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...What the service did for me was it made melearn to survive," Restic says. "I spent most ofmy time with myself behind the lines. It was toughbut I got through...
...When Joe Restic came to Harvard in the fall of1971, he had the intention of lighting a fireunder the seat of John Harvard's pants...
...Restic's predecessor, John Yovicsin, hadrescued Harvard football from the depths ofdespondency in the late 1950's by reorganizing italong conservative lines. Influenced by the likesof Woody Hayes and Vince Lombardi, he instilled asimple off-tackle left, off-tackle right,third-down-and-a-long-pass-to-a-receiver type ofoffense. And it worked: Harvard had just fourlosing seasons in 14 years and Yovicsonestablished himself as the winningest coach inHarvard history...
...Restic thought the Crimson could do better.From Canadian football--with its longer and widerfield, three-down concept and 12th man--Resticbrought a riskier, wider-open offense. He calledit the "Multi-Flex...
...first few years of his tenure atHarvard, Restic struggled to implement thecomplicated offense. In 1971, the Crimson went anaverage 5-4, and in 1972 Harvard went a meager4-4-1 and lost to Yale, 28-7. Both years theCrimson finished closer to the bottom than to thetop in the Ivies...