Browsing: John Feinstein

Navy football fans have another reason to dislike NFL replacement officials. While the rest of the football world focuses on the last play of last night’s Seattle-Green Bay game (Seen any good stories lately? Probably a few.), a familiar name has popped up on the list of refs the league has used in the place of its locked-out men in black (and white). We turn things over to The Birddog’s Twitter account: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/navybirddog/status/250272001359507456″] A quick history lesson: In 1999, a few decades deep into Notre Dame’s win streak over Navy, the Mids had a 24-21 lead in South Bend…

Author John Feinstein spent the 1995 football season following the Army and Navy players and coaches for his book A Civil War: Army vs Navy. He also does the color commentary for Navy football radio broadcasts. Feinstein even wrote a mystery book for kids The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army Navy Game. Feinstein did a phone interview with After Action talking about this year’s matchup. AA: What was the turning point of the season for Navy after a slow start with losses to Maryland and Air Force? Feinstein: I thought the turning point of their year was the Air Force…

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