第129届 Big Game 11月21日在 Berkeley 举行，Stanford 校园开启宿敌周传统
美国加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉县 Stanford 市的斯坦福大学已经开启 Big Game 周：第129届 Stanford 对加州大学 Berkeley 分校的美式足球宿敌赛将于11月21日在 Berkeley 的 California Memorial Stadium 举行，斯坦福校园里先有一周由学生主导的传统活动。
这场宿敌赛始于1892年，是密西西比河以西历史最悠久的大学足球对抗之一，胜者捧走自1933年起正式成为奖杯的 Stanford Axe。赛前一周，负责斧头传统的 Stanford Axe Committee 带头造势，校园里有集会、喷泉染红与每小时鸣响列车汽笛倒数开球等保留节目。
最具代表性的节目是 Gaieties。这台由学生自编自演的音乐喜剧始于1911年，以调侃对手 Cal 为主线，是 Big Game 周的固定戏码，今年同样在赛前上演。另一个传统是「Bearial」：斯坦福行进乐队抬着装有 Cal 吉祥物玩偶的棺材游行，为对手办一场戏谑的模拟葬礼。
斯坦福在双方历史交锋中以66胜51负11平领先。去年的第128届 Big Game，斯坦福以31比10获胜，今年比赛移师 Berkeley 主场，Cal 学生则有篝火集会等自家传统迎战。
开球时间与转播安排尚未公布，将由大西洋海岸联盟（ACC）在临近比赛时确定。
（来源：斯坦福大学）
129th Big Game Set for Nov. 21 in Berkeley as Stanford Opens Rivalry Week Traditions
Stanford University in Stanford, Santa Clara County, California, has opened Big Game Week: the 129th football meeting between Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley, will be played November 21 at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, preceded by a week of student-led traditions on the Stanford campus.
The rivalry dates to 1892 and is one of the oldest college football series west of the Mississippi. The winner takes home the Stanford Axe, the trophy formalized in 1933. During the week, the student-run Stanford Axe Committee leads the buildup, with rallies, fountains dyed cardinal red and an hourly train-whistle countdown to kickoff.
The signature event is Gaieties, the original student-written musical comedy dating to 1911 that satirizes rival Cal and anchors Big Game Week. Another tradition is the "Bearial," a mock funeral procession in which the Stanford marching band parades a stuffed version of Cal's mascot in a casket.
Stanford leads the all-time series 66-51-11 and won last year's 128th Big Game 31-10. This year's game moves to Berkeley, where Cal students answer with traditions of their own, including the Big Game Bonfire Rally.
Kickoff time and the television assignment have not been announced and will be set by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) closer to game day.
(Source: Stanford University)
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