by Kent Sterling Professional athletes are a bunch of pampered and self-indulgent rubes who rely on others to make decisions and provide them with a worry free life. That’s their reputation anyway. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown, and former Indianapolis Colts […]
by Kent Sterling We had already spoken to a few people about the opening for Colts player/analyst prior to the 2000 season when center Jeff Saturday walked into program director Jon Quick’s office, but as soon as Jeff opened his mouth, it was clear he was our guy. The others were either too slick, too […]
by Kent Sterling No one really knows how many people are watching TV or listening to the radio. The ratings methodologies are flawed as hell, and are only accurate over an extended period of time. With Twitter, there is no doubt about the accuracy, so when I started doing a little research on a piece […]
by Kent Sterling Being a coach must be a horribly lonely existence. Every time a team plays like crap, bombs are dropped on the coach. When the team functions well, the players were get the love. Does anyone give credit to Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra for leading LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh […]
by Kent Sterling Dan Dakich is a great radio host because his genuine curiosity evokes answers that lead to unique opinions. I spent 90-minutes with Dan today in the 1070 the Fan studio, and he asked me about Rutgers. The most interesting part of the discussion dealt with journalistic weasels – my term, not Dan’s […]
by Kent Sterling I love Gregg Doyel as a writer. He’s angry, funny, and shares his version of the truth with enough hyperbole to make it interesting. I hope I’m half the writer he is when I grow up. His segments with Dan Dakich on 1070 The Fan in Indianapolis are some of the best […]
by Kent Sterling Be honest. If your job was to assemble a winning team in the NFL, would you sign currently unemployed quarterback Tim Tebow? Most GMs would sell their children for another win or two, so if Tebow was a guy who could provide that, he would have a gig. All else being equal […]
by Kent Sterling Parents are blinded by love for their children. They act like narcissistic idiots, only interested in viewing the world through the prism of what’s best for the child. It’s a given that parents will misbehave. If you ask 100 youth or high school sports coaches what they believe is the worst part […]
by Kent Sterling Listeners look for a couple of different things in a talk host, but the overall skill set for a great talk host is an ability to present unique information and perspective in a compelling and fun way. That is as close a description of what you get with the Dan Dakich Show […]