#14/341 - Stanford Cardinal

The Stanford Cardinal. I'll never understand why the Cardinal is singular or why their mascot is a tree or whether they're somehow related. Nice looking jersey and I have nothing against the team or school, but when I think of them the first thing that comes to mind is when Maryland beat them in the Elite 8.

It was the first time in my life one of MY teams, from any sport, made me feel like a winner. Up until that moment I had a lifelong history of sports that was akin to Job. I won't go into too much detail, but it involved the '86 Red Sox, the 1990-93 Buffalo Bills, and the city of Philadelphia. So for that elation, that burden being lifted, thank you Stanford. It meant the world to me.