Army already has 11 games scheduled. They can't schedule both UMass and BYU.

Oct 27, 2020
9:33:08am

BerkeleyCoug All-American

Although I agree with you regarding the mutual dates between Army/UMass. The only way Army schedules UMass is if it is the week before or after the Navy game, which I have always been told are sacred dates for the academies.

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I dislike the narrative on CB that Army is afraid to schedule us now. Army has

BerkeleyCoug

10/27/20 9:02am

I think it's funny also

CasualFan

10/27/20 9:07am

Try to be objective. It’s not our fault you chose to serve in that branch. 😉

FrontLineFan

10/27/20 9:10am

Here’s a post from a couple days ago from someone very familiar with their

che flaco

10/27/20 9:11am

BerkleyCoug - read this - exactly what i found and remember from a former player

Pobs

10/27/20 9:12am

Also, if Covid tripped up BYU when new cases in Utah were holding steady at 400/day, why would the Army AD be confident

ColoSpgs

10/27/20 9:23am

I don't think the UMass contract argument holds up. UMass-Army was originally

cwilke1

10/27/20 9:25am

Army already has 11 games scheduled. They can't schedule both UMass and BYU.

BerkeleyCoug

10/27/20 9:33am

oh yes you are right about # of games. I missed that.

cwilke1

10/27/20 9:38am

And some other poster mentioned that Army traditionally is off Thanksgiving

cwilke1

10/27/20 9:34am

One doesn't have to look any further than last season to debunk that myth.

BerkeleyCoug

10/27/20 9:37am

did you look at the 3 years before that? I did but then got tired to look

cwilke1

10/27/20 9:40am

Not this year. No cadets get to go home.

WP17

10/27/20 10:11am

Didn't Army already play and lose to a top 10 in Cincinnati?

idacoug

10/27/20 9:32am

None of the service academies are afraid.

oldrugger

10/27/20 10:11am

I think you are right, "afraid" is not the term - doesn't fit their model

Pobs

10/27/20 12:05pm

I played Rugby at BYU. AFA was always our most physical game of the year. The

oldrugger

10/27/20 4:37pm

They're not afraid of playing us or any good team. They just want to beat Navy..

BamaCoug

10/27/20 1:14pm

Nov. 28 is 2 weeks before Army-Navy. Your point may be a reason for Army not

cwilke1

10/27/20 1:21pm

Honestly, I think that there's a chance we're the ones holding it up for two

DescendentCoug

10/27/20 1:26pm

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