by Kent Sterling Unhappily lost in a maze of perplexing classes and crowded parties, I got very lucky on August 30, 1984, when an almost always smiling force of nature danced into my life. At a party in Walnut Knolls apartment D-19, college students were doing a lot of what college students normally do on […]
by Kent Sterling It’s been awhile – a long while – since Indiana University students and alums got themselves all wrapped up in the fortunes of their football team. There was a brief time after Terry Hoeppner was hired when the magnetism of his personality compelled optimism, but his illness and tragic death gave fans […]
by Kent Sterling In a USA Today piece posted yesterday afternoon several athletic directors representing Big Five conference universities spoke of the difficulty of drawing students to football games. Purdue’s Morgan Burke was one of them. Burke’s comments were certainly reflective of the collective mindset of those facing the challenge of compelling students to part […]
by Kent Sterling Winning press conferences is not too tough. You state your goal, talk about how it will be achieved, and then walk confidently from the room. Indiana Football coaches have won a hell of a lot more press conferences than games over the past 20 years, but things feel different in 2014. The […]
by Kent Sterling Before I even begin writing, I want you to be aware that everything I embrace in this post represents pie in the sky ideals from a time long past that cannot return. Tom Crean might as well submit a letter of resignation as adopt any of these philosophies. I know they are […]
by Kent Sterling Just two days after rolling out the Indiana University’s athlete’s bill of rights, yet another basketball player’s scholarship will be recovered by the program that stumbled through a 17-15 season, ending minus a postseason tournament appearance. The explanation for Peter Jurkin’s transfer from Indiana University’s basketball team was that he wanted more […]
by Kent Sterling A baseball coach being hired away from Indiana University to Arizona State brings both good news and bad news. Given a choice, people almost always want the bad news delivered first, so here it is – Tracy Smith is packing a bag for Tempe. The great work he has done over the […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana All-Star basketball events are wonderful traditions, and should continue whether or not people show up to watch. It’s great for the very best at any pursuit to assemble and create life-long memories and friendships. But let’s find another victim, can we? The Commonwealth of Kentucky is not churning out hoop […]
by Kent Sterling I’m moving to do afternoons on CBS Sports 1430 on June 23, but that doesn’t mean the final two “Ahead of the Curve” shows are going to be mailed in. Disrespecting listeners’ time is not what 1070 the Fan was built on, and I would never insult it by not presenting the […]
by Kent Sterling There are some Indiana fans who remain unsold on the coaching acumen of Tom Crean, and after last season’s woes Purdue fans are losing a little patience with Matt Painter. But very few could name 50 coaches better than both. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter Yesterday, ESPN released coaches […]