Ivy League colleges has a lot of old, weird traditions. The ” Saybrook Strip ” is one of them.
The custom calls for Yale students to strip off their clothes, to varying degrees, between the third and fourth quarter of football games. In the 133rd playing of “The Game” Saturday at Harvard, the strip got perhaps a little out of hand.
According to those at the game, about a dozen Yale students got completely naked and stood on the front-row wall of Harvard Stadium. The naked Ivy League butts reportedly delayed the start of the fourth quarter.
Ah the #ivyleague. #Yale fans getting naked at the #HarvardYale game. Don’t ask why. pic.twitter.com/aAuS9Tol1i
– Gareth Rhodes (@garethtrhodes) November 19, 2016
Several Yale students have removed all their clothing at the Harvard/Yale game. Police intervention is in progress. pic.twitter.com/sG8Hi3d24E
– Jessica Noglows (@nojessicaglows) November 19, 2016
Update from The Game. Six of the Yale students are completely nude. pic.twitter.com/6e4jpYVgDr
– Dustin Weghorst (@dweghorst) November 19, 2016
Your daily dose of idiot courtesy of Yale University: pic.twitter.com/4rMdMKWSEy
– Maddi ↟ (@suga_maddi) November 19, 2016
Whatever the merits of the tradition, Yale’s football did win Saturday’s game-breaking a streak of nine straight Harvard victories in the annual rivalry matchup. At the end of the field, Yale students rushed the field in celebration.
Fortunately, they appeared to stay clothed.
Final play. Fans rush field. Yale 21, Harvard 14. pic.twitter.com/yf1N2ed8lz
– Chip Malafronte (@ChipMalafronte) November 19, 2016
Still celebrating. All fans, as I can tell, are fully dressed pic.twitter.com/KvrWark5QY
– Chip Malafronte (@ChipMalafronte) November 19, 2016
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