by Kent Sterling The longer you contend in a race, the more important the next mile is. The college basketball regular season is within a month of ending, and four Indiana teams that suffered a rare shutout from last year’s NCAA Tournament are back in contention for bids. Notre Dame is a done deal. The […]
Indiana vs. Purdue tonight – Time for a return of anger and bitterness in this once great rivalry
by Kent Sterling Knight vs. Keady was the State of Indiana’s version of Ali vs. Frazier, and fans loved it. For 20 glorious seasons, those two coaching heavyweights appeared to hate each other and all their rival stood for. It was glorious era of combative basketball and behavior from two historic programs and coaches. They […]
by Kent Sterling There is a lot going on in Indiana sports, but nothing quite as compelling as predicting the future of people on the brink of success and failure, and it’s those stories that will captivate us in 2015. 10 – What the hell happened to Brandon Miller to cause him to decide to […]
by Kent Sterling People took to Twitter early in the second half of what would become a blowout win for the Indianapolis Colts to taunt for predicting an easy win for the Horseshoes on my radio show (weekdays 3p-6p – CBS Sports 1430). They blamed me for jinxing the thing by being so confident in […]
by Kent Sterling Purdue beating Grambling State is hardly big news. There is no way that Grambling State should ever be able to compete with the Boilermakers. It was the way Purdue won the game that’s impressive. After a first half where they led 37-15, Purdue backed it up with a 45-15 half. That showed […]
by Kent Sterling College basketball coaches have a weird combination of hope, anguish, impending doom, and the weight of the world on their shoulders every October. The odds are against them, their schedule sucks, players are refusing to learn at the preferred pace, and no one understands how difficult this season is going to be. […]
by Kent Sterling In a USA Today piece posted yesterday afternoon several athletic directors representing Big Five conference universities spoke of the difficulty of drawing students to football games. Purdue’s Morgan Burke was one of them. Burke’s comments were certainly reflective of the collective mindset of those facing the challenge of compelling students to part […]
by Kent Sterling There are some Indiana fans who remain unsold on the coaching acumen of Tom Crean, and after last season’s woes Purdue fans are losing a little patience with Matt Painter. But very few could name 50 coaches better than both. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter Yesterday, ESPN released coaches […]
by Kent Sterling The question being asked most by media types covering the Big Ten Tournament is whether the seat on which Matt Painter sits is hotter than Tom Crean’s? The answer is that neither seat is hot so the question is moot. Now, ask whether Painter or Crean will be sitting on a very […]
by Kent Sterling The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament is one of my favorite events on sports calendar – at least when it’s hosted by Indianapolis, the city built for exactly that purpose. As you enjoy the event this weekend, here are nine things to look for – both on the court and off to […]
