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Published Nov 21, 2019

Behind Enemy Lines: Navy

Damon Sayles • TheHillTopics

Managing Editor

@DamonSayles

The HillTopics spoke with the publisher of TheMidReport.com, Rivals.com's Navy site, to discuss what SMU should expect from the Midshipmen on Saturday.

SMU's Sonny Dykes is a good football coach. He's a solid evaluator of talent, as well as a well-respected motivator.

The one thing Dykes isn't is naive. Particularly about football opponents.

So as he and his staff watched film from Navy's 52-20 loss to Notre Dame last Saturday, the last thing said in the room involved Navy being an easy upcoming victory, regardless of the Midshipmen's 7-2 overall record and 5-1 American Athletic Conference record -- which is the same as SMU's. The wool would not be pulled over the eyes of the Mustangs.

If anything, last Saturday's loss -- coupled with this Saturday being Senior Day -- could be all the motivation Navy needs to get back to its winning ways.