Yes, there is a GBK thread (GBK: Predicting Army Black Knights' 2023 Campaign) whereby Joe Iacono gives his prediction of the upcoming season, which kicked off on 9/2.

And yes, here we are again (aka Déjà vu ) where the Black Knights are coming off of back-to-back games where they have been shut out and combine that with Saturday's contest that saw #19 LSU put up 62 points .... the upcoming game at Michie Stadium against UMass is more than a must win - it is a crucial must win for the program.

But then again, we have been saying over the past several weeks that “This weekend’s game is a “must win” for the Black Knights ... plain & simple. Coach Monken and the staff, along with the players can not afford to lose 5 games in a row.

With being said, chime in with your prediction for Saturday's upcoming contest.

I am not even going to go back and look at the game, but here are at least 5 plays (in no particular order) by the Army that left me #SMH.

1. Cooper Allan's 4-yard punt
2. Harris pitching to Robinson when the RB is one foot away from the sidelines
3. Daily fumbling inside the UMass 5-yard line
4. UMass special team catching us off guard and causing Cooper to panic and try to run versus punt
5. Daily missing open receivers or just chucking the ball anywhere.

• Location: Michie Stadium – West Point, NY

• Kickoff Time: 12 PM Eastern, Saturday, October 28th

• GBK Cover-It-Live Opens: Saturday (10/28) @ 11:30 am EST (however anyone can chime in at any time prior to and of course during the game)

• TV: CBS Sports Network

You can enter the LIVE CHAT through either of our two message boards (which is where the LIVE chat will take place)…

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With that being said, “Who’s Got Their Game Face On? .... Because It Is Showtime once again for the Black Knights”

See you back here at 11:30 am EST (if not sooner) and even if you are taking in the game LIVE as will our GBK Team, you can still jump on either of the COVER-IT-LIVE Threads (The 12th Knight or Army Black Knights Football Message Boards).

• THIS IS LIVE & COMMENTS ON THIS THREAD AND RELATIVE TO PRE-GAME CHATTER ... BUT, IT CAN START ANYTIME (FROM NOW - END OF THE GAME).

• NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE WITH YOUR GAME FACE ON.

WE WELCOME ALL COMMENTS THAT FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF BEING RESPECTABLE.

Note: The most active fan participation with The LIVE Chat is on the 12th Knight premium message board. In addition, there will be minimum moderation of these threads, although GBK Recruiting Analyst A.M. Allan will be peeking in from time to time throughout the contest.

I don't normally post on the day of a game. But I can't help it this time. I am really discouraged. We are not a good football team. In fact, most good FCS teams would beat us. I am not all worked up because we lost to LSU... I expected that. I am discouraged because I have not seen an Army team like this since before Coach Monken arrived. We are flat out bad. Coach Monken took a gamble on the installation of this new offense, and the change out of OCs. It has not worked... at all.

I am not sure where we go from here. But I am extremely worried that Army will enter another period of wandering in the wilderness. Somebody please talk me off the ledge.

I’m puzzled! Coming into this season, I was very concerned that we were installing a new offense and starting a new QB. However, as we went through summer camp, the overall vibe coming out was a positive one. My impression, maybe wrong, was that Coach seemed relatively positive about how the transition was going. Looking forward to the season. As I hung onto his words in every post practice/scrimmage briefing, I was expecting to hear the typical Monken assessment, “ We got to get a lot better! If the season were to start today, we’re in trouble.” These have been the typical opinions express by Coach in prior years. He even expressed multiple times that he really liked this team, and the senior leadership. With that feedback, I was feeling more hopeful, maybe optimistic. Am I alone is sensing a more positive Monken coming to the season than in the past? If not, I am very puzzled why the optimism, especially given the way the season has gone? Was Coache’s calibration on the real talent, discipline , execution off that much? Why didn’t he see this coming?

• Location: Michie Stadium – West Point, NY

• Kickoff Time: 12 PM Eastern, Saturday, October 28th

• GBK Cover-It-Live Opens: Saturday (10/28) @ 11:30 am EST (however anyone can chime in at any time prior to and of course during the game)

• TV: CBS Sports Network

You can enter the LIVE CHAT through either of our two message boards (which is where the LIVE chat will take place)…

... Premium (CLICK HERE - The 12th Knight) or Non-Premium (CLICK HERE - Army Black Knights Football) door!

With that being said, “Who’s Got Their Game Face On? .... Because It Is Showtime once again for the Black Knights”

See you back here at 11:30 am EST (if not sooner) and even if you are taking in the game LIVE as will our GBK Team, you can still jump on either of the COVER-IT-LIVE Threads (The 12th Knight or Army Black Knights Football Message Boards).

• THIS IS LIVE & COMMENTS ON THIS THREAD AND RELATIVE TO PRE-GAME CHATTER ... BUT, IT CAN START ANYTIME (FROM NOW - END OF THE GAME).

• NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE WITH YOUR GAME FACE ON.

WE WELCOME ALL COMMENTS THAT FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF BEING RESPECTABLE.

Note: The most active fan participation with The LIVE Chat is on the 12th Knight premium message board. In addition, there will be minimum moderation of these threads, although GBK Recruiting Analyst A.M. Allan will be peeking in from time to time throughout the contest.

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For those of you who don’t know the name Ken Kraetzer ... just a great guy, who has been covering Army football, the United States Military Academy at West Point and other venues associated with the Armed Services for years.

Yesterday evening, posted the following message on social media and needless to say, my family and I will be keeping his wife in prayer, along with Ken himself.

“It's been a bad couple of days, my darling, beautiful wife Kerri Kraetzer was hit by a car while running early Wednesday AM in White Plains. She has a serious head injury …

… Not sure what the next few days will bring, it's a nightmare, appreciate everyone's kind thoughts and prayers,

Ken


A picture from a happy day on Sunday.

We aren’t saying that GBK’s Joe Iacono is any Nostradamus, but in his pre-season prediction surrounding the Army Black Knights 2023 season, he has not been far off base.

Let’s take a look back at Joe’s prediction and have you chime in on where he is on point and/or off point.

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I am hearing that the shooter was on campus back in when he there for military training but taken to Keller for medical/mental evaluation.

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I had to go with RU

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I think I’m more disappointed in our Defense than Offense in yesterdays game. While i don’t like w here we are on O, our games planning on D is not helping us. It is clear to me our philosophy on as D is not to give up the big play, keep everything in front; however, we put zero pressure on QBs and make bad QBs look great. Our op opponents extend the field and they run the ball 8 yards as pop. We need to be much aggressive and put a little pressure on the other offense. It’s like we are playing 7 on 7 shell drill to be honest.

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