Venkataraman: Deflategate mismanaged by hypocritical NFL Vignesh Venkataraman October 9, 2015 1 Comment Greetings, loyal readers. Those of you with long memories and short tempers may recall that the last time I wrote about DeflateGate, I promised to never speak of it again. As you may have surmised, I... Read More »
Venkataraman: One last gasp Vignesh Venkataraman January 12, 2015 0 Comments I spent much of Saturday afternoon screaming at my television, losing my mind over what seemed to be yet another playoff failure by Tom Brady and my beloved Patriots. And then, something truly... Read More »
Venkataraman: Burning out too brightly Vignesh Venkataraman March 10, 2013 0 Comments Recently, every sport that I've watched has seemed to have an NBA Jam-style "on-fire" team, streaking through the season towards the league title. Take the Chicago Blackhawks, Miami Heat or Real... Read More »
Fisher: Decisions, Decisions Sam Fisher February 7, 2013 0 Comments Maybe that’s why I was so stunned to see how poor NFL coaches’ decision making was on fourth down in the playoffs. I had gotten used to the college game, where inconsistent kicking games... Read More »
Venkataraman: Jim Harbaugh’s deal with the devil and other thoughts on Super Bowl XLVII Vignesh Venkataraman February 3, 2013 0 Comments With the exception of the Raiders-Buccaneers blowout 11 years ago, the Super Bowl has always been high on drama. The last few years have condensed an entire season's worth of tension, pressure and... Read More »
Q&A: 49ers doctor Daniel Garza goes from the Farm to Super Bowl XLVII Catherine Zaw January 31, 2013 0 Comments The San Francisco 49ers aren’t going to the Super Bowl alone-- they’re taking a piece of Stanford with them: their medical director, Daniel Garza '91 M.D. '00. Read More »
Jaffe: Conference title games decided by unexpected players Jacob Jaffe January 23, 2012 0 Comments Sunday was the second-most important day of the NFL year: conference championship Sunday. And although sports analysts spent hundreds of hours dissecting the ins and outs of the teams, there isn’t a... Read More »
Football: Grit on the gridiron Jack Blanchat October 12, 2011 0 Comments With those two calls, the first-year head coach appeared to answer one of the biggest questions that Stanford faced coming into the 2011 season: would the team’s tough attitude stay the same as it... Read More »