Whether the University of Maryland Baltimore County is ready for its game against Kansas State on Sunday remains to be seen.
One thing is certain, however: The team’s Twitter account will be ready to rock.
Led by overlord Zach Seidel, UMBC’s Twitter trolled the masses before, during and after the Retrievers’ historic win over Virginia in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. And Seidel has kept right on trolling ahead of UMBC’s second-round matchup with KSU.
Here are some of the highlights from the last 24 hours:
Respeck??? College huh…..
— Troy Jellison (@TroyRJellison) March 18, 2018
just trying to get the attention of those darn youths https://t.co/KKFnaMrYfa
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 18, 2018
Ok you lost to Albany by almost 50 it’s time to stop acting like you should be the one seed
— Mihawk (@BlueWAUGHful) March 17, 2018
I mean, the one seed spot in our region is currently vacant https://t.co/Qu0AeZ4lm1
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/brock_delphey/status/975167084480155648
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/ryan_briggs11/status/975200627998543872
Wow, you're excited! I mean it will probably just be tweets of other sports and stuff… https://t.co/HcUkw2TzeV
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 18, 2018
Hey @UMBCAthletics, a guy by the name of Seth Davis just said he didn’t think you guys would be “emotionally prepared tomorrow.” What do you say about proving him wrong again?
— Ellie Lieberman (@ellieliebs) March 18, 2018
We think we've shown that anything can happen in 40 minutes, but who knows! https://t.co/0xeOafD2nf
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 18, 2018
UMBC saved the best for last, though, including a direct tweet at Kansas State.
We literally can't miss….and now we can't practice because of that pic.twitter.com/DH7zr3MEJu
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 18, 2018
Hey @KStateMBB, u up?
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 18, 2018
Relentless.
Whether the program’s Twitter activity has led fans to root against — rather than for — the tournament’s foremost Cinderella admittedly is tough to gauge. But Seidel’s unabashed trolling has been entertaining nonetheless.
