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...remember one conversation we had over the phone before The Game. We were doing a story on Yale's wishbone offense, and I asked Gicewicz how Harvard would defend against it. The usual response would have been: "We just have to dig in and play our best." Instead, Gicewicz started talking about blocking schemes and how offensive linemen like to take down nose tackles in a wishbone formation. Whoa...
...fascinated. Here was Gicewicz talking to me about blocking schemes--which, to the average football spectator (myself included), are about as confusing as taking the T to Logan--and it was making complete sense. Of course, we used his stuff in the story...
...Gicewicz was also the most fired-up captain I have ever met at Harvard. No matter how bad the season was turning out (and after four straight losses, things weren't that cheery), Gicewicz still believed Harvard could rebound. And he wasn't just saying it. He never just said...
Before the Dartmouth game, the Crimson captain made it a point to maul any teammate he saw. Just to make sure Harvard was ready for the game. Gicewicz was one of the players who brought back what the Crimson had been lacking since the 1987 Ivy title year--emotion. And even though the 6-5 win over the Big Green didn't actually blow up the scoreboard, it didn't matter. This was a very different Harvard team...
After the game, I went to interview Gicewicz. He was so excited that he just kept talking and talking. Then he started telling me about how he rented Rocky to watch with some teammates the night before the game...