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ABSOLUTELY BEST YALE HARVARD GAME EVER!!! At last we get even for ’69! Even better we are Ivy Champions again! Congratulations to those wonderful seniors.

Absolutely awesome. What a display of grit by the Bulldogs, especially Rawlings. They hung in there and dominated at the end. Outscored Harvard 28-7 in the last 1 1/2 minutes plus two overtime’s. How many on sides kicks recovered by our guys in one season!?

This, to me, might not be as “significant” a win as the victory over Navy in 1981, or the OT win over FBS Army back in 2014, but it is hard to recall one more satisfying. Absolutely astonishing display of guts and grit as the Holy Trinity of Rawlings, Klubnik, and Shohfi write the final chapter to their amazing legacy. Someone should carve their likenesses on West Rock or something.

I said a while back that Rawlings is the best Yale quarterback I’ve seen since Brian Dowling. I rescind that: Rawlings is THE best Yale quarterback I have seen. Period. His already impressive statistical resume would be even deeper had he not missed almost half his junior year due to injury, but his numbers won’t show the guts, the leadership, the toughness that were so intrinsic to his game. Those things are etched, though, on the memories of those of us fortunate to have seen him play (a rather sadly select company these days, however).

As another noted earlier, today it felt like the Bulldogs did a great deal to exorcise the demon of THE TIE way back in 1968. First thing I thought when the Harvard ball carrier came up a couple of yards short to seal the win. Maybe they won’t be making documentaries about this one decades from now, but I’ll sleep better tonight.

A great year for a courageous team. I honestly thought they were dead midway through the third quarter of the Richmond game and the season on the verge of being lost. It’s not the first (sure it won’t be the last) time I was wrong. But I can’t remember ever being so happy admitting it.

Hats off to the 2019 Ivy League co-champions!

Well said Blifred’s Ghost.

Special shout out to Cameron Warfield who recovered Rawlings fumble with 22 seconds left and saved the season. He took the ball away from a Harvard player who actually had a better angle.

Well said Blifred’s Ghost. This season has been a very special ride for us fans. However I am left wanting just one more thing. Please, please please install lights at the Yale Bowl.

Unfortunately, I have a feeling the protest we saw at half time will now become an annual tradition. If the protest had lasted just 5 minutes longer this special memory we now all have of an incredible Yale comeback win for a championship would have never been. Instead the game would have had to be called for darkness at the end of the first OT and Yale would have finished behind Dartmouth at 5-1-1. This can’t ever be allowed to happen in the future.

By the way, it isn’t only unplanned protests that can cause The Game to be called for darkness. It very nearly happened in 2005 too. Yale needs to install lights at the Yale Bowl ASAP.

How about the cops take their night sticks out and crack some head. After 1 or 2 the rest will scatter.
I agree with son of eli, they really could’ve ruined one the greatest sporting events for people who want to watch SPORTS!

Agreed. There was a security presence, paid to perform their job, which did nothing. To secure the field. Only a few took the proper action and denied access when being rushed. When they took action, it worked. It was not a protest. It was privileged brats exercising their right to not be disciplined! When confronted while exiting the field, most had no answer to what they were doing out there. The vanilla reaction to this illegal activity will only ensure it will happen again. Yale must do their job securing the field and there will not be a need lights!

Agreed that security should be increased. However, it’s very difficult to control such a large crowd.

These protestors should also be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and face academic sanction up o and including expulsion. Doing that might deter such criminal behavior in the future. Unfortunately I doubt that the feckless Yale administration will do that. Installing Lights seems to be the path of least resistance.

I am ecstatic, and nearly beyond belief! One thing, though, is marring this day and night for me as I type at 2:49 a.m. here in Seattle.
I moved here in ’92 after growing up in New Haven — Dad was Professor Bob Abelson (Social Psych, PoliSci) and took me to Yale games starting in ’66 when I was 9. Have loved Yale Football ever since. For this year’s GAME, since I don’t have cable, friends recorded the game for me onto DVD — but they f*cked up and only recorded 4 hours, despite my pleas to get more just in case. When the protest happened I texted them but they wrongly thought they would still get the whole game. Nope, recording ended in mid-4th quarter.

