Sports Illustrated's Georgetown Mistake
Camille Powell posted yesterday about the Hoyas' locker room reaction to DaJuan Summers's Sports Illustrated (regional) cover this week, but as the commenters noted, the greatest thing about that cover is that his first name is spelled wrong. As seen here. Does it now become a collector's item? I mean, more of a collector's item than your typical DaJuan Summers (regional) cover?
A handy reminder to national magazine copy editors: "U before A, just about every day, except after P, which works for Gasol, or in 'FAU,' which will probably brawl."
[EDIT: Yeah, I guess I was thinking of FIU. Kind of ironic to make such a mistake in an item making fun of others for making mistakes. Ok, try "U before A, just about every day, except after P, which works for Gasol, or in 'FAU," a state school that's not small."]
The Georgetown message board folk are wondering whether a misspelled name counteracts the SI jinx, but the Hyoas managed to have a pretty good tuorney run after Ryo Hibbert's (regional) cover turn last spring, so I wouldn't [worry] too too much. Meanwhile, let me be the first to nominate Nikita Mescheriakov for next spring's (regional) cover.
Look at the small print towards the bottom.
By Dan Steinberg |
March 21, 2008; 10:51 AM ET
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Posted by: ScottVanPeltStyle.com | March 21, 2008 11:26 AM
Anyone else super pumped for the game today? There will be a group of us at ESPN Zone (not sure why we're going there). Don't know what the scene will be like since I haven't been there since high-school.
I don't know who DaJaun Summers is, but I bet he can finish a dunk...
(I diss out of love, you see)
Posted by: Scroot | March 21, 2008 12:12 PM
Did SI jinx everybody except Georgetown with that cover?
Posted by: sitruc | March 21, 2008 12:32 PM
And that isn't even the best part of this week's SI. How about the dad's letter apologizing for his son flicking off Kevin Love. Daddy took his car away!
http://www.andwhammy.com/2008/03/thanks-for-free-bus-ride-sports.html
Posted by: jar66su | March 21, 2008 09:44 PM
You're definitely thinking of FIU who brawls. FAU is entirely different, but nice try.
Posted by: tlh1702 | March 22, 2008 01:36 PM
I bet there were six or seven people in Boca very upset with that FAU/FIU mixup.
Posted by: Burnsy | March 22, 2008 03:09 PM
Hyoas?
tuorney?
Ryo?
so I wouldn't too too much?
Type more slowly or try a spell checker.
Posted by: GB | March 22, 2008 05:16 PM
Yeah, thanks GB. Get it, I was mixing up the vowels on purpose. Cuz, you know, this entire item was about a publication that mixed up some Hoyas vowels. Get it? Haha? No?
But anyhow, the point was ruined by the FAU thing.
Posted by: Dan Steinberg | March 22, 2008 05:29 PM
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The biggest jinx will be the signs opposing fans hold up in the Sweet 16.
I can just imagine makeshift DaJaun Mustard signs dotting the arena.