2007 Navy vs. North Texas

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The message from Coach Paul Johnson to his players at Navy’s football practice Wednesday was simple: Look forward to the next game at North Texas and let rest the euphoria from beating Notre Dame, 46-44, in triple overtime and ending an NCAA-record string of 43 consecutive losses to the Irish. </p>

<p>“We haven’t been able to focus all week,” Johnson said. </p>

<p>And in the chill of the early evening, Johnson merely was echoing the words of just about every football coach who ever had to bring a team down from the emotional mountaintop to the reality of the next game. (Did NASA officials face a similar task with the original moonwalkers, getting those guys ready for the next mission?)…

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