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Class acts endure at Army-Navy game

By Beano Cook
ESPN Insider

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

In 1985, ABC televised SMU and Oklahoma nationally and at the same time, CBS gave America Army vs. Navy. Oklahoma was fighting for the national title, which the Sooners would eventually win by beating Penn State in the Orange Bowl. This ratings battle was not close: America easily preferred watching Army-Navy . . . . just like it does every year, and it's easy to understand why. The American public has become somewhat skeptical of the supposed student-athletes – not all, but some – ...

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