Well, this is one way to, uh, fundraise. 。

Esteemed bro Sam Crowder, who apparently needed beer money before Saturday's football matchup between Virginia Tech and the University of Tennessee, held up a sign reading "Hi mom! Send beer money" while tailgating in Bristol, Tennessee.。 Send beer money" while tailgating in Bristol, Tennessee.
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Then, he fortuitously made it into the frame on ESPN's  。 College GameDay。, putting thousands of eyes on his request.
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Since the sign appeared on television, hundreds of those people have sent money to Crowder's Venmo username.。

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We do not know if his mom was one of them.。

Tweet may have been deleted。 But a couple of Twitterers are trying to turn the tables -- by。requesting
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money from Crower.。

Will he pay it forward? Will he be too drunk to notice? Only time and tailgating will tell. 。

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Tweet may have been deleted 。 UPDATE: Sept. 10, 2016, 6:28 p.m. EDT。

According to a tweet from Venmo, over 2,000 people have sent money to Crowder. 。

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