Well as long as you all agree with me on everything we won't have that problem.You are welcome to stop by as long as you are not picking people to have longgggggg debate here!
Call your Midshipmen Today!
- Thread starter ktnatalk
- Start date
-
- Tags
- football midshipmen
DesertCaliMom
5-Year Member
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2017
- Messages
- 584
Nope! [emoji41]
What, are you unamerican?
Something we both can agree on. And you thought I argued about everything.
Blessedmom
Member
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2016
- Messages
- 479
FYI: I grew up in Philadelphia seeing WP cadets & Navy MIDNS roaming around center city looking so proud & handsome. It was my dream to attend a SA, but my immigrant father who fled a war did not allow me. Only respectable career for his daughter was a teacher, pharmacist, or nurse.
Long story short, this years Army & Navy game will be special to me: a dream drifted but returned through my son
Long story short, this years Army & Navy game will be special to me: a dream drifted but returned through my son
DesertCaliMom
5-Year Member
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2017
- Messages
- 584
True story, the day before my army dad had a fatal stroke, he asked my future plebe DS to make sure he got Army Navy tix for his old pa. My son grinned, thinking he converted grandpa to #gonavy - then said wait, which side so you want to sit on?
Army of course. Haha!
The only games where the men on the field would give it all up for the men and women in the stands.
We all live a bit vicariously through our children. It is the joy of being a parent, and is an earned privilege for sure. Being an Academy parent really provides some special moments in this regard, and one of those for me was taking a walk towards the gathering area with my son in the morning of the Army/Navy game last December. He had to get there early and my wife wanted to get a coffee, so we walked a couple blocks before splitting up. He of course was in the caped overcoat, and as a Plebe it was the first time he wore it, so it was pretty cool. (It was also a bit funny watching him get ticked off a while earlier trying to figure out how to button the dang cape). I loved how the whole town has all the Cadets and Mids walking around amongst themselves. Great experience.FYI: I grew up in Philadelphia seeing WP cadets & Navy MIDNS roaming around center city looking so proud & handsome. It was my dream to attend a SA, but my immigrant father who fled a war did not allow me. Only respectable career for his daughter was a teacher, pharmacist, or nurse.
Long story short, this years Army & Navy game will be special to me: a dream drifted but returned through my son
I would say the post game was still a lot of fun, and there were a lot of very sad looking Navy folks that evening.
I love that stuff. That kind of mutual respect and appreciation gives me tingles. Well, on the other hand, I always get tingles reading CaptMJ's posts. LOL.
nodiva
5-Year Member
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2014
- Messages
- 152
To escape the wind, we "seat surfed" into a sea of Army fans (pun intended). When it became apparent they were going to win, the Army fans were crying, hugging, jumping etc. My son confessed, "I was hoping Army would win because, honestly, these people were so desperate for a victory."
After meeting up with DD, we all agreed. It's not much of a rivalry if you can't win one every 14 years. I think that's a good ratio.
dont they say that you are only as good as your last game?
We were on the upper deck and the temps melted when ARMY beat Navy! [emoji93][emoji93][emoji93][emoji93][emoji93][emoji93][emoji93][emoji93][emoji93]
Navy retired husband so no haters here. Just a Momma loving a son who is committed to USMA. I have a Navy retired plate on my car but will have a USMA plate holder soon.