<p>Published in today's Washington Compost:</p>
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Navy (5-1) likely will be on the verge of a national ranking if it beats the Scarlet Knights.
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<p>:)</p>
<p>Published in yesterday's Annapolis Capital:</p>
<p>Rutgers' Leonard in awe of playing at Navy - Schiano hopes respect for academy doesn't affect score</p>
<p>Gannett News 101306 (C10-13)
Rutgers' Leonard in awe of playing at Navy Schiano hopes respect for academy doesn't affect score</p>
<p>By KEITH SARGEANT
Gannett New Jersey</p>
<p>PISCATAWAY -- Brian Leonard rarely gets emotional about a particular opponent. Even when returning home to face Syracuse last season, the Rutgers running back said he didn't feel uneasy playing the school he nearly committed to out of Gouvernor High School in upstate New York.</p>
<p>But on Saturday, Leonard admits, it will be different.</p>
<p>"I'll have chills, definitely," said Leonard, who will start at fullback when the Scarlet Knights (5-0) travel to Annapolis, Md., to take on Navy (5-1).</p>
<p>"You walk into the stadium and look up at that second deck, and see (the name of) every single war we've been in. Then, they do the jet flyovers and you see (the cadets), that gives you chills."</p>
<p>Leonard has good reason for the respect he has toward the United States Naval Academy.</p>
<p>"My dad was in the Navy three or four years," Leonard said. "I mean, I give those guys (in the Navy) the utmost respect. They're the leaders of our country. Some of those guys, the seniors, are going to be off to war a month after the season and defending us. They're clean players, never dirty, and they play hard on every play. I love playing against those guys."</p>
<p>Rutgers coach Greg Schiano believes Leonard isn't alone in his passion toward the service academy.</p>
<p>"There's not one guy on this team that doesn't realize what these guys have signed up for," Schiano said. "They're done with this football stuff, then they go and protect our country. So there's definitely a very healthy respect for their players, not only for their commitment to football, but for the commitment they've made to our country."</p>
<p>Yet, in the same breath Schiano cautioned his players from respecting a 5-1 Navy team too much.</p>
<p>"Look, they're not defending us on Saturday," Schiano said. "On Saturday, we defend them."</p>
<p>Leonard agreed that Rutgers has a job to do Saturday afternoon, the business of returning home with its undefeated record intact.</p>
<p>"This is a really good team we're playing," Leonard said, "so we just have to match their intensity level."</p>
<p>Good-bye</p>
<p>Rutgers' history coming off bye weeks in the Greg Schiano era was most forgettable until last season, when the Scarlet Knights defeated Pittsburgh and Cincinnati after their break.</p>
<p>But from 2001 through 2004, the Scarlet Knights were outscored 300-148 in losing seven out of eight games after their bye weeks.</p>
<p>Asked what his team did differently last season in raising its after-bye performance, Schiano said, "Nothing.</p>
<p>"We've gotten more mature," he added. "Hopefully we've coached them better. We're always tweaking. I can't say we did exactly the same thing we did this bye week as last year. We're constantly trying to figure out the best way to do things. But there's been no philosophical change, so to speak."</p>
<p>Schiano hopes that Rutgers' preparation from the bye week will pay off Saturday.</p>
<p>"We worked very hard last week," said Schiano, whose team practiced Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before taking the weekend off. "To us, it was a return to training camp mode. Part of that was Navy preparation, part of it was getting ready for six other games we have in the season. We worked hard for three days and then it was good for them to get away."</p>
<p>Schiano estimated his team used "60 percent" of last week's preparation on Navy, and the rest of it was spent on ironing out his own team's wrinkles.</p>
<p>"We had areas of emphasis I won't get into because it would probably give someone competitive advantage knowing what I think our weaknesses are," he said. "We tried to hone in on certain field zones, certain down and distances, things like that. When we weren't doing Navy, we were doing situational football, which is one of the things, especially with a young team like we have, that's really important."</p>
<p>Schiano isn't concerned with losing steam off his team's 5-0 start.</p>
<p>"I'm sure there's a school of thought where you concern yourself with, 'Do we lose momentum?' " he said. "I don't know. But I don't think it will (be a factor)."</p>
<p>'A' for efforts</p>
<p>Both the Navy and Rutgers football teams boast impressive credentials off the field as well. The Naval Academy is at the head of the class in graduating its student-athletes.</p>
<p>Navy ranks first among NCAA schools at the Division I-A level with a 98 percent graduation rate. Rutgers, meanwhile, earned the fourth-highest Academic Rate Progress (APR) from the NCAA's annual report last year behind only Stanford, Navy and Duke.</p>
<p>Of the 56 teams competing in bowl games last season, Navy and Rutgers ranked 1-2, respectively.</p>
<p>Series history</p>
<p>Navy leads the all-time series 10-9-1, with the teams meeting all but one year since 1995.</p>
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"You walk into the stadium and look up at that second deck, and see (the name of) every single war we've been in. Then, they do the jet flyovers and you see (the cadets), that gives you chills."</p>
<p>Leonard has good reason for the respect he has toward the United States Naval Academy.</p>
<p>"My dad was in the Navy three or four years," Leonard said. "I mean, I give those guys (in the Navy) the utmost respect. They're the leaders of our country. Some of those guys, the seniors, are going to be off to war a month after the season and defending us. They're clean players, never dirty, and they play hard on every play. I love playing against those guys."</p>
<p>Rutgers coach Greg Schiano believes Leonard isn't alone in his passion toward the service academy.</p>
<p>"There's not one guy on this team that doesn't realize what these guys have signed up for," Schiano said. "They're done with this football stuff, then they go and protect our country. So there's definitely a very healthy respect for their players, not only for their commitment to football, but for the commitment they've made to our country."
