Gary Cavalli
Oct 7, 2019
Stanford Obituary Premature; Plus UCLA, Cal, Dykes, Heisman, Astros
The oddsmakers were wrong about that college football game in Palo Alto Saturday night. Dead wrong. And so were those of us who...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 21, 2019
Overtime Rules, Officiating Blunders Taint Two Great Games; Turk Passes; Bama Defections; A-Rod Citi
Yesterday's NFC and AFC championship games were both games for the ages, with great play after great play, clutch third down conversions,...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 14, 2017
Your College Football Bowl Viewing Guide
Bowl season is upon us, with a feast of 39 games in 16 days—commencing this Saturday and concluding on New Year’s Day—followed by the...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 4, 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
Nov 20, 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 13, 2017
49ers Finally Win One, More Pac-12 TV Follies
Bill Walsh started 0-7 and finished his first season at 2-14. Two years later, the 49ers won the Super Bowl. We’re not suggesting that...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 6, 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 1, 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...
