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nooram
01-13-2009, 05:28 PM
Gophersports.com Headline
Gophers Head to Madison for Boarder Battle


http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3645113
Moonlight
01-13-2009, 05:40 PM
How long are they staying in Wisconsin??!
Dr.Don
01-13-2009, 06:17 PM
owe welle.
Schlic Daddy
01-13-2009, 06:24 PM
Am I missing something? Is that supposed to be some kind of a play on words? Or did they just screw up?
alltimetwinsfan
01-13-2009, 06:34 PM
Gopher marketing can't spell.
skoalvikings
01-13-2009, 07:16 PM
Good stuff. Good stuff. Someone should email this to Reusse so he can fill some time tomorrow.
skoalvikings
01-13-2009, 07:18 PM
How long are they staying in Wisconsin??!

I nominate this for post of the day. Good work.
Ski U Master
01-13-2009, 09:01 PM
Am I missing something? Is that supposed to be some kind of a play on words? Or did they just screw up?

I believe this is what people in the business call a "typo"
walleyedude
01-13-2009, 10:04 PM
How can this dept make so many mistakes?

It would be unpossible for me to make that many misteaks
tjgopher
01-13-2009, 10:40 PM
I know I'm stretching here, but maybe the person who wrote the headline was trying to make a clever little play on words and used "boarder" to infer that this game would not only be a "border battle" but it would also be a "battle on the boards" -- thus a "boarder battle." Maybe???

I know a stretch, but just trying to come up with some explanation.
alltimetwinsfan
01-13-2009, 11:27 PM
I know I'm stretching here, but maybe the person who wrote the headline was trying to make a clever little play on words and used "boarder" to infer that this game would not only be a "border battle" but it would also be a "battle on the boards" -- thus a "boarder battle." Maybe???

I know a stretch, but just trying to come up with some explanation.

I'd buy that, if only they hadn't changed it on their website since we brought it up...
rrjackIII
01-14-2009, 04:50 AM
Is this part of our new plan with Wisconsin to cher facilities?
minimax
01-14-2009, 07:10 AM
I know I'm stretching here, but maybe the person who wrote the headline was trying to make a clever little play on words and used "boarder" to infer that this game would not only be a "border battle" but it would also be a "battle on the boards" -- thus a "boarder battle." Maybe???

I know a stretch, but just trying to come up with some explanation.


That's what I thought too. It seemed semi-lame, but OK in the realm of sports headlines. They should have left it alone and everyone would have just dismissed it as another acceptably goofy sportswriter pun. Now it's an embarrassment. Not earthshaking to be sure, but weird.