“Thanks for coming out at a weird time. I know you were in bars, malls, watching Indiana beat Michigan State, and spending time with your family, but my life doesn’t operate like that, so here we are on a Saturday at 5:45 in the afternoon Five years ago, I screwed up. I had become so […]
Colts owner Jim Irsay occasionally concerns fans and media with his odd and rambling media appearances. That was not the case tonight as he took only 20 minutes to explain his decision to fire general manager Ryan Grigson, retain Chuck Pagano, and state emphatically that Peyton Manning is not a candidate for the job. Irsay […]
James Blackmon Jr. hit a hell of a shot last night to save the Hoosiers bacon after they allowed Penn State to erase a 13-point deficit in the last five minutes of the game. Then he went “Shhhh!” I tweeted about it. Didn’t like it. Most agreed, some didn’t, and those who didn’t reminded […]
The beautiful dream that Jon Gruden might swap his ESPN headphone with one worn by the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts died today. Gruden knows he is a better broadcaster than a coach, and so he’s decided to stay in the booth rather than continue to engage in negotiations that likely would have yielded a […]
Let’s say reports are true that Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano was told by owner Jim Irsay that he would return for 2017. What exactly does that mean? Maybe something, maybe nothing, and not a damn thing in many workplaces. My experience professionally has been mostly restricted to media, but I have heard managers tell […]
Is Indiana an elite college basketball program? Not by Ken Pomeroy’s math, they aren’t. Fans point to NCAA failures as evidence that IU’as star is dimming. No National Championships in almost 30 years. No Elite Eights since 2002. Blah, blah, blah. Forget about that March Madness stuff when evaluating IU. One-and-done tournaments reward hyped-up underdogs. […]
There must be something else – an unseen chapter – to reports that the Colts are going too retain Chuck Pagano as the head coach of the team for 2017. And if Ryan Grigson returns as general manager, there is absolutely has to be a future Plan A that Colts owner Jim Irsay is currently unwilling […]
Butler did the near impossible tonight. The Bulldogs out-executed and out-toughed Villanova. In his postgame press conference tonight, Butler coach Chris Holtmann said, “Players win games. Players win games. Players win games.” Yes they do – and yes they did. It had to happen eventually. Villanova’s reputation for grinding out wins possession by possession is […]
Indiana was not good tonight in their 75-68 loss to Wisconsin at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The defense was lacking, and so Wisconsin made a bunch of shots, including 10 of 20 three-point attempts. Offensive execution was lacking, so the Hoosiers turned the ball over 13 times while Wisconsin gave the ball to the Hoosiers […]
Robert Mathis is a borderline hall of famer as a football player, and he will play his final game as an Indianapolis Colt this Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Robert Mathis is a definitive hall of famer as a force for good in Indianapolis – a man who has used his position as a professional […]
