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...what can stop Harvard? A rising star such as Penn??s Jewel Clark, the physicality of a tough Brown team or the impact of transfer students at Columbia and Cornell? For a team that returns at the top, there is only one automatic route to failure—complacency. However, the Crimson’s nonconference schedule will not allow an apathetic team to leave the court without severely bruised egos and a giant mar on a potentially legendary season...
...mean, this game was close for, what, a quarter? Clearly somebody on the Quakers’ coaching staff missed the memo that despite Penn??s national ranking, home-field advantage and large margins of victory this season, they were supposed to play out another classic, down-to-the-wire Harvard-Penn game. Instead, Penn played the role of Mike Tyson to Harvard’s “Hurricane” Peter McNeeley—a much-hyped, quickly decided matchup...
...that successful cover scheme didn’t give the Quakers enough of an advantage, Penn was able to bring pressure with just its front four lineman. The key turning point in the game—when Penn??s Chris Pennington returned a Rose fumble for a touchdown—was caused by a strong rush that even got around the Crimson’s dependable senior right tackle Jamil Soriano...
Harvard, for its part, was stymied by Penn??s speed on the turf. Milanese, a small guy at 5’10, 175 lbs., lined up in the slot, so he was very rarely covered by either of Harvard’s junior cornerbacks, Benny Butler and Chris Raftery. Instead, a rotation of linebackers covered Milanese short, and he was up against safeties deep...
...point is this: Penn??s fans had something college fans often lack, which is a certain level of organization. When the Alma Mater started up, everyone seemed to know it. Penn??s attack on the goalpost wasn’t a swarming so much as it was a coordinated strike—the fans first went to midfield, giving the cops a false sense of security, and only later did a couple of leaders steer the mass directly into the circle of authority, crashing right through it and leaving the police helpless...