Eric and Mandy Wright: Stanford Football

Eric was on call this weekend for neurosurgery. (He is on call a lot). However, he decided that we could attempt to make it to the Stanford football game against Arizona State University without him getting paged to the hospital. We tailgated before the game with some other residents. It was great weather and good fun. Then, we headed to the game. The Stanford football stadium was very nice, but it was only half-full. People were handing out tickets for free because they weren't going to the game. (This is the only thing that is cheaper in CA- football tickets.) Eric and I agreed that even in the worst season of Arkansas football it would never look like this. Also, the dynamic of the game was very different. There was this "dancing tree" for the school mascot. Stanford technically does not have a mascot. They are the cardinals, but they are not the bird...rather a color. The tree represents "El Palo Alto" for the city where Stanford University resides. Overall, it was an interesting experience. Eric and I hope to go back for the Stanford vs. Notre Dame game.