Bright spots lead to optimism. Listening to Murphy at that press conference and watching him intently pace the sidelines makes one feel that the Crimson will get better. Murphy has given them no choice.
"We didn't make them work for their touchdowns," Murphy said.
You have a feeling that Harvard teams of the future will make their opponents work for touchdowns.
"You have to defend against the big play," linebacker and captain Ed Kinney said.
You have a feeling that Harvard will keep big plays to a minimum in the future.
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Over again and again Murphy has said. "There is no question we will have a quality football team."
You can imagine that Harvard will.