Air Force running back Jacobi Owens, left, celebrates with D.J. Johnson after Air Force defeated Boise State 27-20 in an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at Air Force Academy, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

 David Zalubowski

The Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl, in its second year, engineered a significant coup in getting a 9-3 team, Air Force, for the Dec. 30 game at Arizona Stadium. Better yet, it didn’t get a woe-is-me reaction from Air Force, whose fans had probably never heard of the Arizona Bowl. Falcons coachΒ Troy CalhounΒ said: β€œWe absolutely love it. That’s who we are. You think of the soul, the fabric, everything we’re made of … those (from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base) are our real teammates. It’s so darn cool. We’re elated.” If that’s not the sports quote of the week, what is?Β 

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