Posted: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 12:52 PM | 0 comments |
 

Live blog: Penn 17, Harvard 7
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It's over. Penn has its first Ivy League football championship in six years.

BOSTON - Let's get this out of the way first: it's absolutely pouring here at Harvard Stadium. It has been all day, and it's not going to let up at all from the forecasts I've seen.

If you were picking blind between the Ivy League's best defense and its best offense in conditions like this, you'd probably pick the defense. But as stout as Penn is, Harvard has the psychological edge of having won the last two Ivy League championships. And they're playing at home, on a field where the Quakers haven't won since 2003.

Which, not coincidentally, was the last year that Penn won the championship. Will this be the day Penn's wait finally ends?

It's time to find out.
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About Jonathan Tannenwald
I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

I write primarily about the University of Pennsylvania and the Ivy League, but I also cover the other basketball and football teams across the city from time to time. In the spring, you'll find coverage of the Penn Relays here.

In addition to all of that, I write Philly.com's soccer blog, The Goalkeeper.

You can contact me by email by clicking here.

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