[Farm93]

I don't like "Cardinal" much but since I am sure there are a lot worse names out there (Pussycats, Golden Retrievers), I don't like the other option, either.

I say we go back to "Indians" ....or maybe "Miwoks" or some other band...after receiving the blessing of that tribe.

NCAA would almost certainly prohibit an institution that selects any tribe name from hosting NCAA post-season events.  The others created grandfather type deals, but newbies would never get that benefit.  As Stanford sports thrive on hosting NCAA post-season events that would be a problem.  Lots of other problems that would come from that approach too obviously.

Best to let the NFL team in DC be the home of protests and boycotts and the like.  Even if Stanford was stubborn, they would have moved with the NCAA directive.

I watched the FSU vs OSU game on replay and that chop chant is beyond insensitive especially for a game played against a team from Oklahoma.  That history was probably not a worry to your average chanting chopper though.

Oddly a mad man shooting guns all over the place is probably not the best choice for a mascot here in gun and murder happy USA, so all in all it was a wonderful showcase of all the ways mascot choices can be problematic.

[Farm93]

I don't like "Cardinal" much but since I am sure there are a lot worse names out there (Pussycats, Golden Retrievers), I don't like the other option, either.

I say we go back to "Indians" ....or maybe "Miwoks" or some other band...after receiving the blessing of that tribe.

NCAA would almost certainly prohibit an institution that selects any tribe name from hosting NCAA post-season events.  The others created grandfather type deals, but newbies would never get that benefit.  As Stanford sports thrive on hosting NCAA post-season events that would be a problem.  Lots of other problems that would come from that approach too obviously.

Best to let the NFL team in DC be the home of protests and boycotts and the like.  Even if Stanford was stubborn, they would have moved with the NCAA directive.

I watched the FSU vs OSU game on replay and that chop chant is beyond insensitive especially for a game played against a team from Oklahoma.  That history was probably not a worry to your average chanting chopper though.

Oddly a mad man shooting guns all over the place is probably not the best choice for a mascot here in gun and murder happy USA, so all in all it was a wonderful showcase of all the ways mascot choices can be problematic.