Upshot: did anyone record The Game onto a disc or even (ahem) videotape? If so, would you be willing to loan it to me so I can copy or make a copy for me? I will of course pay all postage, both ways. I know recording games onto physical media makes me a dinosaur but that’s what I am comfortable with.

I have seen highlights of key plays but having the whole experience as it unfolded would be sweet. If you can help, please contact “off-list” at: billabelson@yahoo.com . Many thanks.

Regrettably left with around 3 minutes to go in regulation. Spouse getting cold despite blanket and with her vision problems she could see less and less as it got darker: I was discouraged by the 4th long run by the Harvard back. Got to hear it on WELI heading home though. I found the game on ESPN last night and watched the last 3 minutes and overtimes 3 times! Harvard coach screwed up big time in leaving non-hands players along their left sideline – both players #82, #55 let the ball squirt between them, not even trying to recover, but instead going after blocks of Yale players, letting Klubnik recover. May the Spirit of Carm finally Rest In Peace.

If you want to watch the whole game, I could not find it on ESPN+, probably because it was televised on ESPNU. However, if you can get ESPN streaming via their app, do this: Click on “Featured”, then scroll down to “Conferences”, click on “Ivy”, scroll down to “On Demand”, then scroll over to Harvard-Yale Game. You can even select the Spanish version.

Right. Your supposed outstanding defense gives up over 550 yards, Yale has the ball for over 36 minutes, you 23, you cannot hold a 14 point lead with 1 1/2 minutes to go, and you are outscored 28-7 from that last 1 1/2 minutes through 2 overtime’s, and you say your team deserved to win? What about your lack of coaching of your guys on the onsides kick? Who did you say this for, your players or yourself? What a gracious comment at the end of the game. Jack Ford and Reno looked pretty dumbfounded and I don’t blame them.

I agree with what you said about fearing that the protests will now become an annual tradition. There is no aphrodisiac quite so strong to the perpetually aggrieved as the heady mix of notoriety and approbation (not unexpectedly, I suppose, there are any number of people who seem sympathetic to, if not outright supportive of the actions of the protestors). No doubt that toxic catnip will only encourage future copy-cats. Attendance for The Game at the Bowl this year dropped below 50,000 for the first time since 1999. If what we saw at halftime is what we have to look forward to in the future, I suspect that number will continue to drop.

Ironically I think Murphy was upset in part due to the fact he is still one win short of tying Cozza’s all Time Ivy League win record. He now fell painfully short five straight times and will have to wait nine months for another chance. Maybe Carm’s ghost has been haunting him.

Whatever the reason, pretty classless, sour grapes thing to say.

On the other hand, Tommy Amaker, Harvard Basketball coach, has had a top 100 recruit loaded team now for three years and he has yet to win the Ivy Tournament and has to be pretty disappointed about that. You didn’t hear about him being anything but gracious to “Gentleman James” Jones of Yale when he lost to Yale at the end of the year and again in the tournament finals.

In fairness to a Murphy I caught him saying to Reno “you deserved to win too.” It was hard to hear so I didn’t catch it the first two times I watched it.

Didn’t hear it. Must have said it to Reno after he turned away from Jack Ford, probably realized what he said at first was a poor choice of response to Ford’s question.

After watching the last hour of the game three times now (it never gets old) I am really impressed with the commentary of Roddy Jones. He is a future star in the making for college football broadcasting.

I hope I’m wrong but I fear that yesterday’s halftime disruption— and the prospect of a repetition— will keep The Game off national TV indefinitely.

Anybody have any information on the injuries to Tribble and Eiselen?

SOE, all I heard from him , was how are they gonna play this game in the dark. It’s so dark, over and over.
I would rather listen to Russ Tucker , Jack Ford and Ron Vaccarro.

