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- 0:52Hello,
- 0:52my
- 0:52football
- 0:52friends.
- 0:52This
- 0:52is
- 0:53Darin
- 0:53Hayes
- 0:53of
- 0:53pigskindispatch.com
- 0:54welcome
- 0:55once
- 0:55again
- 0:55to
- 0:55the
- 0:55Pig
- 0:55Pen,
- 0:56your
- 0:56portal
- 0:56deposit
- 0:57of
- 0:57football
- 0:57history.
- 0:57And
- 0:58it
- 0:58is
- 0:58another
- 0:58week
- 0:59where
- 0:59we
- 0:59get
- 0:59to
- 1:00take
- 1:00in
- 1:00one
- 1:01of
- 1:01Tim
- 1:01Brown
- 1:01of
- 1:02FootballArchaeology.com
- 1:03stories,
- 1:03his
- 1:04recent
- 1:04tidbits.
- 1:05Tim,
- 1:05welcome
- 1:05back
- 1:05to
- 1:06the
- 1:06Pig
- 1:06Pen.
- 1:07Hey
- 1:07there.
- 1:08Look
- 1:08forward
- 1:08to
- 1:08chatting,
- 1:08though.
- 1:09I
- 1:09think
- 1:10this
- 1:10episode
- 1:10is
- 1:10going
- 1:11to
- 1:11be
- 1:11full
- 1:11of
- 1:11a
- 1:11bunch
- 1:12of
- 1:12bull.
- 1:13Well,
- 1:13many
- 1:14people
- 1:14do
- 1:14say
- 1:14that
- 1:15when
- 1:15you
- 1:15and
- 1:15I
- 1:15talk,
- 1:16but
- 1:17especially
- 1:18when
- 1:18we're
- 1:18talking
- 1:18on
- 1:18the
- 1:19same
- 1:19podcast
- 1:19episode.
- 1:20But
- 1:21I
- 1:21don't
- 1:21think
- 1:21you're
- 1:21going
- 1:21to
- 1:21give
- 1:21us
- 1:21any
- 1:22bull
- 1:22in
- 1:23the
- 1:23terms
- 1:23that
- 1:23maybe
- 1:23people
- 1:24are
- 1:24thinking
- 1:24about
- 1:24it
- 1:24because
- 1:25you're
- 1:25segueing
- 1:26into
- 1:26a
- 1:26recent
- 1:26tidbit
- 1:27story
- 1:27you
- 1:28wrote
- 1:28that
- 1:28you
- 1:28had
- 1:28titled
- 1:29Bull
- 1:29Halsey
- 1:30Palmer
- 1:31E.
- 1:31Pierce
- 1:32and
- 1:32the
- 1:321905
- 1:33Army
- 1:34Navy
- 1:34game.
- 1:34It's
- 1:35always
- 1:35good
- 1:35to
- 1:35talk
- 1:35about
- 1:35football
- 1:36history
- 1:36and
- 1:36Army
- 1:36Navy
- 1:37game.
- 1:37That's
- 1:37some
- 1:37excitement.
- 1:39Yeah.
- 1:40So
- 1:41I'll
- 1:41have
- 1:42to
- 1:42go
- 1:42back
- 1:42to
- 1:43my
- 1:44youthful
- 1:45days.
- 1:46I
- 1:46had
- 1:46a
- 1:47history
- 1:47professor
- 1:48one
- 1:48time
- 1:49who
- 1:50I
- 1:50think,
- 1:51you
- 1:51know,
- 1:51he
- 1:51always
- 1:51had
- 1:52one
- 1:52of
- 1:52the
- 1:52cool
- 1:52techniques
- 1:53that
- 1:53he
- 1:53used
- 1:53in,
- 1:54in
- 1:54talking
- 1:55or,
- 1:55you
- 1:55know,
- 1:55given
- 1:56lectures
- 1:57was
- 1:59he'd
- 1:59sprinkle
- 2:00in
- 2:01somebody
- 2:02who
- 2:02later
- 2:02became
- 2:03famous,
- 2:04who
- 2:04was
- 2:04at
- 2:05certain
- 2:05events
- 2:06or
- 2:06was
- 2:06involved
- 2:07in
- 2:07certain
- 2:07activities
- 2:08when
- 2:09they
- 2:09were
- 2:09just
- 2:09a
- 2:10schlub.
- 2:10Right.
- 2:12So,
- 2:12you
- 2:12know,
- 2:12it
- 2:12might
- 2:13be
- 2:14recent
- 2:14college
- 2:15graduate
- 2:15or
- 2:15something
- 2:16who
- 2:16ends
- 2:16up
- 2:16at
- 2:16the
- 2:17Democratic
- 2:18National
- 2:18Convention
- 2:19in,
- 2:19you
- 2:19know,
- 2:191920
- 2:20or
- 2:20whatever
- 2:20it
- 2:20was.
- 2:21And
- 2:21you
- 2:21know,
- 2:22but
- 2:22you
- 2:22kind
- 2:23of
- 2:23realize,
- 2:23okay,
- 2:23this,
- 2:24this
- 2:24is
- 2:24what
- 2:25influenced,
- 2:25you
- 2:25know,
- 2:25this
- 2:26had
- 2:26some
- 2:26influence
- 2:26on
- 2:27that
- 2:27person's
- 2:27policies,
- 2:28you
- 2:28know,
- 2:28later
- 2:29on
- 2:29down
- 2:29the
- 2:29road.
