Happy New Year to everyone!

• No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati | Cotton Bowl (semifinal) | 3:30pm | Friday, Dec. 31
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"Hey, I’m not sure if you were aware of my situation, but I was medically disqualified due to food allergies at the last minute and was unable to attend West Point. Totally out of my control and I still root for Army to this day due to how grateful I am for being given the opportunity.," said Chris Joines to GBK Thursday evening.

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This one hurts as well, but that is what happens with successful programs.

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Hey GBK since Jabari missed the 2020 season and the NCAA granted everyone for a extra year eligibility do you think he would take it?

Why would Wood leave Army West Point for the same position at Troy?

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Hey GBK do you think Cedric Cunningham still has a shot to go pro even he was really quiet all year? Also Kwebena Bonsu do you think he might get looked at? Do you think Arik Smith might get invited to a bowl to get looked at by scouts? Or is he hearing from any teams?

NFL Hall of Fame coach, broadcasting icon John Madden dies at 85​

1. This was a solid win over a legit SEC team with a great coaching staff. Drinkwitz is an excellent coach and he had Missouri prepared for our team. But the Army coaches were better. I think Monken and Davis took the Navy loss personally and they really responded with this bowl opportunity. They had the right plays practiced and ready to win this game.

2. O line and fullbacks performed superbly. That was needed as the Mizzou defense was very fast to the boundary.

3. The long pass completion to Robinson was covered. Christian Anderson made a perfect pass and Robinson was too fast for the defense to catch up to him on the route. The inside defender especially reacted well but could not catch T Rob. An amazing play that led to the first TD.

4. All season long this Army team has shown poise, grit, and determination. No one has blown out this 2021 Army team. Even in the bad Ball State start the team fought back and made it a game.

5. Our defense overcame a slow start AND a very, very talented Missouri O line. Badie is a great runner but you do not get over 1600 yards in 12 games playing an SEC schedule with a mediocre O line. Credit to our D and especially our safeties who made tackles to stop breakaway runs.

Location: MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ

Game Time: 3PM EST, Saturday, December 11, 2021

GBK Cover-It-Live Opens: Saturday (12/11) @ 2:45 pm EST (however anyone can chime in at anytime prior to and of course during the game)

TV: CBS

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At the team's hotel ... Army Football Moms enjoying some downtime the evening prior to
122nd Army-Navy game

With that being said, “Who’s Got Their Game Face On? .... Because It Is Showtime ... as the 2021 Army Football Black Knights are Bowl Bound”

See you back here at 2:45pm EST on Saturday (if not sooner) and even if you are taking in the game LIVE from MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ 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).


Birds Eye View for GBK Analyst & Writer Joe Iacono


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First I would like to extend my Holiday wishes to Charles and the GBK team for making this an enjoyable place to talk Army football. But also to all of you out there, I pray that you and your families have a great holiday and New Year.

Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, TX

Game Time: 8pm Eastern, Wednesday, December 22nd

GBK Cover-It-Live Opens: Saturday (12/22) @ 7:45 pm EST (however anyone can chime in at anytime prior to and of course during the game)

TV: ESPN

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With that being said, “Who’s Got Their Game Face On? .... Because It Is Showtime ... as the 2021 Army Football Black Knights are taking on the Missouri Tigers of the SEC in the Armed Forces Bowl Game”

See you back here at 7:45pm EST this evening (if not sooner) and even if you are taking in the game LIVE from Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, TX 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).

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Horrible article by Mike Farrell of Rivals.

Fact or Fiction: Rutgers has guts, Texas A&M does not​

Army had some good coverage on ESPN on Gutsy victory over Missouri. I’m realizing this was a bigger when than I thought. Also saw on half time of UCF vs Florida a fair amount of positive talk. Monkin also was lauded for his success at Army. On my local sports station in Atlanta, the afternoon show had a spot on Army and also talked about Monkin and expressed surprise that he hasn’t been courted more.

I think @jiacono nailed the post game summary. Thanks Joe.

We will get an indicator of how stubborn Coach Monken and Coach Davis are in the upcoming bowl game versus Missouri. I expect them to stubbornly cling to playing Anderson and Tyler in the same drive. If they do that I hope it works well enough to win.

The bowl will also give us a measure of the resilience of this 2021 Army team. It is not easy for any team to take final exams and prep to play a bowl game in 10 days. I expect the team to pull together and make a strong effort in Dallas.

Coach Monken does not mention players by name while criticizing play right after a game. But this was not the first postgame where Monken has anonymously criticized Andre Carter’s poor tackling and play containment on sideline runs. He knows this is a problem.

Tyhier Tyler was a drive killer in the first half. He tripped on the turf, tripped on his linemen, and had a crucial delay of game penalty that made 3rd and 7 in the red zone become 3rd and 12. The coaches keep hoping Tyler will run for a TD in the red zone but those only come from great blocking where he runs through a hole quickly and untouched. That does not happen when we play this Navy defense. We should have tried something else in these situations. Know your enemy and know yourself and you will not have to fear outcome of a thousand battles.

This game and final outcome remind me a lot of last year’s bowl loss to West Virginia. We went up early in that game too. We went up even more to start the 3rd quarter But then we played too conservatively on offense with TT at QB and fell behind. Christian Anderson came in to move us down the field well at the end of that game and then the coaches put TT back in and he could not finish a drive. I do not understand the infatuation with TT at QB In the red zone.

Army has a bad habit of playing too conservatively on offense with a lead or when behind by one score. We did that this year versus WKU, Miami of Ohio, Wisconsin, Air Force, and Liberty. We did it again yesterday versus Navy. We do not trust our offense as much as we trust our defense.

As always, Joe Iacono, GBK Writer/Analyst does a great job in breaking down the games, along with his post-game interviews with Head Coach Jeff Monken and players. Needless to say, yesterday's win over the Missouri Tigers of the SEC was no exception in Joe's coverage.
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