United States Merchant Marine Academy gets set to play United States Coast Guard Academy at Fenway

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00:00So guys, like we talked a little bit about before, tell me a little about the significance of playing Coast Guard.

00:05Well, I mean, significance of Coast Guard, it's an industry game.

00:10It's our last game of the season for a reason.

00:13Definitely hyped up the most out of any game.

00:16And then when you get to go out at sea after the season like he's about to do for second sailing, industry game.

00:23You meet the guys that are watching it every single time.

00:26It's a really good game, really good experience.

00:28And how close do guys leave after the game from time to time?

00:32Sometimes the night after.

00:34Last year we had guys leave since we didn't have a bowl game.

00:36We had guys leave that night.

00:38You know, it just depends on what the industry needs, how the maritime industry is at that point, where they need guys around the world.

00:45And what are the bragging rights like on the ship if you win?

00:50It's pretty nice.

00:52When we won, when I went out for first sailing, we had a guy who was previous Coast Guard.

00:58So we had a little bit of bragging rights.

01:00And then last year they had a little bit of bragging rights.

01:02But yeah, definitely a little bit of bragging rights after the game.

01:05Now when you're at sea after a while, how does it kind of stick with you?

01:09It sticks with us a little bit, you know, especially if we have Coast Guard guys on our ship.

01:14They'll definitely be bringing it up every now and then.

01:18But yeah, after a loss, it definitely sucks being out on that ship for a while.

01:21It just adds on to the adversity we got to take.

01:24I mean, eight months is a long time.

01:25You got to be adaptive, get the changes you need to have done.

01:28And after a loss like that, you know, it just makes you want to work harder for the next game,

01:33for that next opportunity.

01:34How it happened last year, you know.

01:36We lost that last game and now I worked my ass off over the offseason.

01:40I think everybody did.

01:41You're ready to get his ass this weekend.

01:44And what's it like training on the ship?

01:45You may not have the best equipment, but you still have the obligation.

01:49Oh yeah.

01:50It really just depends on how well the crew prioritizes actually working out on a ship

01:57and the overall physical fitness of your crew.

02:01You could get ships with golds gin.

02:05And then you can get ships that have four feet of clearance through the ceiling

02:09and it's just a single bench with no weight.

02:11So it really depends on the ship crew.

02:14I mean, you really just got to be adaptable.

02:15You got to do what you can or what you have.

02:18You know, sometimes in my ship I had to do sprints

02:21and I had to do speed work on our flight there.

02:23You know, I got about 50 feet to work in.

02:25I was running up and down, timing myself, doing whatever I could to keep myself in shape.

02:30And what's your message to everybody going to Fenway or watching the game on TV?

02:36I'd say everyone who's playing, taking the moment.

02:39It's a great opportunity for both teams.

02:42For alumni, I think it's a great opportunity to see how well this rivalry

02:47in the Secretary's Cup itself has grown.

02:50And for everyone getting to watch, I think it's just a great experience.

02:55I think Fenway is a way better place to play in our school, their school, for this game.

03:00Yeah, I'd say just have an idea of the history behind our schools.

03:06You know, our school, we had 142 cadets who died at sea, who were midshipmen at our academy.

03:12You know, that's something that we carry deeply with us.

03:14That's why we carry the battle, the battle standard.

03:16We're unique to that.

03:18None of the other circus academies had cadets or students at their school die while going out to sea.

03:23None of the other circus academies had cadets.

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