Speaking of my Brother Christopher William Carlson…GO NAVY!!!

After graduating from Cistercian Prep School here in the Dallas Metroplex, Christopher went on to attend the United States Naval Academy and played football for Navy. I was fortunate to attend both Army Navy Games that Christopher, #90, played in, as well as a few after. Navy has the best tailgate parties!!!

Watch a video I made of the 2008 Game I attended in Philly!

Also, recently the uniforms have become a big part of the rivalry. Check out this years.

The Army-Navy game is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football between the teams of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, Maryland. The USMA team, the “Army Black Knights”, and the USNA team, the “Navy Midshipmen”, each represent their services’ oldest officer commissioning sources. As such, the game has come to embody the spirit of the interservice rivalry of the United States Armed Forces For much of the first half of the 20th century, both Army and Navy were often national powers, and the game occasionally had national championship implications. However, as the level of play in college football improved nationally, and became fueled by prospects of playing in the National Football League (NFL), the high academic entrance requirements, height and weight limits, and the five-year military commitment required has reduced the overall competitiveness of both academies. Since 1963, only the 1996, 2010, and 2016 games have seen both teams enter with winning records. Nonetheless, the game is considered a college football institution. It has aired nationally on radio since the late 1920s, and has been nationally televised every year since 1945.

Arguably, one of the reasons this game has maintained its appeal is that the players are playing solely for the love of the game. By the time their post-graduation military commitments end, many players are simply deemed too old to even consider playing competitively again, much less in the professional ranks. Many have other post-service ambitions that would preclude such a career, or they simply do not want to pursue one. Nevertheless, some participants in the Army–Navy Game have gone on to professional football careers. Our own Dallas Resident Quarterback Roger Staubach (Navy, 1965) went on to a Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys that included being named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI.

When: December 10 @ 2pm CST
Where: Baltimore, Maryland
Price: $70+
Link : Navy Sports