The real winner of Saturday’s thrilling Auburn vs Alabama game was actually the student pictured above.
A simple, yet genius marketing strategy paid off, as an Auburn student who had ideal standing room during the live taping of ESPN’s ‘College Game Day’ held up a sign asking his mother for money–in the form of bitcoins–pretty much a virtual version of Western Union, in this case.
More than just his mother pitched in, as the story gained more and more attention the donations starting pouring in. ‘Bitcoinpitcher2’ as he’s called, had amassed over $24,000.
He said he would be giving the majority to a homeless shelter, let’s home he makes good on his word while using the rest to pay off those student loans.
H/T: The Verge