Because the internet is savage, we already have Crying Jordan Sister Jean

The internet is undefeated, and not even Sister Jean is holier than thou.

Loyola will forever be one of the most memorable Final Four teams we’ve ever seen. There’s hope that what Porter Moser did in building his team from the ground up that other smaller programs will continue to shift the tide in college basketball.

Mostly, at least until we find the next viral sensation, Loyola will be remembered for Sister Jean. She’s the wheelchair-bound nun who blessed the team before every game and spit basketball knowledge every chance she was given. In a tournament known for the exploitation of crying clarinet players, having Sister Jean as the Millenial Rally Monkey was actually not the worst thing.

But since the internet is the most savage shark tank in the world, Sister Jean was fed to the masses after Loyola lost to Michigan in the Final Four. In what might be considered Peak Internet, someone immediately combined the Crying Jordan with Sister Jean.

That’s cold-blooded. When not even a 98-year old nun is safe from trolling, no one is.

To be fair, Sister Jean fatigue was beginning to set in the deeper Loyola marched into the madness. Our resident Michigan stan Shea Corrigan wrote a scathing manifesto about being agnostic when it comes to Sister Jean but she’s not the only one who felt that way. Fans of Kansas State, Nevada, and the other teams that fell to Loyola weren’t championing Sister Jean as anything other than the harbinger of their doom.

This is next level devastation, however, but it’s all in good fun. Not everyone is given the Crying Jordan treatment; a certain level of public acceptance is required first. Love her or quietly loathe her, Sister Jean was a figurehead of this March Madness tournament and will forever be a part of college basketball history.

So too will the Crying Jordan Sister Jean meme.