Perez: Examining the stadium situation of the Oakland Raiders Edward Perez August 18, 2014 51 Comments For the Oakland Raiders, it has always been tough to find a place to call home. Having emerged as the home for a professional football team against all odds, Oakland was selected to receive the eighth... Read More »
Venkataraman: A plethora of things to be thankful for Vignesh Venkataraman December 4, 2013 0 Comments Last Thursday, having gorged myself on a hearty (turkey-free, since I'm a vegetarian) meal, I collapsed onto my motorized reclining couch at home and started sinking into a gastronomic coma. With... Read More »
Taylor: Searching for fanhood in the NFL Tom Taylor January 14, 2013 0 Comments I know that it is a little bit late in the game, but I have just two weeks to find an NFL team. The one previous time I did watch was several years back from the U.K., but I don’t feel I can count... Read More »
Zimmerman: Preserve Oakland’s finest Zach Zimmerman May 16, 2012 1 Comment Five years ago, if I had made a list of the top American cities in which I would least like to run out of gas, Oakland may have taken the cake. Read More »
Blanchat: Grading Stanford’s NFL draft fits Jack Blanchat May 3, 2012 0 Comments While a lot of people like to give grades to NFL teams about their draft, I’m going to switch the script a little bit. Instead, I’m going to give some grades to the matches between the (former)... Read More »
Football: Twelve former Cardinal players taken by NFL teams, as Fleener and Whalen join Luck in Indy Jack Blanchat April 30, 2012 0 Comments While Andrew Luck and David DeCastro might have stolen the headlines as the first two Stanford players selected in the NFL draft, ten other Cardinal players officially made the leap from the Farm to... Read More »
Football: Co-coordinator Tarver leaving to run Raiders’ defense Jack Blanchat February 7, 2012 0 Comments After leaving the NFL to join the Stanford football coaching staff in 2010, co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver is headed back to the NFL—this time, as the defensive coordinator for the Oakland... 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 »