{"id":1745681,"date":"2022-11-20T06:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T11:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745681"},"modified":"2022-11-20T09:48:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T14:48:27","slug":"texas-am-shoots-cannon-at-kneeling-umass-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-am-shoots-cannon-at-kneeling-umass-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M Shoots Cannon at Kneeling UMass Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-am-shoots-cannon-at-kneeling-umass-players%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A couple of praying Minutemen took on some heavy fire before<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/texas-am-auburn-moose-muhammad-benched-sleeves-question-history-jimbo-fisher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> the Texas A&#038;M game. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minutes before kickoff, two UMass players were kneeling in the corner of the end zone when the A&#038;M cannons fired off a couple of warning shots right into their faces. <\/p>\n<p>Talk about a low blow!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Holy smokes. Head on a swivel!<\/p>\n<p>The two players \u2013 at least looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mark-whipple-umass-football-coach-suspended-after-saying-officials-rape-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the UMass roster<\/a> \u2013 appear to be No. 23 Jalen Stewart and No. 49 Jalen Mackie. <\/p>\n<p>They both very clearly didn\u2019t see the attack coming, and look pretty pissed before shaking it off and heading back to the sidelines. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6.jpg\" alt=\"Texas A&#038;M cannon goes off in UMass game.\" class=\"wp-image-445694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-300x282-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-768x721-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-561x526-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-265x249-1.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-531x498-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-364x342-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-728x683-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-608x571-1.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-758x711-1.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image_6487327-6-51x48.jpg 51w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image_6487327-6-102x96.jpg 102w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_6487327-6-600x563-1.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption>Texas A&#038;M cannon fires the first shot in UMass game. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-texas-a-m-cannon-sparks-twitter-debate\">Texas A&#038;M cannon sparks Twitter debate <\/h2>\n<p>The A&#038;M crowd appeared more ready for the impending attack than the players were, and were locked and loaded to catch it all on film. <\/p>\n<p>Shockingly, Twitter was DIVIDED on the content. Some thought it was funny, while others called out A&#038;M for being \u201cclassless.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well, they are gonna need some new underwear at half<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Searight (@Rynoman01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rynoman01\/status\/1594018714281598976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Firing a cannon at visiting players while they are praying. aTm continues to embarrass the SEC.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 None (@sweet_n_tweet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sweet_n_tweet\/status\/1594020134204706823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re right. It\u2019s hilarious. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andre 3001 \u2013 I\u2019m sorry Mrs. Jackson (@Herr_Wunderbarr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Herr_Wunderbarr\/status\/1594018419439210496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Firing a blank cannon over your opponents player\u2019s heads while they pray during pregame doesn\u2019t even qualify for the Top 10 cringe moments for this cult <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DvyietuTqY\">https:\/\/t.co\/DvyietuTqY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Right Brained Engineer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \u269c\ufe0f (@RightBrainEngr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RightBrainEngr\/status\/1594022912050315265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>I don\u2019t know, what do we think? Fair game or bad form?<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, it\u2019s never great to shoot a cannon at anyone. I think we can all get on board with that? The fact that they were praying makes it look even worse. <\/p>\n<p>Probably not the best idea to piss off the man upstairs before a game if you\u2019re A&#038;M, especially with the season you\u2019ve had. <\/p>\n<p>But we also don\u2019t know the full story here. Was it a misfire? Just really, <em>reallllllly <\/em>bad timing? The perfect storm?<\/p>\n<p>Who knows. The Minutemen are under siege in College Station, though. But hey, don\u2019t look now \u2026 we have a SPICY 3-3 showdown in the second quarter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of praying Minutemen took on some heavy fire before the Texas A&#038;M game. 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