by Kent Sterling All college football fans love ESPN College Football Gameday, and this Saturday it comes to Pan Am Plaza in downtown Indianapolis prior to the Big Ten Championship Game. This is Gameday’s first trip to Indy, so if you have a particularly clever sign idea, now is your chance to get it on […]
by Kent Sterling Other than bring Sid Collins back from the dead, there is no hire that could evoke the history of the IMS Radio Network like that of Paul Page. Given that he still does great work, the decision to name Page to replace the easily agitated and verbose Mike King was logical. The […]
by Kent Sterling “People are stupid” is a simple statement, but it explains almost everything wrong with our society. Obamacare website malfunctions, the cancellation of “Arrested Development”, and full season ticket renewals to watch the Chicago Cubs are only justified by acknowledging humanity’s inability to process information correctly. College Football needs the playoff due to […]
If you worked in sports media, and your boss asked if you wanted a billboard campaign that captured your essence and helped build your brand, you would be thrilled. The value of your presence in media is exactly proportionate to the value of your brand, and a billboard would help drive the value higher and […]
by Kent Sterling Sidelines reporters for sporting events have it easy most of the time – ask two simple questions of coaches that elicit enlightening responses as teams exit the field for halftime, emerge from their locker rooms, and immediately after the game ends. Other than one or two unique observations per quarter, and that’s […]
by Kent Sterling Life can be complicated. The bad things that happen to us wind up turning out for the best, and what seems good at the time can sometimes take you to a place you would rather have avoided. For me this Thanksgiving, I’m thankful that my wife told me to come home. It […]
by Kent Sterling If you want to be forgiven for mediocrity, don’t celebrate your excellence. If that isn’t already attributed to someone in Bartlett’s Quotations, I’ll take credit. That’s the lesson Robert Griffin III has learned over the past few weeks as his Washington Redskins have struggled to a 3-8 record. At least that’s the […]
by Kent Sterling A lot of attention has been paid over the past 50 years to the decision to play NFL games 47 hours after the murder of the leader of the free world. NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle called it the biggest mistake of his life. Given his death from lung cancer, I would guess […]
by Kent Sterling The Hoosiers couldn’t finish the deal last night against UConn, losing by a measly point after failing to get a shot off with 0.7 seconds left. But the Pacers won their 11th in 12 games at Boston. The Hoosiers football team will play Ohio State at 3:30p today in a game that […]
by Kent Sterling Everyone is sharing their thoughts about the unfulfilled history we missed as John F. Kennedy was assassinated 50 years ago today, so I want to escape from the relentless sadness of a day like today where everyone is marking the moment the best of humanity met the worst, and write something totally […]