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September 21, 2001
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Standing at a Fork in the Road

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The sign pointing left says “Loserville.” The football team’s been there before, most recently in the mid-’80s when it could rise no higher than fifth in the Ivy League. The sign pointing right says “Titletown.” The football team hasn’t really been there —

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