Cinderella came out from Disney in 1950, four years before Penn State would lose the NCAA Tournament national title game to La Salle. That movie lasted just one hour and 15 minutes. The 2023 version of the Nittany Lions saw a Cinderella run that started back in October.
They were never supposed to make it to the second round of the tournament and push the No. 2 seeded Texas Longhorns to the edge. Heck, they weren’t even supposed to be dancing but here they were.
Social media was well aware of the fact that this was a special season for Penn State and everyone did their part to embrace it while also reacting to the stages of the game.