Army Navy isn't a bowl game but it
occupies its own place on the sports
calendar and the ceremony and pageantry
associated with it certainly elevates it
in importance above other regular season
contests and it matters oh goodness does
it matter if you're fortunate enough to
wander around the grounds at West Point
or Annapolis on any day you'll hear Beat
Navy or beat Army multiple times
guaranteed in the end of course
everybody knows we're on the same side
and the singing of the alma modders at
the conclusion as a true Testament to
that but make no mistake singing second
as the goal here's a quick look at
Saturday's game the 2023 Army Navy game
will be played at Gillette Stadium in
Foxboro Mass the season as a whole
hasn't been the most successful at
either Academy with no bowl game in the
offing but Army picked up a win at Texas
San Antonio back in September and
defeated B bound Coastal Carolina in its
last outing and the mids posted shutout
victories against Charlotte and East
Carolina as most fans well know this
will be a display of old school option
football and since both defenses see it
every day in practice there aren't
likely to be many
surprises QB Bryson daily takes the bulk
of the snaps for the Black Knights
Navy's most dynamic option at UB as
Xavier Arlene though he's taken
significant punishment All Season the
mids all important lb core is anchored
by Colin Ramos and the appropriately
named will Harbor and Senior Captain
lb's Leo loen and Jimmy Carlo mind the
gaps for the Army defense but while the
game-changing play could happen at any
time there might not be much Flash in
this addition by Academy standards
neither ground attack has been
particularly consistent this season each
averaging just a shade over 200 yard a
game bad things tend to happen when Army
tries to throw the ball they've tossed
11 picks this season on just 150
attempts and Navy's third down
conversion rate as a pedestrian 28 9% so
yes the score could be low but not the
intensity level