Gary Cavalli
Sep 7, 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
Jul 9, 2020
The Unkindest Cut
Stanford has always been a little different. Different because, at Stanford, the term “student-athlete” wasn’t an NCAA promotional...
Gary Cavalli
May 12, 2020
College Football No Longer "Doubtful;" Too Much at $take
Three weeks ago in this space we wrote that the 2020 college football season was “doubtful.” Way back then, state governors, college...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 24, 2020
The Money Game
Last week brought another series of examples of how college football has become a big business, and how totally out of control spending...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 16, 2019
Unhappy Endings
Yesterday was a very bleak day for Bay Area sports teams…a day marked by several unhappy endings. Both NFL teams lost in the final...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 2, 2019
"Sanctimonious Trolls" and Other Strange Behavior
Last weekend’s college football games, to put it mildly, featured a number of bizarre incidents. As the late John Lennon might say,...
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 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 18, 2019
Stanford Slumps; Trojan Turnover
Stanford could be looking at its first losing football season in 11 years. It’s still early, but the Cardinal’s streak of 10 straight...