Let’s face it, the Colts season ended with Griff Whalen’s fumble during the last gasp drive late in the fourth quarter that handed the Houston Texans a win last Sunday and the AFC South crown for 2015. There are still reasons to watch the final two games for the Colts against two of the worst […]
Whether or not the men and women who play or coach our favorite teams, everyone deserves a stocking stuffer that can bring a better 2016. Here are the top 10 Christmas wishes for those working in Indiana sports with the greatest needs: 1 – A higher draft pick for Colts GM Ryan Grigson. After three […]
Indiana University’s basketball program is not where anyone wants it to be – not fans, not coaches, not administrators, and not players. You can tell coaches aren’t happy with where Indiana is in the present because they spend a lot of time and effort selling everyone on a future filled with accomplishment and success. […]
The tough part of a beautiful fan-friendly event like the Crossroads Classic is that two really good teams are guaranteed to leave Bankers Life Fieldhouse as losers. The miserable part of playing/coaching/cheering for the quickly aging Indianapolis Colts is that eventually the bill comes due for a lifetime of dings, bumps, bruises, sprains, breaks, and tears. That […]
Bo Ryan won at Wisconsin. That’s all you need to know to measure Ryan’s greatness as a coach. Winning consistently at Wisconsin was thought to be impossible, but the coach who retired yesterday brought relentless excellence to a program that was an nothing more than an occasional irritant to Big Ten competition until his arrival. After […]
Yesterday, we focused on the positive with the top 10 reasons why Colts fans should be thank Ryan Grigson. The list reminded all of us of some strong moves that led the Colts to three straight 11-5 records and increasingly successful trips to the playoffs. This is a different list – a list with the opposite […]
There will quite obviously be a companion list of reasons that Indianapolis Colts fans should demand general manager Ryan Grigson be replaced, but today’s list is a look at the positive side of the ledger – which features a considerable list of successes. Grigson’s reign has been marked by high risk ventures – some have paid dividends, and […]
The Indianapolis Colts allowed an improving but inferior Jacksonville Jaguars team to run away with the first AFC South matchup the Colts have lost in three years. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Fortunately for the Colts, the game ended after 60 minutes because the 51 points the Jags tallied could easily have exploded […]
On my way home from hosting my radio show last night, I listened to Jake Query explain the decline of Indiana Basketball under Tom Crean on his radio show. He compared IU hoops to a Tonka Truck. Back in the day, Tonka toys were virtually indestructible. Dads could pass them down to sons they lasted so long. Click […]
There is a harrowing and tragic first-person recollection by former NHL player Patrick O’Sullivan about beatings, fear, and misery inflicted by a father at theplayerstribune.com that all sports parents should read. O’Sullivan’s dad was a frustrated hockey player who tried to live his failed dreams through Patrick. His motivational techniques were barbaric, and while O’Sullivan played in the […]