Harvard really ought to adopt Raiders owner A1 Davis's motto: Just win, baby.

Miscues Galore

Last week against Fordham, a Harvard player called an unnecessary timeout on a change-of-possession late in the game that cost the Crimson a final chance of scoring a tying touchdown.

Harvard continued to make crucial mistakes against the Big Red. This week's miscue was Harvard's putting too many men on the field--the referee interestingly dubbed the penalty "illegal participation"--on fourth down.

The result: Cornell, trailing 17-13, picked up the first down off the penalty and subsequently drove for the first of three field goals that ultimately would put Harvard away.

But the little things--the miscues, the penalties, the poor on-field judgment--doesn't explain why Harvard's offense couldn't put together a single solid drive in the second half.

Cornell's high intensity level and its ability to make adjustments to the Crimson offense ultimately doomed Harvard.

The Big Red, which had come off a 56-6 massacre at the hands of Stanford last week, looked much fresher after its 6000 mile journey than Harvard. Cornell players made diving catches, risking turf burns. The Big Red was willing to do anything to win.

"These guys will play in the parking lot if someone is keeping score," Cornell Coach Jim Hofher said. "We had fresh legs and a willingness to keep fighting."

Defensively, the Big Red conducted a jail break on the Harvard offensive line, sacking Giardi seven times and hurrying his