It wasn’t at all surprising that Bill Belichick picked Navy to win Saturday’s Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium.
What was surprising, however, was the manner in which he did so, taking a page out of Lee Corso’s book on “College GameDay.” The Patriots head coach pulled out a 1962 Navy helmet and placed it on his head, drawing an enthusiastic reaction from his co-hosts.
“This is the Jolly Roger,” Belichick said. “Beat Army, in Chinese, for Paul Dietzel’s Chinese Bandits. Go Navy. Beat Army.”