>It reminds me of the 1989-90 squad that came off winning the NCAA title. They
>also had a lot of talent returning and were ranked in the top 3 in the
>preseason. It was Bill Cleary's final year as head coach and that team
>actually finished under .500.
 
Thanks to Cornell :-).  Harvard came to Lynah for ECAC quarterfinals just
over .500, and the two losses gave the Crimson a losing record.
 
Actually, that brings up something I've always wondered about.  If I
recall, Harvard went into a slump the second half of that season right
about the time Cleary announced his move to leave as coach.  I would have
expected the team to send him out with a bang and make his last season one
to remember, but instead they didn't appear (from their win-loss record at
least) to care too much.  It was almost as if they were too down about his
leaving to worry about winning games. Anybody have any insight as to what
happened to the team chemistry that season?
 
Paulette Dwen
Cornell '89
Let's Go Red!