by Kent Sterling Yesterday’s announcement by Victor Oladipo was entirely without drama, but today’s scheduled press conference for Zeller will bring with it a little doubt about the outcome. It’s not a certainty that Zeller will announce that he will forego his last two years of eligibility at Indiana to enter the NBA Draft, but […]
by Kent Sterling There is nothing better than a subversive idea that could cripple a hopelessly pompous and archaic operation like the NCAA. Mike McCall posted a magnificent piece today on Outkick the Coverage that asks for college football and basketball fans to walk up to their favorite athlete, and hand them some cash. Videotape the […]
by Kent Sterling Victor Oladipo will leave Indiana University with some unfinished business. He’s forfeiting 25% of his college experience to roll with the pros in the NBA. Good for Oladipo because he is going to be a top ten pick, and maybe a top five pick. Because Oladipo isn’t a moron who who buy […]
by Kent Sterling I get it. Leaving Indiana University early in exchange for $10-million is a decision I would have made with glee. When I was approved as a senior for a Sears Credit Card with a credit limit of $260, I threw a party. Telling a kid not to leave is lunacy. But that’s […]
by Kent Sterling It doesn’t happen everyday, but there are still coaches out there who take responsibility for a mistake in a big moment of a huge game. Michigan coach John Beilein stood up and publicly took a bullet. In doing so he hopefully set an example that other coaches and business leaders might follow. […]
by Kent Sterling I’m calling it right now. Indiana will win. Yesterday, I picked Louisville to win by six. What happened? Louisville won by six. I’m on a roll, and this top ten is an effort to strike while the iron is hot. 10 – Indiana won their last two titles in 1981 and 1987. […]
by Kent Sterling Last night, Louisville did what they do. They won by finding a way to make a couple of two-minute stretches break the backs of their opponent. Luke Hancock knocked down shots, and Michigan didn’t have enough second half answers to get over the hump that got bigger with every possession. As with […]
by Kent Sterling Thank God for DVR technology. Otherwise, I never could have kept up with the spate of simple autobiographical blunders that peppered an uncomfortable interview with Len Kasper and Jim Deshaies in the top of the seventh prior to Mr. Cub singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during today’s home opening 7-4 […]
by Kent Sterling Tonight two teams other than Indiana University will play for the National Championship, but this afternoon was a perfect time to relive some of the moments and people who have made the Indiana Basketball program unique in its purity and success. There was a time when March came with an air of […]
There was a time when I thought education ended with graduating from college. Now I’m sure it doesn’t begin until long after. Learning about life requires living life, and there isn’t a professor who can help any of us with that. I’m not a huge fan of writing about myself, but every once in a […]
