Word: depth
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...result, the team must rely heavily on its stellar freshmen eight of last year, as five sophomores will compete in the varsity eight at this weekend’s regatta. The program has also maintained all of its walk-ons from last year, giving the team much-needed depth to push through the injuries, absences, and challenges that this new season presents.Nonetheless, one thing remains unchanged—the team’s drive for a championship.“Absolutely, we expect to have the same success,” Mazjoub says.The Radcliffe lightweight crew is prepared and focused...
...ball into the teeth of the fourth-best run defense in the country; Harvard is allowing a meager 75 yards per game on the ground. Its own ground attack is on the rise, with freshman Gino Gordon, the reigning Ivy Rookie of the Week, now sharing time atop the depth chart along with sophomore Cheng Ho.Entering the soft part of its schedule—Dartmouth and Columbia are on deck—the Crimson can cement its status as a top-two team in the Ivies with a win. Prediction: Harvard 30, Princeton 20PENN...
...Sean Mitchell wrapped up the scoring with a goal and assist of his own to give the Crimson a comfortable victory. While the Camels weren’t as strong of an adversary as some of Harvard’s earlier opponents, the Crimson stayed focused and used its depth to win impressively at Blodgett. “You can never look past any opponent,” Farrar said. “You have to focus on the game at hand. It was great to see some unselfish play out there and [this game] was useful for the second...
...From the standpoint of the back end, we know that we have to stay in coverage a lot longer in any given situation in case the quarterback is able to break the pocket,” Andrew Berry said.Princeton has been unable to fully capitalize on its depth at receiver, however, in part because of the inconsistencies that have plagued both Foran and platoon-mate Greg Mroz in the passing game. The two quarterbacks have combined to throw 11 interceptions, worst among Ivy League teams and a major contribution to the Tigers league-worst minus-eight turnover margin.Offensively, the Crimson...
...that makes a moon landing look sloppy. Tens of thousands policemen and other law enforcement officers are a visible sign of their precautions; other preparations have been continuing for months. Previous Congresses had been preceded by a tightening of control on those whom the authorities consider troublemakers, but the "depth and thoroughness of the crackdown this time was unprecedented," according to Nicholas Bequelin of New York-based Human Rights Watch. Bequelin believes the months-long operation of intimidation, beating and occasional kidnapping of everyone from dissidents and public interest lawyers to housing rights activists and peasant petitioners reflects the government...