Pac-12 Alums Shine, But Conference Hypocrisy Abounds
The Pac-12 doesn't begin play in this crazy 2020 season for another five weeks, but the conference made quite a statement Saturday...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 28, 2020
Big Ten Cave$, Pac-12 Ponders
Well, that didn’t take long. Last Wednesday, after only one full week of the truncated 2020 college football season, the Big Ten decided...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 21, 2020
Football Returns; Big 12 Tanks; 49ers Fade; Wilson Shines
The college football season, such as it is, began last weekend without the Big Ten and Pac-12. The SEC, Big 12, and ACC forged ahead,...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 14, 2020
Recruiting Update: Cal Rises, Stanford Struggles; Herbstreit, Harris Shine
The balance of power in Bay Area college football may be shifting east. Last year, you'll recall, Cal went 8-5, including a 24-20 victory...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 7, 2020
A Seminal Sports Moment; Dark Days for Pac-12
Last Wednesday, August, 26, 2020, was a landmark day in sports history. It was the day athletes learned they have real power. And things...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 31, 2020
Men of the Hour: Hanks, Bart, Pence, Yaz, Wiseman, McCaffrey
This column often has been critical of Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott—deservedly so—but Scott deserves kudos for last week’s hire of...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 24, 2020
Big Changes Coming in College Football
College football’s response to the coronavirus pandemic over the past few months has been, in a word, appalling. The non-stop buffoonery,...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 17, 2020
Season on the Brink; Sark Attack; Great Scott, Giant Embarrassment; Duck Monstrosity
The 2020 college football season is on life support. Cancellation of the season, according to several Power Five Athletic Directors, is...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 10, 2020
Bowls Become Endangered Species; Pac-12 Players Threaten Walkout; Booker Nails NCAA
With all the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 college football season, folks are beginning to wonder about the post-season. I’ve...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 3, 2020
Baseball Begins, Minus Fans; Other Notes of Note
Baseball season started last night. No one knows if and when it will finish. Here are some of the takeaways from Opening Night: - It was...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 24, 2020
