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Nobody relishes standing in the shadow of a former great. Fans become accustomed to excellence at that position and demand it from whomever fills the role...
Entering the 1997 season, Harvard faced a similar predicament. The shadow of Eion Hu '97 loomed over the entire backfield. Hu is arguably the greatest running back in Harvard history. He set the school record for most career rushing yards with 3,073, most yards in a single season with 1,101 and most carries in a game with 40, set at last year's Harvard-Yale game. Furthermore, he always seemed to save his best games for Yale, gaining a total of 497 yards in his three games...
...never really felt in Eion's shadow," Menick said. "I really respected Eion and he deserves all the praise he gets, but I don't try to compare myself to anyone...
Menick gained 74 yards and scored once in the Crimson's only losing effort of the year against a Bucknell team noted for its defense. As Menick racked up multiple hundred-yard games, Hu's shadow quickly faded away. The debate shifted from how much better Hu was than Menick to who was the better back...
Hollywood may be going to the mall these days because the most successful malls are going Hollywood. Roseanne is one of the 20 million people this year who are expected to drive, sometimes for hours, to shop at Ontario Mills, the size of 38 football fields, set in the shadow of the San Bernardino Mountains. On a weekday afternoon scores of patrons are driving on the virtual-reality car track or teeing off on the virtual-reality driving range at Dave & Buster's, an eats-and-entertainment emporium at Ontario. Tens of thousands of shoppers, many off tour buses...