Colts quarterback Philip Rivers needs to find a way to stop the clock, but God doesn’t allow us three timeouts and a two-minute warning. He’ll turn 39 in December, and last year played like it. Tom Brady and Drew Brees are outliers in their ability to perform well past the age of decline, and Rivers […]
Sometimes people are so wrong, it gets funny. Then there are times when the level of wrong goes beyond funny to reach a level of horrific sadness. And then there is NASCAR trucks driver Ray Ciccarelli. NASCAR has used the recent racial protests and tumult to finally ban the confederate flag, and Ciccarelli does not like […]
Kneeling during the National Anthem prior to sporting events is going to happen, and it will not be done only by widely scattered outliers. Entire teams of blacks and whites will take a knee in solidarity to protest all forms of racism. They will be joined by coaches, staff, and even fans. It will happen […]
Baseball is wearing me out through its apparent indifference to fans, but I likely won’t feel a lot better about it when they finally start playing. The MLB Players Association made a counter offer yesterday to the owners counter offer, and so it will go until finally commissioner Rob Manfred orders players back for a 48 […]
This is the time of self-evaluation for white managers. Looking at our own thought processes toward inclusiveness as passive or racist is not fun, but this is the perfect time to do it. If not today, when? As a radio program director and executive producer, I have hired dozens of people, and always believed I did […]
Former Indiana forward Justin Smith has landed. He will take his talents to Fayetteville as a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks for his final season of eligibility. I hope Smith finds what he is looking for, but I’m at a loss as to why he left Bloomington for a program like Arkansas. The Hoosiers are on […]
Emmis Communications has suspended Big Joe Staysniak for one week without pay for his comments Wednesday about race. This is what traditionally happens in talk radio when comments by a host elicit outrage – get the host off the air to show there are consequences for uttering a series of statements that enflame the community. I […]
Why were Drew Brees and Big Joe Staysniak wrong? Here’s my answer – and Michael Grady’s eloquent call for empathy
Because I am in the middle of two dozen social media and text exchanges where I have been asked, “What’s wrong with what Drew Brees said?” and “What’s wrong with what Big Joe Staysniak said?” I assume others are asking the same questions. I’ll offer an answer here. They were wrong because this is a time […]
A couple of days ago, I wrote that I would no longer allow friendship or familiarity keep me quiet about being honest, even if it means calling out friends’ racism or ignorance. And it won’t. On 1070 the Fan yesterday morning, Joe Staysniak made a series of statements that some might believe reflected racism. Those comments […]
Statistics don’t lie, but they can mislead. Here are some real numbers that many, including me, have cited to tamp down optimism among Colts fans who believe they are ready to go back to the Super Bowl. Philip Rivers threw 20 interceptions last season for the 5-11 Chargers. That’s a lot of turnovers and a lot […]