This is a huge weekend of basketball in Indiana. Both Notre Dame and Indiana will play Sweet Sixteen (and perhaps Elite Eight) games. The Pacers are on the precipice of earning a playoff berth (or dropping out of the race). The high school state basketball championships may feature the coming out party for a sophomore […]
Indiana and Butler live, and Purdue’s dead. But day one of the NCAA Tournament was about more than results of local teams. There were upsets, reasons to feel good, moments of grace, life lessons, validation, local victories and defeats, some really good basketball, and other games that were difficult to watch (sorry, Stony Brook, but […]
There is nothing like the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It is totally unique in many ways, and it captivates America for 18 days as kids we have never heard of from universities many never knew existed earn a spot in our hearts for buzzer beating heroics. March Madness is especially keen in Indiana and Kentucky where […]
As soon as the draw for the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament was leaked via Twitter, the analysis began. Stones were thrown at the selection committee, and then stones were thrown at those throwing stones. Pretty soon, the skies over college basketball were filled with stones. That’s what happens with predictive journalism and fan interaction. Self-righteous […]
So much basketball this weekend at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, so little time. If we’re not watching games, we talk or write about them. I love it. Could anything be more fun than being at these Big Ten Tournament games? The atmosphere is electric as seniors make their last stands, coaches try to will their players […]
Simply put, Indianapolis is the perfect host city for the Big Ten Men’s Basketball because it’s big enough to enjoy and small enough to care. This event is one of five major conference basketball tournaments played simultaneously that draw national attention. They serve as a prelude to the NCAA Tournament, except in Indianapolis. Indianapolis doesn’t […]
Yesterday was one of those days. It seemed every story – every single thing I talked about on my radio show affected me emotionally. My emotional spectrum runs from inspired to annoyed, and all that happened pushed one of those two buttons. March is like that in Indiana. With high school and college basketball becoming […]
Basketball is a great game 11 months a year, but in March it’s special. And March starts this weekend. If you live in Indiana, there is nothing like March. Starting tonight, even passive basketball fans pay attention to the drama of sectional weekends, senior days & nights, conference tournaments, bracketology, and the Pacers drive for […]
The Hoosiers and Boilermakers aren’t exactly the Tar Heels and Blue Devils, but it has been a great rivalry on and off for more than a century. Bob Knight throwing the chair, John Wooden playing for Piggy Lambert, the donkey on Knight’s TV show, Brad Miller and Steve Scheffler throwing forearm shivers to the throats […]
Breakfast with Kent – Ryan previews IU; Etherington goes off in Butler win; Purdue beats NW
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