May 12, 2016
North Dakota State University Athletic Department/Facebook
Carson Wentz jerseys hang at North Dakota State University's team store.
Hey, better to be loved — by way of cliché — than hated, right?
North Dakota State University's athletic department is going all in on its Eagles fandom after the Birds selected Bison quarterback Carson Wentz with the second pick in the draft.
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Take, for example, this shot of the Bison team store, posted to NDSU's Facebook page Wednesday, which begins with a reference to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" — because of course:
Scroll down through the comments, and you'll see North Dakotan upon North Dakotan sporting a brand-new Wentz jersey. This follows a trend from NDSU's athletic department, which — in a state without a professional team of its own — seemed to pull out nearly every Philly stereotype shortly after Wentz was picked, as Crossing Broad pointed out. Some examples:
BREAKING:
— NDSU Athletics (@NDSUathletics) April 29, 2016
The top four trending movies on Netflix for Fargo currently...#YeahWeDid #NFLDraft2016 #carsonwentz pic.twitter.com/rgpJfnw7Qf
Dear Philadelphia @Eagles,
— NDSU Athletics (@NDSUathletics) April 29, 2016
You've heard of the Italian Stallion?
Meet Carson "KO" Wentz.#GonnaFlyNow #YoAdrian https://t.co/7PbebuPGJn
Carson Wentz.
— NDSU Athletics (@NDSUathletics) April 29, 2016
Ben Franklin.
The Liberty Bell.
Philadelphia.#Merica pic.twitter.com/qLT3Ecke9q
Sure, it's all a bit much. But at least we have an ally outside the Delaware Valley.
