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Leidner Island, Minn., has a population of 581. The mayor is Mitch Leidner, Gophers football senior quarterback, and its citizens are fully committed to his movement.
The islanders wear shirts featuring half of a football growing a palm tree on top of the words “Leidner Island.” They represent the group’s unrelenting support for the quarterback.
The island, which can be found in Lot 37 at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturdays and in Twitter’s digital universe, was settled only about a month ago when the Twitter account was established. As of Tuesday, 581 fans follow the account and are making enough noise that Leidner is starting to take notice and showing his appreciation.
“I’ve never even met them before and to see how much they support me [is great],” Leidner said Tuesday. “I think the first thing they said when I saw them was, ‘Dude, I love you.’ I was like all right. That’s pretty cool. It’s fun though and any good publicity like that is good, so.”
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Go Gophers!!
Leidner Island, Minn., has a population of 581. The mayor is Mitch Leidner, Gophers football senior quarterback, and its citizens are fully committed to his movement.
The islanders wear shirts featuring half of a football growing a palm tree on top of the words “Leidner Island.” They represent the group’s unrelenting support for the quarterback.
The island, which can be found in Lot 37 at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturdays and in Twitter’s digital universe, was settled only about a month ago when the Twitter account was established. As of Tuesday, 581 fans follow the account and are making enough noise that Leidner is starting to take notice and showing his appreciation.
“I’ve never even met them before and to see how much they support me [is great],” Leidner said Tuesday. “I think the first thing they said when I saw them was, ‘Dude, I love you.’ I was like all right. That’s pretty cool. It’s fun though and any good publicity like that is good, so.”
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http://www.startribune.com/gophers-quarterback-mitch-leidner-has-an-island-of-supporters/394992031/
Go Gophers!!
