A Tale of Harvard & Yale

A fellow was telling a tale:
"Of the days when you'd win or you'd fail
In the gridiron game
When the summit of fame
Was the showdown of Harvard and Yale."

"The roar of the Ivy League crowd,
At the yardage denied or allowed,
Would resound at the goal
In the Field or the Bowl,
As the Crimson or Blue sang aloud."

"But the passage of time slowly went,
And Ivy League football was spent;"
Said this fellow: "At least
If we're not the Big East,
We can still be the top One Percent!"