Just now watching the video, and she’s right. It did all start because of the National Championship game. It goes back to what I said in previous threads. If Iowa somehow played a different opponent (a more white team) and/or Angel didn’t do the hand wave, that same momentum wouldn’t have carried over into 2024. With that said, LSU had to beat Iowa, otherwise, Angel wouldn’t have become as popular as she is either.
The polarizing nature of the rivalry really catapulting things in women's basketball, I agree.