The Big Rivalry in Athens

Both the Berkeley and Stanford athletic departments are tracking the success of their respective Olympians at the Games in Athens (Berkeley link and Stanford link). As of today, Stanford collectively has six medals, all silver, and has yet to garner a gold. This is surprising given the large contingent of Stanfordites in Athens. Comparatively, Berkeley grad Natalie Coughlin alone has already earned two gold, two silver, and a bronze. Bears rule. On the topic of Cal athletics, there was yet another glowing article about the football program, this time in the most recent USA Today (link here). The bit about Jeff Tedford as the Godfather had me rolling. The mention of Heisman and Aaron Rodgers in the same sentence may be taking it too far though... even for us die-hard alums.