Word: sag
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...Business School Field, as the Crimson knocked off Tufts, 2-0. And although the score was identical to that of last year's encounter in Medford, and although the Jumbos played very much the same sort of game--a boring sort of defense quite accurately described as "the sag"--it was a very different Harvard team from that of a year...
...come on down to the Business School Field at 3:30 today to see what Gehling and his Jumbos have in their bag of tricks. Sag or no sag, Harvard should produce most of the game's magic...
Since then, Bill Gehling's booters haven't fared so well, dropping 3-1, 5-1, and 4-0 decisions. Last year, in an effort to reverse that losing trend, the Jumbos instituted the infamous "Tufts sag"--a positioning of as many as eight defenders in and around the penalty area to ward off the Harvard forwards...
This year may prove different. With 12 veterans back from last year's 4-6-1 squad, the Medfordites opened the season with a convincing 7-0 shellacking of Bates last Saturday. Could it be a sweet farewell to the "sag" for the Jumbos? Gehling wasn't giving out any of his secrets yesterday, but certain facts are clear...
When Gehling added that his squad's offense "depends on the other team's style," I began to wonder about his plans. Does he intend to surprise the Crimson with an "adjustable reverse sag...