What is the Cinderella Metaphor in March Madness about?
Stiletto Jen: Who doesn’t know the story of Cinderella–the ultimate underdog turned fairy princess who got to go to the Big Dance and got the prince? Sports are filled with Cinderella tales just hers–but especially in March Madness. In sports, a “cinderella team” is the come from behind team that wows everyone. No one expects them to be great or fabulous, and suddenly, there they are, taking over the dance and stealing the guy. Um. I mean, winning games and taking down the Big Bad Wolves Teams with the better players and better records.