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There is the obvious inter-school competition that motivates crews and the drive to match up historically to the crews of the past, the Rude and Smooth were unique in its rivalry within the team...
...rowers face backwards while they row, the Harvard crew was able to see its opponent while passing, making the jibes even more effective. But the esteemed Rude and Smooth oarsmen didn’t stop there...
Unlike today’s Harvard freshman classes, which often boast a number of junior national rowers, many of the Rude and Smooth had less auspicious beginnings to their rowing careers...
When you walk into Newell boathouse, you immediately find yourself facing a huge blowup of the Rude and Smooth boat of 1975. While Parker maintains that the picture choice was made due to availability—it is a slide from Boston’s celebration of the national bicentennial—it still drives crews to meet that standard of excellent...
...Jack Rusher [’89] was always pressing, ‘Are we as good as the Rude and Smooth?’” Crick laughed in response. “And that’s what keeps the whole thing going, that we’re all striving to be as good as those who came before us. Harry never sets the bar where it is—you have to guess where it is and everyone jumps over and that’s what keeps the ball rolling...