Inside Indiana Sports Breakfast with Kent Sterling

Alec Pierce, Jelani Woods, and Bernard Raimann at 53, 73, and 77 gives Colts GM Chris Ballard a home run night!  That trifecta might end up being more even year genius for Ballard - as the 2018 and 2020 Draft classes were superb.

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Second and third rounds will be fascinating tonight.  So many decisions to make and they will change with every pick prior to the Colts selection at 42.  All are flawed now - George Pickens' behavior, David Bell's speed, Skyy Moore's size, Christian Watson's competition, Alec Pierce in the CFP, John Metchie's health, and why did Malik Willis fall out of the first round?  

Who will the Colts take?

Chris Ballard has a rep as a great drafter - is he?  And if he is, why are the Colts 42-42 since he got here?

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Matt Ryan becoming more patient as he leads.  Gus Bradley would like a defense heavy draft.  Marcus Brady looks for Mo Alie-Cox to thrive with Ryan throwing him the ball.  

On day one of the NFL Draft tonight, the Colts are likely to be quiet.  

Khristian Lander chooses Western Kentucky - and serves as a cautionary tale for high schoolers tempted to re-class.  

Indiana Football coach Tom Allen talks about how difficult it was to fire Nick Sheridan as OC.    

Butler gets big transfer from Georgia State.

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Jahan Dotson might be the guy - or George Pickens could be, but the odds are good that Chris Ballard is going to stick at 42 and take a wide receiver to join Michael Pittman and Parris Campbell.  I'll tell you why I doubt it is going to be Western Michigan's Skyy Moore!  

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Yes, Mark Emmert is leaving the NCAA, but don't get your hopes up the the new boss won't be the same as the old boss!

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Colts have gaping holes at wide receiver.  Will Ballard let the board talk to him, or yell at the board to give him a receiver at 42?  In five years, Ballard has solved some problems and created others.  That's how his teams have wound up 42-42.  

Hoosiers have their best shot at excellence since 2013.  Four starters back and a top five recruiting class have raised expectations to top three in Big 10 and Sweet 16 in March!  

Mark Emmert stepping down after 13 pretty good years.  

Pacers are seeing why they must find another Ja Morant as the Grizzlies the T-Wolves!

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Pickens is one of several wide receivers who will likely be the Colts pick, and if history itself the Colts could get a Pro Bowler!  GREAT weapons have been taken in the 40s over the last 10 years!  

All of the IU Basketball transfers have landed, minus Khristian Lander.  Where might he be headed?  I have an off the wall idea!  

Jerry West needs to grow a sense of humor immediately.  HBO's "Winning Time" is not a documentary, and no one believes he was a boozing, profane, tortured soul.  It's funny - leave it be.  

MLB umpire Angel Hernandez should be fired immediately for utter incompetence for his ongoing pathetic work behind the plate, which hit bottom recently.

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Chris Ballard more likely to trade back than trade up - the math is simple!  And the 49ers are not going to trade Deebo Samuel at all!  

Parker Stewart is going back to UT-Martin - four transfers gone, four recruits in.  Math perfect for Hoosiers to take several steps up in the Big 10.  

Kyrie Irving killed the Nets, just like I said he would.  The Mavs rolled over Jazz so cool they were frigid.

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Chris Ballard will have options for weapons with the 42nd pick of the NFL Draft, and I have three great ones who might be available.  I also share three potential picks the Colts should stay away from.  

The six future NFL players I mention are Skyy Moore, David Ojabo, David Bell, Jahan Dotson, Bernard Raimann, and Trey McBride - can you guess which three the Colts should pick?  

Hoosiers are ranked #18 by CBS, which is a ridiculous.  IU will be experienced, talented, and ready to roll.  They are a top 10 team.  

Nijel Pack will earn $800K and a car while playing for Jim Larranaga at Miami - and he should.  If coaches are going to earn millions, players should get dollars too!

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Chris Ballard chose not to address the urgent receivers need in free agency, he must take one with the Colts first pick.  The receiver group has three tiers.  The Colts will hope their guy in the second tier falls to them at 42.  

Jordan Geronimo is returning to Bloomington for his third season as a Hoosier.  His ceiling is the highest among all returnees, so that elevates the Hoosiers into the top half of the Big 10.  

Nijel Pack chose Miami over Purdue, which is not necessarily a bad thing for Matt Painter's Boilermakers.

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Colts GM Chris Ballard went through his pre-draft plans, saying the first shelf of the '22 NFL Draft is at #5 or #6.  He also said the Colts are looking for a block first tight end, but they are hard to find.  Also, Ballard did not say he "loves" T.Y. Hilton, so it is still possible he returns for an 11th season.    

Colts drafts over last decade ranked #14 in NFL since 2012, and their work shows the last four drafts by Ryan Grigson were not filled with quality other than in the 7th round.  

Phi Psi is favored to win tomorrow's Little 500 at Indiana University, and the Pi Kappa Alpha House will not win the postgame party!

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