Two wins for every program over the weekend imply the colleges which might be separated by simply 53 miles will make up half of this 12 months’s Final Four within the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. To get an thought of simply how insane that’s, contemplate that greater than 20 million March Madness brackets have been crammed out on ESPN.com, and simply 37 accurately predicted the Final Four with FAU and UM within the combine.
Hey @BarstoolUMiami take a look at us! pic.twitter.com/K2LvusVfxm
— BarstoolFAU (@barstool_fau) March 26, 2023
The incontrovertible fact that FAU and University of Miami reside on reverse sides of the bracket means the nation could possibly be in retailer for an additional layer to the maddest March Madness of all of them: an all-South Florida NCAA Championship Final.
If the groups meet per week from this Monday for faculty basketball’s title on April 3, the NCAA may have a choose committee to research how they let South Florida take over the game with such tenacity and ease.
South Florida Basketball Fans Celebrate
The weekend of basketball magic had all of the social media reactions pouring out, each from FAU and Canes followers. To put a pin on this unimaginable second in South Florida sports activities historical past, we have compiled a number of of our favorites under.
First up is the disbelief and emotion from FAU followers coming to grips with the truth that the Boca Raton faculty and Conference USA are coming to the massive stage in Houston for the Final Four.
Not my husband getting a response video of me in the previous couple of moments of the #FAU recreation that despatched them to the Final Four. 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/EmT7XYymFn
— Dori Zinn (Mastodon @dorizinn) (@dorizinn) March 26, 2023
One Broward girl was seen tightly clutching a pillow, seated in entrance of the household TV within the closing moments of the FAU recreation. When the Owls prevailed in a nail-biting upset over the Kansas State Wildcats, the tremendous fan appeared to burst into tears earlier than hugging her son.
Final 4 for FAU!!!!!! LFG! Instant response from Diener. Let’s have fun collectively! @FAUMBB @CoachDustyMay @RobertRoselli pic.twitter.com/5aO6GfgOaZ
— Fox Sports 640 South Florida (@FoxSports640) March 26, 2023
Local sportscaster Stephen Diener was beside himself.
“Every single second, each win on this event… has been history-making for FAU,” Diener mentioned in a publish on Fox Sports 640 South Florida’s Twitter account.
Don’t decide us pic.twitter.com/ngzb9TBz9R
— Mike Ryan (Ruiz) 🙌🏽 (@MichaelRyanRuiz) March 26, 2023
And in fact, the basic swaggering-nipple-pinching-Canes followers have been prepared with response movies after the Hurricanes clinched this system’s first-ever journey to the Final Four.
— Zach Horwitz (@HorwitzZach) March 27, 2023
Some Hurricanes followers seemed to be approaching a state of ecstasy after the workforce beat out the Texas Longhorns Sunday, March 26.
An emotional fan posted a selfie video with a clenched fist and a celebratory grimace. He shouted out, “Let’s fucking go!”
— Justin McCant (@McCant4Life) March 27, 2023
— Mike Ryan (Ruiz) 🙌🏽 (@MichaelRyanRuiz) March 27, 2023
Final Four Schedule
How does this storybook school basketball season finish for South Florida? Unfortunately, we’ll have to attend an excruciating workweek to search out out because the groups journey to the house of the Final Four in Houston.
Both FAU and Miami will play their Final Four video games on Saturday, April 1, with FAU taking over No. 5 San Diego State at 6:09 p.m. adopted by Miami dealing with No. 4 UConn at 8:49 p.m. Both video games will air on CBS.
The nationwide championship recreation will happen on Monday, April 3, at 9 p.m. on CBS.
If FAU and Miami are nonetheless enjoying subsequent Monday, then Houston, you will have a South Florida downside.