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The QB Transfer Epidemic; Adios Jimmy G; Emmert Exits; SEC Cleans Up; Campolindo Shines; Kyrie Moves

We've reached the point for college quarterbacks where, if you ain't playin', you ain't stayin'. If you lose your job, suffer an injury,...

Gary Cavalli

Feb 6, 2023

49ers Postmortem; Pac-12 Overpayment Fiasco; Another Black Coach Denied; Terry's Travails

Sometimes life isn't fair. The 49er's glorious run of 12 straight victories, seven of them led by former third-string rookie quarterback...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 30, 2023

Playoff Musings--Defense Wins, Good as Gould, Kittle's Gem, Sunday Matchups

The stage is now set for the NFL conference championship games that will determine the Super Bowl matchup on Feb. 12. The Bengals will...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 23, 2023

49ers Have the Horses; Some Awful Announcing; Stanford Women on the Brink

Pity the poor Seattle Seahawks. Pete Carroll's boys played a perfect first half Saturday and led the heavily favored 49ers, 17-16, at the...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 16, 2023

CFP Championship Musings; The Saga of Jim Tressel; Stanford Basketball (Men's) Hits Bottom

My favorite part of this college football season is the rags to riches stories of the two quarterbacks in tonight's CFP championship...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 9, 2023

Happy New Year! Best Bowl Season Ever? Giants' Doldrums

Happy New Year! Hopefully we'll all enjoy a happy, healthy and prosperous 2023. And hopefully, next season we'll enjoy more terrific bowl...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 3, 2023

Stocking Stuffers: NCAA Blows It Again; Daniels on the Move (Again); Too Much Kimmel; The Play II

A few days ago the NCAA hired outgoing Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker as its new president. He shouldn't have any trouble doing a...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 19, 2022

The Bowl Games You Should Watch; R.I.P. San Francisco Bowl Game

Yes, it's time once again for those "meaningless" college football bowl games. Games that are so meaningless that they draw more...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 15, 2022

An Excellent Hire at Stanford

Stanford got it right. Athletic Director Bernard Muir and a search committee that included one of the school's greatest players, Andrew...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 12, 2022

Jimmy G; Conference Championship Traps; Deion Arrives; Transfer Portal Opens; Stanford Hoops Falter

Sometimes life just isn't fair. Just ask the 49ers and Jimmy Garoppolo. Jimmy G, the discarded quarterback resurrected when Trey Lance...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 5, 2022

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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.

Analysis, opinion and perspective on the major sports headlines of the day

The Inside Track

The QB Transfer Epidemic; Adios Jimmy G; Emmert Exits; SEC Cleans Up; Campolindo Shines; Kyrie Moves

49ers Postmortem; Pac-12 Overpayment Fiasco; Another Black Coach Denied; Terry's Travails

Playoff Musings--Defense Wins, Good as Gould, Kittle's Gem, Sunday Matchups

49ers Have the Horses; Some Awful Announcing; Stanford Women on the Brink

CFP Championship Musings; The Saga of Jim Tressel; Stanford Basketball (Men's) Hits Bottom

Happy New Year! Best Bowl Season Ever? Giants' Doldrums

Stocking Stuffers: NCAA Blows It Again; Daniels on the Move (Again); Too Much Kimmel; The Play II

The Bowl Games You Should Watch; R.I.P. San Francisco Bowl Game

An Excellent Hire at Stanford

Jimmy G; Conference Championship Traps; Deion Arrives; Transfer Portal Opens; Stanford Hoops Falter

Gary Cavalli - league and bowl co-founder, author, speaker

The Inside Track

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