“Drake Curse” Strikes FAU, UM in Final Four

A brand new chapter within the “Drake Curse” dropped throughout Saturday night time’s Final Four, and tragically, South Florida’s two representatives within the event have been the primary characters of the story.

Before the FAU Owls’ and Miami Hurricanes’ video games, it was reported that the mega-famous Canadian rapper, who’s reputed to doom nearly each sports activities workforce on which he wagers, had simply positioned a $250,000 parlay wager predicting it was “God’s Plan” for each South Florida groups to maneuver on and face one another in a historic NCAA title recreation.

The wager would have netted a easy $1.33 million-dollar payday for Drake, however alas, each FAU and Miami noticed their seasons finish with a Final Four loss.

The curse strikes once more — Thanks, Drake!

We ought to’ve identified SDSU and UConn have been gonna win when this received posted. Drake curse by proxy for FAU and Miami. https://t.co/6nFUoYrcQB

— Tom Green (@Tomas_Verde) April 2, 2023

The History of the “Drake Curse”

The “Drake Curse” has change into an web meme phenomenon courting again to the rapper’s interactions with gamers and groups each in-person and on betting slips. From the UFC and boxing to NBA and prime soccer leagues, everybody however Lionel Messi and Argentina appears to have been caught in its net. While some entertained hopes that the curse was lifted when the rapper referred to as the Kansas City Chiefs’ win in Super Bowl LVII, the unhealthy mojo resurfaced not lengthy after.

The Drake-jinxing most just lately added YouTuber and newbie boxer, Jake Paul, to the record after the rapper purportedly dropped $400,000 on Paul beating Tommy Fury.

Paul misplaced and was none-too-happy to listen to post-fight that the “Drake Curse” was responsible for his sluggish efficiency.

The ethical of the story — a Drake endorsement, locker room go to, or worst of all, wager in your squad is a veritable loss of life sentence. The “Drake Curse” spares no victims.

A tricky day for Florida groups within the males’s NCAA Tournament.

Florida Atlantic and Miami each lose within the Final Four. pic.twitter.com/vfINB7Jg43

— The Athletic CBB (@TheAthleticCBB) April 2, 2023

FAU and Miami Fall Short

The dream of an FAU-Miami NCAA championship recreation imploded on Saturday night time, as each groups dropped their first ever Final Four video games and hopped on a airplane house. The night time was particularly painful for the Owls, who misplaced 72-71 on a buzzer-beater after holding a 14-point lead over San Diego State.

Incredibly, FAU had not trailed earlier than the buzzer-beater since early within the recreation when the rating was 24-23.

For Miami, the loss to UConn lower significantly much less deep because the Canes rapidly appeared outmatched and trailed by double-digits for a lot of the recreation. Miami languished and fell to the Huskies 72-59.

It was a enjoyable journey, however Drake needed to spoil all of it. Sad, actually.