Despite the friendly smiles football coaches shared with each other between bites of lobster during the annual American Athletic Conference media day dinner, they understood their new peer, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, plans on bringing something to the table they're not quite ready to stomach; the triple-option offense.
“It requires such precision, such technique and really toughness. It's such a hard offense to play against, and they practice it every day and you have to get ready for it in three days,” said Temple coach Matt Rhule.
The good news for Rhule is that Navy isn't on his schedule this season.