June 22, 2017 NAME: Michael Pifer
POSITION: Long Snapper
CLASS: Sophomore
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 226
HOMETOWN: Jeannette, Pa.
HIGH SCHOOL: Penn Trafford
MAJOR: Operations Research
COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Pehrson
I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia
I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: It was the best decision for my future and I get to play football at the highest level
POSITION COACH: Coach Davis
FAVORITE MEAL: Prime Rib
FAVORITE MOVIE: Remember the Titans
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Friday Night Lights
FAVORITE ATHLETE: James Conner
TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Play video games and watch TV
RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Naval Aviator
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Anthony Robles, Will Ferrell and Roger Staubach
IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: Successful
ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: Nothing
MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Twitter
MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: WPIAL Insider
MY FIRST THOUGHT WHEN STEPPING ON TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: "How do all the students live in one dorm?"
WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The support the fans bring
WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Pitt or Penn State because there are a lot of people I grew up with are at those schools or huge fans.
MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING IN THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE IS: We play difficult competition year in and year out proving we can play against good teams.
THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Tough
MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: "We have to work harder than everybody else."
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2017 IS: Malcolm Perry
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2017 IS: Tyler Sayles
THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ON OFFENSE IN 2017 WILL BE: Zach Abey
THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ON DEFENSE IN 2017 WILL BE: Micah Thomas
THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Evan Martin
THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Micah Thomas
THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL IS: Darryl Bonner
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT IS: Paul Carothers
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT IS: Ronnie Querry
