2014 Harvard-Yale Thread

[Ivytalk]

Six days until The Game! Should be a head-knocker at The Stadium this year. Will a strong Yale team gain a share of the Ivy title, or will Harvard get to keep all the marbles? I think it will be about 35-28, one way or the other.xtwocentsx

[Go Green]

Let us know if you get word whether you-know-who will be playing.

:)

[EKUSteve]

ESPN GameDay is going to be there.....

[Pard4Life]

I have to go with Harvard for sentimental reasons, but I think Yale will win.

[Ivytalk]

I have to go with Harvard for sentimental reasons, but I think Yale will win.

Yale will be more motivated for two reasons: to gain a share of the Ivy title, and to snap a 7-year losing streak against Harvard that is reaching Dartmouth-like proportions.:)

But I think Harvard will win a close one.

[bonarae]

Harvard in a shootout, I hope. Let's see who has the better defense.

[Ivytalk]

Boston/Cambridge forecast for Saturday: Sunny, high of 40.

As Clark Griswold would say, it will be a "bit nipply" for The Game!:D

[bulldog10jw]

Boston/Cambridge forecast for Saturday: Sunny, high of 40.

As Clark Griswold would say, it will be a "bit nipply" for The Game!:D

I attended Y-H games at the stadium 7 times, the even numbered years from '76-'88. The only time I remember the weather being even remotely warm, was '78 and that could have been because we were up behind the colonnades.

The default weather for Harvard Stadium at the end of November is windy and cold.

[Go Green]

Boston/Cambridge forecast for Saturday: Sunny, high of 40.

As Clark Griswold would say, it will be a "bit nipply" for The Game!:D

I'd imagine such conditions would favor the team whose star player grew up in Canada.

:)

[Ivytalk]

I attended Y-H games at the stadium 7 times, the even numbered years from '76-'88. The only time I remember the weather being even remotely warm, was '78 and that could have been because we were up behind the colonnades.

The default weather for Harvard Stadium at the end of November is windy and cold.

You got that right, bulldog. Was it the '02 Game where the wind determined the outcome? IIRC, no team scored going against the wind all day, and there were a couple of mighty short punts.

[bulldog10jw]

http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/11/19/the-game-tickets-sell-out-in-frenzy/ (http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/11/19/the-game-tickets-sell-out-in-frenzy/)


http://ydn.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GrantBronsdon_GameTicket-1-630x354.jpg


Not something you see very often at Yale

[bulldog10jw]

http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/20141118_Sold_Out

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The 131st playing of "The Game" between Harvard and Yale on Saturday is officially sold out.

[Go Green]

According to the guys on the Ivy Voy Board, scalpers and the secondary market are demanding top dollar for H-Y tickets.

Great for Ivy football!! Now if we could just get some more interest in the rest of the games that are being played every year.....

[Ivytalk]

According to the guys on the Ivy Voy Board, scalpers and the secondary market are demanding top dollar for H-Y tickets.

Great for Ivy football!! Now if we could just get some more interest in the rest of the games that are being played every year.....

How many Dartmouth fans will find their way to P'ton on Saturday?

Harvard has consistently attracted 15K+ to its home night games. Maybe they should do more of that.

[Cleets]

I'm predicting Yale has a second half meltdown...
Harvard by 14




:p

[Daytripper]

http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/11/19/the-game-tickets-sell-out-in-frenzy/ (http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/11/19/the-game-tickets-sell-out-in-frenzy/)


http://ydn.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GrantBronsdon_GameTicket-1-630x354.jpg


Not something you see very often at Yale


You realize that these are just proxy stand-ins for the actual Yale students? They were picked up at a local job fair and paid $50 each to stand in line to buy tix while the students hang out in a local pub.

[bulldog10jw]

You realize that these are just proxy stand-ins for the actual Yale students? They were picked up at a local job fair and paid $50 each to stand in line to buy tix while the students hang out in a local pub.

Of course. The point is, even seeing stand-ins in line for tickets is a rarity at Yale.

[Go Green]

How many Dartmouth fans will find their way to P'ton on Saturday?



Don't know. But I'll bet that D-P is the second-best attended game for the Ivy tomorrow.

