U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.
Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

The Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy is presented annually to the winner of the football competition among the three major service academies — Army West Point, Navy and Air Force — and is named in honor of the President of the United States.
• Navy has won the trophy 10 of the last 16 years and has won 25 of the last 33 Service Academy games against Air Force and
Army West Point.
• Navy has won the trophy a total of 14 times in school history: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2015.
• When there is no clear-cut winner, the trophy remains with the winner of the previous year’s competition. The last time that happened was 1993.
• The three-sided trophy stands two-and-a-half-feet tall and is engraved with the academy seals. Reproductions of the three mascots — the Army West Point Mule, the Navy Goat and the Air Force Falcon — are ensconced on the respective sides of this bauble. The trophy is sponsored by the West Point Association of Graduates, the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Air Force Association of Graduates.
• The year in which the trophy is won is engraved on a plate gracing the respective academy’s side of the trophy.

GAME DAY FESTIVITIES
• The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel on the West (Blue) side of the stadium at approximately 1:00 pm. The
team will walk down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking to the tunnel. Fans are invited to stand on both sides
of the sidewalk to cheer on the players.
• The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will begin at 3:07 pm.
• The National Anthem will take place at 3:18:30 pm, followed by a flyby at the end of the National Anthem.
• Saturday’s flyby will feature two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets from the “Blacklions” of VFA-213 based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. Piloting the lead aircraft will be Lt. Jason "Thetan” Metzger, USNA Class of 2012. The lead weapons systems officer is Cmdr. Patrick “Chunxxx” Baker, USNA Class of 2001. The wing aircraft will be piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Jason “Pigans” Geddes, USNA Class of 2008, and the weapons systems officer is Lt. Cmdr. AJ “AOSA” Seator. The Blacklions are a component of Carrier Air Wing EIGHT and last deployed on the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH in support of OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. Recently, the squadron was awarded the Naval Air Forces Atlantic GRAND SLAM award for 2018, signifying it as the most capable air-to-air missile employment squadron on the east coast.
• The "prisoner exchange" (students that are attending the rival school this semester will switch to their own side) will take place at 3:21 pm.
• The Navy Leap Frogs will jump into the stadium at 3:24 pm.
• Saturday’s coin toss will be conducted by Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper.
• Kickoff on Saturday is slated for 3:33 pm. Please note there is a chance kickoff and all activities noted above could be pushed back by five minutes if the first game on CBS Sports Network (Tulane at Army) is running long. That decision will be made before the clock hits 2:33 pm. If the game is held for five minutes, the clock will be held for five minutes at 2:33 pm. Bottom line - beat Army quickly, Tulane! #RollWave
• The Navy rowing team will be honored between the first and second quarter for winning the King’s Cup in July. The American team that was made up entirely of midshipmen from Navy’s heavyweight, lightweight and women’s programs found itself in a memorable contest against the highly-regarded German squad. At the completion of an ultra-competition race, the midshipmen team came out on top by ¾-length ahead of the Germans. Prior to 2019, the first and only King’s Cup competition was held as the 1919 Royal Henley Peace Regatta. Founded in response to the end of World War I, six allied military crews competed for that first-ever King’s Cup trophy that was presented by King George V. The six nations included, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Australians were the first victors.

No mention over whether we will observe a moment of silence...

Navy has two players on its roster from Colorado - both freshmen and both on the depth chart.
Starting outside linebacker Tama Tuitele hails from Aurora, while third-team nose guard Alefosio Saipaia is from Fort Collins (graduated from high school in Canton, Ohio).

Let’s go Navy!

Navy wins this if they play anywhere like they did at Memphis. just a good team.

Go Navy!

(10-03-2019 02:44 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.
Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

FIFY

(10-03-2019 05:12 PM)Mestophalies Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 02:44 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.
Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

FIFY

Thanks.
I'm already excited about Air Force week to the point of distraction, add on #MeanGirlsDay today...

(10-03-2019 05:33 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 05:12 PM)Mestophalies Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 02:44 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.
Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

FIFY

Thanks.
I'm already excited about Air Force week to the point of distraction, add on #MeanGirlsDay today...

Stats don't mean a thing on Saturday. Much to my dismay, AFA 24, Navy 13. AFA is pretty consistently strong on Offense. Navy Offense is not a 4 quarter team against solid competition. O Line fell apart second half vs Memphis. Malcolm Perry is a bean bag in the fourth quarter if he gets that far. No meaningful QB backups. That is just how it is. Hope I'm wrong.

