Inside Indiana Sports Breakfast with Kent Sterling

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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Frank Reich & Chris Ballard claim to still be evaluating Carson Wentz, and clearly do it through different lenses.  Can they save him from Jim Irsay's wrath?    

Indiana with a chance to win a third straight Big 10 game for first time since 2019, and they must have the win to earn an invite to the NCAA Tourney!  

Purdue lost at Wisconsin and dreams of a Big 10 championship with it.  

Jaden Ivey just 3-of-9 from the line in three-point Purdue loss.

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Chris Ballard speaks to the media, gives timeline for Wentz decision.  Updates on T.Y. Hilton and Jack Doyle.  Says All Colts decisions will be in the best long AND short term interests of the Colts.  Under the radar staff hire will pay huge dividends!  

Indiana and Rutgers with a de facto play-in game tomorrow night in Bloomington, according to Joe Lunardi!  Trey Galloway injury update not promising.  

Purdue tonight at Wisconsin likely for the Big 10 regular season championship.

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Davante Adams and Chris Godwin would look great in Colts uniforms, but both may avoid free agency.  Aaron Rodgers and the Packers talking deal, so he's unlikely to replace Carson Wentz. Combine starts today, but on field work will begin Thursday.  

Hoosiers favored tomorrow night, but that doesn't mean much as Rutgers visits for a - kind of - NCAA play-in game.  

Pacers lost in Orlando last night as Jalen Smith lost his mind.  

High School Sectionals start tonight.

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Chris Ballard will be all over the NFL Combine to evaluate talent for the NFL Draft - AND to lay ground work for the deal to replace Carson Wentz, should such a deal occur.  How should you watch the Combine - for fun and without any idea who the Colts should take at #47!  

Hoosiers Wednesday night against Rutgers at Assembly Hall will be fascinating to see who wins AND who might stay for another year!  

Pacers tonight at Orlando, but don't get hung up on Fadin for Jaden!  

Major League Baseball is entering a death spiral, and Rob Manfred is exactly the guy to finish pounding nails into the coffin.

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Chris Ballard has decisions to make! Colts have holes at the most important positions without a first round pick to fill one.  The NFL Scouting Combine starts tomorrow in downtown indy, so the answer will being to be made tomorrow!  

Hoosiers played well enough in the first 32 minutes to win at Minnesota, and that's the important thing as IU builds a resume' for an NCAA Tournament invitation!  Xavier Johnson continued to lead IU offensively with 24 and eight!  

Pacers shot lights out to beat the Celtics, and are still fine in terms of draft position!

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IU got the win tonight.  That's the important thing.  A 27-point lead becoming a five-point win is still a win.  Ring the bell!  Xavier Johnson did something very smart that you won't find in the box score.  

Rutgers is all that stands between Indiana and a long awaited invitation to the NCAA Tournament!

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You want facts about Carson Wentz - I have facts, not rumor and innuendo! Questions about Marcus Mariota were answered too!  Only three weeks until we KNOW what Chris Ballard and Jim Irsay cook up as a destination for Wentz!  

Indiana Pacers back to work tonight and our hope for wins have never been lower!  Twenty-two games left - is 22 losses possible?  Dare to dream, but tonight would be a BIG L for the Blue & Gold!  

Indiana travels to Minnesota for a must win Sunday!  Expecting Xavier Johnson to be perfect against is a little too much, so maybe Trayce Jackson-Davis can be perfect instead!

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Jim Irsay and Chris Ballard are functioning on different timelines, and that will cause friction in the Colts front office that will be difficult of overcome.  Ballard needs to do six things to fix the Colts - and get in sync with Irsay!  

Indiana posted a huge win last night, and while Xavier Johnson's perfect night was a huge reason they won, there were four other contributors to the season saver!

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Xavier Johnson went off tonight as the Hoosiers face planted Maryland in a must win game at Assembly Hall.  The victory sets up another key game at The Barn Sunday against the woeful Minnesotas Golden Gophers.  To win, Indiana needs to out-execute their opponents and that happened tonight.  

Johnson earned his success as he had endured some serious misery over the last five games.  

This was the first IU Basketball win in the post Chuck Crabb era at Indiana, and the first W for Jeremy Gray as the PA voice at Assembly Hall!

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