Gary Cavalli | Insidetrack | United States

The Cradle of Super Bowl Quarterbacks; Pac-12 Exits Levi’s; Hall of Fame Musings

This Sunday’s Super Bowl matches two quarterbacks from the Bay Area—the Patriots’ Tom Brady, from San Mateo and Serra High School, and...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 28, 2019

Overtime Rules, Officiating Blunders Taint Two Great Games; Turk Passes; Bama Defections; A-Rod Citi

Yesterday's NFC and AFC championship games were both games for the ages, with great play after great play, clutch third down conversions,...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 21, 2019

NFL Notes, Sarah Thomas, Redbox Ratings

Last weekend’s NFL playoff games were an interesting mix. New stars emerged, myths were destroyed, big plays abounded, and two exciting...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 14, 2019

Dabo Delivers, Levi's Shines, Bama Humbled

Last night’s National Championship Game at Levi’s Stadium was an unexpected joy in many ways. We’d picked Clemson to win, but never...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 8, 2019

Bowl Highlights, Lowlights, Bail Outs; Playoffs; Pac-12 for Sale

There have been some incredible performances—both good and bad—in this year’s bowl games. For example, Cal’s 10-7 loss to TCU in the...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 2, 2019

Merry Christmas!

The Inside Track will be on a short hiatus this week for the Christmas holiday. But a few quick notes before we get back to egg nogging...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 24, 2018

Mailbag: Why So Many Bowl Games? Pac-12 TV and Scheduling Notes

We normally don’t do “mailbag” columns, but after last week’s bowl viewing guide, we received a number of questions about the...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 18, 2018

Our Annual Bowl Viewing Guide: The Games to Watch

Saturday marks the start of Bowl season, always an exciting time for fans who like to gorge on college football. But no matter how big a...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 14, 2018

Coaching Cornucopia

There were a number of important moves on the college football coaching front last week, and they ranged from impressive to interesting...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 10, 2018

Big Game Notes, Pac-12 Championship, Playoff Redundancy, Heisman, NFL Hypocrisy

Notes of note from around the world of college and pro football. Big Game: Stanford beat Cal 23-13 in a game that was closer than the...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 3, 2018

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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.

Analysis, opinion and perspective on the major sports headlines of the day

The Inside Track

The Cradle of Super Bowl Quarterbacks; Pac-12 Exits Levi’s; Hall of Fame Musings

Overtime Rules, Officiating Blunders Taint Two Great Games; Turk Passes; Bama Defections; A-Rod Citi

NFL Notes, Sarah Thomas, Redbox Ratings

Dabo Delivers, Levi's Shines, Bama Humbled

Bowl Highlights, Lowlights, Bail Outs; Playoffs; Pac-12 for Sale

Merry Christmas!

Mailbag: Why So Many Bowl Games? Pac-12 TV and Scheduling Notes

Our Annual Bowl Viewing Guide: The Games to Watch

Coaching Cornucopia

Big Game Notes, Pac-12 Championship, Playoff Redundancy, Heisman, NFL Hypocrisy

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

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