Missou vs So Carolina & Arkansas vs Tenn- 1/21/19

[JRRRJ]

I looked it up and it wasn’t me that chastised you, it was one other UConn fan who felt the phrase was insulting. I did a Google search and didn’t see a lot of references to it being an offensive phrase.

My interpretation is close to the Wiki definition:

"Chinese fire drill" is a slang term for a situation that is chaotic or confusing, possibly due to poor or misunderstood instructions. Wikipedia

For the room-full-of-asians consideration, an equivalent phrase would be "the Keystone Cops play".