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SI Showdown

SI Showdown

Welcome to Stewart Mandel's Conference Showdown! Bragging rights are on the line. So stop yapping on the message boards and put your money where your mouth is and donate to public school classrooms to show your conference pride!

That's right, Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel wants to see which conference fans are the most passionate... or at least the most charitable. Read about it at the College Football Mailbag, then click below to donate to specific teacher projects and represent!

Note: DonorsChoose.org and this fundraiser are not affiliated with the NCAA or the athletic conferences themselves. Donations go to public school teacher projects at DonorsChoose.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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Fans of the Big Ten

Fans of the Big Ten

The Big Ten has taken some knocks over the past two seasons. Supposedly, two bad showings against SEC teams in the National Championship Game is enough to prove...

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$9,323

Fans of the SEC

Fans of the SEC

The southeast is Football Country. Whether your loyalties lie Between the Hedges or in depths of Death Valley, there is no place where football blood runs redde...

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$5,608

Fans of the ACC

Fans of the ACC

Let's face it. A lot of people consider the ACC the minor league of college football. But you know this is just a phase. It wasn't long ago that the boys from t...

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$2,229

Fans of the Pac-10

Fans of the Pac-10

You know you're the best. Whether you hail from Eugene or Tinsel Town, the Pacific Northwest or the desert you've seen enough games, poured over enough stats, a...

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$2,964

Fans of the Big 12

Fans of the Big 12

Whether it's a shootout along the Red River or a battle to the death in the plains of Nebraska, fans of the Big 12 know they've got it good. In the conference w...

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$1,354

Fans of the Football Bowl Subdivision Independents

Fans of the Football Bowl Subdivision Independents

No one likes your new name (who wants to take the time or energy to say "Football Bowl Subdivision Independents", anyway?), but no one can deny the tradition of...

12

$1,703

Fans of the Big East

Fans of the Big East

A few years back, the pundits debated whether or not the conference would retain it's automatic bid after a few of the schools defected to join the ACC (otherwi...

11

$1,642

Fans of the Mid-American Conference

Fans of the Mid-American Conference

You might not get the press, but that means nothing. You've got the Cradle of Coaches, which has weaned coaching minds that have gone on to reach the highest pr...

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$1,331

Fans of the Mountain West Conference

Fans of the Mountain West Conference

Automatic bid or no automatic bid, you know that your conference is better than most people think. After all, the 2006 National Champs had to steal one of your ...

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$245

Fans of Conference USA

Fans of Conference USA

You don't mind that many of the games are overlooked by the national media. After all, the discerning football fan will recall that the best running backs two o...

2

$80

Fans of the WAC

Fans of the WAC

Two years ago, the team that made "Smurf Turf" a household term put the conference on top of the world. Now it's time to show that your teams can do more than j...

2

$55

Fans of the Sun Belt Conference

Fans of the Sun Belt Conference

The small conferences have it tough, sometimes. Little national exposure, no love from the media, and fewer chances per season for the teams to prove their wort...

$50

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