{"id":2211077,"date":"2024-04-01T23:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T03:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lsu-skips-national-anthem-ahead-of-anticipated-ncaa-elite-eight-matchup-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T23:23:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T03:23:33","slug":"lsu-skips-national-anthem-ahead-of-anticipated-ncaa-elite-eight-matchup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lsu-skips-national-anthem-ahead-of-anticipated-ncaa-elite-eight-matchup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LSU opts out of national anthem before highly anticipated NCAA Elite Eight showdown"},"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\">26<\/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%2Flsu-skips-national-anthem-ahead-of-anticipated-ncaa-elite-eight-matchup-2%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=2211077&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>The women&#8217;s NCAA Elite Eight game between the University of Iowa\u2064 Hawkeyes and Louisiana\u2063 State \u200dUniversity Tigers sparked attention as only Iowa players stood for \u2063the national \u2062anthem. \u200dThe Lady Hawkeyes&#8217; unity during \u2063the anthem was contrasted by LSU&#8217;s absence, creating a viral moment online.\u200c For more details, click on &#8220;Read\u2063 more&#8230;&#8221; below. The women&#8217;s NCAA Elite Eight game between the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and Louisiana State University Tigers garnered widespread\u200c attention due to the contrasting actions during the national anthem.\u2062 While Iowa players stood united, LSU&#8217;s absence created a viral online moment. To delve deeper into this story, click on \u2064&#8221;Read more&#8230;&#8221;\u200b below.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Ahead of the highly anticipated women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ncaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NCAA<\/a> Elite Eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/college-basketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>game<\/a> between the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the Louisiana State University Tigers, only Iowa was present on the court for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-anthem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>national anthem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDanZak\/status\/1774938110192677111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Video<\/a> quickly circulated online showing the Lady Hawkeyes on the court holding hands as the song played, while LSU\u2019s players spent the time in their locker room instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/college-hoops\/video-lsus-national-anthem-decision-is-going-viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to a report.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Social media users sounded off about LSU\u2019s lacking presence, calling it \u201cembarrassing\u201d and \u201cdisgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess that\u2019s all I need to know about LSU,\u201d one person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPRFantasyTips\/status\/1774960190233661880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While some comments dismissed LSU\u2019s decision, one user wrote, \u201cIt\u2019s sad that people think that disrespecting the flag, the men &#038; the women that fought for our country is an acceptable thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A local Baton Rouge reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chessabouche\/status\/1774940414404882910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>noted<\/a> that LSU routinely skips the national anthem.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coming into the game, the No. 3 and reigning national champion LSU was looking to defend its title against the No. 1 Hawkeyes. The two teams faced each other last year in the national championship game.<\/p>\n<p>However, Monday night saw the Lady Hawkeyes advance to the Final Four in Cleveland, Ohio, beating the Lady Tigers 94-87. Iowa was led by Caitlin Clark, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/2896996\/caitlin-clark-enters-wnba-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> in February that she would enter the 2024 WNBA draft.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the lead-up to the women&#8217;s NCAA Elite Eight clash between the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and Louisiana State University Tigers, only Iowa players stood for the national anthem. 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