- 2:30So
- 2:31this
- 2:31is
- 2:31kind
- 2:31of
- 2:32one
- 2:32of
- 2:32those
- 2:32where
- 2:32it's,
- 2:34it's
- 2:34a
- 2:34story
- 2:34about,
- 2:34you
- 2:35know,
- 2:35kind
- 2:35of
- 2:35a
- 2:35neat
- 2:35or
- 2:36an
- 2:36interesting
- 2:36event
- 2:37in
- 2:37football
- 2:37history
- 2:38and
- 2:38specifically
- 2:39Army
- 2:39Navy.
- 2:40But
- 2:40history
- 2:41and
- 2:41it
- 2:42involves
- 2:42two
- 2:42people
- 2:42who
- 2:43later
- 2:43became
- 2:43very,
- 2:44you
- 2:44know,
- 2:44prominent
- 2:45individuals.
- 2:46So,
- 2:48so
- 2:48basically,
- 2:49you
- 2:49know,
- 2:49if
- 2:49you
- 2:49the
- 2:50start
- 2:50of
- 2:50the
- 2:50Army
- 2:51Navy
- 2:51rivalry,
- 2:53Navy
- 2:53was
- 2:53playing
- 2:53football
- 2:54for,
- 2:54you
- 2:55know,
- 2:55handful
- 2:55of
- 2:55years
- 2:56before
- 2:56army
- 2:56did.
- 2:57And
- 2:57so
- 2:58they
- 2:58first
- 2:59met
- 2:59in
- 2:591890
- 3:00and
- 3:00they
- 3:00played
- 3:00at
- 3:01West
- 3:02Point
- 3:04for
- 3:04the
- 3:04first
- 3:04four
- 3:04years.
- 3:05They
- 3:05went
- 3:05back
- 3:05and
- 3:05forth,
- 3:06West
- 3:06Point,
- 3:06Annapolis,
- 3:07West
- 3:07Point,
- 3:07Annapolis.
- 3:09But,
- 3:09you
- 3:09know,
- 3:10it
- 3:10became
- 3:11a
- 3:11popular
- 3:11enough
- 3:12event
- 3:13and
- 3:13enough
- 3:13people
- 3:13wanted
- 3:14to
- 3:14see
- 3:14the
- 3:14Army
- 3:14Navy
- 3:15game
- 3:15that
- 3:16they
- 3:16switched
- 3:16the
- 3:17location
- 3:17to
- 3:19Philadelphia
- 3:20and
- 3:20Penn's
- 3:21Franklin
- 3:21Field,
- 3:22which
- 3:22at
- 3:22the
- 3:22time
- 3:22was
- 3:23one
- 3:23of
- 3:23the
- 3:23biggest
- 3:24stadiums
- 3:24in
- 3:24the
- 3:25country,
- 3:25you
- 3:25know,
- 3:25and
- 3:26they
- 3:26played
- 3:27baseball
- 3:27there,
- 3:27too.
- 3:27But
- 3:28it
- 3:28was
- 3:28designed
- 3:29as
- 3:29a
- 3:29track
- 3:30and
- 3:30football
- 3:31facility.
- 3:34So
- 3:35but,
- 3:35you
- 3:35know,
- 3:36and
- 3:36over
- 3:36time
- 3:36it
- 3:37just
- 3:37got,
- 3:37it
- 3:38kind
- 3:38of
- 3:38grew
- 3:38and
- 3:38Grew,
- 3:39right?
- 3:39So
- 3:40everybody
- 3:41who
- 3:42was
- 3:42anybody
- 3:43wanted
- 3:43to
- 3:43be
- 3:43at
- 3:44the
- 3:44game.
- 3:45And
- 3:45so,
- 3:46you
- 3:46know,
- 3:46literally
- 3:47Congress
- 3:47people
- 3:48would
- 3:49threaten
- 3:49not
- 3:50to
- 3:51fund
- 3:51certain
- 3:52activities
- 3:52for
- 3:52the
- 3:52academies
- 3:53if
- 3:53they
- 3:53didn't
- 3:54get
- 3:54tickets
- 3:54that
- 3:54they
- 3:55wanted.
- 3:55And
- 3:55then,
- 3:56you
- 3:56know,
- 3:56their
- 3:56alums
- 3:57wanted
- 3:57tickets
- 3:57and
- 3:58you
- 3:58know,
- 3:58generals
- 3:59and
- 3:59admirals,
- 4:00etc.
- 4:02And
- 4:02so
- 4:03part
- 4:03of
- 4:03the.
- 4:04What,
- 4:04you
- 4:04know,
- 4:04one
- 4:04of
- 4:04the
- 4:04problems
- 4:05that
- 4:05developed
- 4:06by
- 4:06night,
- 4:06you
- 4:07know,
- 4:07after
- 4:08the
- 4:081904
- 4:09game
- 4:10was
- 4:10that
- 4:11since
- 4:12Penn
- 4:12hosted
- 4:13the
- 4:13game,
- 4:14they
- 4:15got
- 4:15a
- 4:15third
- 4:15of
- 4:15the
- 4:15tickets.
- 4:16So,
- 4:17so
- 4:18Penn,
- 4:18army
- 4:19and
- 4:19Navy
- 4:19each
- 4:19got
- 4:19a
- 4:20third
- 4:20of
- 4:20the
- 4:20tickets
- 4:20and
- 4:20then
- 4:20they
- 4:21could
- 4:21distribute
- 4:21them
- 4:22how
- 4:22they
- 4:22wanted
- 4:22to.
