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Lafayette vs. Lehigh and the 150th game of The Rivalry

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This weekend, I went up to New York City to the 150th football game between Lafayette College and Lehigh University.  Though both schools are in eastern Pennsylvania, the game was held at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, selling out the stadium with 3 times the number of tickets typical for the sell-out games between the schools on their campuses.  As is my way, I played with numbers in my head on my way home to DC on the train after Lafayette routed the trash of the earth, Lehigh 27-7.  (There was even a video on the stadium screen of Sean Hannity rooting for Lehigh, added proof they are low life bottom feeders)  Oh, yes, I went to Lafayette. Fun with numbers: There were about 40,000 alumni of the two schools at Yankee stadium (almost everyone there was an alum or spouse of one of the schools.  No one else would have any reason to care).  Let's assume a MODEST average annual income of $50,000 of those present (those who are not very successful would not want to show up to suc