VIDEO: Stanford palm-tree mascot gets party makeover
Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports
The newest version of the Stanford tree mascot is bringing the party to the sidelines.
The Stanford party palm tree debuted at the USC-Stanford game hosted in Stanford Stadium Saturday, featuring multicolored leaves, bulging eyes and a large tongue. It's a change from the usual fir tree mascot.
The mascot received mixed reactions on Twitter:
That Stanford palm tree is the guy at your cookout who yells "lets go skinny dipping!" Jumps in the pool, and no one joins him.
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) September 6, 2014
The new Stanford "palm tree" is so ugly I can't handle it
— Chelsea Fullmer (@chelseafullmer) September 6, 2014
The Stanford Tree is my spirit animal.
— Joey Chenoweth (@joeychenoweth) September 6, 2014