“Unless the Midshipmen are participating in athletic activities or in their dorm rooms, they are forbidden by U.S. Naval Academy rules from wearing sneakers or flip-flops.” Navy’s football team went from a 9-2 start to losing three straight games. So the coaches and trainers sat down to figure out what caused the losses (and the injuries that led to the losses). Their answer: It’s gotta be the shoes. (Please don’t forward this to my 11 year-old son. I can’t even get him to wear fancy sneakers.)