Don't Want To Spill The Beans, But Look Here

[EagleMBA]

If any of you were thinking of blowing off the Army game, or if any of you were thinking of lingering in the parking lot or on the hill, you just might want to reconsider.

https://www.goarmy.com/events/golden-knights/event-schedules.html

 

[BTG_Fan1]

What is cool is going up to WP during the week and you can see them practicing and landing in front of the chow hall 

[Venson]

Really and truly the Golden Knights are a USAREC asset. Sorry USAREC= United States Army Recruiting Command. They jump into some Army games, but ultimately they go where USAREC tells them to go. When I was a recruiter in Fort Worth, we had them jump into the football game for North Crowley High School. So, they may or may not jump depending on the commitments that USAREC may have already given them. Because the DFW area is a hotbed for recruiting, I would think that they would be here.

[PlummMeanGreen]

1 hour ago, EagleMBA said:

If any of you were thinking of blowing off the Army game, or if any of you were thinking of lingering in the parking lot or on the hill, you just might want to reconsider.

https://www.goarmy.com/events/golden-knights/event-schedules.html

 

Can't wait to see that, Professor. 

GMG!

[@UNTSportsFan]

Not a secret 

 

https://twitter.com/untalumniassoc/status/930920264141103104

 

Edited November 16, 2017 by @UNTSportsFan

[Venson]

Well, if the goarmy.com website says they will be here, then they will be here because that is USAREC's website.

[greenjoe]

I am pleased and proud there are men and women willing to do this job to keep us safe.  As for me, I would rather hold a snake in each hand than jump out of an airplane. 

[GMG24]

Please avoid the Turbines.  

[Venson]

1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

I am pleased and proud there are men and women willing to do this job to keep us safe.  As for me, I would rather hold a snake in each hand than jump out of an airplane. 

Nothing better than jumping out of airplanes. "Airborne all the way"

[eulessismore]

1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

I am pleased and proud there are men and women willing to do this job to keep us safe.  As for me, I would rather hold a snake in each hand than jump out of an airplane. 

It's not so bad, once you realize that you could die doing it, and that eventually, you'll die no matter what.

[Withers940]

My wife’s finna get an ear full for making me miss this game on top of what she’s already getting 

[Texas Stranger]

forecast at game time is winds from the north gusting to more than 18kts. Might not happen.  Generally, a static line jump would not occur with those winds, but the GK's might have their own weather criteria, since they are HALO

[Venson]

5 hours ago, Texas Stranger said:

forecast at game time is winds from the north gusting to more than 18kts. Might not happen.  Generally, a static line jump would not occur with those winds, but the GK's might have their own weather criteria, since they are HALO

Yeah that's true, but I am pretty sure I have seen them jump in those conditions before at TCU. Now that was back in 200o or 2001. Or maybe the win was not quite that high because we didn't have all these weather apps back then to check the wind speed. Hopefully the winds will be negligible.

[Ben Gooding]

7 hours ago, Texas Stranger said:

forecast at game time is winds from the north gusting to more than 18kts. Might not happen.  Generally, a static line jump would not occur with those winds, but the GK's might have their own weather criteria, since they are HALO

Don't think they are doing a static jump. These guys are professional skydivers, not Airborne. 

[letsgiveacheer]

Let's just hope they don't end up at SMU.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1855948_1864014_1864023,00.html

[GAMeanGreen]

I'm loving this thread guys!!  Obviously a lot of former Paratroopers in the forum.  I even got an "Airborne all the way" in the thread so there are some fellow 82nd Airborne Division guys here!

[UNT 90 Grad]

11 hours ago, GMG24 said:

Please avoid the Turbines.  

Hopefully they’ll have those bad boys in locked position.

[BeatNavy]

17 hours ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

What is cool is going up to WP during the week and you can see them practicing and landing in front of the chow hall 

That's the cadet parachute team, the ones that jump into Michie for home games.  They're not the experts the Golden Knights are, but they do quite well against their peers.

Edited November 16, 2017 by BeatNavy

[BTG_Fan1]

3 minutes ago, BeatNavy said:

That's the cadet parachute team, the ones that jump into Michie for home games.

Yep, my bad if it confused people thinking this was the same group

[VideoEagle]

My three-year-old boy is going to love seeing this! We will be in our seats early for this game, for sure. 

[DT 90]

14 hours ago, Texas Stranger said:

forecast at game time is winds from the north gusting to more than 18kts. Might not happen.  Generally, a static line jump would not occur with those winds, but the GK's might have their own weather criteria, since they are HALO

At least the DFW landing pattern will be from the south.

[Venson]

10 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:

Don't think they are doing a static jump. These guys are professional skydivers, not Airborne. 

They are definitely not static line jumpers. Can you imagine doing a static line jump at that height?

[UNTLifer]

Honest question.  What makes one person more of an expert at jumping out of a plane than someone else?  I mean, you jump out of a plane.  After that it is just falling.

[BeatNavy]

Body control, for starters. 

[MeanGreenTexan]

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Honest question.  What makes one person more of an expert at jumping out of a plane than someone else?  I mean, you jump out of a plane.  After that it is just falling.

Some dudes can do barrel rolls & other cool stuff.