Gary Cavalli | Insidetrack | United States

A Comeback for the Ages; Penix, Huskies Shine; College Football Booms; Baseball Speeds Things Up

I know it's old news by now, but Stanford's double overtime win over Colorado on Friday night was one of the most incredible football...

Gary Cavalli

Oct 16, 2023

Rich Get Richer; Cristobal Fumbles Again; Trojans & Vikes Struggling; Niners on Fire; Quest Is Best

USA Today published its annual list of college football coaching salaries last week and, as usual, Alabama's Nick Saban led the way at...

Gary Cavalli

Oct 9, 2023

Kapler Is Out, Zaidi Should Be Next; WNBA Team Coming to the Bay? Reader Feedback

Gabe Kapler, the National League Manager of the Year just two years ago, was fired Friday afternoon before the San Francisco Giants...

Gary Cavalli

Oct 2, 2023

Questions of the Week: Stanford Drop Football? Cal Rebrand? USC Manage Media? Congress Control NIL?

Last week SF Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler suggested that it was time for Stanford to give up football. As usual in an Ostler column,...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 25, 2023

College Football Notes: SEC Down, Pac-12 Up; Stanford's Slide; Quotes of Note

In this, the final year of the Pac-12, the world has gone topsy-turvy. Suddenly, the all-powerful SEC is struggling, and the Pac-12,...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 18, 2023

Pac-2 Goes to Court; Elite 8; Giant Collapse; New Hat

Oregon State and Washington State, the two schools left behind when the rest of the Pac-12 bailed out for the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC,...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 11, 2023

New Eras Dawn at Stanford, Colorado; Pac-12 QBs Shine; More Details on ACC Vote; "Evil" Football

Two of the more interesting coaching debuts in college football took place over the weekend at Stanford and Colorado. The Cardinal's...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 4, 2023

Stanford, Cal Go "Atlantic"

That huge sigh of relief you heard this morning came from at least three different places: Stanford, Cal, and the ACC office in...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 1, 2023

First Impressions: USC, Notre Dame Shine; ASU's Disgrace

Real college football finally arrived last weekend, a refreshing change from months of discussing NIL, the transfer portal and...

Gary Cavalli

Aug 28, 2023

Pac-12 Saves Best for Last; Salary Absurdity; More Quotes of Note

One of the bitter ironies of the Pac-12 dissolution is that its upcoming, final season may be one of the best, if not the most...

Gary Cavalli

Aug 21, 2023

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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

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A Comeback for the Ages; Penix, Huskies Shine; College Football Booms; Baseball Speeds Things Up

Rich Get Richer; Cristobal Fumbles Again; Trojans & Vikes Struggling; Niners on Fire; Quest Is Best

Kapler Is Out, Zaidi Should Be Next; WNBA Team Coming to the Bay? Reader Feedback

Questions of the Week: Stanford Drop Football? Cal Rebrand? USC Manage Media? Congress Control NIL?

College Football Notes: SEC Down, Pac-12 Up; Stanford's Slide; Quotes of Note

Pac-2 Goes to Court; Elite 8; Giant Collapse; New Hat

New Eras Dawn at Stanford, Colorado; Pac-12 QBs Shine; More Details on ACC Vote; "Evil" Football

Stanford, Cal Go "Atlantic"

First Impressions: USC, Notre Dame Shine; ASU's Disgrace

Pac-12 Saves Best for Last; Salary Absurdity; More Quotes of Note

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

The Inside Track

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