Yale held its weekly Dick Galiette Media Luncheon on the Tuesday prior to the Yale-Harvard game. Here are some highlights:

Senior Captain NG Brandt Hollander

• On the importance of The Game to him and in general
• On the team keeping focus in light of all the distractions and coverage of The Game
• On how he views the history of The Game

Jack Siedlecki, Yale's Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football

• On how experience will help in The Game
• On avoiding distractions
• On the close matchup between the two very good teams
• On the type of game he expects
• On how The Game will come down to little things

Senior QB Matt Polhemus

• On using Yale's last home game vs. Harvard (a triple-overtime loss in 2005) as motivation
• On how tough the Harvard defense is going to be
• On TB Mike McLeod