For the second consecutive season, the Cornell Big Red will represent the Ivy League in the NCAA Tournament. It’s a bit of a miracle, really, as Cornell won only one Ivy title in the preceding 50 seasons. Some might attribute this newly found success in Ithaca to be the result of coach Steve Donahue getting the program on track, or perhaps down cycles for perennial contenders Princeton and Penn.
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↵Those explanations are too easy. Suspiciously easy. Consider that prior to the 2006-07 season, Cornell didn’t have a big-name booster in Hollywood -- no Ashley Judd or Will Ferrell or Matthew McConaughey. But Andrew Bernard, a fictional but devout Cornell alum, debuted on The Office before the start of the ‘06-07 season. All carnelians since.
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Fictional Celebrity Alumnus Helps Cornell Clinch Ivy Title, Tourney Birth
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↵Princeton might have an offense named after it, and Penn will always have ‘79. But so long as the Narddog lives, it appears the Big Red will reign.↵
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