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10/22/09

Minnesota mascot apologizes for mocking Penn State player's prayer

Minnesota's ''Goldy Gopher'' apologizes for mocking praying Penn State player

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As you can see on YouTube, Minnesota's mascot mocked a Penn State player as he knelt to pray in the end zone before the game.

Minnesota has apologized for the incident, saying that it was "plainly a mistake".

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10/22/09

100%InjuryRate

1	Eh, the Gopher's just an atheist.

10/22/09

MrOrangeman

0	Repost: http://www.faniq.com/blog/Minnesota-Golden-Gopher-hates-god-mocks-praying-Penn-State-player-Blog-31090

10/22/09

Pat

0	MrOrangeman wrote: Repost: http://www.faniq.com/blog/Minnesota-Golden-Gopher-hates-god-mocks-praying-Penn-State-player-Blog-31090 Which is, ironically, a repost of quite a few others: Click here to see some of them. Gotta use your own words in posts like that, for future reference.

10/22/09

Heyhey1970

2	I love mockery if it's clever. This was hit-and-miss.

10/22/09

kantwistaye

2	Heyhey1970 wrote: I love mockery if it's clever. This was hit-and-miss. Well, why would you ever expect clever from the University of Minnesota?

10/22/09

Heyhey1970

0	kantwistaye wrote: Well, why would you ever expect clever from the University of Minnesota? Haha. You're right, Mike. I definitely got what I expected.

10/23/09

sportsgnork

0	I prefer that prayer in sports be done in the locker room and the sidelines. I understand that there are athletes that are quite religious, but when you are in competition and knocking the piss out of each other, that is not the time for prayer. Unless you are scared for your life, then it is okay.