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ESPN Cuts Away when Coach Thanks the Lord

<p>October 3rd&comma; 2015&colon; a post-game interview is cut short when Clemson Tigers&rsquo&semi; coach Dabo Swinney gives thanks to the Lord&period; &nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 12th-ranked Clemson Tigers managed to defeat the 5th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday with a score of 24-22&period; Tigers&rsquo&semi; Head Coach Dabo Swinney thanked &ldquo&semi;the good Lord&rdquo&semi; and his deceased father during an inspiring post game interview in which he also praised his team&&num;8217&semi;s guts&comma; heart&comma; and abilites&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But nobody knows what he said next&comma; because a split-second after Swinney&nbsp&semi;thanked &ldquo&semi;the good Lord&comma;&&num;8221&semi;&nbsp&semi;ESPN cut to the studio where two oblivious anchors sat checking their tablets for an awkward 15 seconds before the station cut back to the interview&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Keri Potts&comma; ESPN&rsquo&semi;s Senior Director of Public Relations&comma; issued the following apology on Twitter&colon;&nbsp&semi;&ldquo&semi;As a result of an error in TV transmission&comma; we inadvertently missed 12 seconds of Dabo Swinney&rsquo&semi;s postgame interview&period; We apologize&period;&rdquo&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I for one am embarassed that in an effort not to offend anyone&comma;&nbsp&semi;agencies like ESPN feel they must censor even the slightest religious remark&period; As can be expected&comma; the Twitter&nbsp&semi;post was met with criticism&nbsp&semi;from anyone who could see through this paper-thin apology&period; Harsh comments included the call to boycott ESPN and all&nbsp&semi;affiliated&nbsp&semi;companies&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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