<p>its not self consciousness, it is a impassioned rivalry. Cal singing groups feature songs about the school with the lame ‘tree’ mascot, we spell their school name with a ‘u’, they are equally obsessed with battling Cal. This has been going on for the better part of a century.</p>
<p>At the big game last year, the Stanfurd announcer spent most of his time trash-talking Cal. Of course, he was pretty quiet as we trounced them and nowhere to be found, nor were most of their fans still to be found in the stadium, when they handed over the Axe to us.</p>
<p>What good comes out of this rivalry? Compare academics in a professional manner instead of comparing dumb football jocks who are running into each other while gaining unfair advantages over other students…</p>
<p>If you are not into school spirit or the teams, plenty of room for you too at Cal. Don’t participate. It is a pretty big thing to a sizeable chunk of the population, but one size doesn’t fit everyone.</p>