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NFL Classics; Black Coaches Denied; Hall Hypocrisy

The NFL couldn't have scripted it any better. Six great playoff games in a row. Last week's divisional games all decided on the final...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 31, 2022

Wild Playoff Weekend Showcases NFL at Its Best

What a weekend of NFL football! All four playoff games decided on the final play, one in overtime. The best game of the weekend, and one...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 24, 2022

49ers Musings and Other Notes of Note

The most talked about game of NFL wild card weekend was the 49ers’ 23-17 win over Dallas. The Niners were the only road team to win, but...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 18, 2022

Redemption for Bennett, Garoppolo; Boost for Oregon; Paralysis for CFP Expansion; Honors for Luck

"There was no way I was going to be the reason why we lost this game. I knew I had to fix it." And fix it, he did. Stetson Bennett IV,...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 11, 2022

Bowl Season Recap: Duds, Classics, Bailouts, Struggles, Profits, Parity

The 2021-22 college football season is in the home stretch, with just the TaxAct Texas Bowl and the CFP championship remaining. Here are...

Gary Cavalli

Jan 3, 2022

Wishing You a Joyous and Peaceful Holiday and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2022

The Inside Track will return after the holidays on January 3.

Gary Cavalli

Dec 24, 2021

Urban Blight; Bowl Bailouts; Tough Stanford Schedule

The firing of Urban Meyer after 13 games as an NFL coach was stunning but inevitable. From Florida to Ohio State to Jacksonville, Meyer's...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 20, 2021

Our Annual Bowl Viewing Guide; Wilcox Stays Put

It’s that time of year! No, not that time. We’re talking sports here. College football’s bowl season has arrived! The first of 42 bowl...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 14, 2021

CFP Field Set; Coach Carousel Continues; Stanford Fall Guy Speaks Out

And then there were four. The College Football Playoff field has been determined. No. 1 Alabama, fresh off a surprising, impressive upset...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 6, 2021

Men Behaving Badly

I’ve never liked Brian Kelly since he showed up at the University of Cincinnati team banquet in 2009 accompanied by a police escort....

Gary Cavalli

Dec 1, 2021

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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

NFL Classics; Black Coaches Denied; Hall Hypocrisy

Wild Playoff Weekend Showcases NFL at Its Best

49ers Musings and Other Notes of Note

Redemption for Bennett, Garoppolo; Boost for Oregon; Paralysis for CFP Expansion; Honors for Luck

Bowl Season Recap: Duds, Classics, Bailouts, Struggles, Profits, Parity

Wishing You a Joyous and Peaceful Holiday and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2022

Urban Blight; Bowl Bailouts; Tough Stanford Schedule

Our Annual Bowl Viewing Guide; Wilcox Stays Put

CFP Field Set; Coach Carousel Continues; Stanford Fall Guy Speaks Out

Men Behaving Badly

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

The Inside Track

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