Mid-Major Shocks Nation By Winning Their Parents’ Respect

There’s always a Cinderella story in March. This year, an incredible mid-major team shocked the nation by rallying in the first round of March Madness to lose their game, but ultimately win their parents’ respect. Fans around the world reacted as UNCW came off the court from their 71-59 loss to respectful head nods, eye contact, and a singular tear from their parents.

“Their parents clearly didn’t have faith the team could ever make a real tournament, so when they only lost by 12, the parents were blown away!” said one fan, noting that he had never seen a mid-major player get a hug from their dad before. One sports radio host argued that it was the team hustling, listening to their coach, and showing up on time that earned their parents’ respect, while the other host fired back, saying it was the Progressive commercials that aired during their sons’ game.

“Indianapolis, huh? That’s where the Pacers play. That’s big…for you!” said the parent of UNCW’s guard, before mentioning they had better catch the red eye back to NYC. Other parents couldn’t believe it when analyst Billy Packer spoke about the mid-major team, saying, “I mean, wow! Even though he pronounced the name wrong, being mentioned at all is such a cute little achievement.”

Fans were amazed when a parent told their son in a postgame interview that they had perhaps been too harsh in judging their communications major. Not everyone agreed, with some parents weighing in, “If my son went to a school worse than Michigan State, they wouldn’t be my son!” tweeted @DukeDad1978, who was promptly ratioed on the platform. 

Although everyone knows Mid-Major schools are completely worthless, last night, those young men showed America that if you give it your all, you can be seen as a little bit more than completely worthless, which is something we’re sure they’ll tell their middle-class children someday.