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I'm certain I'm not the only Stanford fan frustrated that we are headed back to El Paso's Sun Bowl for the third time in 10 years! To me at least, the Sun Bowl is the closest thing to a "Toilet Bowl" west of the Mississippi, and this comes from a lifelong fan and 30 year season ticket holder.
For heaven's sake, Cal is going to Phoenix with a crappier record, and the payout for the Cheez-It Bowl is nearly $1 million higher than the Sun Bowl!
I sent an email to the Athletics Department begging them to focus intently on relations with bowl committees so we're not in this situation ever again. With an 8-4 record, we should be playing in either San Diego, Santa Clara, or Las Vegas. I sent the email to Shaw, the #1 and #2 men in the Athletics Department, Marketing, Communications, and Fan Experience.
Comments or contrary opinions? Thanks!
"Stanford University Athletics
I write this with a weary heart. It really does pain me to have to complain because I love our team and fully embrace my alma mater. Yet, I have been a Stanford season ticket holder for about 30 years and for the first time I am frustrated, and chagrined, at our bowl game assignment.
For the third time in 10 years, we are being sent to El Paso, the closest thing to a "Toilet Bowl" this side of the Mississippi. How is it that Stanford University does not have more clout with the other bowl committees such that we can't get to a bowl in California or even somewhere else in the west?
With all the millions spent on Stanford Athletics, and all the staff running about with titles like "director," might I suggest that the university dedicate a single individual to focus on relations with bowl selection committees? Someone who could make the relationships, starting tomorrow, that would get us an invitation to bowl games in places like Santa Clara, Las Vegas, San Diego, or Phoenix?
This season was disappointing enough. We had the nation's premier running back but didn't give him an offensive line worthy of his talents, and we eked out an 8-4 record. That might be the largest frustration. But the bowl game in El Paso just adds insult to injury, especially considering the bowl game payouts! Cal is playing in Phoenix and their payout is nearly $1 million more than the Sun Bowl! Why isn't Cal playing in El Paso? They are the ones with the poorer record!
Our tailgate group is about 10 alumni and while we would travel just about anywhere to watch the team, we are not going to El Paso. I'm certain that thousands of other fans feel the same way, and that the stadium will be mostly empty on December 31st except for the military fans wearing Stanford red.
Please, please do your best to get us better bowl game assignments. It would be a sensible financial decision; the $1 million difference between the Cheez-It and Sun Bowls would more than pay for the new Bowl Relations Director!"
It's not clear to me whether this is an official ITA tournament (and thus whether ranking points will be available), but Michaela Gordon will get a chance to prove herself against some of the best in women's college tennis at a tournament--called the 2018 Blizzard Wild Card--at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, FL starting this weekend. The structure will be the same as the WTA and ATP tour finals, if you're familiar with those events. If you're not: the 8-player field will be divided into two groups, with each player getting matches against the other 3 players in her group. The top two move onto a 4-player knockout round--semifinals and the championship match. The winner gets a wild card into the main draw of a $60K ITF tournament sometime in 2019 as well as a spot on the USTA Collegiate National Team, which unlocks grant money to travel to professional tournaments and USTA Player Development coaching.
Here's the official website: https://www.ustanationalcampus.com/en/ho...-card.html. Looks like there will be live scoring and streaming for the semifinals and final, and just live streaming for round robin play.
It's a great field. In addition to Gordon, the following players will be there:
#37 Kelly Chen (Sophomore, Duke)
#4 Sara Daavettila (Junior, UNC)
#20 Salma Ewing (Freshman, USC)
#2 Makenna Jones (Junior, UNC)
#106 Ashley Lahey (Junior, Pepperdine)
#27 Brienne Minor (Senior, Michigan)
#5 Sophie Whittle (Senior, Gonzaga)
As it's a USTA tournament, only American players are participating. Gordon is the 2nd-lowest-ranked player in this group, by the most recent rankings, at least, where she is #103. But if we use this season's preseason rankings as a guide, she's the 3rd highest (#10, vs. #2 Jones, #4 Lahey, #12 Chen, #27 Daavettila, #35 Whittle, and #119 Minor, while Ewing was the #5 freshman/newcomer). By UTR, Gordon is the #6 player here (with 11.73), behind Jones (11.96), Whittle (11.91), Lahey (11.87), Chen (11.85), and Daavettila (11.81), and ahead of Ewing (11.72) and Minor (11.63). These will all be tough matches and most of them will see Michaela as a slight underdog, but in any event, it's a great opportunity for her to challenge herself before we get back into the swing of things in the spring season.
Matches start at 12:00pm Pacific on Saturday, with the remaining round robin matches on Sunday at 7am and 1pm. Women's semifinal and consolation matches are at 7am on Monday, 12/17, with the main draw and consolation finals at 7am on Tuesday, 12/18.
I'll comment on expectations once we see the draws, but it's safe to say that making the semifinals would be a tremendous result for her.
https://academicallamerica.com/news/2018...unced.aspx
Pretty impressive for Justin Herbert. And yes, Benn Burr-Kirven made this team too!
ESPN, the no-respect from crew people network, has no TE’s. Kirven makes it as he does on Fox’s team. Listed TE’s on Fox and SI are the two Iowa guys, the TAAM kid, Alize Mack from Domers. No mention of Smith or the UCLA kid who was first PAC 12. Seems like the first time in years that Stanford doesn’t have a mention. Kunatysak (SP?) from Cal is second team SI.
I hope Kaden gets his revenge in April.
Only one Pac-12 player on first team. I’ll let you guess who. (Three on second team, four on third.)
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this article has the current list at 11 12.
Biggest impact so far West Virginia with their QB and one of their starting tackles not playing in the Camping World Bowl.
Biggest game with a player sitting out so far the Fiesta Bowl with one of LSU's CBs not playing
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-footbal...23415.html
Opponent and summer teammate. Vacuum cleaner at third, progenitor of baseball fights in youth. The Tom Waits of 1960’s San Francisco high school and semi pro. Passed at 73.
Any insight into this SF Giants pitcher? He just signed with my hometown team.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/playe...1m0Hbrl7sc