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`Daubbers down,' but no excuses from Navy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| December 01, 2001 | Lyon, Bill | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

PHILADELPHIA _ In shadow streaked by sunlight, golden helmets under their arms, they stood before the Brigade of their peers, in wrenching defeat, and sang their alma mater, the words catching in their throats.

And then they had to turn and make that long, long walk across the field to stand before Army and listen, with solemn respect, to the song of the conqueror.

Navy had lost to Army. Navy had just endured its first winless season in more than a century. Hard to tell which was the greater agony.

But there were no excuses from the losers. There never are. It is ingrained in them, the concept of accountability.

They are taught that all an alibi ever gets you is the failure to take responsibility.

"They were definitely the better team, on both sides of the ball," said Brian Madden, the Navy ...

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