Review of Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) by Justin R — 24 Aug 2009

I'm not a football fan, but even I dug this mostly-talking-heads doc about one of the most famous college football games.

This review of Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) was written by Justin R on 24 Aug 2009.

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Devon R (38) on 16 Mar 2009

This was a surprise - how could a tie football game be so exciting? And just how could Harvard beat Yale if they tied…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 16 Apr 2009

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