THE RESULTS ARE IN, AND MICHIGAN REIGNS AGAIN
LSU did not win the EDSBS Charity Bowl, and that's fine. They have other things going on, like going bankrupt as an institution thanks to a heady blend of legislative incompetence and a sudden dive in gas and oil income. Y'all save up, and remember that tax cuts never generate income no matter how much money you think you're making. Consider going without a governor for a while; if LSU can go as far as they've gone without a quarterback, just imagine what that can do for the entire state.*
*Another suggestion: PPV man vs. tiger fights. Just consider it. Mike's not busy, ever.
The Charity Bowl closed this weekend, and the winners as always: Michigan. The Wolverines had 162 total donations for $14,109, a massive total earning them the spoils of victory. They get the Hatin' Ass Spurrier post, the tattoo on our precious unblemished body, the site re-skin in maize and blue, and our eternal gratitude for their generosity.
Texas came in second, but Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Auburn all made strong showings, as well. Make Spencer Eat Cheese University did not achieve their yearly goal, but you tried and that's what counts. Our largest single donor was a generous lunatic from Michigan who, when we tweeted out that we were about a grand short of the tattoo mark, just threw in another grand on top of their generous total to make it happen. We raised $11K on Friday alone. You are all insane and giving, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for that.
The grand total for the week came to a whopping $38,706.78. That's a record for the fundraiser, something we don't take lightly. Not much we do matters, but this does, and it only happens because this community of people cares, and has for over ten years straight at this point. So if you gave, or even just told someone with money to give, thank you, thank you, thank you, you're far too kind. Hold your applause, and we mean it: this is your song, not mine.
Final standings below. We have no clue on the tattoo, but something like this, but with a wolverine instead of a bear holding the bomb? That's the general direction so far.
| Designation | # of Donations | Donation Total | |
| University of Michigan | 162 | 14109.3 | (35.31 Monthly x11) |
| University of Texas | 5 | 3528.82 | (60.44 Monthly x11) |
| Notre Dame | 13 | 2562.28 | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 12 | 2179.26 | |
| University of Georgia | 10 | 1648 | (34.07 Monthly x11) |
| Auburn University | 9 | 1188.78 | (17.16 monthly x11) |
| Indiana University | 6 | 978.85 | (31.27 Monthly x11) |
| Ohio State University | 13 | 838.64 | |
| University of Alabama | 9 | 766.32 | |
| University of Florida | 17 | 753.57 | |
| Texas A & M | 11 | 751.48 | (12.00 Monthly x11 - 2014 ongoing) |
| Louisiana Tech University | 2 | 737 | |
| Kansas State | 2 | 736.18 | |
| University of Minnesota | 6 | 572.3 | (30.14 Monthly x11) |
| Michigan State | 7 | 534.04 | |
| Clemson University | 6 | 500.72 | |
| Make Spencer Eat Cheese U | 6 | 451.06 | (10.00 Monthly x11) |
| University of Oregon | 5 | 444.06 | |
| University of California Los Angeles - UCLA | 1 | 380.2 | |
| Syracuse University | 6 | 316.24 | |
| University of Wisconsin | 7 | 292.48 | |
| Cornell | 1 | 250 | |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 249.37 | |
| West Virginia University | 4 | 242.27 | |
| Harvard | 3 | 226.24 | |
| Case Western Reserve | 1 | 220 | |
| Alfred University | 1 | 200 | |
| University of Chicago | 1 | 193.5 | |
| University of Tennessee | 4 | 186.17 | |
| Florida State University | 4 | 179 | |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 3 | 168.65 | |
| Arizona State University | 2 | 165.2 | |
| University of Oklahoma | 2 | 161.18 | |
| Boise State | 1 | 160.49 | |
| Kenyon College | 1 | 159.42 | |
| University of Southern California | 3 | 150.5 | |
| University of Mississippi - Ole Miss | 4 | 149.92 | |
| University of Maryland | 4 | 148 | |
| Duke University | 3 | 146.8 | |
| University of Kentucky | 3 | 146.74 | |
| University of Memphis | 1 | 121.17 | |
| Hamilton College | 1 | 111.11 | |
| Ohio University | 1 | 110 | (10.00 Monthly x11) |
| Publix Chicken Tender Sub University | 1 | 100 | |
| UAB | 1 | 100 | |
| University of California San Diego - UCSD | 1 | 100 | |
| University of South Carolina | 3 | 93.43 | |
| University of Arkansas | 3 | 93.21 | |
| Princeton | 2 | 90.82 | |
| Rand Uniersity | 1 | 84 | |
| Oregon State University | 1 | 79.3 | |
| Mississippi State | 2 | 75.03 | |
| Oneida YMCA | 1 | 75 | |
| Penn State University | 2 | 73.14 | |
| University of Montana | 1 | 71.37 | |
| Louisisana Statate University | 3 | 69.1 | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | 1 | 66.06 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2 | 63.35 | |
| Purdue | 1 | 62.1 | |
| Baylor | 1 | 61.58 | |
| Wake Forest University | 2 | 60 | |
| University of Washington | 3 | 57.45 | |
| University of Pittsburgh | 3 | 56.23 | |
| Georgia State University | 1 | 50 | |
| University of Southern Mississippi | 1 | 50 | |
| University of Missouri - Mizzou | 2 | 49.1 | |
| Texas State University | 1 | 48.45 | |
| University of Virginia | 2 | 47.39 | |
| Boston College | 2 | 47 | |
| Central Michigan University | 2 | 46.45 | |
| Washington State University | 2 | 44.45 | |
| Western Michigan University | 1 | 44.14 | |
| University of Idaho | 1 | 43.42 | |
| Northwestern University | 1 | 43.4 | |
| Queen's University | 1 | 43.39 | |
| Marshall | 1 | 42.27 | |
| TCU | 1 | 42.03 | |
| Miami University (Florida) | 1 | 40 | |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 39.33 | |
| University of Louisville | 1 | 38.01 | |
| San Jose State University | 1 | 35.34 | |
| North Carolina State University | 1 | 35.07 | |
| Appalachian State University | 1 | 34.32 | |
| Bowling Green State University | 1 | 33.28 | |
| Boston University | 1 | 33 | |
| University of North Carolina | 1 | 31.28 | |
| University of Utah | 1 | 31.17 | |
| University of Kansas | 1 | 30 | |
| Rutgers | 1 | 26.24 | |
| Fresno State | 1 | 25 | |
| Iowa State | 1 | 25 | |
| Kalamazoo | 1 | 25 | |
| Kennesaw State | 1 | 25 | |
| State University of New York at Albany | 1 | 25 | |
| University of Arizona | 1 | 25 | |
| University of North Dakota | 1 | 25 | |
| University of Cincinnati | 1 | 24.51 | |
| Hillsdale College | 1 | 24.17 | |
| College of the Holy Cross | 1 | 23 | |
| Grand Valley State University | 1 | 21.17 | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | 1 | 21.14 | |
| US Coast Guard Academy | 1 | 20.11 | |
| Tulane | 1 | 19.98 | |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | 1 | 19.77 | |
| DePaul University | 1 | 19.39 | |
| (The) College of Wililam and Mary | 1 | 16.93 | |
| Columbia University | 1 | 16.13 | |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | 1 | 10.44 | |
| University of Colorado Bolder | 1 | 10.09 | |
| University of Rhode Island | 1 | 10 |