“I think Harvard will win because Harvard players are a lot smarter and better looking.”
Vikings pro bowl center Matt Birk ’98
“I’m rooting for Harvard because they gave me a wonderful reception when I visited for Hardball.”
Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and Democratic presidential candidate.
“Yale 24, Harvard 17. One word explanation: merit.”
Theo Epstein, Boston Red Sox GM
“Yale’s going to be able to roll on this one.”
Andrew Robinton and Joe Falencki, Sports Editors from The Daily Princetonian
“May the team comprised of the better men win.”
Al Franken ’73
“Yale’s offense will prove too much for Harvard, 34-14.”
Richard Levin, PhD ‘74, President of Yale
“I’ll predict that the one who beat us [Holy Cross, where Mathews was an undergrad] worse will win.”
Chris Mathews, Host of MSNBC’s Hardball and KSG Fellow in Fall of 2002. Harvard beat Holy Cross 43-23 on Sept. 20, and Yale beat the Crusaders 41-16 on Oct. 4.
“Absolutely not.”
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