Formerly Fun’s Chris suggested posting a side-by-side shot of Boy Z and Not Max. Everyone who has seen Not Max remarks on how much he looks like his brother, so I thought it would be an interesting experiment. I went one step further and put them in the same outfit. Both photos were taken at 25 days old – Boy Z’s on the day of the Tennessee game in 2007, and Not Max’s on the day of the Arizona State game today. Those of you that have been readers for a long time may remember how that Tennessee game went. We’re hoping for a better result today. Without scrolling further down, can you tell which one is which?

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Actually, when I look at them like this, I see a lot of differences – they aren’t as similar looking as I thought. Not Max is fairer and a bit wrinklier.

It’s Boy Z on the left, by the way.

I’ve sat down to listen to the game alone today. We shipped Boy Z off to his Nana’s house for the night and Not Max is slumbering away this Sunday morning. But I know that both my boys are cheering on the Dawgs in spirit as they take on the Arizona State Sun Devils.

If you’ll permit another family photo as well as a clumsy segue – speaking of Devils, I see a bit of the glint of one in Boy Z’s eyes lately…

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All righty then, time for kickoff. Sic ‘em Dawgs!

UPDATE

Phew. Why can’t we win one by a couple touchdowns, just to keep my blood pressure down?

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