Inside Indiana Sports Breakfast with Kent Sterling

Chris Ballard kept his head while the Broncos overpaid!  Carson Wentz is imperfect, but he might be the least imperfect of the Colts options at quarterback.  

Indiana Basketball has one more chance to earn an NCAA berth, and it comes tomorrow morning against Michigan in the Big 10 Tournament.  KenPom gives IU a roughly one-in-35 chance to win the whole thing, and I'll take that!  

Pacers lost because Jalen Smith lost track of the score last night, but that wasn't all bad news!  

Top 300 signee Gi'Bran Payne decommits from Indiana Football, but that wasn't the worst part of Tom Allen's day!

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Carson Wentz is still standing in Indy! Chris Ballard has two fewer candidates as upgrades, as Rodgers commits to Packers and Wilson is traded to Denver.  So how do Colts upgrade now? Franchise tags were placed on several free agents the Colts hoped to go after - like Chris Godwin and Mike Gesicki!  

The NFL offseason is very easily the most interesting in sports because of what happened today!  

Pacers play tonight and Butler will try to send Xavier home from the Big East Tournament tomorrow!

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Colts salary cap space ranks fifth in the NFL at $41.7M - they need to use some on a starting tight end!  Six days to legal tampering period begins!  

Brad Underwood wants Indiana to beat Michigan Thursday for 15,000 very good reasons! 

Russell Westbrook can shut fans up by making shots - not by demanding they stop shouting "Westbrick!"

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Cathedral grad Jack Doyle's career ends after nine seasons!  Frank Reich's leadership questioned!  

I ask Siri who the Colts quarterback will be!  

Indiana's history in the Big 10 Tournament a trail of tears - can they reverse the curse for 2022?  

"Hoosiers for Good" will use the NCAA's NIL legislation to do a lot of good for Indiana charities and Indiana University athletes!

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Carson Wentz decision week is here!  The pros and cons of the Colts costly quarterback.  

Indiana will play Michigan Thursday at 11:30a in a bad matchup.  With a win, they would take on Illinois - their worst possible match up!  

Winning Time on HBO is worth it for the Jerry West depiction as the most miserable and profane coach you have ever seen.  It ain't "The Last Dance!"  

Pacers lose to Washington - still fifth worst with 16 games left.

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The great Ryan Sterling joins me to talk about Indiana's loss at Purdue!

Purdue left the door open but IU couldn't finish!  IU's NCAA resume' needed that win, so now it will take a run in the Big 10 Tournament to punch their ticket.    

Ryan and I talk Mike Woodson, Xavier Johnson, Race Thompson, the effect of a transfer, whethe Miller Kopp and Parker Stewart deserve 30+ minutes.

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Which wide receivers at the NFL Combine would look good along side Michael Pittman?  How about any of the NINE who posted sub-4.4 40s!  Ohio State's Chris Olave is especially enticing!  

Hoosiers will play for their NCAA lives tomorrow at Purdue.  IU needs to hit lots of shots to win!  IU's Ali Patberg's final Big 10 Tournament continues today against Maryland.  

Pacers tonight in Detroit as Myles Turner gets closer to playing again.  

Tickets to see the ageless (on the outside) Coach K's final game at Cameron average more than $5K!

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Colts starters under contract today look very similar to their starters in 2021 - minus two spots!  The good news - filling two vacancies is not heavy lifting!  The bad news?  The starters returning were not in the playoffs!  

Kenny Pickett's hands are really small, and so his stock will really drop!  

Still angry about Indiana losing to Rutgers and the overall direction of the program?  Me too!  How does Mike Woodson fix it?

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Carson Wentz decision in eight days or less! Quenton Nelson extension coming! Inside-out build to continue!  Chris Ballard talk-fest ends with tales of toughness!  

Indiana lost a huge game last night, but that doesn't mean season is over.  Hoosiers need to shock the world in West Lafayette!  Ron Harper Jr. shows his set to disappointed fans with game-winner for Rutgers!  

Pacers beat Orlando as Jalen Smith continues to make case for minutes AND contract!

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Chris Ballard laid out a giant buffet of Colts news and wisdom over the last two days, so we chew on whether Carson Wentz will be back and if Quenton Nelson is worth the price of an extension.  Ballard and Dan Dakich also said something profound about life, which are worth sharing.  

Indiana has its chance tonight! Its first three-game winning streak since 2019 would likely come with its first NCAA Tourney invite since 2016!  How can they stop the ageless Geo Baker and Ron Harper Jr?  They need Good X, some threes from Good Kopp, and some foul-free defense from Good Trayce!

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