The well-documented confrontation stemmed from Christensen's belief that Air Force encouraged Falcons quarterback Connor Dietz to fake or exaggerate an injury while exiting the field after his helmet came off during a play.
Dietz, who Calhoun later said took a blow to the head on the play, remained on the field near the sideline while trainers tended to him. The next play, Air Force backup quarterback Kale Pearson scored a touchdown on a third-and-5 from Wyoming's 5-yard line.
Here is what Calhoun said...
aid:
“For our guys, I think anytime you are an officer candidate, there are different scenarios in life from which you must learn. I’m not saying it’s the same. But there’s definitely some learning experiences that can occur. When Jane Fonda, in 1972, went and was cozy with the North Vietnamese and denounced those that were in the Air Force, there’s something drawn from that. I think, Saturday, there’s something you can draw from different instances in life. Certainly that’s the case. I think as you go through and you progress forward, as an officer, you are going to fight for those freedoms, for the First Amendment. And that First Amendment can be used in various ways. If you go fly a bunch of missions, or you're deployed, or you’re involved in combat and return to your country, there could be different marches or different things that are said to you. You’ve got to know that can occur. But you march forward, too.”
The well-documented confrontation stemmed from Christensen's belief that Air Force encouraged Falcons quarterback Connor Dietz to fake or exaggerate an injury while exiting the field after his helmet came off during a play.
Dietz, who Calhoun later said took a blow to the head on the play, remained on the field near the sideline while trainers tended to him. The next play, Air Force backup quarterback Kale Pearson scored a touchdown on a third-and-5 from Wyoming's 5-yard line.
Here is what Calhoun said...
aid:
“For our guys, I think anytime you are an officer candidate, there are different scenarios in life from which you must learn. I’m not saying it’s the same. But there’s definitely some learning experiences that can occur. When Jane Fonda, in 1972, went and was cozy with the North Vietnamese and denounced those that were in the Air Force, there’s something drawn from that. I think, Saturday, there’s something you can draw from different instances in life. Certainly that’s the case. I think as you go through and you progress forward, as an officer, you are going to fight for those freedoms, for the First Amendment. And that First Amendment can be used in various ways. If you go fly a bunch of missions, or you're deployed, or you’re involved in combat and return to your country, there could be different marches or different things that are said to you. You’ve got to know that can occur. But you march forward, too.”
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