If we win, it’s “So what? You beat Navy.” If we lose it is an indelible stain on the season. Even when they are ranked and good teams, like this year they both are, playing them gains us nothing in terms of ranking, etc.
I know all the stories and history, so just chill about that. My father went into the service from ND during the war ( the last one we really won, I mean ) to fight the Nazis, and I heard all the stories from my dad about how Navy helped us, we owe them, etc. He was the greatest, too, but i feel the old man was wrong on this one. We should dump these games, just like we should lose the MAC teams on our schedule.
Replies to: "Exactly. Playing the academies is like playing the MAC."
- BYU and ISU could present some problems if the season ends close to where it is today, not likely - oldirish - 6:03pm 10/20/24
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- Matchups favor BYU - ndunabomber - 7:13pm 10/20/24
- @ Utah and @ASU could get them. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:47pm 10/20/24
- If they both finish undefeated we'll need some serious shit to go sideways elsewhere - Chrisb - 6:21pm 10/20/24
- Agreed, and Navy/Army present their own set of problems. [NT]
- oldirish - 7:13pm 10/20/24
- Yes, and / but, they really don't play anybody, especially Army. [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 8:30pm 10/20/24
- Army and Navy are both very disciplined teams - McIrish - 8:41pm 10/20/24
- Yeah. Should go without saying, that all of my statements on this are encapsulated with - Chrisb - 8:02pm 10/20/24
- Right, Remaining schedule can only hurt, not help ND. Beating Army / Navy by 100 will mean little - SteveM - 7:31pm 10/20/24
- Exactly. Playing the academies is like playing the MAC. - murph78 - 9:35pm 10/20/24
- This wouldn't be concerning if it weren't for our record against MAC teams. [NT] - oldirish - 11:30am 10/21/24
- Exactly. Playing the academies is like playing the MAC. - murph78 - 9:35pm 10/20/24
- Yes, and / but, they really don't play anybody, especially Army. [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 8:30pm 10/20/24
- Agreed, and Navy/Army present their own set of problems. [NT]
- oldirish - 7:13pm 10/20/24
- ISU did not look remotely the part when I watched them. IU is this year's Missouri. . [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 6:07pm 10/20/24
- IU is this years Washington. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:00pm 10/20/24
- They are a paper tiger. There is at least one every year. I'd much rather play them than Navy. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:37am 10/21/24
- Money on! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:10am 10/21/24
- IU is this years Washington. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:00pm 10/20/24
- Matchups favor BYU - ndunabomber - 7:13pm 10/20/24