BELICHICK'S DISEASE THROWS YALE COACH FOR A LOSS

Physicians at Yale-New Haven Hospital are optimistic that Yale football coach Tom Williams will recover fully from a serious of Belichick's Disease. In the closing minutes of the annual Harvard-Yale game on Saturday, with Yale leading 10-7, Williams called for a fake punt on 4th and 22 with the ball on Yale's 25-yard line. The play failed, and Harvard proceeded to march down the short field and score, winning the game 14-10. Belichick's Disease, which causes coaches to make mind-numbingly stupid decisions, is highly contagious. Doctors suspect that Williams contracted the illness earlier in the week, when he shook hands with New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick during an interview show at ESPN studios in Connecticut. According to Williams, "After we shook hands I rubbed my right eye because it was itchy, and that's probably how I got the infection. Within two hours I was feeling incredibly dumb. Later that night, I tried to take a shower with my clothes on, because I thought I could do it quickly enough so they wouldn't get wet. The bottom line is that I should not have coached on Saturday. I apologize to my players and to Yale alumni everywhere."