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Now that Navy is set to join the Big East for football in 2015, several big questions face the academy as it considers the future of its long-running rivalries.Among the biggest is where the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy fits on the program's priority list. Would the Trophy, given annually to the winner of the series between Navy, Army and Air Force, take a back seat to winning a Big East title?"To me, moving into the conference, our first goal in our program is always to beat Army. Then our next goal should be to win the conference," Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said Tuesday in a phone interview."If it gets to the point because of scheduling conflicts that we can't play everybody and the schedule is going to become an issue, the Army game will never go anyplace. I'd rather keep Army and Notre Dame and not worry about the Commander-In-Chief's trophy. We're in a conference now. So we need to try to win a conference championship."Niumatalolo emphasized he speaks for himself on this topic, and it has not come up during discussions with athletic director Chet Gladchuk or Superintendent Rear Admiral Michael H. Miller."That's me as the head football coach talking. I know our athletic director and our superintendent will say that will never happen. If it gets to the point where they force our hand and we have to drop some of these games, I would say Army and Notre Dame don't go anywhere."
Source: ESPN
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