Mourn your busted bracket with The Daily Show's coverage of March Madness over the years. Jason Jones investigates a proposed all white, all American basketball league, with color commentary from Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver. Aasif Mandvi checks in on the NCAA's troubling compensation rules. Trevor Noah weighs in on champions and perfect brackets, before unpacking NCAA gender disparities. Roy Wood Jr. reports on Women's NCAA rivals and unequal treatment with Desi Lydic. And finally Desi digs in on sexism in the tournament with help from Josh Johnson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: What is the concept of an all-white basketball league?
Sports entrepreneur Don Moose Lewis is a dreamer, hoping to strike gold with a brand new venture.
The All-American Basketball Alliance is an alternative brand to the NBA, today's professional basketball. But to take on the NBA, you need a hook. We're using all-white, American-born players. Wait, go back. All white? All white, to play and coach. is you must be Caucasian, and your parents must be Caucasian and born in the United States.
Really?
Yes.
You are 100% serious about this league?
I stake my reputation that this is a serious matter.
Can you stick something else besides your reputation?
Well, I'm quite fundamental basketball. basically just got left behind.
Yes, Moose hopes to bring basketball back to its roots before it was ruined by skillful play.
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Chapter 2: How do NCAA compensation rules affect college athletes?
It's great stuff. See, what Moose did here is he trapped him against the baseline with mouthing off and then double teamed him with the age-old stereotype, the accusation of thievery. He's got nowhere to go except for, you know, strangling Moose. In fact, I'm surprised he didn't go there.
Well, I guess they just don't teach black guys fundamentals anymore. What the hell? No.
Why hasn't anyone thought of this before?
Oh, yeah. I mean, after integration. Well, to tell you the truth, Jason, what I'm doing is I'm not a genius, okay? You could have fooled me. All I am is just speaking for the silent white middle America. I'm not here to please everyone or anyone.
Jason Jones, everybody. We'll be right back. Welcome back. Oh, doctor. Now, Louisville's big win over Michigan Monday night ended a thrilling NCAA tournament, which saw even savvy bracket prognosticators completely screwed by production assistant Jay Franklin, who I think we can all admit got completely lucky. I mean, note to self, fire Jay Franklin.
But despite the NCAA's good works, there are those who would try to tear them down. Asif Manvi has more.
College athletes, they're princes of their schools and enjoy everything from the love of enthusiastic coaches to all the attention they get when they twist their poor little ankle out of their skin. But there are still some students, like this University of Minnesota wrestler, who would spit in the face of the NCAA and defy their perfectly fair rules.
My eligibility got taken away. It got swiped. I couldn't compete for the University of Minnesota. Why did they strip you of your eligibility? I had a song and my name was on it. What made you think you could use your own name? Because it's my message and it's me.
Yeah, but it's not your name anymore. It belongs to the NCAA. That's right. NCAA rules say athletes can't profit by using their own name in a song that they wrote that has nothing to do with sports. Don't forget, the NCAA is giving them the gift of education.
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Chapter 3: Why are NCAA athletes suing over video game likenesses?
Our mission is to be an integral part of higher education and to focus on the development of our student athletes.
Wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you reading a statement?
Yeah.
Is this even the NCAA that I'm talking to?
No, this is your intern, Eric. I'm just reading a statement they gave us.
But ultimately, when all is said and done, the athletes know that the NCAA will take good care of them.
Yeah, I actually just came back. I was out for three months with a concussion.
But the school will cover the expenses should these concussions lead to any medical expenses after you graduate, right?
No, the school won't do that because I won't be an athlete for them anymore.
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Chapter 4: What are the key highlights of the NCAA Men's Final?
Now, it was upsetting enough when people saw the difference in men's and women's weight rooms, but it turns out that sexism in the NCAA is a lot like Facetune. Once you're aware of it, you start noticing it everywhere.
But it's not just the weight room. The COVID tests, different. For the men's tournament, the more accurate PCR tests. At the women's, antigen tests. Another complaint, a quick look at the official March Madness Twitter account. The bio reads, the official NCAA March Madness destination for all things Division I NCAA men's basketball.
No mention of the women's tournament. The men have been provided with a brand new NCAA court with March Madness, the huge logo in the middle, where on the women's court, you're going to still see two lines for the men's line and the women's line for three-point shots. There's a volleyball court on one of the courts. It doesn't even look like an NCAA game.
There are differences in food options for the men's and women's teams, as well as the difference in gift bags given to players.
the men were given a large number of custom items designed for March Madness, while the women's had a few generic items, including a 150-piece puzzle and a towel that said NCAA Women's Basketball Plus and Umbrella.
A puzzle? Yo, that is a trash gift. And what's even worse is when you complete it, it shows a picture of the men's team enjoying a free steak dinner. Seriously, how are you gonna give the players a puzzle that is not swag, people? When you look at all of this together, the differences are so stark, it almost seems less like sexism and more like the NCAA didn't even know that the women were coming.
You know? It's so bad, it's almost like the women were knocking on the door and the NCAA was just scrambling. Oh shit, the ladies are here. Do we have anything to give them? Uh, I ordered a burger for lunch. Okay, it'll work. Just chop it up and save sliders. What else? Do we have swag? Uh, I think there's an umbrella in the closet. Yeah, it'll work, it'll work, it'll work.
So, clearly casual sexism has pervaded almost every aspect of the player experience at this tournament. But it's not just a problem for the players. It's also affecting the coaches.
There was also an article in The Athletic this morning about some of the female coaches who are working in the tournament and how the NCAA is basically penalizing them and their teams if they have, say, a baby who depends on them for food. That baby counts inside the bubble against the total.
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