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0-11 Army Football Team Excited to Finish Most Consistent Season Yet

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0-11 Army Football Team Excited to Finish Most Consistent Season Yet

Frederick Taub
Dec 13, 2013
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0-11 Army Football Team Excited to Finish Most Consistent Season Yet

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Weeks ahead of the infamous Army-Navy game on Saturday, Dec. 14, Duffel Blog reporters embedded with the Army Black Knights at their game against Western Kentucky to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the strategy behind their incredible season and some insight into what you may see against Navy.

WEST POINT — The referee’s whistle marks the scoring of another touchdown as the West Point Black Knights gave up another six points. Thousands of grimacing cadets clad in chafing wool stood in the bleachers at Michie Stadium, their feeble cheers silenced as Western Kentucky went up 14-0 over Army at 13:50 in the first quarter.

In the West Point locker room at halftime, the mood was contrarily enthusiastic.

“This is the most reliable I’ve ever seen you guys out there!” West Point coach Rich Ellerson applauded his ebullient charges. “Not since we had that one quarterback cheat on a history paper by copy-pasting from Wikipedia have the Black Knights acquitted themselves so well on the field of h…

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