Pac-4 Update; Quotes of Note; Bowl Blues
Like most columnists and bloggers, I've overdosed on writing about NIL, the transfer portal, conference realignment and the demise of the...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 14, 2023
The Day the Conference Died
Friday, August 4, 2023. The day TV money and gross mismanagement killed the Pac-12 Conference. Only a week ago, I wrote about Colorado's...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 7, 2023
Not a Deal Worth Waiting For
It could've been worse, I guess. The long-awaited Pac-12 media deal was presented to the conference presidents yesterday. And it was...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 2, 2023
And Then There Were 9
Can a conference that loses 25% of its membership--including the two schools in its biggest media market and the one with the most...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 31, 2023
Rough Year Ahead for Bay Area Teams; Commissioner Kliavkoff Fumbles Again
If the Pac-12 pre-season media poll can be believed, it's going to be a long year for Bay Area college football fans. The 36 pundits who...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 24, 2023
The Northwestern Debacle; The Death of The News
The mess unfolding at Northwestern took me back several decades to when I was Associate Athletic Director at Stanford and the folks at...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 17, 2023
Notes of Note: Webb Rules; Madsen Excites; McCray Passes; Kelly Scores; Pac-12 Twists
Giants' ace Logan Webb threw the first nine-inning shutout of his career yesterday as the Giants edged Colorado 1-0. It was only the 20th...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 10, 2023
The Prime of Mr. Brook Lopez; The Ohtani "Thwack"
The Warriors' Steph Curry isn't the only NBA player still going strong and improving at the age of 35. Former Stanford star Brook Lopez...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 3, 2023
The Vanishing .300 Hitter; Dunleavy's Impressive Debut; Lucky Man
As of this morning, there are exactly eight players in the major leagues hitting .300 or better. Eight. Out of the 300 or so men who play...
Gary Cavalli
Jun 26, 2023
The Clown Commissioner; A Few Good Men; Big FB Recruiting Coup for Stanford
Baseball writers and national columnists have been piling on MLB commissioner Rob Manfred this week. With good reason. Manfred held forth...
Gary Cavalli
Jun 19, 2023
