You bet Hugh. I was just thinking that a year ago. Restic and Bostonians buzzing with talk about the revolution he was going to pull off in the Harvard football program. For 13 years, the Crimson had been under the staid hand of John Yovicsin, who strongly believed in the three yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust approach to the game. You know, Yovicsin was pretty Puritan in his outlook--he wanted his squads to take just enough to get by and not give up any frivolous benefits to the opponents. Defense and grind it out'. That fitted John.
"Now I'was just thinking, here this guy Restic comes in and wants to throw over the whole thing. Like on offense it was rumored that he was going to show more motion to Harvard people than had been seen since tight skirts hit Pine Manor. He was talking backs in motion left, and backs in motion right, razzle dazzle in the middle, passing--all kinds of fireworks. He claimed that Bostonians were going to see points put on the scoreboard had seen east of the Big Ten.
"Well I was thinking...all those things didn't get together last year, except for one sweet moment in the Yale game, so maybe it takes time, even here, to adjust to new approaches. Football is football, even at Harvard, and you can't revamp the whole thing in a year. Maybe this is the year that it'll come around. That's that makes sports the life of America. Hugh. It gives people something to look forward to."
"And in the end, Anex, that's what makes this country great!!"
"You bet, Hugh."
"Well, Anex, it's kick-off time."