The mascots from the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy square off in a pushup contest during their football game in Colorado on Oct. 6, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen.
Navy-Air Force Football Game To Go On As Scheduled Despite Shutdown -- Washington Post
The Air Force-Navy football game will be played Saturday morning as scheduled after having been put on hold because of the federal government shutdown.
The decision late Wednesday night came after the Department of Defense reviewed submissions detailing how each of the service academies would support athletics without federal funds, a Pentagon spokesman said.
The Associated Press, citing an unnamed senior defense official, was the first to report that the game, the first leg of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, will go on at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
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Update: Navy-Air Force, Army-Boston College will go on -- USA Today
My Comment: Not surprised by this decision. Cancelling it would have "pissed-off" a lot of establishment figures.
2 comments:
They'll put the Mars Rover into a deep sleep, but they'll let a football game continue.
Swear: humanity makes me sick.
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