Gary Cavalli
Aug 3, 2020
Bowls Become Endangered Species; Pac-12 Players Threaten Walkout; Booker Nails NCAA
With all the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 college football season, folks are beginning to wonder about the post-season. I’ve...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 20, 2020
Few Sacrifices from Fat Cat Coaches
In response to the mounting financial repercussions of the COVID pandemic, almost half of the major college football and basketball...
Gary Cavalli
Jun 8, 2020
Gloves Off
In the midst of numerous crises—a global pandemic, record unemployment, the murder of yet another unarmed black man, and worldwide...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 20, 2019
Our Annual Bowl Viewing Guide: The Games to Watch
Today marks the start of Bowl season, always an exciting time for fans who like to gorge on college football. But no matter how big a fan...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 23, 2019
Bears on the Rise; Harbaugh's Hot Seat; Reggie's Return
Four weeks into the 2019 football season, the Pac-12 is down to one unbeaten team. No, not Oregon. The Ducks blew a 21-6 lead and lost to...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 19, 2019
The Pac-12's Best Coach?
In 2005 a rookie coach came to the Emerald Bowl with a 6-5 overall record and a 4-4 mark in the Mountain West Conference, good enough for...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 5, 2018
The Officials Are Ruining the Game; Plus N’Keal, Michigan, Utah, Cal QBs, Stanford’s Clock, UC Davis
With my wife and daughter on an all-day shopping spree, I spent Saturday with remote in hand, enjoying a fascinating menu of 14 college...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 31, 2018
Bear Revival, Maryland Mess
My apologies to Cal fans. My brother-in-law, Mike Hosterman, a proud Old Blue and Pleasanton's pre-eminent legal mind, gently chided me...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 4, 2018
Week 1 Winners and Losers
Ah, the beauty of college football. Week 1 of the 2018 season had its typical array of surprises, disappointments, dramatic finishes, and...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 30, 2018
Week 1 Will Be Huge for Pac-12
It’s here. Finally. Our favorite time of the year has arrived. College football 2018 is upon us, and the games are about to begin. Real...