- 4:23And
- 4:23so,
- 4:24you
- 4:24know,
- 4:25Penn
- 4:25gave
- 4:26some
- 4:26to
- 4:26their
- 4:26students,
- 4:27to
- 4:27their
- 4:27donors
- 4:27and
- 4:28you
- 4:28know,
- 4:28whatever,
- 4:28you
- 4:28know,
- 4:29influential
- 4:29people
- 4:29in
- 4:30Pennsylvania
- 4:31and
- 4:31Philadelphia.
- 4:33And
- 4:33so
- 4:34army
- 4:34and
- 4:34Navy
- 4:34didn't
- 4:35have
- 4:35as
- 4:35many
- 4:35tickets
- 4:36to
- 4:36give
- 4:36out
- 4:37as
- 4:37they
- 4:37wanted
- 4:37to,
- 4:38as
- 4:38they
- 4:39wanted.
- 4:39And
- 4:39so
- 4:40they
- 4:40basically
- 4:41told
- 4:41Penn,
- 4:41hey,
- 4:42either
- 4:42you
- 4:42need
- 4:43to,
- 4:44you
- 4:44need
- 4:44to
- 4:44give
- 4:45us
- 4:45more
- 4:45of
- 4:45the
- 4:45tickets
- 4:46in,
- 4:46in
- 4:46order
- 4:47for
- 4:47us
- 4:47to
- 4:47continue
- 4:47coming
- 4:48here.
- 4:49And
- 4:49Penn
- 4:50was
- 4:50like,
- 4:51sorry,
- 4:51you
- 4:52know,
- 4:52and
- 4:53the
- 4:53other
- 4:53thing,
- 4:53even
- 4:54Pennsylvania
- 4:54Pen
- 4:55didn't
- 4:55make
- 4:55any
- 4:55money
- 4:55on
- 4:56this
- 4:56thing
- 4:56because
- 4:56they,
- 4:57whatever
- 4:57they
- 4:57made
- 4:58off
- 4:58ticket
- 4:59off
- 4:59of
- 4:59ticket
- 4:59sales,
- 5:00they
- 5:00donated
- 5:01to
- 5:01an
- 5:02orphans
- 5:02fund
- 5:03for
- 5:03military,
- 5:04you
- 5:05know,
- 5:05children
- 5:06of,
- 5:06you
- 5:06know,
- 5:08service
- 5:08people
- 5:08that,
- 5:09that
- 5:09have
- 5:09been,
- 5:10you
- 5:10know,
- 5:10killed
- 5:10and
- 5:10do,
- 5:11you
- 5:11know,
- 5:11on
- 5:12duty.
- 5:13So
- 5:13anyways,
- 5:16so
- 5:16the,
- 5:18there
- 5:19were
- 5:19two
- 5:19people
- 5:20involved
- 5:20in
- 5:20negotiating
- 5:21this
- 5:22deal.
- 5:22One
- 5:22was
- 5:23Bull
- 5:24Halsey,
- 5:24who
- 5:25was
- 5:25effectively
- 5:26the,
- 5:27the
- 5:27Navy
- 5:27athletic
- 5:28director.
- 5:28He
- 5:29had
- 5:29a
- 5:29different
- 5:29title
- 5:29but.
- 5:30And
- 5:30then
- 5:30a
- 5:30guy
- 5:31named
- 5:31Palmer
- 5:32E.
- 5:32Pierce,
- 5:33who
- 5:33was
- 5:34Army's
- 5:35ad,
- 5:36at
- 5:36least
- 5:36for
- 5:37football.
- 5:38And
- 5:39so,
- 5:41so
- 5:42it
- 5:42ends
- 5:43up
- 5:43with
- 5:43like
- 5:44letters
- 5:44being
- 5:44published
- 5:45in
- 5:45the
- 5:45Philadelphia
- 5:46Inquirer
- 5:47of
- 5:47the
- 5:47back
- 5:47and
- 5:47forth
- 5:48between
- 5:48Penn
- 5:49and
- 5:49these
- 5:49two
- 5:49guys
- 5:51and
- 5:52eventually
- 5:53they
- 5:53kind
- 5:53of
- 5:54break
- 5:54off
- 5:54negotiations
- 5:55and
- 5:55say,
- 5:55okay,
- 5:55sorry,
- 5:56we're
- 5:56going
- 5:56to
- 5:56go
- 5:57elsewhere.
- 5:58So
- 5:58they
- 5:58moved
- 5:58the
- 5:581905
- 5:59game
- 6:00to
- 6:00Princeton,
- 6:02which
- 6:02is
- 6:02a
- 6:02perfectly
- 6:03fine
- 6:03place
- 6:04to
- 6:04watch
- 6:04a
- 6:04college
- 6:05football
- 6:05game
- 6:05again.
- 6:06At
- 6:06the
- 6:06time
- 6:06they
- 6:07had
- 6:07a
- 6:08decent
- 6:08sized
- 6:09stadium.
- 6:11But
- 6:13the
- 6:13problem
- 6:13with,
- 6:14you
- 6:14know,
- 6:14when
- 6:14they
- 6:15held
- 6:15the
- 6:15game
- 6:15at
- 6:15Penn
- 6:16in
- 6:161905,
- 6:18the
- 6:18problem
- 6:18was
- 6:18that
- 6:18I
- 6:19think
- 6:19Penn's
- 6:20facilities
- 6:20and
- 6:21everything
- 6:21worked
- 6:21well,
- 6:22assuming
- 6:23a
- 6:23lot
- 6:23of
- 6:23the
- 6:23attendees
- 6:24were
- 6:25going
- 6:25to
- 6:25be
- 6:25from
- 6:25the
- 6:26immediate
- 6:26area
- 6:28in
- 6:28Princeton,
- 6:28which
- 6:29is
- 6:29a
- 6:29fairly
- 6:30small
- 6:30town
- 6:30then
- 6:32students
- 6:32and
- 6:34somewhat
- 6:34reasonably
- 6:35located
- 6:35alums.
