Jim Arthur's AF Blog

[...]    I guess there's several ways to look at the Falcons win over Navy Saturday-You could say Air Force had to hold on because Navy was on a roll in the 4th quarter, running 36 plays and holding the [...]

[...] Here's what Air Force has to do to Beat Notre Dame-They must have some success rushing the football. I said SOME. The [...]

[...] Its pretty simple. Air Force has to win its last 2 Mountain West Conference games to get to 7 wins and bowl eligibility. The [...]

[...] 15 years for this program. Look, to be the man you have to beat the man, and the man is TCU. Air Force believes it can compete for the title. You can't do it unless you beat TCU. Its that simple. [...]

[...] next weeks opponent, TCU, guessing.....I am looking forward to watching fullback Wes Cobb. Troy Calhoun calls him a warrior, and I imagine he could get a lot of carries tomorrow....Also, who will [...]

[...] ..... The first week of practice has seen a lot of younger guys get reps, which is a good idea. Troy Calhoun knows what the vets can do, and the younger guys need the work and can get good instruction [...]

[...]    The College Football season is a bit more than a week away. In talking to Troy Calhoun last Saturday the Air Force Coach said things will change a bit this week in practice. The [...]

[...] Force Football Team. It does clear some things up when it comes to starters but keep in mind, Troy Calhoun likes to lay a lot of guys so while starting is important, the real deal is who is on the [...]

[...] are, and for Air Force that means bowl bound. Sounds like the Falcons will be headed to the Independence Bowl and could meet Clemson, or even Georgia Tech, which would be a great match up since the [...]

[...] Air Force and Georgia Tech at the Independence Bowl!!!!! Gotta love it. Not surprised at all. It makes perfect sense. Two options teams. No [...]

[...] Atlanta is Georgia Tech Quarterback Joshua Nesbitt has still not been cleared to play in the Independence Bowl because of his broken arm. He was hurt November 4th. Clearly they are a different team [...]

[...] a football coach. The Falcons are headed to a bowl. Which one is still up in the air. The Independence Bowl would love to have Air Force back. The Military Bowl had an agreement with Navy, but the [...]

[...] camp at outside linebacker and is receiving a lot of reps with the number 1 defense, over Alex Means. Both figure to get plenty of playing time. [...]

[...] his career. Sounds like Jamil Cooks will slide over to replace him, which gets both Cooks and Alex Means on the field at the same time......I am not a big fan of Air Force playing Football [...]

[...] placekicker, and Jamil Cooks will open the season at outside linebacker although I think Alex Means will play a lot. We should have news later in the week on our first Coaches Show with Troy [...]

[...] . And the more the Falcons throw, the better their running game will be. ...Game Balls to Alex Means, Brady Amack and Harry Keys on defense....Means blocks the extra point try of Navy in [...]

[...] communicates well with his guys. 2 guys to watch for on defense, Steffen Attrice, LB, and Steffon Batts in the secondary. Big guys that can play. [...]

[...] unenviable task of replacing Reggie Rembert who is working as an assistant this year. Steffon Batts and Chris Miller have been going toe to toe. Batts may have a slight edge at the moment.. [...]

[...] minutes last year, is the starter across from Anthony Wright. Hll beat out Chris Miller and Steffon Batts for the job. Miller will back up Hall,  and Batts is listed as the backup to Wright, although [...]

[...] game he was in the open field and he made sure he switched the ball to his outside arm......Tim Jefferson under threw a few players, but still looked better passing the football....If I am Troy [...]

[...] some success rushing the football. I said SOME. The Falcons best chance will be with Tim Jefferson keeping the ball or pitching it. I think it may be tough to get any kind of yards [...]

[...] inside Wyoming territory 3) Shrunk the playbook when Connor Dietz came in for an injured Tim Jefferson 4) Did not get the ball to playmakers Jonathen Warzeka and Mikell Hunter Turnovers have [...]

[...] to defend too many short fields...The defense may see the return of Ben Kopacka up front and Chris Miller at one of the corner spots. The Falcons don't need anything fancy Saturday. Simple football- [...]

[...] task of replacing Reggie Rembert who is working as an assistant this year. Steffon Batts and Chris Miller have been going toe to toe. Batts may have a slight edge at the moment.....And Jamil Cooks has [...]

[...] , who got good minutes last year, is the starter across from Anthony Wright. Hll beat out Chris Miller and Steffon Batts for the job. Miller will back up Hall,  and Batts is listed as the [...]

[...] Quarterback Brett Smith is a freshman and has really played well. This is a team that went to San Diego and knocked off the Aztecs. And they gave TCU everything they could handle before falling in [...]

[...] much how come every plane I am in travelling for the Air Force Academy is PACKED?  I flew from San Diego to the Springs the other day. We left Cali at 630am and it was standing room only. Wow........ [...]

[...] -0 lead.... If there was one thing that bothered me about the whole game it was the fact that Jonathen Warzeka and Mikell Hunter combined to touch the ball only 6 times. That's bad, and that's on the [...]

[...] Tennessee State win I liked the fact Air Force looked early and often for Mikell Hunter and Jonathen Warzeka. They have to touch the ball a lot.......Mike Dewitt has looked better than Wes Cobb at [...]

[...] with a broken bone in his thumb. Both could be gone 8-10 weeks. This is a huge blow to this football team. I thought the Falcons rush defense was really hurt last year when Garnder missed several [...]