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What looked like an utter mismatch after September (something along the lines of last year’s 34-13 drubbing by Yale) is shaping up to be a classic like 2005’s triple-overtime thriller. Harvard has won four straight in convincing fashion, the defense is dominating, and veteran Chris Pizzotti has looked sharp in replacing the injured Liam O’Hagan at quarterback. The Bulldogs’ record remains unblemished, but they have shown clear signs of weakness in their last two outings and stud tailback Mike McLeod has returned to planet Earth, i.e. closer...
...knew they had outstanding special teams in general, and we knew they had really excellent return teams,” said Harvard head coach Tim Murphy said. “Obviously the first quarter was a real mismatch in field position based on the two 50-yard returns, but I thought we recovered adequately...
...added five or 10 pounds of muscle during the offseason,” Breaux says of Luft. “He’s going to be a mismatch for any corner in the league...
Easily the mismatch of the week. The Bulldogs, the Ivies’ preseason favorite, have the best running back in the league in Mike McLeod and the Hoyas surrendered a stunning 349 yards on the ground in a loss to Stony Brook. The overrated Elis will storm Washington like the Brits in 1812 and live another week without being exposed...
...terror," "the axis of evil," wanton talk of crusades and evildoers and an ill-conceived war with Iraq. Furthermore, the President's speech was based on a simplistic vision of America's role in the world, one firmly rooted in American infallibility. And finally, there was a fundamental mismatch between the grandness of Bush's oratory and his unwillingness to summon the nation to an actual war footing, in which real sacrifice was required. "I think the American people are sacrificing now," the President said. "I think they're waiting in airport lines longer than they've ever had before...