Part of this was no doubt because the Army defense was on the field a lot in the first half. Army's offense was slow to get going last night, punting on their first possession and struggling with the Fullback Dive all night. Rice has a decent running defense, and they were stout most of the night in the middle of the field. They have good D-Tackles. The game broke open because of Regan's interception, though, and from there, the Owls' sloppy play put them deep in a hole. But when you score like that on defense and continually give your offense a short field, it means that your defense is gonna be out there a lot, too. Army forced some punts, but there were also quite a few would-be disastrously long running plays that ended as stripped balls. Granted, that's better than allowing rushing touchdowns and sustained drives, but Army still has some work to do to stop teams from running the football on them.
— Army WP Football (@ArmyWP_Football) October 8, 2017
From what I heard, Army fans outnumbered Rice fans last night, making this something like an Army home game. A couple of friends sent me pictures. It looked like a fun night.
Rice Stadium. Pictures courtesy of Andy Rieger & Baq Shah, USMA Class of 1995. |
That's what we want to see. |
The Alma Mater. |
I set up my own tailgate last night. We'd planned to make a fire in the fire pit, but it was too warm. So I grilled, & we watched the game outside. |
Army scored a lot of points last night. |
We're back home next week to face a very talented Eastern Michigan team. I've said since before the season started that I thought this week's game would be one of the most exciting of the season, and I'm sticking to that. Army will absolutely need its best stuff to get a win at home against an Eagles team with a senior quarterback coming off a strong bowl performance last season.Celebrating our first road win of the season. #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/HqXKCOFkRV— Army WP Football (@ArmyWP_Football) October 8, 2017
Go Army! Beat Eastern Michigan!!!
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