In 1945, Army was the best team in the country. Speculation was rife about an end to the bowl ban by Army, with a trip to Pasadena or New Orleans. When the Rose Bowl extended and early invitation that wasn't to Army, the corps of cadets looked to the Sugar Bowl, and sure enough, they got the invite
And West Point was silent. The deadline passed. Sugar Bowl officials shrugged and invited the second choice. The corps of cadets were angry, but how to express their displeasure?
On January 1, 1946, the day of the game, every sugar bowl on West Point vanished. Many a cadet learned to drink his coffee black that morning.
After that, the tradition continued, and migrated to the day before the Army-Navy game. What's even better are the traditional pranks the Cadets and Middies play on each other.
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In 1945, Army was the best team in the country. Speculation was rife about an end to the bowl ban by Army, with a trip to Pasadena or New Orleans. When the Rose Bowl extended and early invitation that wasn't to Army, the corps of cadets looked to the Sugar Bowl, and sure enough, they got the invite
And West Point was silent. The deadline passed. Sugar Bowl officials shrugged and invited the second choice. The corps of cadets were angry, but how to express their displeasure?
On January 1, 1946, the day of the game, every sugar bowl on West Point vanished. Many a cadet learned to drink his coffee black that morning.
After that, the tradition continued, and migrated to the day before the Army-Navy game. What's even better are the traditional pranks the Cadets and Middies play on each other.