Kickoff of the 125th Army-Navy Game was still two hours away. But the electricity was unlike anything I’ve seen before. Ultimately, Army-Navy is a football game and a good one at that. The Midshipmen entered Saturday’s game with an 8-3 record and with a pair of wins in their final two games of the season — against Army and over Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl — they can clinch just their sixth double-digit win season in school history.

Many people are forced to watch the Army-Navy Game, either because it's the only game on that particular Saturday or because it's part of some mandatory funday in a unit ruled by an academy alum.

Credit also goes to the Navy defense, which stopped Daily and the Army ground game. Army came in averaging better than 300 rushing yards per game and was limited to 113 on 30 carries. Daily had thrown one interception coming into the rivalry game and was picked off twice in front of President-elect Donald J.