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

Gary Cavalli

Nov 6, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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...

Kapler Is Out, Zaidi Should Be Next; WNBA Team Coming to the Bay? Reader Feedback

Gary Cavalli

Oct 2, 2023

Kapler Is Out, Zaidi Should Be Next; WNBA Team Coming to the Bay? Reader Feedback

Gabe Kapler, the National League Manager of the Year just two years ago, was fired Friday afternoon before the San Francisco Giants...

Questions of the Week: Stanford Drop Football? Cal Rebrand? USC Manage Media? Congress Control NIL?

Gary Cavalli

Sep 25, 2023

Questions of the Week: Stanford Drop Football? Cal Rebrand? USC Manage Media? Congress Control NIL?

Last week SF Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler suggested that it was time for Stanford to give up football. As usual in an Ostler column,...

College Football Notes: SEC Down, Pac-12 Up; Stanford's Slide; Quotes of Note

Gary Cavalli

Sep 18, 2023

College Football Notes: SEC Down, Pac-12 Up; Stanford's Slide; Quotes of Note

In this, the final year of the Pac-12, the world has gone topsy-turvy. Suddenly, the all-powerful SEC is struggling, and the Pac-12,...

Pac-2 Goes to Court; Elite 8; Giant Collapse; New Hat

Gary Cavalli

Sep 11, 2023

Pac-2 Goes to Court; Elite 8; Giant Collapse; New Hat

Oregon State and Washington State, the two schools left behind when the rest of the Pac-12 bailed out for the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC,...

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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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