(10-03-2019 08:37 PM)MrMultiplex Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 05:33 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 05:12 PM)Mestophalies Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 02:44 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.
Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

FIFY

Thanks.
I'm already excited about Air Force week to the point of distraction, add on #MeanGirlsDay today...

Stats don't mean a thing on Saturday. Much to my dismay, AFA 24, Navy 13. AFA is pretty consistently strong on Offense. Navy Offense is not a 4 quarter team against solid competition. O Line fell apart second half vs Memphis. Malcolm Perry is a bean bag in the fourth quarter if he gets that far. No meaningful QB backups. That is just how it is. Hope I'm wrong.

I also hope you're wrong.
I believe you are, but I guess we'll know in about 45 hours.

Quality video.

(10-03-2019 08:58 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

Quality video.

Go Navy!

Close matchup on paper. Rooting for Navy, but no real idea how it will turn out.

(10-03-2019 02:44 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.

Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

On paper the teams are very evenly matched, AFA has a 57.3% chance of winning.

(10-04-2019 05:03 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Close matchup on paper. Rooting for Navy, but no real idea how it will turn out.

On paper this is an extremely close game.

But the game is played on the "Gridiron", and Navy will prevail at home.

"GO NAVY"

(10-04-2019 08:40 AM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 02:44 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.

Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

On paper the teams are very evenly matched, AFA has a 57.3% chance of winning.

(10-04-2019 05:03 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Close matchup on paper. Rooting for Navy, but no real idea how it will turn out.

On paper this is an extremely close game.

But the game is played on the "Gridiron", and Navy will prevail at home.

"GO NAVY"

Massey gives us a 54% chance to win, predicts 31-28
Sagarin Predictor favors us at home by .6
ESPN's FPI gives Airforce a 57% chance at our place (looks like the one being quoted above?)
Bill Connelly's SP+ should end up pick'em or Air Force by 1 at our place (I didn't see what he factors for home field).

(10-04-2019 08:54 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(10-04-2019 08:40 AM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(10-03-2019 02:44 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons (3-1, 1-1 mwc) at Navy Midshipmen (2-1, 1-1 AAC)
Saturday 5 October 2019
1530 ET

CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)

Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964

Navy and Air Force will meet on the gridiron for the 52nd time when they square off on national television on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by USAA and supported by Under Armour and UnitedHealth Group.
Saturday's game has been announced as sold out.
Air Force leads the all-time series, 30-21, however Navy owns an 11-8 advantage in games played in Annapolis. Air Force won last year in Colorado Springs, 35-7, while Navy won in 2017 in Annapolis,
48-45, in a thriller. Navy is 11-6 against Air Force in the Johnson-Niumatalolo era.

Saturday’s game will pit the nation’s top two rushing offenses (Navy is No. 1 at 344.7 yds/gm, Air Force is No. 2 at 332.8 yds/gm) against two of the top defenses against the run (Navy is No. 14 giving up 84.3 yds/gm on the ground, Air Force is No. 18 at 93.3 yds/gm). Air Force leads the country in third down conversions (.600), while the Navy defense is 10th in third down conversion defense (.257). Both teams can also hurt you with the pass, as Air Force is No. 2 in the country in yards per completion (20.95), while Navy is No. 3 (18.8).

On paper the teams are very evenly matched, AFA has a 57.3% chance of winning.

(10-04-2019 05:03 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Close matchup on paper. Rooting for Navy, but no real idea how it will turn out.

On paper this is an extremely close game.

But the game is played on the "Gridiron", and Navy will prevail at home.

"GO NAVY"

Massey gives us a 54% chance to win, predicts 31-28
Sagarin Predictor favors us at home by .6
ESPN's FPI gives Airforce a 57% chance at our place (looks like the one being quoted above?)
Bill Connelly's SP+ should end up pick'em or Air Force by 1 at our place (I didn't see what he factors for home field).

ESPN's FPI gives Airforce a 57% chance at our place (looks like the one being quoted above?)

YES

I picked Navy in the "***Week 6 AAC Pick'em Thread 2019***", and I think that Massey (Massey gives us a 54% chance to win, predicts 31-28) is pretty accurate with his prediction.

The "spirit button" the mids were all wearing two years ago: