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The NCAA Doesn’t Deserve The Level Of Glory Happening Right Now In March Madness

By: Nicole Fisher
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The 2018 men’s college basketball tournament has already set records and produced plenty of thrills with the Retrievers massive upset of #1 seed UVA. It’s far more than the NCAA deserves.

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The 2018 NCAA men’s college basketball tournament has already set records, broken hearts and been a truly thrilling 48 hours. It is also far more than the NCAA deserves. Following a season of revelations about corruption, bribery and scandals throughout the system, as well as a marred Selection Sunday, many fans went into March Madness with less optimism than in previous seasons.

But Thursday and Friday evenings changed all that with exciting upsets, including the first ever defeat of a men’s #1 seed (University of Virginia) by a #16 seed (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) in the first round. In fact, it was a #1 seed losing to the #64 seed, as the overall top seed plays the overall last seed.

But the real winner following the UVA-UMBC game was Twitter. Not only did the UMBC mascot, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, flood timelines with pictures of puppies, but the internet came with fire to roast UVA and cheer on America’s newest sweetheart. Few new the school existed until March 16, but it has a prominent reputation in the sciences and exemplary track record in being one of the most innovative schools in the U.S., and it stands for all the things we wish the NCAA did.

So despite crashing 97 percent of ESPN’s 17+ million brackets, the basketball world is rejoicing. Here are some of the Twitter highlights, including UMBC itself. The school’s twitter account trolled with the best of them, and we were all here for it.

The governor knew what was up:

While no men’s team has ever accomplished this feat, the Harvard women’s basketball team did 20 years ago, and welcomed UMBC to the club:

Wikipedia was quick to let Virginia know who owns them:

https://twitter.com/Denlesks/status/974871526766821376

Ohhhhhhhhh … I see what you did there …

https://twitter.com/ferrariforbes/status/974855882260598784

Poor Little Caesar’s Pizza. Someone in marketing is in trouble:

Several people were quick to help us understand how brackets work:

https://twitter.com/ImMichaelDennis/status/974853004397547520

https://twitter.com/DSMbrewster/status/974853002375909376

And lots of puppies!

https://twitter.com/annacampaCBSLA/status/974852833102082048

https://twitter.com/Boomer145/status/974849893452873728

Of course we couldn’t avoid politics and history

https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/974856471681871872

Other sports teams can be sources of emotional support:

Kansas Highway Patrol was looking out for safety. Maybe they employ this strategy after KU loses:

People showed concern for the students:

And encouraged other underdogs:

https://twitter.com/Cenkys_Law/status/974852043541303297

Not to be outdone, UMBC was a #1 seed in twitter trolling:

Nicole Fisher, is a Senior Contributor at The Federalist, the founder and CEO of HHR Strategies, a health and human​ ​rights​ ​focused advising firm. She is also a senior policy advisor on Capitol Hill and expert on health ​reform, technology​ and brain health -​ specifically as they impact vulnerable populations. Fisher​ ​curates a monthly international dinner series, “A Seat at the Table,” bringing to-gether thought leaders for an off-the-record discussion of moving health policy and planning forward. She also runs the nonprofit Global Brain Health Coalition and is pursuing a doctoral degree in health policy​ at the University of North Carolina. Her writing has appeared in numerous journals and publications, and her talks can be found on the United Nations website and various news outlets. Before pursuing her PhD, Fisher earned her master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago and her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri. Her health care and policy work at those institutions emphasized underserved populations, women's and children’s issues, and brain health. She serves on several boards for domestic and international health organizations and frequently speaks on health reform, innovation, human rights, and the context surrounding health.

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