Word: game
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...into I-A and I-AA groups. I-A schools have large stadium capacity and large attendance; I-AA schools have small stadium capacities or small attendance numbers. While schools like Harvard and Yale both had stadiums capable of holding over tens of thousands of spectators, attendance at their games was low enough to merit a I-AA classification. Yes, thousands will show up for The Game on Saturday, but the rest of the season, attendances have been dismal--for Harvard, an average hovering around...
...while The Game is a significant contest for the players involved, it is, and always has been as much--or more--about the events surrounding The Game than the football game itself. It's Harvard meeting Yale. Whether it be in the parking lot, at the keg party or across the chess board, the events surrounding the game make the occasion such a festival. It's an opportunity for people who wouldn't otherwise be somewhere near center-stage to shine, in the band, on the radio dial, wherever. For that, The Game is, indeed, worth caring for, worth going...
...match-up of the two teams who would enter the final weekend tied for first in the Ivy, Yale appeared to have this game wrapped up, leading 24-10. But Yale quickly discovered that no lead would be safe with quarterback James Perry at Brown's helm. Perry led the Bears on consecutive scoring drives in the fourth quarter, cutting the Bulldog lead...
...appeared that Brown would kick the routine extra point to send the game into overtime, but then Yale safety Ben Blake blocked the extra point, apparently sealing the victory for the Elis. The ball, however, bounced right into the hands of Brown's Mike Powell, who pitched it to Rob Scholl, who strolled in for the two points, giving Brown a 25-24 lead...
...With Walland nursing a sore shoulder, quarterback T.J. Hyland struggled as his replacement, throwing three interceptions in the first quarter. The Yale defense almost single-handedly won the game for the Elis, by setting up Yale's first touchdown drive with a fumble recovery at the San Diego 19 and by completely shutting down the Torero offense. Blake, who blocked the ill-fated extra point in the Brown game, managed to block a field goal and a punt for the Elis...