Word: preseasonitis
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Lost in Talbott's effusive praise of Harvard is his own team, which is undefeated. In a preseason scrimmage against the Crimson, Yale hung tough, losing just...
...years, sometimes as a campaign reporter, a New York City-based writer or a White House correspondent. This year -- as every other year -- his practiced eye spots some important differences. "All the contenders are relatively little known in national terms," says Barrett. "This fact, together with the short preseason competition, means a candidate has very little opportunity to recover from a stumble." Because Iowa's favorite son Senator Tom Harkin has that state's caucuses in the bag, Barrett feels the New Hampshire primary is "even more important than ever." In addition, it seems that each year polling and television...
...preseason pick to win the Ivies, Princeton, has suffered losses against impressive Texas and Rutgers squads. Lacking a single player in the top ten for scoring, the Tigers have rolled over lesser competition, to a 4-2 record...
While Howard showed remarkable consistency--he scored at least two touchdowns in nine of Michigan's 11 games--preseason Heisman favorites Detmer and Houston quarterback David Klingler faltered early and fell so far behind that they couldn't catch...
...team that was picked first in the Ivy League coaches' preseason poll, is not where it wants...