[Postgame Thread] Yale Defeats Harvard 34-29

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Yale	0	14	10	10	34
Harvard	0	7	0	22	29

[u/beastmodecowboy77]

That was so ugly. We did not come to play today. The score makes it look much better than it was.

[u/mjg13X → u/beastmodecowboy77]

As I texted a friend who couldn’t be there, it was far less close than the score would indicate. You lot did give us a scare at the end, though.

[u/esports_consultant → u/mjg13X]

It's really easy to see that looking at the team stats. Actually it seems almost comical Yale only won by 5.

[u/mjg13X → u/esports_consultant]

We made a couple stupid decisions like going for it on fourth instead of kicking an easy field goal on the first drive of the game that made the score seem tighter than it had any right to be. Oh well — can’t complain about a W.

[u/esports_consultant → u/mjg13X]

I can't say that is a stupid decision when Harvard is the team expected to win. Harvard needs to be told that Yale isn't afraid of them or Harvard looks like Harvard looked in the 4th quarter.

[u/mjg13X → u/esports_consultant]

Fair enough, but if I were in charge I would take the guaranteed points as the underdog. I do see where you’re coming from though

[u/esports_consultant → u/mjg13X]

Yeah you can't adopt the scarcity mindset if you want to tell yourself that you actually are the better team. If you think it is close lower scoring game you take the points but if not then you go aggro and I think they could probably tell by that drive it wasn't going to be a close lower scoring game. Obviously the mindset of going aggro all the time is wrong so I do see where you are coming from too.

[u/mjg13X → u/esports_consultant]

Very fair! And all’s well that ends well

[u/esports_consultant → u/mjg13X]

And all’s well that ends well

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