Posted on 01/04/2025 6:07:52 PM PST by SunkenCiv
ESPN has been taking heat on social media for skipping a moment of silence during the Sugar Bowl broadcast, which was held in honor of the victims of the terror attack in New Orleans this week...
The attack occurred on New Year's Day when 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a pickup truck through a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people while injuring another 35 more. As a result, organizers decided to postpone the beloved Allstate Sugar Bowl held in New Orleans until Thursday to show respect and ensure proper security. According to the Daily Mail, the decision was made "by the bowl's committee in consultation with ESPN, the Southeastern Conference (which has a relationship with the game), and the two schools involved – the University of Notre Dame and the University of Georgia."
The game went forward as scheduled on Thursday after law enforcement thoroughly swept the area for security checks. Beforeo kick off, a moment of silence was held for the victims shortly after the National Anthem, which ESPN inexplicably skipped over...
While ESPN did not show the moment of silence live, it did show images of fans bowing their heads with an American flag unfurled midfield. It also shared a statement from President Joe Biden addressing the terror attack while expressing gratitude that the Sugar Bowl could continue.
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Well it’s Bob Iger Corp… what do you expect from that communist?
All public funded sports scholarships should be banned, as should public funding for arenas and such. Since they’re businesses and it’s so important and so lucrative, there’s no reason for A) welfare for the rich B) redistribution of wealth to criminal trash or C) the WNBA. :^)
They showed nothing of the pre-game ceremonies- no National Anthem, no moment of silence, nothing...
We wouldn’t know.
We haven’t watched in years.
See where I’m going with this...?
I don’t know about that. On January 1 they showed all the pre-game festivities from the Rose Bowl including the anthem, fly over and everything.
I don’t know why they didn’t do it for the Sugar Bowl expect maybe it was an afternoon game on a work day. I did find it strange and i tuned in specifically to watch the pre-game.
Could’ve also been security wanted the kick-off as close to 3PM CST as possible and as little fanfare on TV except the game itself- just my speculation.
They showed nothing of the pre-game ceremonies- no National Anthem, no moment of silence, nothing...
Not true. Both games they showed the National Anthem. At the first game they showed a moment of silence for Jimmy Carter. The second game, the did a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting.
Oops, I thought you were referring to today’s games.
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