Indiana athletic director Fred Glass hasn’t said that football coach Kevin Wilson will return for a sixth season, but after securing bowl eligibility in West Lafayette this afternoon, it’s a certainty. At the time I am writing this, no firm invitation has been issued by a bowl to Indiana, but that is a certainty as […]
Thanksgiving is one of the great sports weekends on the calendar, and for people in Indiana it is filled with a multitude of events worthy of your time. There is a time to sit on the couch and scream at the TV, but this weekend is not among them, unless you’re a Notre Dame fan as […]
Indiana lost twice and won once in Maui, and all three games were hard to watch. Turnovers plagued the offense, and familiar defensive failures (not guarding high screens worth a damn chief among them) allowed offenses operate comfortably. Some angry fans want Tom Crean fired today, while others think he’s a genius who can fix what has gone […]
The mother of Indiana University forward Troy William vented in a Facebook post yesterday. She wrote, “I just heard Crean said he is not starting Troy because he said Troy didn’t play well yesterday!! Okay it’s time for Troy to get the F**K OUT OF IU!!” I inserted the asterisks, not Mrs. Williams. There are […]
After losing to Wake Forest and UNLV in the Maui Invitational, it is even more important for Indiana basketball fans to remain positive – if only for their own sanity.. It’s a long season, and while that is not an item on this list of things for which Tom Crean should give thanks today, it should […]
2015 is an odd year for sports fans in central Indiana. Optimists have plenty of reason to feel smart, but pessimists are justified in their negative thoughts. The Colts, Pacers, Hoosiers (basketball & football), Bulldogs, and Boilermakers (basketball) are all teetering between realizing their goals and falling off a cliff. Fascinating times provide a fascinating […]
The reasons not to play high school football are widely discussed, and most have to do with the long-term brain health of participants. CTE is a fact of life for many of those who receive repeated blows to the noodle, and the results are horrifying for those who suffer from it and their families. That’s […]
Talking and writing about sports is a bizarre way to earn a living, but they provide a strange set of wonderful validations – not necessarily from listeners and readers – but from the feeling of accomplishment in finishing a day where fun was had and unique information was shared. I host a daily three-hour radio show on […]
The college basketball season started with a vengeance yesterday, and fans got a great look at big time programs paying against each other instead of preparing for conference games by tuning up Lipscomb, Austin Peay, and directional state universities. It was great. Loved every minute. While we love college hoops, pointing out some common misconceptions […]
Ten games into the season, the Pacers are 6-4. Projected over the entire season, that equates to 48-49 wins. The Pacers play the Chicago Bulls on the road tonight in what will be an early referendum on their progress in reconfiguring their roster and offensive concepts. Tweet