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Goldy Gopher Runs Hard Against Youth Football Competition

Nov 23, 2009 – 4:00 PM
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Hell hath no fury like Goldy Gopher on the football field. The University of Minnesota mascot was criticized last month for mocking Penn State's Jerome Hayes during a pregame prayer. (The school later apologized on his behalf, God's wrath averted.)

Goldy was back in action this weekend, making a special guest appearance with other mascots, to take on a group of kids in an impromptu tackle football game. It was billed as the halftime entertainment for the Seahawks-Vikings get-together. Which it was. At least for Goldy.

Ridiculousness after the jump.



Goldy, referred to by the announcer as "the Minnesota gopher ... who's dressed as a bear" (?), ran wild on a bunch of unsuspecting 10-year-olds. What started out as a friendly game morphed into the mascot stiff-arming his way to the goal line.

Impressive. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Goldy is a witch, or that he celebrated Uga's passing. Upside for the religious zealots: he's definitely burning in hell, so there's that.
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