re: How can Navy build a good football team but not Army?

If you think about it, the service academies are the best places to be a head coach outside of the elite Power 5 schools and Notre Dame. The kids are very disciplined so you don't have to deal with any outside shenanigans. They are much more patient with their head coaches. Troy Calhoun has been at Air Force for almost a decade. Same thing with Ken Niumatalolo at Navy. If Coach Ken has a couple losing seasons, nobody is going to be calling for his head because Navy know he's a great coach who's done a lot for their program. Plus if you win the Commander-in-Chief trophy, you get to go to the White House and meet the President. I know a lot of people here don't like Obama but everybody has to admit it would be a pretty cool experience to get to meet the President and chill in the White House for a couple hours. I would much rather coach at Army or Navy or Air Force than a place like Iowa State or Wake Forest.