{"id":20798,"date":"2018-12-08T21:52:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T21:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/08\/west-point-grad-pranks-navy-alumni-ahead-of-annual-army-navy-game\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:19:42","slug":"west-point-grad-pranks-navy-alumni-ahead-of-annual-army-navy-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/08\/west-point-grad-pranks-navy-alumni-ahead-of-annual-army-navy-game\/","title":{"rendered":"West Point grad pranks Navy alumni ahead of annual Army-Navy game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHILADELPHIA \u2014 A few thousand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-sports\/army-navy-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">Naval Academy alumni<\/a> fell for some cyber subterfuge in the days leading up to this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2018\/12\/05\/president-trump-to-attend-army-navy-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army-Navy <\/a>football game, as one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2018\/12\/07\/countdown-to-army-navy-2018-black-knights-look-for-3rd-straight-over-slumping-mids\/\" target=\"_blank\">West Point faithful<\/a> took to social media trickery and tongue-in-cheek press releases to poke fun at his goat rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the game, Mike Nemeth, a 2004 West Point graduate, set up a seemingly friendly Facebook page titled, \u201cNaval Academy Football Alumni,\u201d complete with a banner photo of the Naval Academy band and yellow and blue \u201cBeat Army\u201d strewn across the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2015\/11\/04\/west-point-grad-pranks-annapolis-with-go-army-day\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635822505206877691-goarmyteeshirtjpg.jpg?w=192\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">West Point grad pranks Annapolis with &#8216;Go Army&#8217; day<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A West Point grad wrote a fake news release that the City of Annapolis proclaimed Friday to be &quot;Go Army Beat Navy&quot; day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to his most recent metrics, about 5,300 alums saw it. But, more importantly, 1,500 accepted the page\u2019s offer to receive text message updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s where Nemeth\u2019s fun began, poking fun at his maritime counterparts for the past week through a series of pesky texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"440\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdPreview.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdPreview.png.png 335w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdPreview.png.png?resize=228,300 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A fake post used by West Point grad Mike Nemeth as part of a prank ahead of the Army-Navy game. (Mike Nemeth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks for your $10 donation to Army Athletics! We appreciate your help to Beat Navy!\u201d one text read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSorry \u2013 wrong number,\u201d was the reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHi Steve! Thanks for your recurring monthly gift of $500 to Army Athletics!\u201d Nemeth wrote another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow did you get this number? Who is this?\u201d the recipient replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"717\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/textmessage3.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/textmessage3.png.png 410w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/textmessage3.png.png?resize=172,300 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A text exchange with West Point grad Mike Nemeth as part of a prank ahead of the Army-Navy game. (Mike Nemeth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re sorry. You did not win the autographed Navy football,\u201d Nemeth wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI knew that seemed too good to be true. Well played. Go Navy!\u201d the recipient wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGo Army!\u201d Nemeth wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"714\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/textmessage2.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/textmessage2.png.png 401w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/textmessage2.png.png?resize=168,300 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A text exchange with West Point grad Mike Nemeth as part of a prank ahead of the Army-Navy game. (Mike Nemeth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the first pranking that Nemeth has done on behalf of his alma mater. In 2015, he wrote up a faux news release on the site PR Newswire that was picked up by Yahoo! News and tweeted by West Point-affiliated Twitter accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The release used made-up quotes from then-Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantiledes announcing the first \u201cGo Army Beat Navy Week&#8221; in the hometown of the Naval Academy. \u201cSink Boats, Dunk a Mid, Fun for Your Whole Platoon!\u201d the announcement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city\u2019s spokeswoman quickly put the fake announcement to rest. \u201cWe know these pranks happen every year and we look forward to them, but to that I say, \u2018Go Navy!\u2019\u201d said Rhonda Wardlaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nemeth also took note of the recent Army-Navy uniform reveals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/navy_announces_new_uniforms_for_2018_army_navy_game\/prweb15966985.htm\" target=_blank>concocting a press release<\/a> and micro website to announce a fake partnership between the Fisher Price toy company and the Navy Team for a new uniform <a href=\"https:\/\/navygoat.football\/\" target=_blank>honoring toy goats<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site and release contain Navy uniform photos but with cartoon toy goats in place of the school\u2019s goat mascot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time he used the Naval Academy superintendent as the mouthpiece of a fake quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been looking at ways to somehow inspire kids across the country to start saying, \u2018Let\u2019s go play outside and play Navy,&#8217;\u201d the fake quote from Vice Adm. 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