Underneath the bridge where the water flowed through
So happy just to see you smile
Underneath the sky of blue (Dylan)
This evening under the bright lights of Aviva Stadium in Dublin,Ireland... a new chapter in United States Naval Academy Football is born. The oddsmakers have the squids as 20 1/2 point underdogs.....i think Navy not only covers, but could win the game outright.
My reasons for believing are as follows:
Our new Head Coach was an internal promotion, Coach Newberry was a well liked Defensive Coordinator under coach Ken and i think his transition will be an easy one.
Because of his defensive background i fully suspect a good defensive minded game plan and a close game.
Our offense was getting boring and predictable.....the triple threat option was gradually replaced by a run pass option....the problem with that is our passing game does not force defenses to respect that option....so basically every play was a QB keeper left or right......no more pitches to far outside. I am optimistic that the offensive will return to a form of the triple threat with a big bruiser back that can get you 3 or 4 yards up the middle every down......keep those D Lineman honest and force them to respect the dive into the line.
At QB we have a two headed monster....Tai Lavatai is a better drop back passer, but Xavier Airline is a better runner......these two seniors have 5 Freshman QB's listed behind them on the depth chart....i am anxious to see what the offense looks like....but i am also optimistic.
Our Defense came on strong last year and has had some big games against top notch teams in our Conference..playing ranked teams like Cincy, Memphis, UCF the past few years has really helped when we go up agaisnt a "supposed " power team like ND.......truth is, we have seen and played against better teams than them.
as for ND.....they have a 2nd year defensive minded coach that inherited Brian Kelly's offense....then he lost his O.C in Tommy Rees......so they promoted the O line coach to Coordinator......and went outside to find a new O Line coach......not a lot of experience in that coaching room......nobody sb surprised if they spent some extra time at the Temple Bar and when they were studying films....well they were probably focusing on upcoming games vs Ohio State and USC as opposed to Navy.....and if they studied last years Navy Films, they were watching ancient history.
Not a lot of experience in the locker room, they lost a lot of guys to the NFL as always...including the focus of their 2022 offense in tight End Mayer....we shall see.
lets face it....ND is bigger, stronger, faster and on paper much better......but the game is being played on grass not paper......last year ND was 3-3 before a strong finish.....i don't think anyone in South Bend or Las Vegas is taking the squids seriuosly . If we can run the ball and play our bend but don't break defense it sb a close competitive game........Navy 3 ND 42 and of course 2+3= Beeer
Can’t you feel that sun a-shinin’?
Groundhog runnin’ by the country stream
This must be the day that all of my dreams come true
So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
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