

Nobody Home at Stanford Stadium; Big Time Media Trade; Election Postmorten (by request)
I snapped the images below at kickoff of the Stanford-SMU football game last month at Stanford Stadium. The preponderance of empty seats...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 18, 2024


Bears Ponder What Might Have Been; Utah's Culture Clash; Poetic Justice for Kelly; More Staff Bloat
When Cal fans look back on the 2024 football season, It will be remembered as "the year that might have been." The Golden Bears are 5-4...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 11, 2024


Notes of Note: 1st CFP Rankings; Does Regular Season Matter? Stanford Basketball Previews; Quotes of the Week
Tomorrow is election day, but to college football fans, it's the day when the College Football Playoff Selection Committee releases its...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 4, 2024


Dark Days for American Journalism; Gambling's Grip; Geno Gets It
Both the Washington Post and LA Times last week announced they would decline to endorse a candidate in the most important presidential...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 28, 2024


Another One Bites the Dust; Crystal Ball Update; Trump Discovers SJS Volleyball
College basketball lost one of its premier coaches last week when Virginia's Tony Bennett, who'd led the Cavaliers to the national...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 21, 2024


"Super League" Rumblings; Power 2 Ponder Playoff Plans; Bay Area Blues; Baseball Rising
Two proposals for a "Super League" of college football were announced last week. One features a 72-team league, the other 70. Both face...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 14, 2024


Put a Woman in Charge
Vanderbilt upset No. 1 Alabama, Cal lost a heart-breaker to No. 8 Miami, Stanford got crushed by Virginia Tech and, in the NFL, the 49ers...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 7, 2024


Pac-12 Scores Big With Gonzaga
Gonzaga is now in the Pac-12! Today's announcement is a huge win for the rebuilding conference and for commissioner Teresa Gould. Gonzaga...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 1, 2024


QB Quits Over Broken Promi$es; Boise's Back is Best; Pac-12 Update; Surprising Unbeatens; Stanford's Missed Opportunity; Cal Gets GameDay
We all knew this was coming. It was only a matter of time before a college player who'd been promised a boatload of NIL money to transfer...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 30, 2024


Stanford Wins ACC Debut; Cal/SC Fall Short; Cardinal Kickers Shine; 49ers Blow One; The Caitlin Clark Effect
Several former Pac-12 schools opened league play in their new conferences last weekend, with mixed results. Stanford made an impressive...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 23, 2024