I can see your point but I was saying the same thing as I watched the game at the bowl. I was really worried the game was going to be called while the score was still tied. It easily could have been.

Any thoughts on the favorite for next years captain?

Dudek, Henson, Rouse II, Thomas II ? Someone else?

Congratulations Kurt Rawlings on his 6th OPW honor
Sam Tuckerman for his Special Team Honor.
Should cement Mr. Rawlings OPY honor as well

A couple more shout outs. Tipton was outstanding and I look forward to three more years of his pass catching.

And how great was the O line when they needed to be. During the last two drives and OT, no sacks, no holding penalties. Great job.

I’m sure there are others I’m forgetting.

Thanks for that link, SoE! I was about to gripe on the voy board that we STILL didn’t know who the 10th opponent for next year is, after the 2019 season is over. Looks like it will be Lehigh.
Glad Vicki didn’t wait until Oct. 2nd to let us know. (Well, actually, that fbschedules.com website gathers data from many sources, so in all probability, Yale STILL hasn’t announced that game as official. The info was probably obtained from the Lehigh Sports Information Department.)

Looks like Yale ended up ranked 22nd in the FCS national standings, right behind Dartmouth. So, anyone know the reason we don’t participate in the FCS playoffs these days? We pretty much do in all other NCAA sports. Does it have something to do with the fact we don’t have a freshman team anymore and football starts right at the beginning of the fall semester? Would have been great to see how we would have done, just saying….

Couple months ago I put the question to Pres Salovey on an alumni call-in program. He said he opposes lengthening the season as it might result in additional injuries.

I’m not sure that’s a candid response, and I’m sure it’s not a full explanation. Other conferences are, in effect, run by ADs. Not so the Ivy League. It’s official name, the Ivy Group of President’s, tells you how it’s run. And in recent years about half of the Ivy presidents have been female. Student interest in football is also way down all across the league. In that context, I suppose we are fortunate to see football continue on any basis.

Under that rationale why play football at all? Injuries are always possible, just like in any sport.

I’m not sure many people are aware of how important this year’s seniors have been to the football program as a whole. They represent Reno’s best recruiting class (recruiting has since fallen off), they have created an amazingly unselfish team-first ethos (the football parents have helped with this) which they have tried to pass down to the younger players, and they have in effect taken over most of the coaching.
The answer to the question, “How is Reno at halftime?” was “Terrible, the team is basically self-coached.” The better players have in effect taken over from the position coaches, telling them when to back off and when stop tolerating less than all-out effort.
Things will not be the same going forward. Given our coaching, we cannot expect to win unless our material is clearly superior and, given our recent recruiting that just isn’t the case.
Barring a miracle, I’m afraid we can expect mediocrity, at best, for the foreseeable future.
So, let’s savor 50-43!

Why can’t you give Coach Reno credit for creating a culture of unselfishness and mutual support? With that said, I agree that there is going to be a drop in talent next year.

A drop in talent is not an absence of talent.

I don’t see the cupboard as being bare. Does any program in the league replace talents like Rawlings, Shohfi, and Klubnick easily?

Self coached?
You are displaying absolute ignorance of football or how iris coached . Yes senior leadership is essential but so is the coaching
What is going to make you happy ,two titles and then we fire Reno ?
Come on Man ! !!!

If you want to read a brilliant report on the game, go to YaleDailyNews.com and read the piece by Jared Fel. It is superb, and that guy should be going places as a sports writer!

Not sure I understand the two blogs that seem to be from anonymous or if they are the same person.
But how could anyone not give credit to Tony and his staff after winning two Ivy League titles in 3 yrs and the last year losing Rawlings and in effect Dudek for the second half of year .
Getting blown out by Dartmouth in forth week , yet coming back to win ) in a row!
Dismantling Princeton at home and then coming all the way back in just over a minute .
Either there is a hidden grudge somewhere or i am just missing something, the coaching staff needs to be congratulated for these accomplishments.

