The Villanova Wildcats have put on a great display in the NCAA Tournament. They began their journey by knocking off UNC Asheville by 30 in the first round, then went on to beat Iowa by 19, and knocked off Miami, Kansas, and Oklahoma, all three teams who were highly touted heading into March.
They’ve been so impressive, they’ve captured the attention of The Simpsons, who payed homage to the team on Bart Simpson’s signature chalkboard Sunday night.
Apparently, the Simpsons are now on the Villanova Bandwagon.https://t.co/lnGDERrf0T pic.twitter.com/pzqqsDNsa2
— VU Hoops 🏆🏆🏆 (@VUhoops) April 4, 2016
While certainly not an underdog, it appears the creators of The Simpsons would much rather see the basketball superpower North Carolina knocked off for the love of March.
The school had been mentioned on the show one other time, back in 1997 with a drunk Barney Gumbel. Thanks to the Frinkiac.com quote database slash meme generator:
The show also hasn’t been shy in using the Wildcats nickname for youth sports teams in the show:
If there was any question before, there certainly isn’t now. The Simpsons are rooting for a Villanova Wildcats victory on Monday night. Perhaps if they win, we’ll see some more from the show on the ‘Cats.
