Word: preseasonitis
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Stanford, a team with a couple preseason All-Americans, didn't manage the deciding goal against the Crimson until the 87th minute...
Probably out of respect for its amazing 9-1 (7-0 Ivy) 1997 season, the Crimson began the year as the favorite in the preseason media poll, with 11 of 16 first-place votes...
...preseason coaches poll placed the Crimson in third, and for two months of the year, Harvard validated its prognosticators, posting an 8-4-1 record through January and February--good for third-best in the conference...
Numerous players were either sick or injured during the preseason, and the team never fully healed. From walking pneumonia to broken fingers to a season-long bout with whooping cough, Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith's team couldn't stay healthy, and that proved to be Harvard's downfall...
...their careers. Recently, baseball player Barry Larkin of the Cincinnati Reds demanded a trade to a grass-field team to try to extend his career. According to Gaines, many free agents have refused to sign with teams whose home field is carpeted. The Green Bay Packers requested that a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints be played on grass, so the Superdome was covered with a temporary grass pitch...