by Kent Sterling Today’s games ended much as 2013 with be remembered among hoops fans in Indiana – thrilling, but ultimately unfulfilling. The Pacers and Hoosiers kicked things off simultaneously, and I did my best to keep an eye on both while at Bankers Life Fieldhouse celebrating the New Year with the tenth sellout crowd […]
by Kent Sterling A.J. Hammons is proof that sometimes God plays tricks on people. Every once in awhile, he matches the wrong brain and body. Such is the case with center A.J. Hammons, who has always been physically gifted, but not a real fan of the game of basketball. That’s the assumption I make from […]
by Kent Sterling The commenters at kentsterling.com are some of the most creative on the web, and they did not disappoint when offering an alternative to the effort presented briefly earlier in the week. It uses the “This Is Indiana” as the author is a wordsmith. Melody is not his trade (hard to go a […]
Another Day, Another Video Produced by Untalented But Earnest White People
by Kent Sterling State legislatures pass bills to protect us from bad food, bad driving, and bad doctors. We can’t tamper with the mail, trespass on one another’s lawns, make too much noise, pour paint down a storm drain, ride a bike faster than 15 mph on the Monon Trail, or carry a non-transparent bag […]
Purdue Must Make Its “You Oughta Be Proud” Video Public Again
by Kent Sterling I wore a pimp outfit to school once. Actually, it was pajamas with a sport coat over the top with a pair of boots and a wide brimmed hat. There was no context for the stupidity – no dress up day or National Pimp Day to explain my idiocy, and as I […]
by Kent Sterling Back and forth I go about the predicted fortunes of the Indianapolis Colts. They are projected to win anywhere from six to 12 games, and that’s an unusually huge swath between potential success and failure. Hard to imagine most NFL teams winning more than 12 or less than six (except for the […]
by Kent Sterling Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star came on the Grady & Big Joe Show today, and told them that he will be sliding from the Pacers beat to the Colts beat. Mike Chappell will remain with the Star, and will also continue to cover the Colts. Other changes are expected, with rumors […]
by Kent Sterling Kyle Neddenriep of the Indianapolis Star has reported that former Cathedral High School standout Errick Peck has committed to Purdue for his post-grad year of eligibility. Peck spent the last four years at Cornell, but Hoosiers know him as a an Indiana All-Star who enjoyed a nice prep career at Cathedral. What […]
by Kent Sterling Most of the time in business, logic isn’t enough to motivate bureaucrats to change a policy. Nowhere has that been historically truer than at the NCAA. Wonderfully, magically, magnificently – the NCAA announced yesterday a change in the preseason practice window that will allow teams to practice six weeks prior to the […]
by Kent Sterling Purdue has three scholarships open for next season – assuming Sandi Marcius doesn’t return – and one of those rides could belong to Indianapolis Cathedral product Errick Peck. Peck, who has earned his degree at Cornell, is one of the new breed of one-and-one players who are allowed to use their last […]