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...have our problems," Restic said Thursday. "But we just have to solve them...
...Restic's "wide-open" system is supposed to produce the kind of big play that can win a game in the last seconds. Yet, in the four League games this season, Harvard hasn't broken any long touchdowns at all, and I doubt that many of the fans who have sat through the last few seasons of Harvard football expected the Crimson to salvage last week's Penn fiasco with an outburst of late game scoring...
...blame should not fall solely on Restic's system. Yovicsin's last two teams never came from behind to win in the fourth quarter either, although the '70 team played well in breaking a late game tie against Cornell. The explanation for Harvard's inability to rally against bad teams is partly due to an apathetic condecension. Harvard has a tradition of playing listlessly against perennial underdog teams like Penn and Brown, who love nothing better than upsetting Harvard...
Today's game at Princeton may see a quarterback who does like to throw the ball -- Mike Holt -- assert himself. If Crone is hurting or playing badly. Restic said that he will not hesitate to replace him with Holt. Holt is an inexperienced sophomore, and according to Restic, he can be erratic, which may continue to wreck Harvard's offensive consistency. However, he is Harvard's smoothest quarterback, an option-type passer who whips the ball, and his cockiness may spark the team...
Princeton will also provide Foster with a chance to redeem himself. In his new role as fullback and kick returner. Foster has been playing atrociously. There is no excuse for a runner like Foster averaging less than 15 yards a kick-off return. Against Princeton. Restic plans to counter the Tigers' strong front four rush with some special fullback plays, and he intends to give Foster a chance to make them go. He said "chance" in a tone of voice that intimated "last chance...