Word: crones
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crone does not see his receivers quickly enough, and when he does see them, he is unsure which one to throw the ball to. When one watches Crone fade back to pass one witnesses the epitome of indecision, and when he completes an serial, one has the feeling that it is the direct result of Divine intervention rather than skill...
Restic wanted to pain against the Princeton defense. But Crone's maddening habit of scrambling around the backfield and ceaselessly pumping the ball while being unable to focus on his receivers--some of whom were yards in the clear--virtually eliminated any passing attack that the Crimson coach had hoped to mount...
...Despite Crone's dubious performance throughout this season, Restic has been remarkably loyal to him. He has been more than patient as week after week. "The Zone," as Crone's detractors call him after his infamous last-second safety in the 1970 Yale game, couldn't get into the groove...
Even after last weekend's embarrassment. Restic refuses to project what Crone's future is with the Crimson. "You don't want to phase people out when they have made a contribution to Harvard football," Restic said Monday in response to an inquiry about Crone's future. In the last two years Crone has made a contribution to Harvard football. But by the same token, he has not Ivy title contender. In the what-have-you-done-for-she-lately world of college football, there is no room for sentimentality, and since Crone has had his chance...
...face in what is left of the season. Restic admits that "locking at it realistically, we have to look at all our people" to win the last two contests. The coach is only partially right. Harvard has to look at all his people save one. We have looked at Crone for a whole season and he hasn't shown anything. Look at someone else in the last two contests...