Columbia's Football Season Is Looking Up
In the new WNYC podcast The Season, host Ilya Marritz and producer Matt Collette have tracked the Columbia football team as it started the season on a 21-game losing streak. They talk about the new coach, how the team responded to their first win and whether this is the start of a new era for the Lions.
Now: @ColumbiaLionsFB won their first game in 2 years (!) -- discussing with #TheSeason host @ilyamarritz + @Matt_PC.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 19, 2015
.@ilyamarritz + @Matt_PC of #theseasonpodcast explain contradictions of Ivy League football - need smarts + skills. pic.twitter.com/JSrOmDqQCW
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 19, 2015
@BrianLehrer @Columbia God no. I am proud that I went to a school where we cared more about other things than about football.
— Emily (@GirlWhoWhirls) October 19, 2015
@BrianLehrer I went to @swarthmore, and the college eliminated the football team in 2000. I consider that move a source of pride.
— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) October 19, 2015
.@ireallyshouldbe The short answer: no specific #s available for this year, but about $3.3 million was spent on the program in 2013.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 19, 2015
