Word: sackings
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...hour of the morning when many rock 'n' rollers are hitting the sack, the members of a hard-driving band from New Jersey are just unzipping their gig bags. "We rock at 7:30 sharp," says David Wish, the band's leader, founder and token grownup. Wish's group has a lot on its schedule: a run-through of a Carlos Santana tune, some funk and blues improvisation and a tutorial in stage presence. "Make a face like you're mad, like you mean it," Wish hollers over the din of nine acoustic guitars while windmilling his arm Pete Townshend...
...move that prompted an appearance by backup quarterback Garrett Schires. Coach Murphy—who apparently hadn’t watched the Columbia debacle last weekend—decided to let Schires attempt two pass plays on third and fourth downs, resulting in an incompletion and a sack, respectively. This prompts the question—on fourth-and-goal from the eight, which is the lesser of two evils: having Schires pass or having any one of your numerous place kickers attempt a field goal...
Fitzpatrick gave the drive an early burst of energy, spinning left on a broken play and out of trouble, avoiding a sure sack before dashing across the middle of field and inside Quaker territory. Finding junior wide receiver Brian Edwards down the left side of the field in single coverage for his first completion of the game, Fitzpatrick advanced the ball inside the 25-yard line, setting up freshman tailback Clifton Dawson...
Junior backup QB Garrett Schires took the helm, but met with little success. Schires threw behind Edwards on third down and took a sack on fourth, ending the scoring threat...
After a monster sack by senior defensive end Brad Payne set up a third-and-18 at the Harvard 42-yard line, Otis forced a pass into coverage and was intercepted by junior cornerback Gary Sonkur at the 20-yard line. Sonkur—who often returns kickoffs for the Crimson—returned the interception all the way to the Columbia 45-yard line...