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Showing posts with label Navy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Navy. Show all posts
Thursday, December 20, 2018
A Busy Weekend-- Part 3: Army-Navy Football Game At the Legion
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
"Day of Infamy" Day.
We went to the Fox Lake American Legion for the annual Army-Navy game. It is a big deal, obviously at the Legion. We had a standing room only crowd with a lot of people pulling for Army and the same for Navy. There is such a lot of tradition at this game.
I was pulling for my favorite team for a change, Navy. Until two years ago Navy had beaten Army 14 straight times. And I generally always pull for the underdog. But Army won the last two games and now I can go Navy.
Sadly, Army won, but Navy made it a good game after Army's opening touchdown drive.
We then went to Sunnyside.
--Go NAVY. --RoadDog
POLITICALLY INCORRECT CHRISTMAS SONGS: "Santa Baby" A Gold Digger. Blackmail.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
It's Notre Dame vs. Navy for College Saturday Kickoff
And, it started at 8 AM here in CDST. What you call a real early start.
It's half time with Notre Dame up 27-3. They are the visitors, but, are they REALLY the visitors since the game is being played in Dublin, Ireland? Let's see, the Fighting Irish playing in Ireland. You figure.
A great start to the football season, even though there have already been games Thursday and Friday. This is the part of the season for us mid level 1A football schools to get torn up by the Big Boys, but once in awhile, there is a real big upset.
The fact that Navy is playing in the game also commemorates the role the U.S. Navy played in the War of 1812, in which that branch of the military really came of age and proved itself, thankfully as the Army sure was a disappointment for the most part. As you know, we are now commemorating (celebrating, but you don't celebrate war) the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
Come On Midshipman, make It a Game. (I Also Have to Admit I Have Become a Notre Dame Fan After Hating Them For So Many Years,) --RoadDog
It's half time with Notre Dame up 27-3. They are the visitors, but, are they REALLY the visitors since the game is being played in Dublin, Ireland? Let's see, the Fighting Irish playing in Ireland. You figure.
A great start to the football season, even though there have already been games Thursday and Friday. This is the part of the season for us mid level 1A football schools to get torn up by the Big Boys, but once in awhile, there is a real big upset.
The fact that Navy is playing in the game also commemorates the role the U.S. Navy played in the War of 1812, in which that branch of the military really came of age and proved itself, thankfully as the Army sure was a disappointment for the most part. As you know, we are now commemorating (celebrating, but you don't celebrate war) the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
Come On Midshipman, make It a Game. (I Also Have to Admit I Have Become a Notre Dame Fan After Hating Them For So Many Years,) --RoadDog
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
College Mascots
Came across a story on Yahoo about the top ten college live mascots. My sister Julie will be happy. Nephew Andy will not.
They also gave a short history of how the animal came to represent the school.
This list was taken from America's Best On Line at www.americasbestonline.net/cmascots.htm.
1. General Scott (mule) Army. Legend has it that when Navy showed up for an 1899 game with their "smelly" goat, Army decided they needed a mascot. The stubborn army mule was pressed into service. Cadets ran out and found a passing mule-drawn wagon and used it.
2. Uga- (bulldog)- Georgia-- Herschel Walker took Uga to the Heisman Awards ceremony, saying Uga looked better in a tux than he did. Receives extra points for attacking an Auburn player at a game.
3. Bevo-(Texas Longhorn cow)- Story has it that Texas A&M, after a particularly humiliating loss to Texas, branded a Longhorn cow with 13-0, the score of the last A&M victory over Texas. They sent it to U. Texas. The creative Texas lads turned the 13 into a "B" and the hyphen into an "E", added a V in the and kept the 0, hence the name "Bevo." As the article said, making lemonade out of lemons.
4. Ralphie- (buffalo)- Colorado is actually a she.
5. Bill the Goat- Navy- first used in 1913. Now on Bill XXXI.
6. Traveller- (white horse)--USC- first appearance in 1961. Gallops around the stadium after USC TDs.
7. Falcon-- USAF-- first collegiate mascot to perform free and untethered.
8. Mike the Tiger-- LSU--tradition is that for every Mike growl before a game, LSU will score a TD. We saw Mike on our visit to Baton Rouge. He could have cared less to be in our presence, Stuck Up Tiger!!!
9. Renegade- (horse) -FSU ridden by Chief Osceola. How come they can keep Chief Osceola, and we had to give up Chief Illiniwek?
10. Reveille (American collie)- Texas A&M- In 1931, cadets in a car hit her. Took her back to campus to care for her. When "Reveille" was blown the next morning, she started barking.
How come NIU's Victor E. Huskie isn't on the list? Is it because we're having a horrible season?
I'll give the ten runner-ups eventually, as well as the 25 Worst Mascots.
Sorry, Andy. No Smokey Here. Get That Grin Off Your Face, Julie. So Uga Was #2. --RoadDog
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