How the heck is one supposed to take shots at Navy? What's the angle here?
"MY PARENTS WOULD'VE BEEN PROUD IF I WENT TO YOUR SCHOOL TOO!"
"ANNAPOLIS IS GORGEOUS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US!"
"WE RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY!"
Maybe that's why so much has been written—here on STL and elsewhere—about the strong connections and mutual respect between the two programs that square off on Thursday. Navy has built its identity on the gridiron for more than a decade, first under now-Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson and more recently with Ken Niumatalolo.