Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. You may have spent a long time using the name “Cinderella” to describe an underdog team winning a lot in March Madness. But if you’re stopping and wondering what’s up with that? We’re here to help.
It’s the call we all loved and won’t forget: Gus Johnson shouting out “THE SLIPPER STILL FITS!” in 1999 when Gonzaga beat Florida in the Sweet 16, a perfect way to sum up the “Cinderella” Bulldogs.
