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Pac-12's Sweet Swan Song; Seminoles Snubbed; SI's Sad Decline; CMC for MVP

Gary Cavalli

5 days ago

Pac-12's Sweet Swan Song; Seminoles Snubbed; SI's Sad Decline; CMC for MVP

Pac-12 Conference football ended with a loud bang, not a soft whimper, on Friday night with a classic donnybrook between No. 3 ranked...

Bears Up, Bruins Down, Buckeyes Falter, Beavers in Limbo, Bo Dacious; Senators Push Legislation

Gary Cavalli

Nov 27

Bears Up, Bruins Down, Buckeyes Falter, Beavers in Limbo, Bo Dacious; Senators Push Legislation

Congrats to head coach Justin Wilcox and his Cal Bears for earning bowl eligibility with a 33-7 dismantling of UCLA in the season finale....

Random Thoughts on the Bay Area Sports Scene, Pac-12 Football

Gary Cavalli

Nov 20

Random Thoughts on the Bay Area Sports Scene, Pac-12 Football

It was nice to see a good crowd in Stanford Stadium for the Big Game Saturday, the last one with Stanford and Cal in the Pac-12...

The Sports Betting Epidemic; Jimbo's Buyout

Gary Cavalli

Nov 13

The Sports Betting Epidemic; Jimbo's Buyout

Once upon a time, for most fans, sports gambling involved a fantasy football league or a Super Bowl office pool. You know the drill. Buy...

Cornucopia: Warriors, Stanford, Cal Tip Off; Giants Must Act; Cardinal FB Improves; Swinney Responds

Gary Cavalli

Nov 6

Cornucopia: Warriors, Stanford, Cal Tip Off; Giants Must Act; Cardinal FB Improves; Swinney Responds

Our favorite time of the year has arrived. We're in the heart of the football season and basketball is just getting underway. Some early...

49ers' Slide; Michigan's Mess; Bay Area Heartbreak; NIL Numbers; Luck Boosts Stanford

Gary Cavalli

Oct 30

49ers' Slide; Michigan's Mess; Bay Area Heartbreak; NIL Numbers; Luck Boosts Stanford

Three weeks ago, the San Francisco 49ers were hailed as the best team in the NFL after crushing Dallas, the league's top-ranked defense,...

Gary Cavalli

Oct 27

Birthday Girl

Today is my wife, Christy's, birthday. I don't want to embarrass her, but I think she gets prettier every year. We've been in love for 55...

College FB Roundup: Utah Up, USC Down; Huskies Escape; Playoff Prediction; Chip Kelly's Bright Idea

Gary Cavalli

Oct 23

College FB Roundup: Utah Up, USC Down; Huskies Escape; Playoff Prediction; Chip Kelly's Bright Idea

It's becoming clear that USC under Lincoln Riley isn't much better than USC under Clay Helton. And that Utah's Kyle Whittingham, as we've...

A Comeback for the Ages; Penix, Huskies Shine; College Football Booms; Baseball Speeds Things Up

Gary Cavalli

Oct 16

A Comeback for the Ages; Penix, Huskies Shine; College Football Booms; Baseball Speeds Things Up

I know it's old news by now, but Stanford's double overtime win over Colorado on Friday night was one of the most incredible football...

Rich Get Richer; Cristobal Fumbles Again; Trojans & Vikes Struggling; Niners on Fire; Quest Is Best

Gary Cavalli

Oct 9

Rich Get Richer; Cristobal Fumbles Again; Trojans & Vikes Struggling; Niners on Fire; Quest Is Best

USA Today published its annual list of college football coaching salaries last week and, as usual, Alabama's Nick Saban led the way at...

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Gary Cavalli - league and bowl co-founder, author, speaker

Gary Cavalli, the former Sports Information Director and Associate Athletic Director at Stanford University, was the co-founder and Executive Director of the college football bowl game played in the Bay Area, and previously was co-founder and President of the American Basketball League.

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Gary Cavalli - league and bowl co-founder, author, speaker

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