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Since cross country times heavily depend on the course and the weather conditions, there are no world records in the sport. It is only through head-to-head competition that teams, and individuals, can test their mettle. The NCAA race is the meeting ground for the world's premier cross country runners--as captain Mark Meyer calls it, the "superbowl" of cross country...
This was Harvard football, marked by an offense with an erratic ground game and a lavish passing game. A defense that could change like a chamelion--from the Rock of Gibraltar to a batch of Jell-o in a flash...
What can you say about an offense that attacks Yale with over 300 yards passing while adding only 59 yards rushing? The Elis outgained the Harvard ground game 327-59, adding 150 second-half yards while the Crimson tallied -2 yards in that final 30 minutes...
...recall this contest because it was the lone Harvard-Yale encounter I witnessed as an undergraduate. As a freshman the year before, a ground-level seat in the end zone impaired my sight. As a junior the year after, too much alcohol impaired my senses. And last fall? Yale's overpowering performance impaired my desire to look...
Earlier in the week, grounds personnel noticed burns in the turf around the 50-yard line. While replacing the area with sod, they discovered a wire leading into the ground and contacted University police, who called the bomb squad...