{"id":8784,"date":"2024-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/the-simpsons-predicted-the-exact-day-duke-and-nc-state-would-play-in-the-ncaa-tournament-nine-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T00:00:00","slug":"the-simpsons-predicted-the-exact-day-duke-and-nc-state-would-play-in-the-ncaa-tournament-nine-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/the-simpsons-predicted-the-exact-day-duke-and-nc-state-would-play-in-the-ncaa-tournament-nine-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"The Simpsons predicted the exact day Duke and NC State would play in the NCAA tournament nine years ago."},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Another day, another case of life imitating art from the legendary animated series <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>The Simpsons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The long-running show has predicted so many things that have come true over the years &mdash; from presidential inauguration moments to Game of Thrones scenes &mdash; people have almost come to expect certain moments to come true more than be surprised by them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This time, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>The Simpsons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> nailed the exact day NC State and Duke would be playing in the NCAA tournament. It happened in Episode 1 of Season 27, which aired in 2015. Homer Simpson was wearing a Duke shirt while holding an NC State pennant in his hand as Marge gave him credit for his good behavior during the tournament. What makes this scene especially eerie is the date that flashes at the bottom of the screen: March 31. Nine years later, that&rsquo;s the exact day Duke and NC State are set to play in the Elite Eight.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Simpsons knew in 2015 and the Governor is prepared for their Elite Eight matchup today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QxTQ4Igmyn\">pic.twitter.com\/QxTQ4Igmyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Giglio (@giglio_OG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giglio_OG\/status\/1774434632986931366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The scene is now taking on a life of its own. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper even recreated it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Of course, nothing from the scene suggests Duke and NC State would be playing each other. So, the prediction wasn&rsquo;t 100% precise. Homer might have just been a big ACC fan.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Simpsons knew in 2015 and the Governor is prepared for their Elite Eight matchup today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QxTQ4Igmyn\">pic.twitter.com\/QxTQ4Igmyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Giglio (@giglio_OG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giglio_OG\/status\/1774434632986931366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But it&rsquo;s still a fun one considering how late in March the teams were predicted to be playing. Duke is usually a good pick to make a deep run, but before 2024, NC State hadn&rsquo;t played in the Elite Eight since 1986 &mdash; nearly 30 years before that episode aired.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Even the Wolfpack&rsquo;s latest (real) tournament run has come as a surprise 11-seed, in just their third tourney appearance since that Simpsons episode aired.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-running show has predicted so many things that have come true over the years \u2014 from presidential inauguration moments to Game of Thrones scenes\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8785,"menu_order":244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4601,4600],"class_list":["post-8784","america","type-america","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-ncaa-tournament","tag-the-simpsons","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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