Saturday is what's known around these here parts as "the Big Game," a kinda cute nickname for a game usually not of any importance to anyone other to us NorCal folks. This game, in particular, doesn't have much going for it as Stanford, with the exception of the 'SC upset, hasn't been very good and Cal has been more disappointing than Fred Thompson's candidacy. Nevertheless, the game is always pretty exciting and full of tradition-- all the things that makes college football what it is.

Also, this year marks the 25th Anniversary of "the Play." Yeah, you've probably seen it a million times and yeah, you've probably seen it a million times this week, but it's still awesome. And here it is again.

Ya know, we always felt sorry for John Elway after that game-- a world class QB playing on a whole bunch of not very good Stanford teams and this, his final season, was Stanford's one big chance to go to a bowl game, and the whole thing was ruined by a freakish play involving a trombone player. Of course, we grew up as huge fans of the Cleveland Browns -- and, well, screw John Elway.