Yale’s NCAA tournament loss had Twitter joking about the college bribery scandal

Notable elite institution of higher learning, Yale, lost to SEC foe LSU in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.

Every time an Ivy League school competes against a Power 5 opponent, there’s always jokes about how a bunch of nerds are competing in sports against NBA-caliber athletes. But this year was different. Yale, as you’ve probably heard, was connected to the recent college bribery scandal that led to dozens of federal indictments.

Former Yale soccer coach Rudy Meredith allegedly solicited a $400,000 bribe to get an applicant into Yale. You know, normal stuff.

So, when Yale lost to LSU — a school with its own FBI issues — plenty of fans mocked Yale for the admissions scandal.

unfortunately Yale has been denied a spot in the second round based on their own credentials but luckily their dad has decided to pay $6.7 million to get them on the second round's field hockey team

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) March 21, 2019

Can Yale bribe its way onto LSU's basketball team and save my bracket? #MarchMadness

— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) March 21, 2019

Joke about Yale players something bribe dad

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— David Miller (@davidmiller9999) March 21, 2019

LSU just needs to get their mama to bribe Yale's coach. https://t.co/aleTFc0KQg

— Complexified Lesley Grrrr (@Buncombian) March 21, 2019

Gritty Yale made that hard for LSU in the FBI Invitational.

— J.P. Pelzman (@JPPelzman) March 21, 2019

Yale vs LSU, winner plays the FBI in the second round

— Dave DuPlantis (@zlionsfan) March 21, 2019

WELL ALL OF YALE PLAYERS' PARENTS PAID FOR THEM TO BE ON THE TEAM WHAT NOW

— Quatro Quatro (@WillHarris10) March 21, 2019

Coincidentally, $1400 is also the bribe that the Yale redshirt's parents paid per 100 points on the SAT

— Tosaint Ricketts in a bespoke FC Edmonton kit 🇵🇭 (@FTofD) March 21, 2019

Good thing LSU paid all those guys from Yale to miss all those 3s

— Chad Dominick (@chadini12) March 21, 2019

Come on Yale. Do it for all the parents who paid millions of dollars for their stupid kids to get accepted.

— Preston. (@prestonpsimpson) March 21, 2019

Basketball Twitter never fails.