The NCAA Is Getting Killed For This "Free Wi-Fi" Tweet It Sent Out Tonight

Author:
Andrew Holleran
Publish date:
Mar 16, 2016

The "Tweet" button probably shouldn't have been hit tonight, NCAA.

One of the NCAA's official twitter accounts, @InsidetheNCAA, sent out a tweet tonight boasting about the fact that it provides free wi-fi to student athletes at all of the team hotels during the NCAA Tournament.

Here it is.

">March 17, 2016

Unsurprisingly, the NCAA is getting roasted for it.

The tweet, of course, rings pretty hollow when you consider the NCAA has a $10.8 billion TV deal with CBS and Turner Sports for the tournament. That's roughly $720 million/year and close to 75 percent of the NCAA's yearly revenue. The student-athletes playing in the NCAA Tournament are given none of that money.

">@InsidetheNCAA https://t.co/RdfZ3bgPQe

— Jeff Cavanaugh (@JC1053) March 17, 2016

">@InsidetheNCAA oh. Is it cool if CBS buys the #MarchMadness rights for free wifi instead of billions of dollars?

— JacobeanMogatu (@JacobeanMogatu)

@InsidetheNCAA oh. Is it cool if CBS buys the #MarchMadness rights for free wifi instead of billions of dollars?

— JacobeanMogatu (@JacobeanMogatu) March 17, 2016

">March 17, 2016

">@InsidetheNCAA why even put something like this out there, it's like you are asking people to make fun of you..........even more.

— DJsuperFAN (@DJsuperFAN)

@InsidetheNCAA why even put something like this out there, it's like you are asking people to make fun of you..........even more.

— DJsuperFAN (@DJsuperFAN) March 17, 2016

">March 17, 2016