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The 2012 Army – Navy Game: How “The Streak” Reached 11 (Even Though It Probably Should Have Ended at 10)

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Karl Darden

I am a numbers guy. And a phrase I hear frequently is “the numbers don’t lie.” That might be true most of the time. But if you’re talking about the 2012 Army – Navy game, you’d be dead wrong. To…

Navy Women’s Soccer: 3 Reasons Why They Are the Reigning Patriot League Champions

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Karl Darden

In case you missed it, there were three women’s sports at the Academy that won the Patriot League Championship this past year. The Swimming & Diving and Indoor Track teams got it done in February. But Navy Women’s Soccer was…

Navy Wrestling Fans Can’t Wait for Next Season . . . and Coach Cary Kolat Is the Reason Why

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Karl Darden

The Navy Wrestling program began a new era on March 20th, 2020. That was the day Chet Gladchuk announced Cary Kolat as the new head wrestling coach. Kolat had spent the previous six years as the coach at Campbell University.…

7 Cool Statistics From Navy’s Football Season You Didn’t Know

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Karl Darden

By now, Navy fans know that going from 3-10 in 2018 to 11-2 in 2019 represented the second biggest turnaround in FBS history. And in my very first post on the Navy Football team last January, I discussed three key…

Meet the Most Underrated Offensive Coordinator in All of College Football

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Karl Darden

It was a record setting year for the Navy offense this past season. But that didn’t get as much play as I thought it would. As fans, we’ve come to expect the triple option to ring up 300+ rushing yards…

Mastering “Swing”: How Dan Lyons Is Using His Rowing Experience to Build High Performing Teams in the Business World

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Karl Darden

A little over two months ago, I wrote a feature on the Navy Rowing team winning the King’s Cup at last year’s Henley Royal Regatta. It was an amazing performance against elite competition. And the achievement placed the Navy rowing…

Why Hiring Tim Taylor as the Navy Women’s Basketball Coach Makes Total Sense

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Karl Darden

The 2019-20 Navy Women’s Basketball team suffered through a very tough year. They won only seven games and went 2-16 in conference play. Almost immediately after the season ended, Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk announced that Coach Stefanie Pemper would not…

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The 2012 Army – Navy Game: How “The Streak” Reached 11 (Even Though It Probably Should Have Ended at 10)

Navy Women’s Soccer: 3 Reasons Why They Are the Reigning Patriot League Champions

Navy Wrestling Fans Can’t Wait for Next Season . . . and Coach Cary Kolat Is the Reason Why

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The 2012 Army – Navy Game: How “The Streak” Reached 11 (Even Though It Probably Should Have Ended at 10)

Navy Women’s Soccer: 3 Reasons Why They Are the Reigning Patriot League Champions

Navy Wrestling Fans Can’t Wait for Next Season . . . and Coach Cary Kolat Is the Reason Why

7 Cool Statistics From Navy’s Football Season You Didn’t Know

Meet the Most Underrated Offensive Coordinator in All of College Football

Mastering “Swing”: How Dan Lyons Is Using His Rowing Experience to Build High Performing Teams in the Business World

Why Hiring Tim Taylor as the Navy Women’s Basketball Coach Makes Total Sense

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