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Just Once I'd Like to See...

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So much for fantasies. Here are this week's picks:

BROWN AT HARVARD--Brown has the best team in New England. Brown has the best offensive lineman in the Ivies. Any sane bookmaker wouldn't take a bet on Harvard. I'm not sane, and I'm not a bookmaker. Harvard 45, Brown 26, and who says history doesn't repeat itself?

COLUMBIA at DARTMOUTH--This could be the upset pick for this week. One could imagine Columbia rebounding off the 69-0 Rutgers fiasco and surprising the Big Green. One could imagine the Lions, who nearly won this game last year, getting their Veer offense together and beating up on the Dartmouth defense. One could imagine Dartmouth falling apart at home for the first time all year. And one could imagine "Boats" having a C-minus median. Dartmouth 21, Columbia 3.

CORNELL at YALE--Actually, this is the best upset choice for today. The Big Red can move the ball, and the Elis have pulled an "el foldo" since Rutgers beat them, 28-27. Yale has to win big sometime this year, though, and I don't want them to save it for November 18. Yale 35, Cornell 10.

PENN at PRINCETON--Princeton is the most underrated team in the Ivy League, Penn the most overrated. The Tigers should work their way back toward respectability, 17-16.

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LAST WEEK: 1-4 (gulp)

SEASON: 17-15

SEASON, HARVARD GAMES ONLY: 1-5 (worse than Bob Bailey)

CAREER: 42-26 (.617 and falling fast)

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