tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791448.post4343832939142508389..comments2023-10-31T10:50:44.200-04:00Comments on PITCH RIGHT: The Army Navy Game in PerspectiveAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749495895201058539noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20791448.post-66227642454687956122007-07-02T19:20:00.000-04:002007-07-02T19:20:00.000-04:00In my estimation the media is the reason why the A...In my estimation the media is the reason why the Army-Navy game has fallen from the ranks of those big "rivalry games".<BR/>I think even in the 60`s and early 70`s the game seemed to be more a highlight and celebration of college football.<BR/>But with the recent addition of all these conference championship games on the same day-the networks treat it as a second class game with the lowest of the announcers drawing the straw for that game.<BR/>While ads are all over abot the championship games-maybe they work in a small blurb about our game and usually more about the patriotic aspect- not that these are good teams.<BR/>Now granted the records have not been great either but that never stops the major networks from hyping a bad Texas-Oklahoma or Miami-Florida State or Michigan vs ND in sub par years.<BR/>While it is a great rivalry-unfortunately the media have influenced many college fans into thinking that its some cornball-old school-dinosaur game and not a must see game (as it should be) for the entire Nation.<BR/>Also please dont get me started on that as we always hear the game is huge across the entire country yet we only get miniscule 2-3% ratings lately-so that cant be true.<BR/>The media boosts the hype and interest and they can tear it down as well- they basically are the reason the game has "fallen" form the great rivalry ranks even if we who are Navy supporters think otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com