Tailgating bro makes 'send beer money' sign, fellow sports fans do the rest

Well, uh, this is one way to fundraise.
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Chloe Bryan
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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.

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.

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

But a couple of Twitterers are trying to turn the tables -- by requesting money from Crower.

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

UPDATE: Sept. 10, 2016, 6:28 p.m. EDT According to a tweet from Venmo, over 2,000 people have sent money to Crowder.

[H/T: The Daily Dot]

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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