- 6:37But
- 6:37with
- 6:38Army
- 6:38Navy,
- 6:38it
- 6:38was
- 6:39like
- 6:39everybody
- 6:39was
- 6:40coming
- 6:40from
- 6:40somewhere
- 6:40else.
- 6:41So
- 6:41they
- 6:41had
- 6:41to
- 6:41have
- 6:42all
- 6:42these
- 6:42special
- 6:42trains
- 6:43come
- 6:44in.
- 6:45Princeton
- 6:45Stadium
- 6:46couldn't
- 6:46or
- 6:47station
- 6:47couldn't
- 6:48really
- 6:48handle
- 6:48that
- 6:48level
- 6:49of
- 6:49traffic.
- 6:51So
- 6:51anyways,
- 6:51they
- 6:51were
- 6:52just,
- 6:52they
- 6:52didn't
- 6:52have
- 6:52enough
- 6:53restaurants,
- 6:54hotel
- 6:54rooms,
- 6:55all
- 6:55that
- 6:55kind
- 6:55of
- 6:55stuff.
- 6:56So
- 6:56just
- 6:56kind
- 6:56of
- 6:56the
- 6:56infrastructure
- 6:58at
- 6:59Princeton
- 7:00just
- 7:00didn't
- 7:00work.
- 7:01So
- 7:02there
- 7:02were
- 7:02a
- 7:02lot
- 7:02of
- 7:02people
- 7:03who
- 7:03were
- 7:03mad
- 7:03about
- 7:04the
- 7:04game
- 7:04being
- 7:05there.
- 7:06So
- 7:07Halsey
- 7:08and
- 7:09Pierce
- 7:09kind
- 7:10of
- 7:10have
- 7:10to
- 7:11kind
- 7:11of
- 7:11had
- 7:11their
- 7:11tail
- 7:12between
- 7:12their
- 7:12legs
- 7:13and
- 7:14they,
- 7:14they
- 7:14eventually
- 7:15they
- 7:15negotiate
- 7:16a
- 7:16new
- 7:16deal
- 7:16with
- 7:17Penn
- 7:18for
- 7:18the
- 7:18following
- 7:18year
- 7:20in
- 7:20which
- 7:22Penn
- 7:22would
- 7:23add
- 7:24temporary
- 7:25seats
- 7:26behind
- 7:27one
- 7:27of
- 7:27the
- 7:27end
- 7:27zones.
- 7:29Well,
- 7:29it
- 7:29was
- 7:30an
- 7:30end
- 7:31zone
- 7:31yet,
- 7:31but
- 7:31anyways
- 7:32behind
- 7:32the
- 7:32goal
- 7:33line.
- 7:34And
- 7:34then
- 7:34they
- 7:35basically
- 7:35said,
- 7:35okay,
- 7:36you
- 7:36get
- 7:37YouTube,
- 7:37get
- 7:38all
- 7:38the
- 7:38seats
- 7:38there,
- 7:39right?
- 7:39So,
- 7:40so
- 7:40basically
- 7:41army
- 7:41and
- 7:41Navy
- 7:42got
- 7:42more
- 7:42tickets
- 7:43than
- 7:43they
- 7:43had
- 7:43originally
- 7:45been
- 7:45asking
- 7:46for,
- 7:46which
- 7:47was
- 7:47great
- 7:47for
- 7:47them.
- 7:48And
- 7:49Penn
- 7:49got
- 7:49to
- 7:49keep
- 7:49all
- 7:50the
- 7:50same
- 7:50seats
- 7:51that
- 7:51they
- 7:51had
- 7:51had
- 7:51in
- 7:52the
- 7:52past.
- 7:53So
- 7:53the
- 7:53whole
- 7:53deal,
- 7:53you
- 7:54know,
- 7:54and
- 7:55then
- 7:55they.
- 7:55They
- 7:55basically
- 7:56stayed
- 7:56at
- 7:57Franklin
- 7:57Field
- 7:58for
- 7:58a
- 7:58number
- 7:58of
- 7:58years.
- 7:58Sometimes
- 7:59they
- 7:59play
- 7:59in
- 7:59New
- 7:59York
- 8:00sometimes.
- 8:00And
- 8:00they
- 8:01eventually
- 8:01moved
- 8:01to
- 8:02like
- 8:03Municipal
- 8:03Stadium
- 8:04and
- 8:04Veteran
- 8:04Stadium,
- 8:05stuff
- 8:05like
- 8:05that.
- 8:06But,
- 8:07you
- 8:07know,
- 8:08Franklin
- 8:08Field
- 8:08has
- 8:09been
- 8:09one
- 8:09of
- 8:09their
- 8:09primary.
- 8:10Or
- 8:10yeah,
- 8:11Philadelphia,
- 8:12I
- 8:12should
- 8:12say
- 8:12has
- 8:13been
- 8:13one
- 8:13of
- 8:13their
- 8:13primary
- 8:14locations.
- 8:16So.
