by Kent Sterling Regardless of what the NCAA has to say about it, former Indiana University basketball coach is an unrepentant mope. That his penalty for brazenly ignoring rules regarding contact with recruits is lifted today does nothing to ameliorate the damage his hubris, stupidity, and amorality caused at Assembly Hall. The five-year period NCAA […]
by Kent Sterling Bob Knight hasn’t been the head coach at Indiana in over 13 years. That means it’s unlikely any kid currently in high school can recall a time when the big man in the red sweater prowled the sidelines for the Hoosiers. But that doesn’t mean Knight isn’t still a figure looming over […]
by Kent Sterling Not sure if I’m the only person in the media who wrestles with this, but I really don’t like to be critical of people who play collegiate athletics. They are amateurs, students, and barely out of high school. That should keep their behavior from being dissected under a high intensity microscope. Life […]
by Kent Sterling After beating their first four opponents by an average score of 93-69, fans have learned a little bit about the 2013-2014 Indiana Hoosiers. The highly touted freshman class has performed as advertised, and the sophomores have also responded to the challenge of replacing the 70+% of the offense that moved on through […]
by Kent Sterling For one night I can set aside cynicism about Indiana’s Charmin soft non-conference home schedule and not give a damn one way or another about whether this game is against Kentucky or LIUBrooklyn. It’s Bloomington, and very little has gone unchanged since I left, but Assembly Hall remains exactly the same – […]
by Kent Sterling Somehow or another, every FBS program in college basketball has decided that it’s wise to schedule an endless stream of patsies at home prior to conference play. It cheats the fans, the game, and the competitive spirit that college basketball is supposed to embrace. Indiana will play LIU-Brooklyn tonight at Assembly Hall […]
by Kent Sterling There was an interesting, but one-sided debate yesterday on Twitter about Kentucky’s lack of desire to play Indiana at either Rupp Arena or Assembly Hall after the UK 73-72 loss to the Hoosiers in Bloomington on December 10, 2011. Dan Dakich challenged Kentucky fans with logic, and Kentucky fans responded – as […]
by Kent Sterling There is so much to talk about that Fox 59 sports director Chris Hagan and I could easily do twice as much as the two-and-a-half hours we have been allotted for today’s show. Pike High School won a 34-32 thriller against Ben Davis last night, but the main story is the suspension […]
by Kent Sterling There was a time when I was as interested in the recruiting process of college basketball as the games themselves. I was ready to buy recruiting magazines that only coaches subscribed to, and I asked a friend if he wanted to split the cost. He looked at me like I asked him […]
by Kent Sterling He committed, de-committed, now has re-committed to Indiana, and Hoosier Nation rejoices. An 18 year-old made his decision to attend and play basketball at Indiana University known. It’s ridiculous that anyone gives a damn. Our society is doomed if this is what passes for news today. Click here to follow Kent on […]
