STANFORD

The next PAC 12 school on the list is Stanford. First off, if they are the Stanford cardinals, then why is their mascot a tree? If you go to any game there, you will see a dancing tree. I thought cardinals were birds. I mean, i know cardinals live in trees, but still.

(Update) Their mascot is the color cardinal, not the bird. I would still rather see a "cardinal" guy dancing than a tree.


Stanford is great school though. Most of their athletics do well, you have to have a high GPA and be a well-rounded person to get in (not that you shouldn't already be one), and the campus is amazing! It's nice to know that the people playing on their teams have worked hard to get great grades and aren't just there because of their skills.I've stayed in their dorms many summers  to go to basketball camp and I could not get over how beautiful the campus was, even though the dorms I stayed in were crap. Also, their student store is huge, so there are plenty of clothes or other items to choose from, which is a huge plus for anyone with school pride.


They really do need to be more unique though with their sporting outfits. Their football and basketball jerseys are so boring. The only thing that is remotely interesting on their football jerseys are the stickers they put on their helmets. The uniforms might not be unique, but their marching band is. I don't know if that's a good thing because they make themselves look kind of like idiots, dressing in random costumes. 

I guess it doesn't really matter. They can do whatever they want. They are the lucky few who actually got into the school.