I was excited to see him hit the 3 deep at the end of the season. I believe he was a flexbone QB in highschool wasn't he? Looks like he can really run. I'm guessing if we get the offense many think....some type of 2 back gun option that this will hurt his chances of seeing the field next year. Any realistic chance we get a flex OC?

Boy, he is a fired-up individual.

Not too much in the way of anything new. I asked if he had considered anyone to backfill his position, and he said that he will continue to coach linebackers and that staffing will be left to Newberry. I found that interesting in that it doesn't necessarily mean that there *will* be another defensive coach coming on board, which could give some flexibility in who stays or goes offensively. Talked a *lot* about being aggressive, which is sort of standard defensive coordinator talk but still was interesting. Also talked about how he likes being a defensive coach on an option team.

Coach Newberry mentioned in his press conference that there were recruits who wanted to wait until February to sign due to the coaching change. However, there were still several that committed today.

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Thought it might be worth re-reading the profile written when he was first hired:

- Named PJ Volker as defensive coordinator
- Said he would ideally like to have offensive staff in place by the 2nd week of January when the recruiting dead period ends
- Was very, very complimentary of Niumat in multiple answers
- Chet outlined his search, said he went up and down the eastern seaboard talking to people and conducted several phone interviews
- Chet said he used Chad Chatlos' firm to assist with the search
- Newberry said that there hasn't been the kind of recruiting shakeup that he thought there would be outside of some commits waiting until February rather than signing now
- Said "this is not a rebuild," believes the talent is there to win right away

Devastating news for a great player and outstanding Marine.

https://www.capitalgazette.com/spor...0200501-37vqs365nrexrmziqpisnhdcda-story.html

Not sure if you guys were following along with me on Twitter... It was short, pretty rapid-fire. Lots of boilerplate stuff, a few important takeaways.

- Called the triple option "the fiber of who we are." Said it is a factor in hiring, although it doesn't necessarily mean that the coach will be an option guy himself. Could be someone who just hires an option-focused coordinator.

- I didn't get the sense that it had to be a pure triple option, though. Offense should be option-based, but that can mean a lot of things. Chet did stress, though, that Navy hasn't been successful when they've strayed too far from the option.

- Said that this decision didn't come down to one game.

- Search firms have contacted him, but he was intentionally (and admittedly) ambiguous as to whether one would be used. Said today was for letting the dust settle. Did say that Newberry would be a viable candidate and that he's certain that Newberry's interested in the job.

My personal addendum to this-- I think the Navy job is more attractive than people think and that Chet wants to see what kind of interest he can draw before making a decision.

- The next coach does not need previous service academy experience. Chet said that anyone smart enough to work there can figure the place out. Said that there is value in a diversity of thought and opinion, and that someone from the outside of the SA bubble might bring that.

- Did not want to get into the conversation between him and Ken.

- Said the changes coming in the conference were a factor in his decision.

- Said that a lot of the pandemic restrictions came from Big Navy, not the athletic department or even the school. Said that it affected the BYU game but there was time to get right since then.

Great article, Mike.

"...but unfortunately there's no immediate reason to assume Navy will remember how to score points in 2022."

I apologize if everyone knows about this already, but if you’re a history lover like me, the excellent staff at the USNA Museum have a podcast with tons of episodes that cover a lot of ground. I stumbled upon it and am now obsessed and felt obligated to share:

Preble Hall

Army-Navy relevance is that one of the best guests on the pod is a one time USNA history professor, now museum curator and legitimate expert in all things naval history…and a USMA grad

I love this story. How similar is the double wing to the TO?

In the event that Navy defeats Army and finishes 5-7, is a bowl game possible? There are rumors out there that a few teams have lost several players to the portal and possibly unable to properly field a team. North Carolina for instance lost 11 players so far. Both Army and Navy could be an emergency replacement since both teams have been practicing and neither will be hit by the portal or players opting out of bowl games for NFL and other reasons. Thoughts??

Our inaugural Varsity year is off to a great start. The Guys and undefeated and the Ladies have suffered just one loss.
The Guys will travel to Glendale, Co (just outside Denver) to face Air Force on Friday night at Infinity Park in Glendale, Co.
Is anyone planning to go to this match?

Busic honorable mention.

Sorry for the delay

Navy opens as a 3 point underdog on FanDuel

I find that surprising. I thought we’d be favored given our last few games.

The men of the Ken
proved they assuredly can
defeat a ranked team

Please!

From my weekly peek at d3football.com ..... The D3 NCAA championship game, the Stagg Bowl, is scheduled for Dec 16 at NMCMS in Annapolis.

Lots of decent teams in this year's D3 playoffs. two of them Ithaca and Cortland State, both undefeated, drew 40 K + in Yankee Stadium last Saturday. Ithaca won.

Notable USNA alum, Jim Kubiak, '95, is coaching a new D3 program at tiny Hilbert College in upstate NY. He holds Navy's career passing record... over 6000 yds. He toiled under George Chaump, one of the Navy coaches mentioned in an earlier thread. He was the C in the T-U-C-W group of four who took us through two decades of football futility.