For Ike , the essence of the Army-Navy game was the pressure it put on everyone who participated in it to hold nothing back . The Army-Navy game on early-season marks the first anniversary of the football rivalry . Nicolaus Mills : Both academies made sure the rivalry was consistent with military values . The game has become tradition for Americans and an antidote to dark times , Mills writes . Americans : NFL players do n't go directly to Nicolaus Mills or a lucrative job , but to active service .
The Army-Navy game on early-season marks the first anniversary of the football rivalry . Nicolaus Mills : Both academies made sure the rivalry was consistent with military values . The game has become tradition for Americans and an antidote to dark times , Mills writes . Americans : NFL players do n't go directly to Nicolaus Mills or a lucrative job , but to active service .