Thousands of Cortland students took to the streets during the day Saturday, apparently while the game was still being played in Ithaca. Cortland ended up winning, 28-24.
BroBible called it the "Most Ratchet College Riot Ever," writing that it was even worse than the student riot at the University of Delaware earlier this year. According to some students' accounts, the weekend's madness included arrests, car flippings, and at least one person walking around with an ax.
"As the president of SUNY Cortland, I would like to personally apologize to the Cortland community for the inexcusable behavior of some of our students related to Saturday's football game with Ithaca College," the university's president said in a statement.
About 30 people were arrested Saturday, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports. It is unclear how many of those were SUNY Cortland students.
Students seemed split as to whether the weekend was awesome or terrible:
Bitterbaum apologized on behalf of the school for cortaca. Speak for yourself bitterbaum #SorryNotSorry
- Alex Orlich (@alexorlich) November 18, 2013
No student or alum should be proud of these actions & negative attention, Cortaca is supposed to be fun, not dangerous. It has gone too far.
- Megan (@Megan_Bagg) November 18, 2013
First shower since cortaca scrubbin all that shame away
- Andrea (@babygirlcocaine) November 18, 2013
Here are some pictures from the day:
Roof diving at its finest! #Cortaca2013 #Cortaca13 @SUNYPartyStory #Clayton #FuckIC #CortlandWins pic.twitter.com/LJnqy0P311
- Cortland Countdown (@SunyCortland607) November 17, 2013
@SUNYPartyStory beer showers for Cortaca pic.twitter.com/Hw6v7kX8ch
- Jenn Balestrieri (@jenbal24) November 17, 2013
This girl needed protection from flying beer bottles so she wore a pasta strainer on her head #Cortaca pic.twitter.com/4NUYyk5Wpy
- Melissa Rowe (@MelissaRowe18) November 17, 2013
@SUNYPartyStory The beginning of many Cortaca arrests #cortland @Bad_Luck_BigRed pic.twitter.com/fHZqjkVgiX
- Stephen Weiner (@Wein_7) November 17, 2013
took 8 cops and a K9 dog to
- Messica (@jmaucerixo) November 17, 2013arrest my best friend who was carrying an ax around Cortland @SUNYPartyStory #cortaca pic.twitter.com/EkDNPpZB27
@SUNYPartyStory Cops can't even deal #Cortaca2013 #turndownforwhat pic.twitter.com/bSKk1odVLF
- Jenn Tangredi (@theRAWdiggity) November 17, 2013
Check out BroBible and @SUNYPartyStory for more pictures from Cortaca [some NSFW]