by Kent Sterling Against Wisconsin, Iowa center Adam Woodbury poked two different players he was defending in the eye. ESPN analyst Dan Dakich called Woodbury’s behavior “gutless” and “cowardly” because that is exactly what poking an offensive player in the eye is – unless he has vision clouding cataracts or an inner ear infection causing […]
by Kent Sterling When I was seven years old, my Mom asked what I would give up for Lent. My reply was “Asparagus.” My supposed cleverness did not please her, and she chose my sacrifice for me. That is exactly how the NCAA should handle the laughable punishment Syracuse University levied upon itself this week […]
by Kent Sterling Wisconsin just doesn’t lose very often at the Kohl Center, so that should be taken into consideration by Hoosier fans as they look forward to tonight’s visit by the Indiana Hoosiers. Only 22 times in 225 games has a visiting opponent left that den of iniquity with a win since it opened […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana fans have gone from deliriously happy about a 5-1 start in the Big Ten to downright hostile after two straight road losses to Ohio State and Purdue. Talk of Tom Crean being the national coach of the year have been replaced by renewed calls for his ouster. That’s the life of […]
Indiana vs. Purdue tonight – Time for a return of anger and bitterness in this once great rivalry
by Kent Sterling Knight vs. Keady was the State of Indiana’s version of Ali vs. Frazier, and fans loved it. For 20 glorious seasons, those two coaching heavyweights appeared to hate each other and all their rival stood for. It was glorious era of combative basketball and behavior from two historic programs and coaches. They […]
by Kent Sterling Please understand this is not a lament about a reason the Hoosiers lost to Ohio State yesterday in Columbus. Indiana lost because its defense sucked. Allowing Ohio State players to catch and finish without resistance led to them hitting 62.3% of their field goal attempts, and beating a team that shoots better […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean went to sleep last night smiling. All but the nuttiest critics of his leadership in Bloomington had finally fallen silent. If you went into the 2014-2015 college basketball season believing that Crean was months away from being the latest former coach at IU and that Brad Stevens […]
by Kent Sterling When the 2014-2015 season started, college basketball analysts assumed Indiana would be a very mediocre Big Ten team, lacking size and cohesiveness. Well, they were half right. The Hoosiers are undersized, especially since the injury to Hanner Mosquera-Perea, but they play with trust and togetherness. That has been enough to make Indiana […]
by Kent Sterling There is a lot going on in Indiana sports, but nothing quite as compelling as predicting the future of people on the brink of success and failure, and it’s those stories that will captivate us in 2015. 10 – What the hell happened to Brandon Miller to cause him to decide to […]
by Kent Sterling How soon hopeful Indiana fans forgot the manic depressive stylings of last year’s up and down squad as they excitedly awaited last night’s game against Michigan State in East Lansing. Last season, tears filled Kirkwood Avenue after the Hoosiers opened the Big Ten season 0-2 with losses to Illinois and Michigan State. […]