Inside Indiana Sports Breakfast with Kent Sterling

Trayce Jackson-Davis returning gives IU Basketball the edge in experience and talent - is it enough to win the Big 10?  Is a conference championship where Mike Woodson's ambition should end?  

(at 9:00) Chris Ballard has led the Colts to a 42-42 record through five years, but if you want Jim irsay to make a change, the evidence shows it would be a mistake.  

Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - quals tomorrow and Sunday!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reich's lack of deep playoff runs is causing some fans to become impatient, but Reich is a hot start away from proving he is absolutely the right leader for the Colts.  

(at 10:10) Daeh McCullough de-commits from Indiana Football.  

(at 11:20) Nick Saban's whining about college football becoming a professional sport begs the question why he's paid more than $10 million if Bama isn't a pro franchise! 

(at 13:43) It's Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but the only relevant question about the Indy 500 is whether the arcane local live TV blackout will ruin the weekend for those who can't attend?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carson Wentz said nothing but but positive things about the Colts but sounded as incapable of reading a room as he did the Jaguars defense in the season finale.  

(at 5:25) T.Y. Hilton may come back to the Colts, but it needs to be on a love-of-the-game level deal, not the $8M he played for last year.  

(at 9:27) Trayce Jackson-Davis tested positive for Covid, so his opportunity to wow NBA GMs seems to be gone.  Returning to Indiana would give the Hoosiers a shot at the top of the Big 10.  

(at 12:20) Michael Wantz leaves Roncalli Basketball, and that's a shame for Indiana High School Basketball.  

(at 14:16) Jimbo Fisher strikes back at Nick Saban!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Jonathan Taylor, Michael Pittman, and Matt Ryan need big bucks in 2024, ss Quenton Nelson worth that much cash in an extension starting in 2023?  

Tom Allen faces a make or break season!  Which is the real IU program - 6-1 in the Big 10 in 2020, or 0-9 in 2021?  

If Nick Saban is worth $10.5 million per year, are the top 25 Bama players worth only a total of $3M?  So what if Texas A&M bought their recruiting class - that's free enterprise!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parris Campbell says "to hell with (people)" who say he can't stay healthy!  Dayo Odeyingbo says he's still building strength back after his Achilles tear!  What does that mean for Julian Blackmon?  

(at 9:00) Braden Smith has advice for the rookies - and the rest of us.  

(at 11:25) Pacers president Kevin Pritchard says he believes the draft is in tiers and doesn't mind being in the tier below because players there are just as good.  I try to explain the meaning of tiers so no one - including Pritchard - is confused!  

(at 14:11) Jordan Spieth is a juicy 16-1 to win this weekend's PGA Championship at Southern Hills!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Taylor, Quenton Nelson, and Matt Ryan at or near top of the their position rankings!  Colts crack top eight in Football Power Index!  

(at 9:03) Trayce Jackson-Davis to the NBA just feels wrong, doesn't it?  Why take the pay cut wiuth a good chance of going undrafted?  

(at 12:15) Pacers may have gotten lucky after all by pulling the #6 overall pick in the NBA Draft.  Jaden Ivey may fall to six, making the choice between Ivey, Banchero, Smith, Sharpe, Murray, and Holmgren moot!  

(at 14:46) Cubs with a second straight shutout over the pathetic Pirates.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phillip Lindsay was a Pro Bowler before injuries took their toll, and now he's a high ceiling backup for Jonathan Taylor.    

(at 4:52) Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds is smart enough to know a good job for a great company beats a better title at for a bad franchise.  That makes him a rare smart guy in the world of sports!  

(at 7:40) Pacers have their chance tonight to win the NBA Draft Lottery and net their first #1 overall pick.  

(at 12:15) Phil Mickelson had his chance to call the Golden Bear and ask for some sage advice.  Instead, he ruined his longterm brand for short-term bucks from very unsavory dudes.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Ryan had a tough statistical year for the Falcons in 2021.  The primary reason his numbers tanked was the lack of his two primary weapons from 2020 - Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley.  Ryan will return to efficient productivity as Philip Rivers did in 2020.  

Pacers big chance to get championship level help comes tonight in the NBA Draft Lottery.  Pacers have a 10.5% chance of netting the #1 overall pick for the first time in franchise history!  

Phil Mickelson is a mess, and won't defend his PGA title this week.  He keeps trying to outsmart golf and life, and the only lesson we ever really learn is that life and golf cannot be outsmarted.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quenton Nelson is a great guard, but do great guards help a team get to a Super Bowl enough to make Big Q as valuable as Chris Ballard believes he is?  Do the Colts have four starting safeties - or none?  

Bobby Okereke made 132 tackles but only three were for a loss - is that on Okereke or former defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus?  

Drew Brees is out at NBC because being famous and popular does not make a person interesting and charismatic.  

NBA Draft Lottery is tomorrow - and the result could be the selection of a foundational championship piece of the Indiana Pacers puzzle.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Ryan, Darius Leonard, Jonathan Taylor, and two other Colts better not suffer an injury, and the 2022 season could take an ugly turn.  

NBA Draft Lottery is tomorrow night, and the Pacers could leave the the #1 pick for the first time in franchise history.  As long as they take Jaden Ivey, I don't care where they pick.  

The Suns sucked last night in an uncompetitive Game Seven - AT HOME!    

Albert Pujols pitched yesterday, making him the oldest pitcher to make his debut since 1929!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices