They all agreed that winning was the most satisfying part of it. "Especially when we're playing a team with a good defense," Antonellis added. "The Dartmouth, Cornell and Penn defenses were all first in the Ivies when we went up against them."

Antonellis smiled slyly: "When we were finished with them, they were fifth or sixth."

There has been a lot of noise coming from Providence all year about Brown's offensive line being the best in the Ivies. It's a rumor the Crimson line can't wait to dispell. But they don't do much talking about it. Said Jiggetts, "We'll show them Saturday on the field."

When asked out of all the offensive lines he's coached, which he would like to have against Brown, Restic responded without reflection' "This is the one I want. They have experience, savvy, ability, and they play as a cohesive and effective unit.

Would he prefer to have Brown's? Restic grimaced. "I'll take ours."

Harvard's offensive linemen don't know why they became linemen, except because of their shapes. "Look at us," exclaimed Culig, "we're more square than anything else."

"Yes, we're the building blocks of the team," retorted Wagner, proud of his wit. But the offensive linemen's laughter was short and hollow. The statement was more true than witty.

And that is something of which the unsung heros of Harvard's flight to the top of the Ivies are--deservedly--very proud.