Ramping up the rivalry ahead of the Army-Navy football game this weekend, West Point has released not just a spirit video, but a short film to get cadets pumped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 10-minute video features multiple members of the school\u2019s leadership, including the superintendent and commandant, as they aim to \u201cmassacre Midshipmen morale\u201d via a mission behind enemy lines … to capture the Navy\u2019s goat mascot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The video includes helicopters, special effects and even weaponized knife hands. It also includes a goat<\/a>, though West Point spokeswoman Theresa Brinkerhoff said it was not one of the Navy\u2019s goats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe had an opportunity to step outside of the box to create something different than we\u2019ve done previously, and everyone here was on board\u201d with the video, Brinkerhoff told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The public affairs team benefited from scheduled practice and training missions. For example, they used the parachute team\u2019s practice times to gather the helicopter footage, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Black Knights beat the Midshipmen 21-17 last year to end Navy\u2019s 14-game rivalry win streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n