OutKick founder Clay Travis says ESPN's rival broadcasters are stunned they did not show the Sugar Bowl national anthem after the game was delayed by the New Orleans terror attack. The broadcaster has been roundly slammed for only showing The Star-Spangled Banner rendition on the much lesser-known SEC channel that it also owns, opting not to include it in its coverage on the main channel.
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14 people were killed and 35 injured in New Orleans in a New Year's terror attack by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. army veteran that had been radicalized by ISIS. He drove a truck down Bourbon Street, in the French Quarter of the city. It meant the Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia was moved from New Year's Day to Jan. 2 at the Superdome.
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The thousands of fans in attendance chanted 'U-S-A' after collectively delivering an emotional rendition of the national anthem, as well as holding a moment of silence - not that people watching ESPN would have seen. Travis took to X on Saturday to claim that rival broadcasters are at a loss to explain ESPN's decision, saying: 'I've talked to sports execs and producers at every network this morning — CBS, NBC, and Fox — all of them are in complete disbelief ESPN didn't cover the national anthem and moment of silence for terror victims at the Sugar Bowl.
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ESPN did not show the Sugar Bowl national anthem on its main channel on January 2. Clay Travis, the founder of OutKick, says rival TV executives are staggered by the decision. So far @espn has blamed “timing issues.” They need to fire people. This is exactly what woke DEI culture creates: hate for the country, a lack of understanding of basic sports fans, and, maybe worst of all, fear of speaking out on a bad decision from the non-woke employees. A….