Give credit ,where credit is do. Great job in doing on what you set out to do. . Each game after the Dartmouth game got better and BETTER.
The players as always deserve this Championship, As do the coaches and staff well done.
I have watched this program for many many years. I never realized how good I had it . Until this year with all the policy changes and restrictions. Well if this result of this , A Championship Season. I will abide by it. Sincerely JH

Agree with the above regarding the masterful writing displayed by Mr Fel in his article in the YDN. It gives me a segue way to provide a dated but uplifting verse from the great icon of sports journalism Grantland Rice:

I remember the stand at Thermopylae
The Greek Guard made one day;
I remember the legions that Caesar used
To shatter the Gallic sway;

And I remember across the years
Two banners that crowned the crest,
When Yale was king of the conquered East,
And Michigan ruled the West.

At night in my humble den I dream
Of the glories that used to be ?
Of Hannibal taking the Alpine Trail,
Of Drake on the open sea;

And then I wander the ancient ways
To dream a dream I love the best,
When Yale was king of the conquered East,
And Michigan ruled the West.— Grantland Rice

I’ve checked the record this afternoon, and I believe Rawlings is the first starting Yale QB to beat Harvard three times since the immortal T.A.D. Jones In 1905-07.
Quiet an achievement.

How about John Rogan 79-81? He might not have started the 79 game, could have been Dunn. I don’t remember. I always thought Rogan was a way better QB than Dunn, but Dunn was a senior that year.

Mike Curtin, now an MD in Utah, came pretty close: lost 17-7 in The 100th Game in ’83 with a 1-9 Eli squad, then beat the Crimson 30-27 and 17-6 his junior and senior years. Great guy too.

Not to diminish this particular Rawlings accomplishment, but it wasn’t until 1993 that QB’s could even get four chances to start against Harvard. For the first 120-or-so years of the program, to beat H three times, you had to go 3-for-3.
The other side of that, of course, is that Rawlings DID go 3-for-3, considering he did not play in The Game last year.

To add to this young man’s accomplishments. He has been added to The Walter Payton award.
He should be invited to some All-star games..If they don’t their loss

Do Rawlings, Shofi, Klubnik or any defenders have pro prospects?

…To Reno haters, I’d say a) It’d be tough to improve on 23-7 the last three years including two 9-1 Ivy titles; b) do you really want to go back to the likes of Williams and Siedlecki? (Though Jack had 2 titles, he couldn’t beat Harvard and apparently wasn’t a good communicator with players.)

The grass is always greener

I noticed it. I imagine that was the score when he started writing it and he thought the game was going to be called for darkness after the 1st OT, and then he forgot to change it.

After some reflection about this season and this great team, but the negative projection from one of the “Anonymous” contributors about next year and the near future, I recalled the 1969 team who was honored on Saturday along with other champs ending in 9. After Dowling, Hill, and the rest had graduated, no one gave the ‘69 team much of a chance, especially against “more talented” Dartmouth and Princeton teams. All I know is that a lot of those guys on that team were from my class, and they were a really dedicated bunch. While I never asked those I knew on the team, I’m sure they had two things going for them, “talent” not withstanding.

One was character, their own intrinsic and also what they inherited from their playing with that great team that preceded them. The other was their desire to prove everyone wrong. They ended up tying the “more talented” Dartmouth and Princeton teams, by playing what I remember well as an amazingly gutsy game against Harvard. Let’s not sell next year’s team short.

Thanks for the memory of the ’69 Eli champs MissCarm! Actually, that group — after an opening loss to UConn, just our second loss ever to the Huskies, that bode poorly — lost just once more, to Dartmouth. We beat Princeton 17-14, then avenged the ’68 Game with, as you say, an amazingly gutsy 7-0 win over the Johnnies at The Bowl. Ended in a 3-way tie for 1st, the title that no one expected.

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