{"id":55388,"date":"2017-03-12T19:41:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T00:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=55388"},"modified":"2017-03-12T19:41:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T00:41:11","slug":"twitter-reacts-to-northwesterns-historic-ncaa-tournament-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/twitter-reacts-to-northwesterns-historic-ncaa-tournament-berth\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter reacts to Northwestern&#8217;s historic NCAA Tournament berth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Mark Singer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The 78-year drought is finally over. Northwestern made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history Sunday, and Twitter users were fairly excited about it.<\/p>\n<p>As if nearly eight decades of waiting wasn&#8217;t enough, the Wildcats had to sit idly as the CBS selection show crew went through the East, Midwest and South regions without calling Northwestern&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBSSports<\/a> You all are funny.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/B1GCats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#B1GCats<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Northwestern Athletics (@NU_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NU_Sports\/status\/841045997392388096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Haven&#39;t Northwestern fans waited long enough? Now a whole selection special, too?!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahSpain\/status\/841045217717411840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was wondering why CBS was zig-zagging which regions they showed. Now we know. They&#39;re trying to terrify Northwestern fans.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slmandel\/status\/841045949153648640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At 6:03 p.m. ET, the wait finally came to an end when CBS showed Northwestern as the No. 8 seed\u00a0in the West region, sparking celebrations at the team&#8217;s watch party inside Welsh-Ryan Arena and beyond.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT&#39;S THEIR TIME! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUMensBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUMensBball<\/a> is going dancing for the first time! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SelectionSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SelectionSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y87vvGD9MH\">pic.twitter.com\/y87vvGD9MH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; March Madness TV (@MarchMadnessTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessTV\/status\/841047507186593792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you hear your name called on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/selectionsunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#selectionsunday<\/a> for the first time ever&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Northwestern?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Northwestern<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUMensBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUMensBball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NU_Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NU_Sports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VVnPFW6i5X\">pic.twitter.com\/VVnPFW6i5X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Frydman (@Josh_Frydman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Josh_Frydman\/status\/841048179156107264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/dererk5\/status\/841060397109071872<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mood <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cmHIkv5pkL\">pic.twitter.com\/cmHIkv5pkL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Taphorn (@NU_nate32) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NU_nate32\/status\/841058912023564292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re going to the dance, boys! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUMensBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUMensBball<\/a> making history! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/proud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#proud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/B1GCats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#B1GCats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/poundtherock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#poundtherock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCAA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCAA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marchmadness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@marchmadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TpuoqtvxRV\">pic.twitter.com\/TpuoqtvxRV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialJLD\/status\/841047981772042240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally!  Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUMensBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUMensBball<\/a>!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sethmeyers\/status\/841047207587524610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChicagoIsDancing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChicagoIsDancing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUMensBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUMensBball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Orme4IF9OY\">pic.twitter.com\/Orme4IF9OY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StacyGSGreenberg (@StacyGSG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StacyGSG\/status\/841047997882458113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Northwestern?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Northwestern<\/a> made the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCAATournament?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCAATournament<\/a>. This is, for lack of better word, madness!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rachel Frazin (@RachelFrazin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RachelFrazin\/status\/841056017114882048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I get the jokes about Northwestern ppl since we&#39;re so annoying but I&#39;ve wanted this for so long and it finally happened and it feels so good<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rodger Sherman (@rodger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rodger\/status\/841051377900097536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feels pretty cool, doesn&#39;t it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUMensBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUMensBball<\/a> fans?<\/p>\n<p>(Photos: @usatsimg) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ttv0D2tvVb\">pic.twitter.com\/Ttv0D2tvVb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigTenNetwork\/status\/841058191530184705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8th seed at the big dance! Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUMensBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUMensBball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marchmadness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Marchmadness<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VanderbiltU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VanderbiltU<\/a> on Thursday in SLC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/B1GCats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#B1GCats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoundTheRock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoundTheRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SelectionSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SelectionSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FsedzHe081\">pic.twitter.com\/FsedzHe081<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Northwestern (@NorthwesternU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorthwesternU\/status\/841049621921177601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNMichele\/status\/841057314933215234<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Collins: \u201cThis is not the end game. To me this is the BEGINNING of Northwestern basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Teddy Greenstein (@TeddyGreenstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeddyGreenstein\/status\/841052442024394755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Northwestern coach Chris Collins talks about making program history. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SelectionSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SelectionSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lwZa059c93\">pic.twitter.com\/lwZa059c93<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marchmadness\/status\/841057744828284929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats will play No. 9 seed Vanderbilt on Thursday in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The Northwestern men&#8217;s basketball team watches a tribute video Sunday on the Jumbotron at Welsh-Ryan Arena after making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. 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