ESPN Cuts Off Clemson HC's Postgame Speech, Gives Awkward Live Look-In of SportsCenter Anchors, Makes People Mad

Wait, are people really upset they missed a postgame speech?

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Last night Clemson beat an overrated Notre Dame team (as if there's any other kind) in college football's game of the week. This led to excitable chatter from Clemson's excitable coach Dabo Swinney, but that was temporarily halted to give us a live look-in at Jay Harris and Kevin Connors fucking around on their tablets (or, more likely, doing last second preparations for SportsCenter). Afterward the play-by-play guy for the game, Chris Fowler, explained what happened:

Apologies for glitch during Dabo Swinney's emotional postgame interview. Wrong button hit - interrupted his answer. Live TV

— Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) October 4, 2015

He was met with skepticism from crazy people who seem to think Swinney is the first coach/player ever to invoke god after a sporting event:

.@cbfowler total bs, @espn anti Christian, it's why they crucified Curt Schilling.

— Michael 🇺🇸 Distinguished Fellow of Shankapotomi (@click4mrh) October 4, 2015

@cbfowler I'm not sure most of us Tiger fans believe that....but good try.

— G Davenport (@97tiger) October 4, 2015

@cbfowler Nothing is left to chance at Disney. #PCPolice

— Hugh Miller (@hbmiv) October 4, 2015

@cbfowler Typical PR statement, when the truth of the matter is ESPN was cutting away strictly because of the references to God.

— Cambi (@CambiBambi) October 4, 2015

@cbfowler seemed interesting it happened right as he was thanking God and his dad, hope that what you said is the truth! You are a class act

— J. Matt sanders (@co_sanman4477) October 4, 2015

Later ESPN aired the full, uninterrupted, interview. But, again, it's a postgame interview. We're not sure what you're doing today, but we know you got something better to do than watch a full postgame interview.

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