I recently attended the Homecoming game against Dartmouth. It was thoroughly enjoyable watching our ascendant team coming from behind to lead Big Green 21-17 in the 4th quarter, only to be upended by our opponents TD to squeak out a 24-17 win. The halftime highlight was the appearance of our player classmates-- members of the 1961 Ivy Championship team. It was great seeing Tommy Vassel, Russ Warren, Herb Gerstein and Ed Little being honored.
The following weekend, I was at the magnificent Yale Bowl for a beautiful fall day; despite a soporific first half that saw the Bulldogs eclipse the Lions by 31-7, the second half was marked by our team scoring three TD's and holding Yale scoreless. Again, we came up just short of victory. It was exciting to be surrounded by so many of the parents of our players, who were so vocal and excited during the second half.
Kudos to Coach Norries Wilson who has built a spirited talented squad, let by quarterback Sean Brackett, running back Nick Gerst and tackle Alex Gross. I predict the team, which beat Princeton 42-14, will show its true colors against Harvard and then Cornell on successive weekends
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