by
4 Comments
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
You break it, you buy it. On Tuesday, Ole Miss AD Ross Bjork asked Rebels fans to help pay for the two goalposts torn down (each cost $11,000), the fine from the conference (a maximum $50,000 for rushing the field) and $3,000 in stadium repairs all stemming from their Alabama upset celebration. Within three hours, they raised $75,000 and all as of Wednesday morning, 760 donors had given a total of $92,433. Bjork told ESPN.com...
quote:

"We were going to pay all of this no matter what, and it was worth it," "This wasn't all about the money, it was about the connection and the cause and tapping into the emotion from the big win."
Filed Under: SEC Football

Comments

4 Comments
user avatar
cool deal, students are a little more responsible than when I went to skool...money was for three things, sex, drugs, and alcohol...goalposts weren't on the budget...
Reply104 months
user avatar
......tapping into the emotion from the big win. I hear ya. These guys never miss a lucrative revenue stream do they......lol
Reply104 months
user avatar
That quote is epic
Reply104 months
user avatar
Impressive
Reply104 months
Popular Stories