Gary Cavalli
Nov 26, 2019
Big Game Postmortem and Other College Football Musings
After nine straight losses in the iconic series, Cal finally got over the hump and beat Stanford 24-20 in the Big Game. To make the...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 18, 2019
Big Game Critical for Slumping Bears, Cardinal; Tua’s Tough Break; Kate Starbird Speaks
Stanford and Cal limp into Saturday's Big Game after suffering a pair of debilitating losses last weekend. The two Bay Area teams allowed...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 28, 2019
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
Jumping around the sports world...last week was one that gave proof to a lot of old adages. The Best Laid Plans… When Joe Lacob, Rick...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 23, 2019
Back to Reality
Back from a great vacation in the Big Apple, where we enjoyed walking everywhere from Central Park to Greenwich Village, went to a...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 7, 2019
Stanford Obituary Premature; Plus UCLA, Cal, Dykes, Heisman, Astros
The oddsmakers were wrong about that college football game in Palo Alto Saturday night. Dead wrong. And so were those of us who...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 30, 2019
Bochy’s Legacy; Bears’ Bad Luck; More Nonsense from Game Officials, Ohio State, Pac-12, Leach
I’ve never met Bruce Bochy. Which is a real shame because everyone I know—and I mean, everyone—says the newly-retired Giants’ manager is...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 23, 2019
Bears on the Rise; Harbaugh's Hot Seat; Reggie's Return
Four weeks into the 2019 football season, the Pac-12 is down to one unbeaten team. No, not Oregon. The Ducks blew a 21-6 lead and lost to...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 19, 2019
The Pac-12's Best Coach?
In 2005 a rookie coach came to the Emerald Bowl with a 6-5 overall record and a 4-4 mark in the Mountain West Conference, good enough for...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 12, 2018
SEC Cupcakes, Najee, Big Game, Basketball Frauds
We've written before about the SEC's cupcake schedule in mid-November, and this year is no exception. While every other conference is...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 5, 2018
The Officials Are Ruining the Game; Plus N’Keal, Michigan, Utah, Cal QBs, Stanford’s Clock, UC Davis
With my wife and daughter on an all-day shopping spree, I spent Saturday with remote in hand, enjoying a fascinating menu of 14 college...