Tag: navy football
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David Ramsey: Can Air Force football dethrone Jeff Monken and his soaring Army team?
When Army hired Jeff Monken to resuscitate its barely breathing football program in 2014, Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk faced an unsettling question. Had, Gladchuk asked himself, Army’s Black Knights found their Paul Johnson? A little background: In 2002, Navy hired Johnson after losing 31 of 34 games. The Midshipmen had taken up what appeared…
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David Ramsey: How Air Force’s Troy Calhoun can repair his broken football program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Troy Calhoun revived Air Force’s broken football program when he returned to his alma mater in 2007. Once again, the call rings out for Calhoun to ride to the rescue. This time, he must save the team he built, a disintegrating team, a team tumbling…
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David Ramsey: How Air Force’s Troy Calhoun can repair his broken football program
Troy Calhoun revived Air Force’s broken football program when he returned to his alma mater in 2007. Once again, the call rings out for Calhoun to ride to the rescue. This time, he must save the team he built, a disintegrating team, a team tumbling toward the bottom of service-academy football. In his 12th season,…
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David Ramsey: Air Force football will require sneaky ways to ride winning season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The drama was still there in the final minutes of Air Force’s football struggle against Florida Atlantic. Of course it was. Drama is the norm with these Falcons. Air Force’s football team is struggling after losing four of five Football Bowl Subdivision games, but the…
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David Ramsey: Defense must play defense for Air Force football to return to winning in 2018
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Troy Calhoun is embarking on a fresh football season, and he’s excited. I’d try to explain his feelings, but divine help is needed to paraphrase Calhoun. We’ll let him talk. “The unknown, quite frankly,” he says of the 2018 season as he stands in twilight…
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David Ramsey: Defense must play defense for Air Force football to return to winning in 2018
Troy Calhoun is embarking on a fresh football season, and he’s excited. I’d try to explain his feelings, but divine help is needed to paraphrase Calhoun. We’ll let him talk. “The unknown, quite frankly,” he says of the 2018 season as he stands in twilight following an evening practice. “You’re just forging a trail. Not…