Word: okaying
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...make matters worse, he didn't know who any of the Harvard players (or most of the Holy Cross players) were. His play-by-play went something like this: "Okay, there's a hand-off to a Harvard back, he cuts, gets a couple yards, and is brought down by a host of Cross tacklers. Okay, second down and a bunch now, there's a pitch wide right to...and so, no, he's met by a gang of tacklers, and loses a few yards...
Soon, however, the guy noticed that I was from Harvard, and started using my help. He'd say, "Okay, there's a hand-off to--" and nod at me, and I'd say, "Dave Bunning" or "Bob Glatz" or whomever, and he'd say, "--Dave Bunning, and he makes a cut and bulls ahead for seven...
Cleary: "I see. Okay, okay. That's tough. That'll make it a little hard. Well, at least we got Chris Biotti. He's a big guy. And he's really improving as a defenseman. He should be a real team leader this year...
...Okay, Okay, let me think. We lost seven seniors from last year. Some good players, too, like Tim Barakett and Dickie McEvoy. Real experience there. Real hard to lose those guys. But we've got a bunch of good kids coming in as freshmen. Heck, we've got a great player in Scott Barringer, a kid from Belmont Hill, my alma matter. He should pick up some of the scoring slack...
Cleary: "Let me guess. Let me just imagine. He's not coming to Harvard. Okay, he didn't really want to give Harvard a shot. So where is he going? Where is the worst possible place for him? Where would he do the most harm? Let me think...I know, I know, you sent him to Boston College. The hated Eagles have him. The bunch of bruisers who beat us in the Beanpot consolation game last year--by scoring a goal after the gun had gone off. You gave him to B.C., didn...