tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791448.post115153925173730366..comments2023-10-31T10:50:44.200-04:00Comments on PITCH RIGHT: SI's Stewart Mandel talks about Navy...Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749495895201058539noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791448.post-1151599579457643532006-06-29T12:46:00.000-04:002006-06-29T12:46:00.000-04:00Well, if you're going to be a top 25 team routinel...Well, if you're going to be a top 25 team routinely (or cemented), then by default you have to be considered a "national power". <BR/><BR/>I agree with Stewart that Navy needs to not only win those 8 games, but we need to beat the average to poor teams soundly. 28-21 late win at Duke last year did not help our image any despite the tough play of the previous Maryland and Stanford games.<BR/><BR/>We also need to play ND tough which we did not do. Look, I love Navy football too, but we can't squeak by a bad Duke team, below average Air Force, and lost to Rutgers to be considered top 25.<BR/><BR/>On the bright side though, Air Force and Duke were both due to our mistakes. Rutgers was similar in that they couldn't mount the comeback even though they came close. We need an experieced QB who will make good decisions. Lamar did that at the end of the season, but not so much early on.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope that Hampton's game exposure helps him be a mature QB earlier rather than later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com