I remember when there was just Notre Dame and the Army-Navy game. I have listened to them on the radio all of my life, The Army-Navy game is what all of football should be, two good teams, rivals before and during the game, they shake hands and walk off together after the game, a heated rivalry.
To me, it is always the biggest game of the year, something about the game that is just pure football, pure sports as it should be. Navy has dominated it recently, but hope and optimism precede each game.
I think the pageantry of this game cause me to choose The Citadel, I wanted to wear one of those uniforms like the Cadets, and, we wore the same type uniform.
I remember Blanchard and Davis, Roger Staubach and others. Both marching in to the football stadium. In '51, The Citadel played Army. A trainload of cadets from The Citadel headed to New York. We marched on to the field,, wow, dream come true. We ate in the big Mess Hall and toured West Point. Great memory.
It looks like another Navy win today, but both student bodies will march on the field. They will not loot, burn or riot, they will head home and study, the world will revolved as usual.
