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Although the Harvard football team's lack of "incentives" might dissuade the amateur football fan of any similarities to the SMU Mustangs of the early 1980s. Crimson running backs Kweli "The Human Melee" Thompson and Eion "Prime Time" Hu beg the comparison...
...vaunted ground attack of the Mustangs featured the "Pony Express" of Eric Dickerson and Craig James, arguably the best college one-two rushing punch ever. Junior Thompson and Sophomore Hu, although not threatening all-time greatness yet, are positioned to establish themselves as one of the best running duos in the Ivy League...
...similarities don't end there. Dickerson was the floating butterfly to James' stinging bee; Thompson is the speed to Hu's power. This past Saturday against Holy Cross, Thompson, the fastest player on the team, scampered for 171 yards, while Hu powered for 154 in Harvard's 27-17 win. So far this year, Thompson ranks 20th nationally and first in the Ivy League with 117.7 rushing yards per game, while Hu is third in the Ivies with 113.5 yards per game on the ground...
...Hu, who missed last week's game against Bucknell, is the team's second-leading rusher. He has garnered 227 yards on 53 carries. He is also the team's leading scorer with four touchdowns and 24 points...
...story of this game, for example, was the running tandem of Kweli Thompson and Eion Hu. Each ran for over 150 yards against Holy Cross, prompting some observers to wonder if there wasn't soon going to be a fierce competition for chances to carry the ball...