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Sugar Bowl quarterfinal faced a challenging time as it was postponed due to Terror Attack at New Orleans. The attack was devastating and killed 15 people. A truck driver deliberately drove into a crowd near the Superdome early Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of 15 people. Authorities reported the attack occurred about a mile from the stadium.
While everyone in the Nation had condemn the act and stood tall with the victims, Tom Wilson, the chairman, president and CEO of All state Corporation made an unempathetic comment that sparked immense outrage among fans. While no action has been taken by anyone the league can still end up in serious trouble if fans outrage grows even more. All state corporation is the Sugar Bowl sponsor.
'Welcome to the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Wednesday, tragedy struck the New Orleans community. Our prayers are with the victims and their families,' Wilson said.
'We also need to be stronger together by overcoming an addiction to divisiveness and negativity. Join Allstate working in local communities all across America to amplify the positive, increase trust, and accept peoples imperfections and differences. Together we win,' he added.
ESPN too faced the wrath
Other than Tom Wilson , the broadcaster ESPN is also under scanner as it chose not to show the national anthem of the game which was seriously disrespecting for many fans out there.
Skipping American national anthem and a moment of silence to honor the victims of attack was a decision ESPN took strategically and instead the network aired a studio show breaking the game, Netizens on internet criticized this move left right and centre.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish emerged victorious in the quarterfinal game against Georgia Bulldogs with a score line 23-10. Parker Jones was the man people made a villain for in the Sugar Bowl loss.
The American international basic cable sports broadcasting platform, ESPN, found themselves on the receiving side after the Sugar Bowl fans criticized them for focusing "too much" on the University of Georgia football star Parker Jones during the recent game.
Despite the social media's villian Jones, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart defended him-
"Very unfortunate. We had a — I said a coach but I think it was a player, what I've been told — in the white, and the white is reserved for the officials. That's a safety concern. Most of the time, they'll grant you a warning on that, but it was a situation where it cost us 15 yards. We still had first-and-10 and didn't take advantage of it, but in the end, I call those things undisciplined, self-imposed wounds that you lose momentum on, so it's something you just can't have happen," he said.
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