:)

[Danielr11220]

The Game is The Game, but this game is a little more special for the seniors," he said this week as Harvard prepared to face Yale today (12:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network) for the 131st time. "It is our senior year, and playing for the outright championship - we all live for these matchups. It's a big-time game and a big-time circumstance."http://www.theday.com/college-sports/20141122/the-game-finally-has-some-buzz

[Go Green]

ESPN Gameday is in Cambridge (they call it "Boston") right now. Pretty enthusiastic bunch of students outside Harvard Stadium.

My favorite sign-- "YALE CITES WIKIPEDIA!!"

:)

[Ivytalk]

Good luck, bulldog! See ya on the other side!:)

[Ivytalk]

ESPN Gameday is in Cambridge (they call it "Boston") right now. Pretty enthusiastic bunch of students outside Harvard Stadium.

My favorite sign-- "YALE CITES WIKIPEDIA!!"

:)

Also : "Yale invented jorts!"

[bulldog10jw]

Good luck, bulldog! See ya on the other side!:)

Good luck to you too, IT.

xthumbsupx

[bulldog10jw]

ESPN Gameday is in Cambridge (they call it "Boston") right now. Pretty enthusiastic bunch of students outside Harvard Stadium.

My favorite sign-- "YALE CITES WIKIPEDIA!!"

:)

I liked "CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE" with the Harvard logo

[Pard4Life]

Harvard's not even #1 in Cambridge! :)

Heart says Harvard, mind says Yale. Good luck guys!

[Go Green]

I liked "CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE" with the Harvard logo

And oldie but goodie!

Always get some great signs when the Ivies play. When I was living in Cincinnati, I went to the 1999 NIT quarterfinals between Xavier and Princeton at the old Cincinnati Gardens. The Xavier students were holding up signs saying "BEAT THE BOOKWORMS!" and "BEAT THE NERDS!"

And they did! Princeton was ahead at the half, but Xavier had better depth and overtook them.

[Sycamore62]

I liked the "this is a Yale Diploma" sign

I love college football history. I wish the Ivys would move back toward big time but I understand why they don't.

[WestCoastAggie]

ESPN Gameday is in Cambridge (they call it "Boston") right now. Pretty enthusiastic bunch of students outside Harvard Stadium.

My favorite sign-- "YALE CITES WIKIPEDIA!!"

:)

HA!

xrotatehx

I gotta steal that one.

[WestCoastAggie]

I liked the "this is a Yale Diploma" sign

I love college football history. I wish the Ivys would move back toward big time but I understand why they don't.

Me too. I wished they aligned with the B1G, Pac-12 and Norte Dame. I would love to see Stanford play Harvard.

[blackbeard]

Great GameDay segment on the history of the pranks between the two.

[Go Green]

Say what you want about Harvard students, but they are coming up with some great signs!

Among others...

"Even Jameis Got Into Yale"
"Undefeated Without the Police's Help"
"Harvard Students Read Kant. Yale Students Kant Read."

:)

[bulldog10jw]

I'm predicting Yale has a second half meltdown...
Harvard by 14






:p

You were right.xsmhx

[bulldog10jw]

Good luck, bulldog! See ya on the other side!:)

Congrats, IT. Harvard just knows how to win.

Good game.

[Ivytalk]

Congrats, IT. Harvard just knows how to win.

Good game.

Thanks, bulldog. The Eli never quit and had a great comeback. We just made a play at the end. Varga is a stud. Looking forward to next season already!

[Go Green]

Looking forward to next season already!

Dartmouth will be there in 2015. It will be up to us to stop a Harvard three-peat!

[Go Green]

Say what you want about Harvard students, but they are coming up with some great signs!


:)

Someone collected the best.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/yale-cites-wikipedia-your-college-gameday-sign-round-1662044557/+bubbaprog

My new personal favorite: "The Virgin Bowl."

[Crimson Dad Leopard Grad]

Someone collected the best.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/yale-cites-wikipedia-your-college-gameday-sign-round-1662044557/+bubbaprog

My new personal favorite: "The Virgin Bowl."

GG was all over the signs! We we there from 730 to 1100 and my favorite was "Harvard is cos(2pi)" or something like that. I assume the answer is 1.