please see http://www.bruinsnation.com/2010/8/20/1634209/the-dirt-from-the-den-an for more information

Can’t think of things to bash Stanford with though, besides their abominable tree and Tiger Woods, which you’ve already mentioned.

that ridiculous misfit band of theirs. seriously, their band does weird, stupid things.

There is always Jim Harbaugh’s “Golden Throne.”

… organizing on BN. Take the whining somewhere else. Moreover, don’t lecture us on what we should or should not be allowing BN to be used for. Thanks. Will not give folks another warning if they continue to complain about this.

without bringing up this.

because in a way it allows them to feel more apart of the game than just spectators. You have to keep in mind that many students aren’t huge football fans, but are just casual fans that only come out because:

1) it’s the first football game ever and they want to see what it’s like
2) they just want to support the school and hang out with friends

The Dirt has been around for some time now and I remember reading my first copy when I was a freshman. It was hilarious and it showed to me that people at UCLA cared about football. By reading the Den, I enjoyed the game a bit more and felt more involved as a student, especially knowing only students get to read the Den (interestingly enough, the band has something called The Note, which is very similar to the Den, but also mocks their band leaders). I think the Dirt is an excellent way to bring out the fun in college football, rivalries, and most importantly, to help students share something fun together: laughing at the enemy.

An ugly incident and probably not something to laugh about, but it was all about Stanford…

“During his trial Streleski told the court he felt the murder was “logically and morally correct” and “a political statement” about Stanford’s treatment of its graduate students,"

The Stanford Cardinal is coming to our house after opening up their season at home against FCS team Sacramento State. They needed to start their season with a little morale booster if they want to have any hope of improving on last years record, after losing star player and Heisman runner up, Toby Gerhart. One of Toby Gerhart’s replacements is sophomore Tyler Gaffney, who during a baseball game against the Bruins, tripped and fell on his face while attempting to score, costing his team a win. Sure feet, indeed.
The Cardinal is led by quarterback Andrew Luck, who is being touted by some as a Heisman candidate. Considering last season he threw for 1/3 as many TDs and had more interceptions than Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, who only received enough votes to come in 7th place in the Heisman race, it would seem that these talks are a little premature. One thing is for certain: Luck is going to need a lot of luck if he is going to live up to the hype, while simultaneously picking up the slack left behind by Gerhart.
If you catch yourself calling them the Stanford Cardinals, stop and remember they’re not named after the bird, but after the color. And their mascot? None other than the annoying, drugged-out looking tree that I know every Bruin has fantasized about tackling at some point in their life. The Stanford mascot has a rich and colorful history that involves a couple fist fights, frequent trips to the top of the NCAA worst mascot lists, and several suspensions, including two that occurred within a month of each other. In February of 2006, the Stanford “mascot” was suspended after being seen taking swigs out of a flask at a basketball game and then blowing a 0.16. The replacement mascot was suspended a month later during the NCAA tournament following a few scuffles with security. The tree now faces mandatory pregame breathalyzers and is followed by a "protection crew" with the motto "Don’t touch our wood." … Trust me. We don’t want to touch your wood or your Woods, Stanford. Both are equally filthy!
The biggest issue facing Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh the past several off-seasons wasn’t a defensive unit with holes bigger than the gap in Chancellor Condoleezza Rice’s teeth, but in fact an extra personal bathroom that cost $75,000 to make. I guess you need that expensive of a bathroom when most offenses around the country make you soil your pants each week; well maybe not mighty Sac State. Out of 119 FBS teams, only 9 had worse passing defense and only 21 had a worse overall defensive unit. In fact, their defense was so bad that they practiced a 3-4 scheme all fall practice and didn’t use it once in the game verses Sacramento because they still weren’t "ready" for that vaunted Sacramento offense.
  Any discussion of Stanford isn’t complete without bringing up the infamous marching band, the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band, or LSJUMB for short! The band considers itself original because they break out of the mold of classy uniforms and strict marching formations. This "originality" makes the band look like a bunch of unorganized morons running around with no purpose, kind of like Tiger Woods off the golf course. Their disarray and apparent lack of intelligence goes more than uniform and performance deep. Like the tree, the band is always running into trouble everywhere they go. In the late 80’s they were suspended after spelling profane words during a halftime show. Just a few years later, the Governor of Oregon issued a decree stating that the band may not return to his state for several years because of more inappropriate behavior at an Oregon game. In 2006 the band was suspended and fined by its own administration after some members vandalized their own "band shak." Look for more crazy shenanigans and lapses in judgment from the band as they finally had their alcohol probation lifted. Of course, the most famous and well known moment of stupidity came during the 1982 game against Cal when the band prematurely stormed the field and began to celebrate even though the refs had yet to blow the play dead. A Cal player was able to make his way through the band, take out the trombone player, and score the winning touchdown in their rivalry game.
It’s hard to believe a "prestigious" school as Stanford, founded by a deeply religious couple to memorialize their son, allows such debauchery. It’s even harder to believe that their football team believes they can come in to our house and have any chance of winning! Let’s show them what a real school looks like! HACK those trees!