this, since you won’t be able to concentrate on anything else after gazing on their glory. You’ve been warned.
Sweet funky uncle these things are amazing. From the UA press release:
This special Under Armour-designed uniform the Navy Midshipmen will take the field in, on August 30, was directly inspired by the iconic Navy Summer Whites. From a helmet directly inspired by the Mid’s cover to a gold belt buckle and solid white cleats, no detail was left out. For the first time, uniforms will slightly vary from player to player, with each athlete wearing their specific rank on the field, depicted in the shoulder and pant leg design of each uniform.
Dude.
Dude.
It’s time for another season of Navy football. Are we ready for the Mids to lay siege to our emotions for the next four months?
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.
This one is long and super glitchy but at least it starts on time. Topics this time around include NCAA changes thanks to O’Bannon and Power 5 autonomy, and Air Force’s troubles.
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