- 8:18So
- 8:18one
- 8:18of
- 8:18the
- 8:18things
- 8:18that
- 8:19I
- 8:19think
- 8:19just
- 8:19is
- 8:20interesting
- 8:20about
- 8:21it
- 8:21is
- 8:21just,
- 8:22you
- 8:23know,
- 8:23when
- 8:23you
- 8:23think
- 8:23about
- 8:23the.
- 8:24When
- 8:25we
- 8:25think
- 8:25about
- 8:25building
- 8:26a
- 8:26stadium
- 8:27today,
- 8:27you
- 8:27basically
- 8:28build
- 8:28a
- 8:29stadium
- 8:30to
- 8:30fill
- 8:30the
- 8:30thing
- 8:31every
- 8:31weekend,
- 8:32right?
- 8:32At
- 8:32least
- 8:32every
- 8:33week
- 8:33there's
- 8:33a
- 8:33game.
- 8:34But
- 8:34back
- 8:34then,
- 8:35that's
- 8:35not
- 8:35the
- 8:35way
- 8:35it
- 8:35worked.
- 8:36It
- 8:36was,
- 8:36you
- 8:37know,
- 8:37like
- 8:37Harvard
- 8:37Stadium,
- 8:39you
- 8:39know,
- 8:40anybody's
- 8:40interest,
- 8:41go
- 8:41on
- 8:41Wikipedia
- 8:42and
- 8:42look
- 8:42at
- 8:42the
- 8:43attendance
- 8:44at
- 8:44Games
- 8:44in
- 8:451903,
- 8:461904,
- 8:47you
- 8:47know,
- 8:47through
- 8:47the
- 8:4820s,
- 8:48and
- 8:49a
- 8:49lot
- 8:49of
- 8:49times
- 8:50the
- 8:51lesser
- 8:51games,
- 8:53some
- 8:53of
- 8:53them,
- 8:53they
- 8:54have
- 8:545,000
- 8:54people
- 8:54in
- 8:55that
- 8:55stadium
- 8:55that
- 8:55sat
- 8:5633,000,
- 8:57right?
- 8:57And
- 8:57then,
- 8:58then
- 8:58when
- 8:58they
- 8:58added
- 8:59the
- 8:59end
- 9:00zone
- 9:00seats,
- 9:00it's,
- 9:00you
- 9:01know,
- 9:01handle
- 9:02whatever,
- 9:0245
- 9:02or
- 9:03something.
- 9:05So
- 9:05a
- 9:06lot
- 9:06of
- 9:06times
- 9:06these
- 9:06stadiums
- 9:07were
- 9:07built
- 9:09for
- 9:09the
- 9:09maximum
- 9:10capacity
- 9:11needed
- 9:11as
- 9:11opposed
- 9:12to
- 9:13the
- 9:13consistent
- 9:14capacity,
- 9:15right?
- 9:15Because
- 9:15they
- 9:15wanted
- 9:15their
- 9:16alums,
- 9:17influential
- 9:18alums
- 9:18and
- 9:18donors
- 9:18to
- 9:19be
- 9:19able
- 9:19to
- 9:19get
- 9:19a
- 9:19seat
- 9:20to
- 9:20the
- 9:20big
- 9:20game.
- 9:20Because.
- 9:21And
- 9:21they
- 9:21only
- 9:21wanted
- 9:22it
- 9:22for
- 9:22one
- 9:22game
- 9:22a
- 9:22year,
- 9:23really.
- 9:24So,
- 9:24you
- 9:24know,
- 9:24Yale,
- 9:26you
- 9:26know,
- 9:26the
- 9:26Yale
- 9:27bowl
- 9:27and
- 9:27Harvard
- 9:28are
- 9:28kind
- 9:28of
- 9:28classic
- 9:29examples
- 9:29of
- 9:29that.
- 9:32So
- 9:32anyways,
- 9:32you
- 9:33know,
- 9:33that
- 9:33was
- 9:33just
- 9:33kind
- 9:33of.
- 9:33It's
- 9:34a.
- 9:34It
- 9:34was
- 9:34a
- 9:34different
- 9:35mindset
- 9:35for
- 9:35how
- 9:36stadiums
- 9:37were
- 9:37built
- 9:38and
- 9:38not
- 9:38built.
- 9:39And
- 9:39yet
- 9:40army
- 9:41and
- 9:41Navy
- 9:41never
- 9:41built
- 9:42sizable
- 9:42stadiums.
- 9:43You
- 9:43know,
- 9:43they
- 9:44stayed
- 9:45with
- 9:45stadiums
- 9:46that
- 9:46work
- 9:46for
- 9:46their
- 9:47normal
- 9:47crowds.
- 9:48And
- 9:48when
- 9:49they
- 9:49play
- 9:49their
- 9:49one
- 9:49big
- 9:50game
- 9:50a
- 9:50year,
- 9:51they
- 9:51go
- 9:51somewhere
- 9:52else,
- 9:52you
- 9:52know,
- 9:53Veterans
- 9:53State,
- 9:53you
- 9:54know,
- 9:54whatever,
- 9:54wherever.
- 9:55The.
- 9:56I
- 9:56don't
- 9:56even
- 9:56know
- 9:56the
- 9:56name
- 9:57of
- 9:57the
- 9:57stadium
- 9:57in
- 9:58Philadelphia
- 9:58anymore,
- 9:59but
- 10:00I.
- 10:00Think
- 10:00It's
- 10:00Lincoln
- 10:01Financial
- 10:02Field.
- 10:02Yeah.
