When Mom and Dad's alma mater CU joined the Pac-12 this year, it meant that their football team would play Uncle Eric's Arizona State Sun Devils each fall. And to commemorate the event, Uncle Eric commissioned a trophy that would go to the winner each year: The Colorado/Arizona State Nabholz/Unck Memorial Trophy Presented by Vincent's Pizza. The cup is named in honor of Colorado's Jeff Nabholz and ASU's Mason Unck, our repective favorite players from our times in school. Saturday marked the first conference outing between the two schools, and thus the first chance for bragging rights for the trophy. Before hand, though, Jonas took some time to examine the hardware and practice hoisting it, no doubt hoping that he can one day do so as a proud member of the Colorado Buffaloes team itself...
...the mere thought of one day being on the field to play for the cup had him salivating...
...then of course, his mind turned to cars, realizing that the cup could serve a purpose there as well...
...oh, we're sorry, have we not mentioned the outcome yet? Ah, that would be ASU 48, Colorado 14 in a game that wasn't as close as the score might indicate. So, the cup goes off to New York to be with Uncle E, Aunt Debi and Cousin Ethan for at least a year. As a send off, though, Mom, Dad and Jonas relived what it was like to watch the game on their end by heaving, part of a new tradition where the loser gets to, um, fill the cup. Until next year...
Um.......that's what we get for commissioning a trophy? Well, then, you better hope that you never get it back considering what we might do following a CU victory..... :-) Go Sun Devils!
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