by Kent Sterling Colts fans have become used to disappointing results in the preseason. Last year’s 0-4 preseason record brought shrugs because fans were smart enough to know they would celebrate an AFC South Championship. We know that nobody remembers the preseason once the regular season rolls around. Despite the impulse to believe what we […]
by Kent Sterling Norwood Teague is a bald, 50-ish guy who found professional success in collegiate athletics. Until last Friday, he was the athletic director at the University of Minnesota. Teague resigned that day because some bizarre and aggressive texts he sent were shared with his employer and then the media. Success and wealth have […]
by Kent Sterling In 1997, Frank Gifford was ending his Monday Night Football career. His inclusion in the booth that year was a tip of the cap to the iconic broadcasts of the 1970s and 1980s when Monday Night Football was much more than a game. On October 20th, Monday Night Football came to Indianapolis […]
Unsolicited advice for Gregg Doyel on the day of his fight against Chris Lytle
by Kent Sterling Given the choice between fight or flight when in a boxing ring with Chris Lytle, choose flight. Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel is going to step in the ring tonight against boxer/mixed martial arts fighter Chris Lytle. It’s all for a great cause, the fight against Parkinson’s Disease being waged by Rock […]
by Kent Sterling So I’m watching a movie called “Casting by” on HBO last night about casting directors in Hollywood, and my mind kept flashing back to building talk radio stations. In movies, the quality of a film is dependent upon a number of factors, but the most important is the selection of the actors […]
by Kent Sterling Colin Cowherd is a great radio talent whose mouth gets ahead of his brain once in a while. He believes that because he tries to tell the truth as he sees it that everything he says then must be the truth. That’s a philosophy that leads to great success for sportstalk hosts, […]
by Kent Sterling It wouldn’t be a shock if the NFL runs public opinion polling with the same regularity as the White House when determining which course of action to take in a decision like the response likely to be announced this week to the Tom Brady appeal. Sadly, because of the vacillation the NFL […]
by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee doesn’t just kick the NFL’s balls, he’s owns a big pair too. McAfee decided that his summer vacation would include an effort at entertaining a bunch of people at the Palladium in Carmel. He’s a celebrity around Indianapolis, so maybe a few hundred people would but tickets […]
by Kent Sterling Sportstalk radio has evolved on many stations into guy talk. Some hosts are more adept at talking about their favorite song than their favorite athlete. That’s fine. Every host should execute the show he is best at. For me, I like sports. The games and those who compete in them are fascinating. […]
by Kent Sterling Poor Andy Benoit. He tweeted his silly thoughts on how women’s sports aren’t worth watching, and his world exploded. The Sports Illustrated editor isn’t a fan of watching women, said so, and has been excoriated in the media ever since. Sure, his position was dopey – watching anything where score is kept […]