>Stanford would be well-advised to take a look at the mascot of Plattsburgh
>State.  Plattsburgh's Cardinal looks very sharp on their jerseys and t-
>shirts.  Doesn't matter that Stanford is "The Cardinal" (no "s") and
>Plattsburgh is the Cardinals, it would still go well with the nickname.
 
The Stanford Cardinal is actually the *color* not the bird. Whenever
Stanford games are on TV the announcers always make a big deal about it.
Doesn't Stanford now use a tree as their logo? Didn't they used to be the
Indians before they became politically correct?