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...throng of frustrated Harvard students fought tooth and nail for a Yale College flag. A Yale junior leaned over the side of a Soldier field wall, unzipped his fly and sent a streaming, triumphant message to the cement 20 feet below. A tailgating Harvard graduate poured himself a half-full glass of champagne, sarcastically toasted seven more losing seasons and then downed the load in one gulp...
Near the end of the Game, as it became clear that Harvard was to lose, the team, led by recent Undergraduate Council presidential contender Sameer Ferrell '95, made two unsuccessful attempts to get the Calhoun College flag out of the masses of Yalies and into the end zone...
Unfortunately, Harvard lacked panache both on and off the field. The Harvard students tried to beat up several beefy counterparts from Yale as they defended their flag in a bizarre scuffle in the stands. An associate dean of Yale College was insulted by Ferrell when she tried to force a fumble. Four Yalies tackled left, right and center, took down some of Ferrell's buddies and broke one player's nose. Ignominious...
Ferrell, guarding the flag, made a line drive up JFK Street as Yalies chased like bulldogs after the mail carrier. Dodging an angry Eli with a baseball bat outside Winthrop House, he scurried to safety. Score! Then came the eloquent and memorable victory cry: "We stole the flag! We got the fucking Yale flag...
Cleverer things have been said. We've come a long way from the charismatic masterstrokes that past Games have known. (Does anyone even know what the Calhoun College flag looks like...