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Monday, 30 January 2023

Author: Karl Darden

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 as it relates to this is “the numbers don’t lie.” That might be true most of the time. But…
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Navy Women’s Soccer: 3 Reasons Why They Are the Reigning Patriot League Champions

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Karl Darden | 8 Comments
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…
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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…
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Meet the Most Underrated Offensive Coordinator in All of College Football

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Karl Darden | 2 Comments
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…
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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…
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Why Hiring Tim Taylor as the Navy Women’s Basketball Coach Makes Total Sense

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Karl Darden | 3 Comments
The 2019-20 Navy Women’s Basketball team suffered through a very tough year. They won only seven games and went 2-16 in league play. Almost immediately after the season ended, Athletic…
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Taming the Tigers: How Navy Manhandled Missouri to Win the 2009 Texas Bowl

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Karl Darden |
Navy’s win over Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl this past December was an impressive one over a quality Big 12 opponent. It wasn’t their first though. Ten years earlier,…
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A Look Back at the Biggest 4th Quarter Comeback in Navy History

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Karl Darden |
The triple option offense has several key features and benefits that line up well with the talent Navy recruits each year. But the one benefit you will never see listed…
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How “Fanatics” Brings Added Value to the Navy Sports Nation

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Karl Darden |
Despite everything we’ve been dealing with lately, it’s been great to see the Navy Sports Nation growing each month. When I started this blog at the beginning of the year,…
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An Insider’s View of Navy Football

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Karl Darden | 2 Comments
I’ve had a chance to catch up on my reading lately since all sports have been on hold. But before I even start, I want to clarify the title of…
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