Word: restic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...element that has blocked Harvard's drive toward the top of the Ivy League is the Crimson offense. Or rather it is the lack of an offense, a consistent offense, that has handcuffed Harvard. There is one major reason that Restic's offense has not been a consistent threat--and that reason is named Crone...
...Restic wanted to pain against the Princeton defense. But Crone's maddening habit of scrambling around the backfield and ceaselessly pumping the ball while being unable to focus on his receivers--some of whom were yards in the clear--virtually eliminated any passing attack that the Crimson coach had hoped to mount...
Despite Crone's dubious performance throughout this season, Restic has been remarkably loyal to him. He has been more than patient as week after week. "The Zone," as Crone's detractors call him after his infamous last-second safety in the 1970 Yale game, couldn't get into the groove...
Even after last weekend's embarrassment. Restic refuses to project what Crone's future is with the Crimson. "You don't want to phase people out when they have made a contribution to Harvard football," Restic said Monday in response to an inquiry about Crone's future. In the last two years Crone has made a contribution to Harvard football. But by the same token, he has not Ivy title contender. In the what-have-you-done-for-she-lately world of college football, there is no room for sentimentality, and since Crone has had his chance...
There are two games left in the season for Harvard, and while they no longer have much bearing on first place as far as Harvard is concerned, they are important if the Crimson wants to save face in what is left of the season. Restic admits that "locking at it realistically, we have to look at all our people" to win the last two contests. The coach is only partially right. Harvard has to look at all his people save one. We have looked at Crone for a whole season and he hasn't shown anything. Look at someone else...