Is it Restic's halftime speeches?
Is it the shoes?
Nobody knows what's happening. If someone did, there wouldn't be a problem.
But until someone finds a real answer, Harvard fans will be alternately treated to great football and bad football. After the first 30 minutes of every contest, the Other Crimson will come out.
One half, Harvard looks like a real contender for the Ancient Eight crown, but the next half it looks like the hapless Columbia squad of the late '80s.
It's more frustrating than trying to debate Ross Perot. The team hates it.
"We know we can play and play very well," senior linebacker Monte Giese said. "If we can play like that, we can do some serious damage in the Ivy League. I don't know why we can't play like that all the time. I don't know if the coaches know. I don't know if anybody knows."
Do you know?