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...suggesting that we need to put Harvard back in the Rose Bowl. In fact, barring a complete change in the Ivy League’s attitude toward its football programs, the 1978 decision to split Division I into I-A and I-AA will keep that from ever happening again. However, I am demanding that Harvard and the rest of the Ivy League let its players compete in the Division I-AA playoffs. I’m also demanding that we give our students and our fans a reason to care...
According to an article that ran in the Daily Pennsylvanian on September 18th, Penn President Judith Rodin claimed that a football postseason would conflict with finals. She’s partially right. If the Ivy champion advances to the semifinals of the I-AA playoffs, that team will be playing football during the exam period for schools with pre-Christmas finals. But, as the article cites, the same situation exists for the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament, and the Ivy Council of Presidents has no problem sending the league champion off to compete in that playoff bracket...
...most proficient offense in Division I-AA was shut out for nearly three consecutive quarters by one of the worst defenses in the nation...
...relief Harvard was waiting for hasn’t yet come. Injuries heal slowly. Supposed lulls in the schedule like Dartmouth and Columbia improbably prove too much to handle. And for whatever reason, the team that even this week still led Division I-AA football in total yards per game has simply imploded when it comes to producing offense...
Though Harvard still leads Divison I-AA in total offense (502.9 ypg), it is coming off an anemic 16-point output against the Big Green. The Crimson ammassed 545 total yards, but did not score a single touchdown in three redzone chances...