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<p>Someone please tell the kind gentleman that they are MIDSHIPMEN, not CADETS! :mad:</p>
<p>Sorry. Pet peave of mine. Ruins any episode of Star Trek the term is misused in, too. ;)</p>
<p>Nice to read about folks outside the club appreciating what our little school on the Severn, and what lies beyond, represents. :)</p>
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Someone please tell the kind gentleman that they are MIDSHIPMEN, not CADETS!
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<p>That's the media for you. He probably calls the Coast Guard Academy cadets "midshipmen." This is another example of how most journalists fail to pay attention to details.</p>
<p>*Tickets still remain for the Temple game on Nov. 18 *</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Saturday's homecoming football game between Navy (5-1) and 24th-ranked Rutgers (5-0) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is sold out and the attendance is expected to rank among the top five in stadium history. The game is being televised nationally by CSTV and will be streamed live for free at <a href="http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D">www.navysports.com</a>. The game will also be broadcast world wide on the Navy Radio Network, Sirius Satellite Radio and navysports.com. </p>
<p>"Saturday will be a very special environment for our much appreciated Brigade of Midshipmen, alumni, fans and friends," said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. "Homecoming day will bring the exciting pageantry of Navy football at its best with a stellar match-up on the field. Thanks to the community for the unbelievable commitment made in support of the program and welcome home alumni on this special day."</p>
<p>Published in today's Annapolis Capital:</p>
<p>Rutgers at Navy Game Information</p>
<p>Saturday, Oct. 14, 1:30 p.m. EDT
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Md. </p>
<p>Follow the Game</p>
<p>Television - Live on CSTV (check your local cable listings for channel availability)
Sirius Satellite Radio -- Channel 143 starting at 12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Radio / Internet -- The Navy Football Network </p>
<p>*11:30 a.m. (EDT) air time *</p>
<p>WNAV-AM 1430, Annapolis, Md. - <a href="http://www.wnav.com%5B/url%5D">www.wnav.com</a> *</p>
<p>*12:30 p.m. (EDT) air time *</p>
<p>WBAL-AM 1090, Baltimore, Md. - <a href="http://www.wbal.com%5B/url%5D">www.wbal.com</a> *</p>
<p>CSTV - Watch a stream of the broadcast for free
Navy All-Access - Subscribers can listen to the game
Gametracker - Live statistics from the game</p>
<p>NOTE: * Live online broadcast</p>
<p>Game Day Data</p>
<p>After posting its fourth-straight victory over Air Force, the Navy football team (5-1) returns home to play host to 24th-ranked Rutgers (5-0) in the Homecoming Game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Both programs need just one victory to become bowl eligible. </p>
<p>The Scarlet Knights posted a 31-21 victory over the Midshipmen last season in New Jersey.</p>
<p>The CSTV live online broadcast is available at this [url=<a href="http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=navy','VideoBroadcastMediaPlayer','toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=no,width=1000,height=710'%5Dlink%5B/url">http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=navy','VideoBroadcastMediaPlayer','toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=no,width=1000,height=710']link[/url</a>].</p>
<p>Please note that you need broadband internet service to watch this live stream. This service is FREE!</p>
<p>The pregame starts at 1:15 p.m. EST. </p>
<p>Go Navy!!! Beat Rutgers!!!</p>
<p>GA thanks for the ticket link. I just ordered a pair for dh and ds (Nov 18.) I've been in that stadium only once before and I don't remember it as being overwhlemingly huge.</p>
<p>sealion0101,</p>
<p>The newly renovated stadium can now seat close to 37,000 fans.</p>
<p>Final Score: Navy 0 - Rutgers 34</p>
<p>Plebes DO NOT get to carry on this weekend.</p>
<p>What a depressing game. Brian Hampton gets injured and two punts are blocked. :(</p>
<p>Depressing does not do today justice. </p>
<p>It was reported today that Brian Hampton tore his ACL, and will be out the remainder of the season. We can only hope he recovers quickly and well.</p>
<p>In the meantime, things are not looking good for Navy, unfortunately. Hope they can regroup...and quickly!</p>
<p>Aw, bummer. :(</p>
<p>As a parent of a son at Rutgers, I have to celebrate their 6-0 start.
As a mom, I feel very bad for the injured player.</p>
<p>This report in today's BS confirms navy2010's post regarding Brian Hampton:</p>
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But there is no denying the devastating effect of losing senior Brian Hampton early in yesterday's debacle. After suffering a dislocated left knee, Hampton likely is out for the season.
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<p>Published in today's Washington Times:</p>
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"It was an old-fashion butt-kicking," Navy coach Paul Johnson said.
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<p>That's an understatement.</p>
<p>*Navy QB Hampton hurt early in rout by No. 24 Rutgers *</p>
<p>This extremely long article was published in today's BS:</p>
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It was a nightmare in every way for the Mids, who fell to 5-2. They probably have lost Hampton for the rest of the season. They were shut out for the first time in nearly four years, and they suffered their worst homecoming loss since dropping a 49-15 decision to Boston College in 1968.
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<p>:( :(</p>
<p>Quarterback Dislocates Knee, Offense Sputters as Rutgers Drubs Midshipmen: Rutgers 34, Navy 0</p>
<p>Published in today's Washington Compost:</p>
<p>Gee, are they getting the obituaries written yet? :rolleyes:</p>