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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

A birds-eye view of Folsom Field during the 4th quarter of the game against Kansas State University at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Ralphie, a live buffalo, is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics and leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. Danielle Morgan, who is the daughter of Lt. Col. (Ret) Charlie Morgan, a former process manager for the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is a Ralphie Handler and ran out onto the field with the CU mascot at the beginning of the game. CU won the contest with K-State 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Senior Alex Reedy, waves the University of Colorado flag after a CU touchdown during the game against Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Reedy is one of 14 handlers who take care of Ralphie, a live buffalo that is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. Ralphie, with the help of his handlers, leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. CU went up against Kansas State University and came out on top 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Ralphie, the University of Colorado football mascot leads the CU team out onto the field after half time ceremonies in a game against Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Ralphie, a live buffalo, is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics, and leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. Ralphie's handlers are Annie Lawson, Alex Reedy, Taylor James, David Gagne and Rob Seib. CU went on to win the game with K-State 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

University of Colorado Ralphie Handlers, Rob Seib and Danielle Morgan, exchange funny faces as they help prepare Ralphie to lead the University of Colorado football team out onto the field after half time ceremonies at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Seib and Morgan are two of 14 handlers who take care of Ralphie, a live buffalo that is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. CU went up against Kansas State University and came out on top 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Graduate Student Chip Samson, a Ralphie Handler for the University of Colorado, "busts a move" as his teammate Danielle Morgan looks on during the football game against Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Samson and Morgan are two of 14 handlers who take care of Ralphie, a live buffalo that is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. CU went on to win the game 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Members of the University of Colorado Ralphie Handler Team celebrate a touchdown catch by CU wide receiver Toney Clemons Jr., during the football game against Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. CU went on to win the game 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

The last line of defense, Kansas State University quarterback Collin Klein (7) shoves University of Colorado cornerback Jimmy Smith (3) out of bounds after he recovers the ball in a fumbled play during the football game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. CU went on to score in the drive after the fumble and eventually win the game with K-State 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Kansas State University defensive back Emmanuel Lamur (23) and University of Colorado defensive back Deji Olatoye (25) collide as they scramble for the ball after a Kansas State fumble during the football game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. CU went on to win the game with K-State 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Kansas State defensive back Ty Zimmerman (12) comes to an abrupt stop at the hands of Derrick Webb (56), an inside linebacker for the University of Colorado, during the football game between the two university teams at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. CU went on to win the game with K-State 44-36. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Sean Tufts, a Ralphie Handler at the University of Colorado, high fives a group of kids during a break in the CU - Kansas State University football game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Tufts is one of 14 handlers who take care of Ralphie, a live buffalo, that is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. It was in the final game of the 1934 season, when a live buffalo made its first appearance when a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines during the 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Ralphie, the University of Colorado mascot leads the CU team onto the field before the start of the CU - Kansas State University football game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Ralphie's handlers are (L to R) Danielle Morgan, Sean Tufts, John Delva, Bryce McDermott and Willy Strazza. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Two EA-18G Growlers from Electronic Attack Squadron One Two Nine (VAQ-129), or the Vikings as they are known, impress the crowd with a flyover of Folsom Field on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. The two aircraft, which are from the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Washington, were manned by U.S. Naval aviators Lt. Brad Hunsaker and Lt. Erin Kurz in the lead jet (573) and Lt. Matthew Maher and Lt. Cmdr. Steven Vitrella in the second jet (570). Lieutenants Hunsaker and Kurz are both CU alums. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Chip, the University of Colorado's costumed mascot, shows his patriotism during the playing of the National Anthem before the game between the University of Colorado and Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Chip earned top honors in the 2010 Universal Cheerleading Association's mascot competition, making him a back-to-back national champion. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Ben Frei, a director with the Ralphie Handler Team at the University of Colorado has a personal moment with Ralphie before the opening of the game between CU and Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Ralphie, the university mascot, is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Directors and members of the Ralphie Handler Team from the University of Colorado Standing pose for a group photo at the CU and Kansas State University football game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. (Standing) Senior Danielle Morgan, Director Benny Frei, Junior Kellan Phillips, Senior David Gagne, Senior John Delva, Sophomore Rob Seib, Director John Graves, Junior Colin Hinman, and Senior Bryce McDermott. (Kneeling) Director Gail Pederson, Senior Annie Lawson, Graduate Student Sean Tufts, Senior Alex Reedy, Sophomore Taylor James, Sophomore Willy Strazza and Graduate Student Chip Samson. (Sitting) Sophomore Chris Milinazzo. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Senior Danielle Morgan watches as Sophomore Willy Strazza leads Ralphie into a pen before the opening of the game between the University of Colorado and Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Danielle, who attended Louisiana State University-Eunice in Bossier City, La., her freshman and sophomore years of college, is now a senior at CU. Danielle and Willy are part of the Ralphie Handler Team, which consists of 14 students who take care of the CU Mascot. Ralphie is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Lt. Col. (Ret) Charlie Morgan, a former process manager for the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., gets a lick from Ralphie, the University of Colorado mascot outside Folsom Field in Boulder Colo., Nov 20, 2010. Colonel Morgan was at CU to watch his daughter Danielle Morgan, who is a Ralphie Handler, perform during the game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Kansas State Wildcats. The handler team consists of 14 students, who must be physically fit enough to control a 1200 pound buffalo that can reach speeds up to 25 miles per hour. Ralphie, a live buffalo, is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. It was in the final game of the 1934 season, when a live buffalo made its first appearance when a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines during the 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Lt. Col. (Ret) Charlie Morgan, a former process manager for the 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., speaks with his daughter Danielle Morgan before the game between the University of Colorado and Kansas State University at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 20, 2010. Danielle, who attended Louisiana State University-Eunice in Bossier City, La., her freshman and sophomore years of college, is now a senior at CU and a Ralphie Handler. Ralphie, a live buffalo, is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. It was in the final game of the 1934 season, when a live buffalo made its first appearance when a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines during the 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Members of the Ralphie Handler Team from the University of Colorado transport Ralphie, the team mascot, from a trailer back to the starting position during a practice session at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 19, 2010. Ralphie, a live buffalo, is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. It was in the final game of the 1934 season, when a live buffalo made its first appearance when a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines during the 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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From Bossier basketballs to Colorado buffaloes; A matter of choices

Members of the University of Colorado Ralphie Handler Team, Colin Hinman, Rob Seib, Kellan Phillips, Chris Milinazzo and Danielle Morgan, warm up before a practice session at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Nov. 19, 2010. Ralphie, a live buffalo, is one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics. She leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. It was in the final game of the 1934 season, when a live buffalo made its first appearance after a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines during the 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. (Courtesy photo/Jeff Walston)

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