Word: naviaux
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...attempt to make something out of his meager talent, B.U. coach Larry Naviaux has fiddled around with a variety of offensive systems. This year, he's come up with a half-breed offense known as the wing-bone. So far, it has produced more fumbles than touchdowns...
...sure, this is not all the 5'11", 170 Ib. junior's fault. As any follower of local football talent will tell you. B.U. has not been blessed with an over abundance of experience and depth. Especially depth. In fact, when coach Naviaux strode onto Nickerson Field this August for the opening fall workout he was able to greet only 70 bodies -- some of them not even warm...
...with the injuries incurred from the first three blood baths it's got to the point that if anyone gets hurt today Naviaux can forget about Temple and Colgate, the Terriers won't even be able to handle a bowl of warmed-over Lil Friskies. But, alas they'll always have the memory of Norton's Al Rich fading back, scramblin', back again, in a futile attempt to escape the vaunted Blue Hen rush and uphold the honor of the ol'Red and White...
...never beaten a local team, so this was certainly a treat. They had played at least a minor part in making it possible for Harvard to have its second worst day of total offense in the part in the past twelve years. It was the greatest win of Larry Naviaux's life, and maybe while he was being smothered on his own 30 yard line by three phys. ed. majors, Frank Champi was able to think of how happy Larry Naviaux was at that point in time...
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