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...will soon be much tougher. In an eight-day stretch in February, the Crimson will face Penn, Princeton, and Yale—a threesome expected to contend with Harvard for the Ivy League title. In addition, the Crimson will face the Trinity, a perennial contender for the national championship. Preseason rankings placed all four of these teams above Harvard. “There are usually three strong teams and this year there are five,” Grigg said. “If we’re going to win, this would be the most exciting year...
...that the team celebrating would be Yale—that might have turned some heads. What at the beginning of the season seemed improbable for a Bulldogs squad that was picked to finish fifth in league preseason polls turned into a reality on Saturday when Yale beat the Crimson 34-13 at Harvard Stadium in front of a sellout crowd...
...Crimson starter in big-game polish. Harvard head coach Tim Murphy and Bulldogs skipper Jack Siedlecki, assistants together at Lafayette in the early 80’s, have three and a half Ancient Eight titles between them; Murphy has three of those.Upstart Yale, however, picked fifth in the preseason media poll, can earn at least a share of the Ivy League crown in 2006 with a victory tomorrow, while Harvard, the early favorite, can force a three-way tie with a win and a Princeton loss versus Dartmouth. And, you know, 1636.There’s a silver lining here...
...figure the handoff will take care of it.”Not exactly prophetic, but the explanation is indicative of Berg’s modest, matter-of-fact approach to the game. It’s an approach that has earned the 265-pound tackle from Stamford, Conn. Preseason All-American honors as well as double-teams on virtually every play. And though those double teams have resulted in numbers slightly less spectacular than you’d see otherwise—he’s sixth on the team in total tackles—Berg still anchors a Harvard...
...earned the nickname of ‘Harvard’ during preseason,” Fitzpatrick recalls. “But once people learned my name, it was slowly phased out. I got a lot of comments about Good Will Hunting, a few ‘how ’bout them apples’ comments thrown...