Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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THE GAME | Calmness key for Coach Siedlecki

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, November 21, 2008

After Yale’s embarrassing 37-6 loss last year at The Game, which handed Harvard the Ivy League title, many Yalies questioned whether or not coach Jack Siedlecki was the right man to lead the Bulldog pack.

“It comes with the territory,” Siedlecki said of the criticism. “All I can do is control what I do.”

But what does the Joel E. Smilow ’54 head coach of football do? He said his coaching philosophy boils down to consistency, especially for a team with a whirlwind season cycle. While home games barely fill up a quarter of the Yale Bowl during the season, the last game is a...

#1 By Jasper W. 10:10p.m. on November 23, 2008

Calm ... to a fault.

#2 By Jasper W. 12:05p.m. on November 24, 2008

Fire Siedlecki. His record of failure vs. Harvard is unbecoming of Yale. The offensive stats speak for themselves, and are a result of uncreative, predictable play-calling.

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