charity bowl Stories - Burnt Orange Nation
You Win Some, You Lose Some, and You Spend Some Doing Spring Cleaning
Due to inclement weather (which is, of course, a euphemism for "rain") in the Classic City, the Diamond Dogs’ scheduled meeting with the Crimson Tide has been postponed. The two teams will play a double-header at Foley Field tomorrow, with the first game slated to start at 3:00 Friday afternoon and...
Charity Bowl Update: Y'all ain't so stingy after all...
Just clicked over to FanBlogs to see how poorly we showed in the final day, and found this: Cash donations made by college football fans: $20,176.00 Team Donation Standings: (Team Total Donated - (Smackdowns) = Final Standing) 1. Michigan $7,260.00 - (0) = $7,260.00 2. Ohio State ...
Wednesday Happy Hour Goes Hollywood
It's 9am? So what? Pull up a chair. It's Happy Hour! Michigan races to Third Quarter Lead in EDSBS/Fanblogs Charity Bowl! Way to go Michigan fans! Big Blue currently sits first in the overall standings with $2,985.00 in donations, $685.00 in front of rival and second place challenger OHIO...
Your RBR Word of the Day: otiose
otiose \OH-shee-ohs; OH-tee-\, adjective: 1. Ineffective; futile. 2. Being at leisure; lazy; indolent; idle. 3. Of no use. Pretty sure there's no chance of winning the thing now but here's one last, probably otiose, plea to our fellow Bama fans to make Alabama's showing in the...
Y'all stingy...
Seriously people, this is getting embarassing: As of 12 noon -- exactly 28 hours after we started -- we've blown past the $5,000 mark with another 10-15 donations still to tally. Please, please keep the donations coming in... and get ready for the BIG TWIST that's coming tomorrow!!!! Money...
C'mon Now. Do Your Part
As was mentioned yesterday, EDSBS is hosting a charity contest to raise money for victims of the tornadoes in Georgia and Oklahoma, and the cyclone in Burma. Yesterday, an earthquake rocked China, as well, so the need to assist relief agencies is as strong as ever. And if the soft spot in your...
Tuesday Mid-Morning Quick Hits
First and foremost, don't forget to donate to the Red Cross so we can rub our rivals' faces in the stench of our generosity to help those devastated by tornadoes across Georgia and Oklahoma (or the victims of the Burmese cyclone). Fanblogs and EDSBS have the info on how you can show those...
EDSBS/Fanblogs Charity Drive For The Tornadoes in Oklahoma and Georgia and the Cyclone in Burma
Every so often something terrible happens in the world. You know. The kind of thing that turns your stomach just enough to make you feel ill as you witness the carnage mother nature has wrought on what used to be a town, a city, or a pristine island paradise. You cringe for a moment, allowing your...
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