- 10:04So
- 10:04I
- 10:04mean,
- 10:04it
- 10:04was
- 10:05just
- 10:05kind
- 10:05of
- 10:05a
- 10:05different
- 10:05time
- 10:06and
- 10:06a
- 10:06different
- 10:06logic
- 10:08in
- 10:08terms
- 10:08of
- 10:08the
- 10:09stadiums
- 10:09themselves.
- 10:10But
- 10:10then
- 10:11the
- 10:11other
- 10:11thing
- 10:11about
- 10:11the
- 10:12story
- 10:12is
- 10:12just,
- 10:12you
- 10:12know,
- 10:13these
- 10:13two
- 10:13guys.
- 10:14So,
- 10:15you
- 10:15know,
- 10:15Bull
- 10:15Halsey
- 10:16ends
- 10:17up
- 10:17being,
- 10:17being
- 10:17like
- 10:17the
- 10:18number
- 10:18two
- 10:18guy
- 10:18in
- 10:19the
- 10:19U.S.
- 10:19navy
- 10:19in
- 10:20the
- 10:20Pacific
- 10:20during
- 10:20World
- 10:21War
- 10:21II.
- 10:21You
- 10:21know,
- 10:21he's,
- 10:22he
- 10:22ends
- 10:23up
- 10:23being
- 10:23a
- 10:23fleet
- 10:23admiral,
- 10:24you
- 10:24know,
- 10:24I
- 10:24think
- 10:25so.
- 10:25I
- 10:25mean
- 10:25he
- 10:25was
- 10:26like,
- 10:26he
- 10:27was
- 10:27a
- 10:27big
- 10:27deal,
- 10:28but
- 10:29he
- 10:29was
- 10:29like
- 10:29the
- 10:29AD
- 10:30back
- 10:30then.
- 10:30He
- 10:31had
- 10:31only
- 10:31graduated,
- 10:32you
- 10:32know,
- 10:32like
- 10:32two
- 10:33years
- 10:33before
- 10:33and
- 10:33he
- 10:34played
- 10:34football,
- 10:34you
- 10:34know,
- 10:35for
- 10:35Navy.
- 10:37And
- 10:37then
- 10:38Palmer
- 10:38Pierce,
- 10:40who
- 10:41had
- 10:41never
- 10:41played
- 10:42football,
- 10:43ends
- 10:43up,
- 10:45you
- 10:45know,
- 10:45in.
- 10:46So
- 10:47he,
- 10:47they
- 10:48hold
- 10:48the
- 10:48game
- 10:49in
- 10:51Princeton
- 10:51in
- 10:511905.
- 10:52And
- 10:52then
- 10:53right.
- 10:53During
- 10:54all
- 10:54that
- 10:54period
- 10:54is
- 10:54when
- 10:55all
- 10:55the,
- 10:55you
- 10:56know,
- 10:56the
- 10:56football
- 10:56crisis
- 10:57is
- 10:57going
- 10:57on.
- 10:58And
- 10:59as
- 10:59West
- 10:59Point's
- 11:00representative,
- 11:02he,
- 11:03he
- 11:03becomes
- 11:03West
- 11:03Point's
- 11:04representative
- 11:05to
- 11:05the,
- 11:06you
- 11:06know,
- 11:06Intercollegiate
- 11:07association
- 11:08of
- 11:09United,
- 11:09you
- 11:09know,
- 11:09whatever
- 11:10the,
- 11:10whatever.
- 11:10It
- 11:10was
- 11:11kind
- 11:11of
- 11:11the
- 11:11predecessor
- 11:12to
- 11:12the,
- 11:12to
- 11:12the
- 11:13ncaa.
- 11:14And
- 11:16army
- 11:17held
- 11:17a
- 11:18certain
- 11:18position,
- 11:19you
- 11:19know,
- 11:19their
- 11:20view
- 11:20of.
- 11:21So
- 11:21like
- 11:22NYU
- 11:23is
- 11:23the
- 11:23one
- 11:23who
- 11:24started
- 11:24this
- 11:24effort
- 11:25to
- 11:25create
- 11:26a
- 11:26new
- 11:26set
- 11:26of
- 11:27rulemaking
- 11:27body.
- 11:28And,
- 11:30but
- 11:30they
- 11:30were
- 11:30kind
- 11:31of
- 11:31radical.
- 11:32They
- 11:32were
- 11:32considered,
- 11:33you're
- 11:33thinking
- 11:33about
- 11:33dropping
- 11:34football.
- 11:34You
- 11:34know,
- 11:35they,
- 11:35and
- 11:35army
- 11:35was
- 11:36like,
- 11:36no,
- 11:36we're
- 11:36going
- 11:36to
- 11:36keep
- 11:36playing.
- 11:38So
- 11:38but
- 11:38so
- 11:39we
- 11:39got
- 11:39to
- 11:39find
- 11:39a
- 11:39way
- 11:40to
- 11:40work
- 11:40with
- 11:40the
- 11:40existing
- 11:41rule
- 11:41makers.
- 11:42And
- 11:42so,
- 11:43and
- 11:44Army's
- 11:44view
- 11:45predominated
- 11:45in
- 11:46the
- 11:46early
- 11:46meetings.
- 11:47So
- 11:47then
- 11:47they
- 11:47hooked
- 11:47up
- 11:48with
- 11:48Camp
- 11:48and
- 11:48all
- 11:49those
- 11:49guys
- 11:49with
- 11:49the
- 11:50university
- 11:50club
- 11:51and
- 11:52the
- 11:52two
- 11:53groups
- 11:53merged
- 11:53and
- 11:54eventually
- 11:54created
- 11:55the
- 11:55new
- 11:55rules.
