Ken Niumatalolo likened Air Force-Navy football to those epic seven-game series between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA finals of the 1980s.
“There are all sorts of subtle in-game adjustments and both teams are always trying to throw in a new wrinkle here and there,” Navy’s 10th-year head coach said.
Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun agreed with that analogy, acknowledging that adjustments are absolutely necessary when going against Navy year after year.
“Absolutely. Both squads put a good bit of study into each other,” he said.