Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
A COUCH POTATO’S GUIDE TO THE BOWL GAMES – The college bowl season has become a vexing time for the discerning couch potato. Well over half the 119 eligible FBS teams, including one with a losing record, are in the 35 bowls, and neither team has a winning record in four of those games. ...
Dec 17th, 2011
THE BIG ONE: STANFORD VS. OREGON – No. 3-ranked Stanford plays what may be the biggest football game in its history when it hosts No. 6 Oregon on Nov. 12. It may not be quite as big as the Nov. 5 game between Alabama and LSU, but it’s as close as it gets on the ...
CAL DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BEAT OREGON STATE FOR BOWL BERTH – Cal’s game against Oregon State on Nov. 12 at San Francisco’s AT&T Park may not be the biggest game in the Bay Area that day, but it is awfully big for the Golden Bears. About 30 minutes south, Stanford will be hosting Oregon in ...
STANFORD’S SHOWDOWN WITH OREGON NEXT AFTER GETTING PAST OREGON STATE – Stanford’s 38-13 road victory over Oregon State on Nov. 5 probably didn’t impress the pollsters, and the head injury that put WR Chris Owusu in the hospital put a pall over the Cardinal afterward and put Owusu’s football career in jeopardy. But the result ...
CAN CAL’S DEFENSE PLAY WELL ON THE ROAD AT UCLA? – Cal successfully completed Step 1 of its four-game road to a bowl game by beating Utah on Oct. 22, but Step 2 may be more important, because the Oct. 29 game against UCLA is on the road. The Golden Bears (4-3) appear to be ...
USC WILL BE STANFORD’S TOUGHEST ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON – Stanford began to prove its worthiness as a top 10 team with its 65-21 pounding of then-No. 25 Washington at Stanford, but the Cardinal can cement that status with a win on Oct. 29 against USC, which will pose a more difficult obstacle than ...
MAYNARD PLAYED WELL, BUT CAL’S DEFENSE WON THE GAME – Much was made of the performance by Cal QB Zach Maynard in Cal’s 34-10 victory over Utah on Oct. 22. And there is sure to be a lot made of the fact that Maynard had a lot more passing success when he rolled out, which ...
STANFORD’S FOOTBALL SEASON REALLY STARTS SATURDAY – For all practical purposes, Stanford’s season starts with the Oct. 22 home game against Washington. The Cardinal’s first six games – all against overmatched opponents Stanford dominated – merely served as a warmup for the second half of the Stanford season, which includes games against USC, Oregon and ...
IS CAL A BOWL TEAM? NEXT 4 GAMES WILL TELL – Cal’s next four games, starting with the Oct. 22 home game against Utah, are all winnable contests for the Golden Bears and will answer three important questions about the 2011 Bears: — Are they resilient? After three straight losses that took them out of ...
CAL’S LOSS TO USC HURTS, BUT SCHEDULE GETS EASIER – Cal’s first three conference games – all against quality opponents — proved the Bears are not Pac-12 title contenders. The next four games – all against lesser teams – will show whether the Golden Bears are bowl contenders. To be a bowl team, however, the ...