It's been a long time since I had the opportunity to see an Army football game!
I invited my son form NYC (He's a UConn graduate) to meet me at the game for a good old father/son time to get together at the house that Ruth built to watch UConn dismantle the cadets. Boy, were we wrong!
I should have know by pregame UConn Alumni event @ Billy's cafe that there was much more to this game than a football game. We didn't expect to see River Ave & 161st street to be a swarming sea of cadet grey & black that eventually transformed into a never ending march into the Yankee Stadium Bleacher section, where the cadets "stood & cheered" the entire game!
WOW, what a sight to see,and what a good feeling to know that our future military leaders have such spirit and enthusiasm.
It was only fitting the Army would "seal the deal" by taking an interception back 99 yards just when UConn looked like it was going to tie the game up. As a UConn season ticket holder for 15 years, I had not witnessed the crowd and student support, enthusiasm and passion as I did watching the Army pregame festivities, that included three paratroopers landing on the 50 yard line.
We had no clue that the Army pregame pride and energy was only a precursor to a great UConn/Army halftime presentation, only surpassed by Army's high powered triple option, not to be denied victory over a supposedly superior opponent.
This will not be my last Army football game. the spirit, enthusiasm, passion exhibited by the cadets and Army supporters was worth the price of admission alone! Can't wait to see a game at West Point!