Most disturbing were Murphy's comments after The Game:

"Now they are all trying to do their job out there, but quite frankly, they must understand that [in the future] I am not going to accept performances like this."

Excuse me, in the future? Granted Murphy tried to protect his players, but there shouldn't there be some level of accountability right now?

The Game is the pinnacle of the Harvard sports season, and one would think that at this point, Murphy would have already made his expectations clear.

"Next year, everyone has to play with killer instinct," Murphy said.

Harvard has not had a killer instinct since it won the Ivy title. This is a serious deficiency in the Harvard program and it is an issue that Murphy must fix, or Harvard ought to reevaluate his tenure.

This is not intended to be a "Tim Must Go" piece more typical of the New York Post. After all, Harvard has won an Ivy championship in the past four years. But Athletic Director Bill Cleary '56 needs to take a closer look at the state of his football team.

In fairness, Murphy has done many things right with the program. The players he has sent to the NFL are a testament to his recruiting ability. As both a reporter and student it is a pleasure to deal with him on a personal basis. He has a vision for Harvard as a football school and has implemented it with consistency.