Gatto's philosophy that football is a way of teaching people to make decisions and integrate individual values into group values stems from his experience as a senior at Harvard.

"When I was there the coaches were just technicians and the players controlled the emotional side of the game." Gatto said.

Practicing what he preaches, Gatto lets Connors call about 80-90 per cent of the plays and lets the team decide when it will practice.

Although Gatto is quite content with his position at Tufts he said, "Everyone expects me to go back to Harvard to coach." And while he admits that "everyone thinks about working at his Alma Mater," he considers Restic "one of the best coaches in the country who won't leave Harvard unless he gets a Pro offer that he wants."

Concerned more with Tufts' Saturday game against Bates than with this year's Yale-Harvard game. Gatto says that "although Yale is superior. Joe can pull things out of a hat and I'm looking for a surprise."

As one who has proved it time and time again. Gatto knows that nothing in football is impossible.