Great Expectations
In the high pressure arenas of college and pro football, it’s always better to over-achieve than to disappoint. That’s why most coaches...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 7, 2018
Pivotal Year for Struggling Pac-12
By any objective standard, last year was a train wreck for the Pac-12. On the field, off the field, and at the cash register. The Pac-12...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 31, 2018
Mailbag: 49ers’ Turnaround, Tax Law’s Impact on College Athletics
Along with some wonderful Christmas cards and gifts, this holiday season brought a few questions from Inside Track subscribers Q. Gary,...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 28, 2017
Football’s One-and-Done, Curry’s Ankle, Stanford Sports Icons
The contrast was striking. College football's perpetual man in motion, Oregon coach Willie Taggart, blew town after one year in Eugene,...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 11, 2017
Notes of Note in College Football
Last week we wrote that an eight-team playoff was here—almost—due to match-ups in four conference championship games that approximated...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 4, 2017
Eight-Team Playoff Is Here…Almost!
Fans of an eight-team College Football Playoff have to be happy with this weekend’s Power Five Conference championship games. Consider...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 30, 2017
Big Game Notes, Baker’s Meltdown, Tax Changes, Mora Out, LaVar vs. Donald
To those of us in the Bay Area, the tradition of the Big Game is second to none, because Stanford and Cal really do have...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 20, 2017
More Problems for Pac-12, College Basketball
It’s been a bad year for the Pac-12 Conference, and a bad year for college basketball. And things got much worse this week. A quick...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 16, 2017
Ratings, Attendance Declines Cause Concern
Football is the No. 1 sport in America by any measure—attendance, television ratings and overall revenues, to name a few. But...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 6, 2017
Quick Takes: Playoff, Heisman, Pac-12 Net, Shaw/Chryst, World Series
Playoff rankings: The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released its first set of rankings yesterday, which means that playoff...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 1, 2017
