tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post8297248970249054200..comments2024-03-09T08:46:07.595-05:00Comments on The Mighty Quinn Media Machine: A Lost Season Mercifully EndsBklynSoxFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-33809008363496354582007-11-26T11:53:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:53:00.000-05:00Good point, Alex....I bet the mascot being a tree ...Good point, Alex....I bet the mascot being a tree has something to do with nature...like my dear late uncle, who once lived there, always said (with affection): "California, the land of fruits and nuts!"BklynSoxFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-88767121774102369832007-11-26T07:05:00.000-05:002007-11-26T07:05:00.000-05:00It's no different than the Harvard Crimson or the ...It's no different than the Harvard Crimson or the Dartmouth Big Green or the Syracuse Orange. (As an alum, why they dropped the men or women from it, I'll never understand.)<BR/><BR/>You've got to remember. The mascot isn't a bird at Stanford. It's a tree for some odd reason.Alex Grosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757703959890268679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-12789167690033297502007-11-25T17:17:00.000-05:002007-11-25T17:17:00.000-05:00Thanks for the info, Dan. There's a first time for...Thanks for the info, Dan. There's a first time for everything, right?<BR/><BR/>I know Stanford were once called The Indians and were one of the first colleges to change their nickname to something less offensive in many people's minds. <BR/><BR/>"The Cardinal" still sounds strange to me. But, whatever. It's their team.BklynSoxFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-84347388359447706082007-11-25T15:44:00.000-05:002007-11-25T15:44:00.000-05:00You asked... frankly it is teh first time I have w...You asked... frankly it is teh first time I have witnessed anyone making reference to somethign Stanford as "dumb"...From 1930 until 1972, Stanford's sports teams had been known as "the Indians," and, during the period from 1951 to 1972, Prince Lightfoot (portrayed by Timm Williams, a member of the Yurok tribe) was the official mascot. But in 1972, Native American students and staff members successfully lobbied University President Richard Lyman to abolish the "Indian" name along with what they had come to perceive as an offensive and demeaning mascot. Stanford's teams reverted unofficially to the name "Cardinal," the color that had represented the school before 1930.Dan Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593183991914453381noreply@blogger.com