- 11:56Right.
- 11:57And,
- 11:58and
- 11:59then
- 12:00the,
- 12:02that
- 12:02organization
- 12:04became
- 12:04the
- 12:04NCAA
- 12:05in
- 12:051910.
- 12:08And
- 12:08you
- 12:09know,
- 12:09through
- 12:09the
- 12:09whole
- 12:09time,
- 12:10from
- 12:10the
- 12:10point
- 12:10it
- 12:10was
- 12:11founded
- 12:11until
- 12:111913,
- 12:13this
- 12:13Palmer
- 12:13E.
- 12:14Pierce
- 12:14was
- 12:15the
- 12:15president
- 12:15of
- 12:16that
- 12:16organization.
- 12:17So
- 12:17he
- 12:17was
- 12:17the
- 12:17first
- 12:18head
- 12:18of
- 12:18the
- 12:18NCAA
- 12:19and
- 12:19its
- 12:19predecessor.
- 12:20And
- 12:22you
- 12:22know,
- 12:22I
- 12:22mean
- 12:22it
- 12:23wasn't
- 12:23like
- 12:23today's
- 12:24president
- 12:25of
- 12:25the,
- 12:25of
- 12:26the
- 12:26ncaa.
- 12:26It
- 12:26was
- 12:27like
- 12:27a
- 12:27part
- 12:27time
- 12:28sort
- 12:28of
- 12:29role,
- 12:29volunteer
- 12:29role.
- 12:30But
- 12:31nevertheless,
- 12:31you
- 12:31know,
- 12:31he
- 12:32was
- 12:32a
- 12:32key
- 12:32figure
- 12:33in
- 12:33the
- 12:33early
- 12:33days
- 12:33of
- 12:34the
- 12:34NCAA
- 12:34and
- 12:35probably
- 12:35more,
- 12:36probably
- 12:36more.
- 12:37Football
- 12:37centric
- 12:37back
- 12:38then
- 12:38too.
- 12:39Yeah,
- 12:39it
- 12:39was
- 12:40very
- 12:40much
- 12:40so.
- 12:40I
- 12:40think,
- 12:40you
- 12:41know,
- 12:41I
- 12:41don't
- 12:42know
- 12:42that
- 12:42his
- 12:42role
- 12:43was
- 12:43football
- 12:44centric
- 12:44just
- 12:44because,
- 12:45you
- 12:45know,
- 12:45he
- 12:45wasn't
- 12:45a
- 12:46football
- 12:46expert.
- 12:46He
- 12:47was
- 12:47pretty
- 12:47much
- 12:48into
- 12:50let
- 12:50the
- 12:51rule,
- 12:51let
- 12:51the,
- 12:51let
- 12:52the
- 12:52people
- 12:52who
- 12:52know
- 12:52football
- 12:53do
- 12:53the
- 12:53rulemaking.
- 12:54He
- 12:54was
- 12:55more
- 12:55like
- 12:55the
- 12:55organizer,
- 12:56the,
- 12:57you
- 12:57know,
- 12:57get
- 12:57everybody
- 12:58working
- 12:58together
- 12:59kind
- 12:59of
- 12:59guy
- 12:59and
- 13:00make
- 13:00sure,
- 13:01you
- 13:01know,
- 13:01he
- 13:01was
- 13:01like
- 13:02the
- 13:02Strategy
- 13:02guy
- 13:03go
- 13:03heading
- 13:03in
- 13:04this
- 13:04direction
- 13:04now.
- 13:04I'm
- 13:04going
- 13:05to
- 13:05let
- 13:05all
- 13:05the
- 13:05other
- 13:05people
- 13:06do
- 13:07their
- 13:07thing
- 13:07and
- 13:07create
- 13:08the
- 13:08rules,
- 13:09but,
- 13:09you
- 13:09know,
- 13:09still
- 13:09a
- 13:10fundamental
- 13:10figure
- 13:10and,
- 13:10you
- 13:11know,
- 13:11in
- 13:11the,
- 13:12in
- 13:12the
- 13:12future
- 13:13direction
- 13:13of
- 13:13American
- 13:14football.
- 13:15Yeah.
- 13:15I
- 13:15mean,
- 13:16it's
- 13:16something
- 13:16probably
- 13:17that
- 13:17all
- 13:17of
- 13:17us
- 13:17take
- 13:18for
- 13:18granted.
- 13:18The.
- 13:19These
- 13:19people
- 13:20that
- 13:20are
- 13:20behind
- 13:20the
- 13:21scenes
- 13:21and
- 13:21organizing
- 13:22these
- 13:23big
- 13:23games
- 13:23and
- 13:23scheduling
- 13:24and
- 13:24the
- 13:24athletic
- 13:25directors
- 13:25and
- 13:26their
- 13:26staffs
- 13:26and
- 13:27everything.
- 13:28But
- 13:28we
- 13:28wouldn't
- 13:28have
- 13:28any
- 13:29of
- 13:29these
- 13:29games
- 13:29going
- 13:30on
- 13:30or
- 13:31be
- 13:31marketed
- 13:31like
- 13:32they
- 13:32are
- 13:32today
- 13:32or
- 13:33even,
- 13:33you
- 13:33know,
- 13:33100
- 13:34some
- 13:34years
- 13:34ago
- 13:35if
- 13:35it
- 13:35wasn't
- 13:35for
- 13:36these
- 13:36individuals.
