
Anchors Aweigh!
With 6 of the top 13 teams suffering unexpected losses this past week,
you won't see the Air Force-Navy game featured in the highlight reels on
ESPN. Neither team ranks in the Top 25, and neither plays in an elite
conference.
Still, there's something special about the service academy rivalries.
There's the pomp and circumstance for one thing. Before every home game,
the Naval Academy's entire Brigade of Midshipmen assembles at The Yard
in downtown Annapolis and marches to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
There, they take the field, saluting fans and opponents alike, then file
into the stands to cheer on their team.
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