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07th Sep 2015

American college team use very dramatic method to distract opposition kickers

Go-pher it

Kevin Beirne

Gamesmanship is part and parcel of sport at the highest level, but we’ve never seen anything like this.

When opposing kickers come to the TCF Bank Stadium to play against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, they have to deal with more than just the pressure of nailing a long field-goal in a hostile environment.

That’s right, as well as worrying about the 300-pound linemen trying to destroy them, visiting kickers also have to try not to laugh as they stare down the dramatic chipmunk.

In case you have somehow missed this over the last eight years of the internet, here’s the original…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw