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Gotta keep losing, man.

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Because you've come this far. From the Rich Eyes and show because you've come this far from the rich eyes and

show studio in Los Angeles every time I say gotta keep loose a piece of me dies

it's the greatest feeling of sports you know to be able to ice the game out and know we had it.

The Rich Eisen show.

I wanted to get this coach on because I think he has been uh...

he and uh... his army football team has been royally screwed and I don't normally uh know start a conversation with an editorial

comment like that but that is the way I'm bringing in the head coach of

Army football Jeff Moncken how are you coach? I'm great thanks the head coach of Army football Jeff Monkin how are you coach?

I'm great thanks for the opportunity. No you bet I wish I wish it was different

circumstances quite frankly so can you walk everyone through about how you learned that you did not have a bowl opponent for the

Independence Bowl and why the bowl is not being played etc and so on and so forth

can you set the table if you don't mind?

We've had an agreement with forth.

We've had an agreement with the Independence Bowl since the middle of last season.

They were gracious enough to partner with us to play in their game in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

We were thrilled for the opportunity.

It's a great bowl game, a historic bowl.

And obviously with the season we've had we were excited on Sunday

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