- 13:36And
- 13:37I'm
- 13:37glad
- 13:37that
- 13:37you,
- 13:38you
- 13:38shed
- 13:38some
- 13:38light
- 13:38on
- 13:39who
- 13:39they
- 13:39are
- 13:39and
- 13:39give
- 13:39them
- 13:40some
- 13:40credit
- 13:40and
- 13:41some
- 13:41accolades
- 13:42that
- 13:42they
- 13:42well
- 13:42deserve.
- 13:44Yeah,
- 13:44well,
- 13:44even
- 13:44like,
- 13:45you
- 13:45know,
- 13:45I
- 13:45mean,
- 13:45I,
- 13:45I've
- 13:46been
- 13:46aware
- 13:46of
- 13:46Bill
- 13:46Halsey
- 13:47for,
- 13:47you
- 13:48know,
- 13:48since
- 13:48I
- 13:48was
- 13:49probably
- 13:4912
- 13:49or
- 13:49something
- 13:50like
- 13:50that.
- 13:50Right.
- 13:52But
- 13:53Palmer
- 13:53Pierce
- 13:53is
- 13:54a
- 13:54relatively,
- 13:54you
- 13:54know,
- 13:55I
- 13:55didn't
- 13:55know
- 13:55about
- 13:56him
- 13:56until
- 13:56fairly
- 13:56recently,
- 13:57you
- 13:57know,
- 13:57and,
- 13:58and
- 13:58then.
- 13:58But,
- 13:58you
- 13:59know,
- 13:59you
- 13:59dig
- 13:59into
- 13:59this
- 13:59stuff
- 14:00and
- 14:00eventually
- 14:00it's
- 14:00like,
- 14:01well,
- 14:02you
- 14:02know,
- 14:02you,
- 14:03I
- 14:03mean,
- 14:03you
- 14:04just
- 14:04come
- 14:04across
- 14:04things
- 14:05and
- 14:05doing
- 14:05research
- 14:06and
- 14:06it's
- 14:06like,
- 14:06wow,
- 14:06this
- 14:07guy,
- 14:07he's
- 14:08a
- 14:08much
- 14:08bigger
- 14:08deal.
- 14:08And,
- 14:09you
- 14:09know,
- 14:09I
- 14:09had
- 14:09any
- 14:10idea
- 14:10about.
- 14:11Yeah.
- 14:11And
- 14:12I
- 14:12think
- 14:12that's
- 14:13a
- 14:13familiar
- 14:13theme
- 14:14that
- 14:14you
- 14:14have
- 14:14with
- 14:15your
- 14:15tidbits.
- 14:15That's
- 14:15what,
- 14:16that's
- 14:16the
- 14:16one
- 14:16great
- 14:16thing
- 14:17what
- 14:17football
- 14:18archaeology
- 14:18does
- 14:19is
- 14:19it
- 14:19sheds
- 14:19some
- 14:20light
- 14:20on
- 14:20some
- 14:20folks
- 14:21that
- 14:21maybe
- 14:21were
- 14:21forgotten
- 14:22over
- 14:22time.
- 14:23And
- 14:23you
- 14:23do
- 14:23this
- 14:23quite
- 14:24a
- 14:24bit
- 14:24in
- 14:24your
- 14:24tidbits.
- 14:24Maybe
- 14:25you
- 14:25could
- 14:25share
- 14:25with
- 14:25us
- 14:26and
- 14:26listeners,
- 14:27you
- 14:27know,
- 14:27how
- 14:27can
- 14:27we
- 14:28partake
- 14:28and
- 14:28learn
- 14:29some
- 14:29of
- 14:29these
- 14:29great
- 14:30things
- 14:30that
- 14:30you
- 14:30do
- 14:30in
- 14:31your
- 14:31tidbits?
- 14:32Yeah,
- 14:32just
- 14:32go
- 14:33to
- 14:33footballarchaeology.com
- 14:34it's
- 14:34a
- 14:34substack
- 14:35site.
- 14:35You
- 14:35can
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- 14:58you
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- 14:58I
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- 14:59that
- 15:00a
- 15:00lot
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- 15:01people
- 15:01don't
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- 15:11if
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- 15:11for
- 15:12something
- 15:12on
- 15:12football
- 15:12history,
- 15:13and
- 15:13especially
- 15:14maybe
- 15:14Pre
- 15:15World
- 15:15War
- 15:15II,
- 15:17you
- 15:17know,
- 15:18I
- 15:18may
- 15:18well
- 15:18have
- 15:18covered
- 15:19something
- 15:19on
- 15:19the
- 15:20topic
- 15:20before.
- 15:21So,
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- 15:24some,
- 15:25you
- 15:25know,
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- 15:26fun
- 15:26stuff.
- 15:27Yeah,
- 15:28very
- 15:28powerful
- 15:29little
- 15:29magnifying
- 15:30glass
- 15:30there
- 15:30you
- 15:31have
- 15:31sort
- 15:31of
- 15:31part
- 15:32way
- 15:32down
- 15:32your
- 15:32page.
- 15:33It's,
- 15:33it's
- 15:33great
- 15:33to
- 15:34do
- 15:34that.
- 15:34I
- 15:34use
- 15:34it
- 15:34quite
- 15:35often
- 15:35doing
- 15:36my
- 15:36research.
- 15:37So,
- 15:37Tim,
- 15:37we
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- 15:38appreciate
- 15:38you
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- 15:42to
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- 15:44See
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- 16:21and
- 16:21Gene
- 16:21Monroe,
- 16:22as
- 16:22well
- 16:22as
- 16:22Jason
- 16:23Neff
- 16:23for
- 16:23letting
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- 16:24their
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