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...switch was not the result of a change in philosophy. Rather it was the application of Yovicsin's basic tenet--at the offense to the personnel. Rather than trying to develop players for an offense, Yovicsin develops an offense to match the individual talents of his team...
...haven't had passing players here very often," Yovicsin recalls, "so it only made good sense to go on the ground...
...addition, Harvard's offensive thrust should be a little more sophisticated than last year. When Ted Halaby was injured early last season, Yovicsin was faced with the prospect of going with two sophomore quarterbacks, a sophomore fullback, and relatively inexperienced halfbacks. Now that this crew has had a season to gain confidence and learn new skills, Yovvy feels safer about trying greater diversity. The attack will be better balanced between passing and running, and there will be more pass option plays...
...spite of the plans to increase di- versity and sophistication, the total offensive scheme is quite simple. There are only about 15 basic plays derived from three basic series in the Crimson play curriculum, Yovicsin revealed...
...Yovicsin pleads two reasons for this basic simplicity. The most important is the time factor at an Ivy School, and especially Harvard. "There just isn't time to teach the fundamentals and hundreds of plays in the few weeks of pre-season practice we are allowed," the coach commented. The other reason is Yovicsin feels that only plays engineered and executed with perfection will work in the college game of today. "I'd rather do fewer plays and do them perfectly," Yovvy said. "If we do what we try right, we'll win ball games. Simplicity...