A Long Overdue Win

A long overdue win... After four straight years of losses due to last minute touchdowns, poor coaching, and just general bad play, Lehigh destroyed Lafayette today, at Lafayette, 31-15.  While there are telecast parties all over the U.S., there are in fact none in Canada.  So I couldn't watch the game, but it's still nice to have a victory over them.  

A little history... It was the 144th time the two teams have met.  It is the most played rivalry in college football history and also the longest running consecutively played rivalry (since 1897).  Lafayette holds the lead over Lehigh in the rivalry game, with a record of 76-63-5.  I'm fairly confident that this year was the start of a fifteen year winning streak for our boys, so I'm expecting that statistic to be revised.  Check back in 2022.

An eye witness view, sort of... Zoom was at the stadium, but couldn't get tickets.  So my brother, a Lehigh grad as well, decided to heckle the Lehigh tailgaters.  On several occasions he was on the brink of starting a disturbance, before admitting he was just messing with people.  To each his own.  

My memories... Sophomore and Junior year, we went undefeated and at one point had the longest unbeaten streak in NCAA Div I football, capping off each year with a win against Lafayette.  During my undergrad years, Lehigh was 3-1 against Lafayette.  My favorite chant at the rivalry game is "Safety School" for two reasons.  The first being that it is true, for a large percentage of applicants to Lehigh, they also apply to Lafayette in case they don't get accepted.  And secondly, Lafayette doesn't have a comeback for it.  

In honor of the victory, I leave you with the words of our school song:

Raise up that...

Old silver goblet, with Lehigh upon it

And we'll open up another keg of beer (more beer!)

'Cause we all came to college

But we didn't come for knowledge

So let's raise hell while we're here