Archive for the ‘PAC 10’ Category
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 ...
Nov 9th, 2011
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 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM STILL UNSURE OF LINEUP JUST DAYS BEFORE OPENER – Tara VanDerveer and Amy Tucker provided more food for thought than answers in the Cardinal women’s 100-54 victory over Vanguard in their second and final exhvition game Saturday night. Two true freshmen — forward Taylor Greenfield and guard Amber Orrange — were ...
WHAT STANFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL EXHIBITION TOLD US – Did we learn anything from Stanford’s 100-47 victory over Ryerson in its men’s exhibition basketball game on Saturday? Not much, except that Johnny Dawkins has a lot of options for lineups, and may be juggling his starting five as the season moves along, much like he did ...
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 ...