"Not only did I kick your butts, I did it from 7,000 miles away!"
- Jeremy Bird - 2011 winner.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Dad finally cracks, decides to play!!!

In what could be the biggest story line for the 2012 Young Family Bracket Challenge, Gary Neal Young has finally cracked and decided to play!

After his youngest son began the endeavor by sending a heart-felt email asking him to play and strategically copying the entire family on the email, he finally gave in. It only took 4 years!

As much as I would like to take credit, it was a family effort. Everyone laid it on pretty thick - a talent we all learned extremely well from this man. Here are some of the highlights:

- "We REALLY want you to play the Bracket Challenge with us! I mean, we REALLY REALLY want you to play the Bracket Challenge with us. Who better to trash talk with than the guy who taught it to us all???!??! C'mon supreme e lustrous!" - Bradley Young
- "PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GRANDPA!" - Nathaniel Abbott
- "He's chicken......no guts no glory Dad!" - Teresa Matters
- "Come on Dad......U CHICKEN?????????? Boo Hoo, I don't know anything about Basketball, BooHoo, I will loose...................SUCK IT UP AND PLAY, Beth Does! U SCARED your girls will make u look bad, like we have Brad? =)" - Heather Abbott
- "Daddy, PUH-LEEEEAAASE PLAY!!!!!!!!!" - Boo Boo

And not only did he cave, he was truly happy about how much we wanted him in the challenge.

"I’m in and I have sent Bradley my picks. I will truly love taking everybody's money!!!!!!! Thanks I’m getting old and need all the help I can get!!! HAHA ... Well, I want you all to know that I’m looking forward to this. Thanks for wanting me to join in. Love you all !!!!!"

Here we go, pops! Welcome to the Challenge!

Oh, look... a picture of our badass father/grandpa... and he's wearing a... Tar Heels shirt! Oddly enough, that's the team he selected to win it all! Go Dad! :)

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9 comments:

  1. Bradley YoungMarch 12, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    This makes me so happy!

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  2. RobbMarch 12, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    Dude, this is going to be AWESOME kicking Dad's butt!

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  3. Grandpa Gary's PlaceMarch 12, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Lord, I really look Old and BAD!!!!! Oh well. Here we go!!!!!!

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  4. Grandpa Gary's PlaceMarch 12, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    Ya right Robert. Well see!!! HA HA

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  5. Boo and Jeremy!March 13, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    This is Boo Boo talking smack even though I'm going to get my behind handed to me by everyone!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!

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  6. AbbottMarch 13, 2012 at 7:32 AM

    WOOOOOHOOOOOOO! This is going to be so much fun! Way to suck up to the administrator of the games though Dad! Picking NC to win it all....Blagh!

    Love that you did this Dad! =)

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  7. Bradley YoungMarch 13, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    I love the self-deprecating trash talk. It's so legit.

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  8. Bradley YoungMarch 13, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    You don't look old or bad Dad! Bad lighting. Poor camera! You look good in Carolina blue! :)

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  9. NRAMarch 14, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    I will be happy to whoop all of your butts this year.Even u Grandpa sorry but it will be fun

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