by Kent Sterling At the end of the NFL Lockout in 2011, former Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday gave New England Patriots owner a hug and thanked him for his role in ending the work stoppage. It became the money shot for the biggest sports story of the year, and Jeff Saturday became a star. […]
by Kent Sterling The sound you just heard was anything within arm’s reach being thrown against the walls of every building in Columbus, Ohio. Johnny Manziel will sit for the first half of the Texas A&M vs. Rice as the punishment for whatever the NCAA’s findings are in their investigation into whether Manziel was compensated […]
by Kent Sterling Railing about the preseason schedule of whatever team you back is as much a part of the August and September lives of major conference basketball fans as watching them during November and December, but I’m not doing it. Criticizing a program for only sporadically challenging itself with NCAA Tournament bound competition is […]
by Kent Sterling There is a lot of talk about the NFC West being the best division in the NFL, and it just may be. If you take the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks of 2012, and add what many expect are going to be two of the most improved franchises in the St. […]
by Kent Sterling Sports is a meritocracy. Good is good. Great is great. And bad is bad. The belief systems of those watching has no bearing upon the analysis of productivity. So sports was always ahead of the curve in race relations. Long before Dr. King’s milestone prayer that one day his children would be […]
by Kent Sterling If I recall correctly from my extended stay as a student on Bloomington Campus of Indiana University, the powers that be do not condone cheating. The only class in which I took such liberties was Geology, and that was only because it was a rite of passage at the time. Click here […]
Indiana University – Why Fred Glass Is Perfect as the Hoosiers Athletic Director
by Kent Sterling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OprB2MJPeHU There are four attributes great leaders share – vision, enthusiasm, organization, and relentlessness. Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass shows plenty of all three in the above video without conscious effort. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Being an AD is a tough gig these days. Less than six months […]
by Kent Sterling There is nothing morally wrong with lying to avoid the consequence of breaking a bad rule. That may be shaky ground, but Johnny Manziel answering questions of the NCAA at this point is a lot like Colonel Hogan facing questions from Commandant Klink on “Hogan’s Heroes.” You do what you have to. […]
Indiana Football Unveils New Traditions and Gameday Experiences for Fans
by Kent Sterling Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass is P.T. Barnum with a law degree. If ever there was a man in the right place at the right time doing the right things in the right way, it’s Fred Glass. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter If there is a university more in […]
by Kent Sterling To reach their potential, Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens and former Butler star forward Matt Howard needed each other. Stevens won Howard’s on early mornings when others had something better to do. Eight o’clock pool play games at the Best of the Midwest tournament in July, 2006, were played in front of […]
