During Notre Dame’s 73-72 loss to Florida State, two things were made clear. One is that the Irish need to change things quickly if they’re going to be competitive in the ACC this year. The other is that Santa Claus should stick to delivering toys and forget about a future in singing.
St. Nick himself took to the microphone before this game to sing the national anthem. While whoever was behind this surely had good intentions, they probably were forced to wonder what drove them to make this decision after hearing this rendition that will be remembered by everyone present for the wrong reasons:
While it’s not quite as bad as some of the worst national anthem performances in sports history, it at least deserves an honorable mention. Did Santa even go through an audition process, or was he picked out just because he’s Santa? Either way, Florida State better improve its screening of anthem singers going forward, or we’re going to get a lot more of this.
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