by Kent Sterling The rain is falling in record setting amounts, this is the shortest day of the year, and Christmas falls on a Wednesday – meaning no long holiday weekend. You need a ray of sunshine as you pick up your last minute gifts, and today’s “Ahead of the Curve” can’t part the clouds, […]
by Kent Sterling All day long, questions pop into my head, Facebook message center, Twitter feed, and email box. Answers swirl in my head at such speed that they can only be answered by short bursts in this post. Q: Will Indiana University’s basketball program hang a sixth National Championship banner with Tom Crean as […]
Indiana Football – After the Old Oaken Bucket Game, What’s Next for Kevin Wilson and Hoosiers?
by Kent Sterling If Indiana wins Saturday against Purdue, the case can be made that another step toward the building of a winning culture will have been taken. The Hoosiers will be 5-7, a red zone turnover against Minnesota from a trip to a bowl. There was also a close Navy game, but no sane […]
Kevin Wilson Knows Importance of Old Oaken Bucket Game for Both Hoosiers and Boilermakers
by Kent Sterling A guy who cut his teeth on the Oklahoma vs. Texas game at the Cotton Bowl knows rivalries, and Kevin Wilson sees the Indiana vs. Purdue game this Saturday as very important for state bragging rights. From a national perspective, this game hasn’t meant much for a very long time, but football […]
by Kent Sterling KentSterling.com tells the truth through the eyes of Kent Sterling, which makes it inherently unique. That’s pretty simple. That’s the brand, and everything posted here reinforces it. The drive to tell the truth isn’t a marketing position, but the only thing I believe to be worth my time and effort. Writing is […]
by Kent Sterling It was homecoming at Indiana yesterday, meaning I “enjoyed” the game as a fan and didn’t cover it, so my anger over the bizarre decision to go for two twice rather than take extra points and then throw a backwards pass at the end of regulation simmered overnight. This morning, my anger […]
by Bert Beiswanger Bowling Green is a huge game for Indiana football and coach Kevin Wilson. Doesn’t that sound odd? Well, coming off the defeat at home to the Navy Midshipmen last week, it’s the truth. Despite the fact the Falcons come to Bloomington Saturday (Big Ten Network, Noon) as one of the best teams […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana Football is headed in the right direction, and the reason lies in the eyes and words of the players and coaches, not in what has happened against Indiana State or Navy. I had an interesting conversation with ESPN’s Jason Whitlock a couple of years ago about whether he, or anyone, really […]
by Kent Sterling The idea is to get better every week. That what Chris Hagan and I attempt on “Ahead of the Curve” (Saturdays 11a-1p on 1070 the Fan/107.5 FM/1070thefan.com), and each week I believe we have succeeded. That might have something to do with our lack of satisfaction with previous work, but regardless with […]
by Kent Sterling Well, that was different. Indiana has never piled up that many points in the history of Memorial Stadium, and had a legitimate chance to ring up Indiana State for the most points ever scored by an Indiana team. Class prevailed, and IU tooknees inside the Indiana State 10 with under 3:00 to […]