,which may or may not be correct, the article fails to eliminate other possible factors (i.e. a losing season in football, the handle of the Mauck situation, etc.) to help explain the decline in contributions. Instead of comparing the figures to the 2014 season (Tigers went 12-2 that season), I would have preferred to see a comparison with the Tigers' 2012 season (Tigers were 5-7 that season). It could have given the reader a better gauge on how important Ws and Ls are to donors.