by Kent Sterling A few years ago, my boss walked into a department head meeting and said, “I like all of you, but I love my family.” If Matt Painter didn’t say that in words this week as three Boilermakers have departed for parts unknown, the message is clear. What happened last season will not […]
Collin Hartman Talks About Indiana University Basketball
by Kent Sterling Collin Hartman played for the basketball championship of the state that treats the game like a religion. He is an Indiana all-star from Cathedral High School, and next year will join the refurbished historic program of Indiana University. And Hartman can’t wait to get started. Like so many of those players recruited […]
by Kent Sterling For two straight years, Indiana coach Tom Crean has rolled through the spring with too many players committed for the 13 scholarships the NCAA allots, and for the second year he has looked damn smart in doing it. There are some who worry about the morality of overpromising scholarships without having a […]
by Kent Sterling Conference realignment isn’t just for BCS schools. When Butler left the Horizon League prior to last season, there was no question other shoes would drop, and when Butler, Creighton, and VCU abandoned their respective ships, mayhem became imminent. Loyola is likely the first of several shoes to drop, and those shoes might […]
by Kent Sterling College basketball players come, and then they go – sometimes before anyone would have hoped when they made their commitment and signed their letters of intent. Two from Purdue and one from Indiana decided earlier this week that their collegiate careers should continue elsewhere. There is nothing wrong with that. Basketball players […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana basketball lost its third undercassman this week as Remy Abell has announced his intention to transfer. That brings the current total of outgoing players to six – equalling the number of incoming players. That makes the math as to how the Hoosiers would honor six new men much less fuzzy. Six […]
by Kent Sterling The desire to be the head coach at Indiana is irrational, and those who embrace it are more than a little screwy. To expect anything else is ridiculous. There are thousands and thousands of alums, students, boosters, kids, recruits, media, and fans of other teams that evaluate every public act of a […]
by Kent Sterling Physics is impossible to resist, and consistent gravity drawing the University of Texas to the Big Ten. Commissioner Jim Delany will announce the expansion of the conference to 16 teams within the next three years, and Texas will be the 15th member. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter What will happen […]
by Kent Sterling There are several people I know and respect who have told me that Indiana Basketball coach Tom Crean is an asshole. They worked with and around him when Crean coached at Marquette. They are good people who were treated poorly by Crean. I’m not a fan of assholes, so I’m constantly on […]
by Kent Sterling Yesterday, I did my best to find reasons for hope that Indiana would find a way to cut down the nets in Dallas a year from now. Today, we look at the other end of the spectrum for the Hoosiers 2013-2014 prospects. A lot of things would have to go exactly right […]
