Word: matchup
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...will it? Could a local rivalry-in-waiting develop from a hard-fought series this weekend? Don't be too surprised if this matchup is reprised on Sunday...
Most intriguing is the Brown-Clarkson matchup this weekend. Both teams are currently tied for second, and both probably need four points from this weekend to have a shot at the NCAA's, unless one wins the ECAC tournament. This should be an especially tall order for Clarkson, as it gets Brown the night after its duel with the champion Crimson...
...Crimson will travel to Philadelphia for a Friday night matchup against the Quakers (7-1 overall, 0-0 Ivy) in the Palestra, then cross the Delaware River for a chance at Princeton (6-5 overall, 0-0 Ivy) in the Jadwin Gym. Neither locale has been particularly friendly to the Crimson (5-5 overall...
This is the best of all possible worlds for the rapidly-improving Harvard squad. The Crimson doesn't have to wait three months to measure itself against the nation's best, nor does it have to judge its national success on a non-conference novelty matchup here and there...
...matchup made in hype-heaven. Burt Reynolds' team vs. the God squad. The pro-style strategy of Florida State vs. the grind-it-out ground game of Notre Dame. Seminole speed vs. Irish beef. Irresistible force meets immovable object. "This might be the biggest game ever in college football," F.S.U. defensive end Derrick Alexander declared at midweek, and few would disagree -- certainly not the fellow who claimed a ticket by piloting his '79 Ford LTD from Los Angeles to South Bend, Indiana, in 21 hours, nor the fan who traded his 1991 Honda for tickets on the 50-yard-line...