Yawn....Michigan is Winning the Charity Bowl

Submitted by EastCoast Esq. on April 13th, 2021 at 9:54 AM

The Michigan money cannon has been dusted off and reloaded for the 2021 EDSBS Charity Bowl, and the initial standings are....not close.

As was the case last year, Georgia Tech is a strong -- but distant -- second place. But thus far Michigan has more than doubled GT's haul. Over $28k to under $14k.

https://twitter.com/newampaths/status/1381727561491824647?s=20

 

With the competition being so lackluster, I say we aim our sights higher. Last year, we raised just over $60k. And if I did my math right, the rest of the B1G raised ~$70k (I see you there in 98th place, Rutgers). I say we put the rest of our conference to shame with our generosity and outraise the entire rest of the conference. It might cause our rivals to wake up a bit....and wouldn't that be an absolute travesty if we spurred Ohio State and Penn State donors to open their wallets for refugees for the sake of rivalry?

Spoiler alert: It wouldn't be a travesty.

 

So get out your credit cards and buff up your credit history a bit with a donation to the 2021 EDSBS Charity Bowl.

mgoblue0970

April 13th, 2021 at 10:44 AM ^

Making the assumption that mgoblog generates a portion of the traffic and thus the funds for this, I'll be donating in a manner which doesn't tie my contribution back to Michigan...

... as long as MGoBlog staff condones misusing one's protected data that is and tries to justify abusing privacy practices because they think they are right.

bronxblue

April 13th, 2021 at 12:59 PM ^

I mean, you mostly addressed your misunderstanding of privacy laws and terms of service, but it is true you also pointed out that you'll show all of us MGoBloggers by not donating in the name of Michigan.  You truly are a pioneer for freedom.

lhglrkwg

April 13th, 2021 at 12:34 PM ^

I always thought our destruction of this fundraiser shows how unique MGoBlog is amongst the blogosphere. There aren't many (any?) other blogs that are so central to a single college fanbase where a simple "hey, donate to this" can get so many people moving

I suppose 11W is similar but I assume they're too busy debating what type of glue tastes best to get involved in things like this

bronxblue

April 13th, 2021 at 1:00 PM ^

I have always been surprised that so few other fanbases really get into it.  I mean, EDSBS is read by a ton of people across CFB; you'd think the Texas schools, SEC, other Big 10 teams, etc. would be just as into it, and yet every year UM just laps the field.

Nobody Likes a…

April 13th, 2021 at 2:10 PM ^

especially as we as a fanbase and a school are a pretty frequent target of the "banter" from edsbs, mooncrew & the fullcast. I wouldn't say any worse than others but when our seasons go off the rails every season I have to stop listening for a few months out of self preservation.

 

I love how our base outlandishly shows out and makes it a point of pride. This weird corner of the internet which shall forever be Michigan

bronxblue

April 13th, 2021 at 2:39 PM ^

Yeah, I generally tune out once the season goes sideways because at some point the cackling gets a bit much for me to suffer through.  It's also particularly funny coming from a couple of UT/Florida grads, who absolutely become "actually, I'm not even mad, I think it's funny" whenever those schools fall off the wagon.

But yeah, UM beating this weird juggernaut at fundraising for immigrants coming to America is heartwarming and also just a weird quirk of the internet.