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...while this transformation has taken place and subconsciously pricked the fancy of the entire Boston football audience, promises of a gridiron renaissance under Restic's tutelage have remained largely unfulfilled in his first two years. While Resticball at Harvard has opened the eyes of the entire New England and Ivy League football audience with its dashing ingenuity, one significant element has been missing--Restic teams have not won as most people believed they should...
...sophomore-laden squad that sent Yovicsin into a happy "retirement" with an impressive 7-2 record in 1970 languished around the .500 mark during Restic's first two seasons, finishing 5-4 the first year, and following with a 4-4-1 mark (4-3 and 3-3-1, respectively, in the Ivy League...
Causes for the Crimson's so-so performance in 1971-1972 have been traced to a wide variety of elements, ranging from injuries to charges of racism. But these reasons notwithstanding, the most persistent argument regarding the Crimson's meager showing is that Restic's technique tries to do too much in too little time...
With the formidable restrictions imposed by Ivy League rules--no spring practice, late pre-season, limited recruiting--an Ivy coach works at a distinct disadvantage before he even begins. With these limitations, so the argument goes, a system as complex as Restic's cannot hope to reach full fruition...
...judge a coach's performance on the basis of his first two years. Most people agree that a college coach cannot be evaluated completely until his entire program is manned with athletes who have come up through the system--until four years have elapsed. Under this line of reasoning, Restic, who has been top dog in the Harvard football kennel for just under three years, would face his first "deadline" in 1974, his fourth season as head coach...