Aside from the typical midseason TV-directed time changes (more on them later), the 2014 service academy slate is just about set. And as sweltering summer temperatures signal the beginning of full-pad practices and traditional preseason speculation, here’s a few things for the more-than-casual academy football fan to take notice of: 1. A normal Saturday slate. Aside from a trio of games in late November, including two on the day after Thanksgiving, every service academy game will be played during a time typically reserved for college football. Last year, Air Force alone played four non-Saturday games. 2. Mids going big time:…
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The Mountain West Conference released Air Force’s complete schedule on Thursday, and the month of October stands out as being a particularly brutal stretch for the Falcons. The month starts with a trip to Annapolis to play rival Navy, and it doesn’t get any easier from there. The Falcons also travel to South Bend to play Notre Dame and later play their first game at the awful blue field of perennial power and conference newcomer Boise State. San Diego State, fresh off a win in the Poinsettia Bowl last season, is the only home game for the Falcons during the…