But now the Lions are winning and no one is excited about it, especially not Columbia.

Quoted in a New York Times article, Jill Levey, a Columbia College graduate of 1988, said, “When my husband told me that Columbia had beaten Penn, I said, ‘That’s bad news.’ When I went to Columbia, we prided ourselves on being anti-football and pro-intellectual.”

Sahil Godiwala, class of 1999, added, “The pure joy of Columbia football is that we’re not supposed to be good.”

Luckily for the Lions, this week’s game is in New Haven, where they’ll probably find a more friendly crowd.

In spite of their own “fan base,” the Lions have done quite well, jumping out to an impressive 6-0 start and straight to the top of the Ancient Eight. That will all end this week. The undefeated, league-leader is weak. The team has won all three of its conference games by a total of 12 points.

Yale fans actually want the Bulldogs to win. Yale actually has students who have passion. Yale students get naked for their team in the freezing weather. I don’t condone it, but I respect the hustle.

The Bulldogs pull off the upset.

Yale, 28, Columbia, 24

—Staff writer Cade Palmer can be reached at cade.palmer@thecrimson.com.