<p>Indiana came out sloppy, Mike Woodson turned to his bench, and Tamar Bates and Anthony Leal came through. It helped that Nebraska can't shoot. &nbsp;Race Thompson was good, but lessons need to take root before trip to Wisconsin.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>All Colts were full go today - and Khari Willis may be back Sunday! &nbsp;Texans are not nearly so fortunate! &nbsp;Boilermakers have one more hurdle to clear to grab the #1 ranking for the first time EVER! Hoosiers need to hold onto the ball tomorrow against Nebraska! &nbsp;The peerless Ivan O'Idol lays out eight pick for the weekend!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts are significantly better than the Texans in every way - on paper. &nbsp;Noter to Frank Reich - please give the ball to Jonathan Taylor repeatedly until the game ends! &nbsp;Purdue has a chance tonight to earn an honor it has never achieved. &nbsp;Pacers host the Heat tonight as we search for reasons to watch. &nbsp;Hoosiers open Big 10 play tomorrow at Noon against Nebraska. &nbsp;Nebraska? Nebraska!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Quenton Nelson asks Frank Reich to call runs against the Bucs! Jonathan Taylor just did something no Colts running back has ever done! &nbsp;Playoff odds for the Colts could skyrocket, and is the AFC South still in play? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>T.J. McConnell "out for awhile" with wrist injury. &nbsp;Is there anything that compels you to watch the Pacers?</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts have six that did not practice, but the Texans were so ill they did not practice all! &nbsp;Pacers were screwed out of a win last night by petulant officials who penalized Chris Duarte for his temper in Minnesota! &nbsp;Notre Dame will hire Marcus Freeman to replace Brian Kelly! IU fans get angry at wins and happy with a loss - what's wrong with us. &nbsp;MLB lockout will be won by Rob Manfred!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts Injury Report - six Colts did not practice today! Optimism Wednesday Edition filled with good news about Colts @ Texans, Hoosiers after the double OT loss at Syracuse, and the Pacers tonight against Nate McMillan's Hawks! &nbsp;I have no good news for Purdue Basketball fans because how could they be in need of any?!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Hard Knocks tonight - Colts back to work! Colts will beat the Texans because they must! Indiana basketball grows and learns right in front of us - in 2 OT loss! Purdue crushes Florida State. &nbsp;Butler has a week to figure it out after beating D2 team by 11. &nbsp;Pacers tonight against Nate McMillan's Hawks.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Hate the term "Good loss," but this might have been just that. Turnovers? Yep - 25 of them! &nbsp;But those each are 25 opportunities to learn how to play. &nbsp;One thing we found out is that Mike Woodson can coach. &nbsp;IU adjusted and fought. &nbsp;Do that enough and you win a bunch of games. &nbsp;Trayce Jackson-Davis and Miller Kopp were good tonight, but the Fighting Boeheims found a way.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts fare well going into a bye week and coming out of it! &nbsp;How well? &nbsp;Indiana Basketball can't lose to a coach's son named Buddy, right? &nbsp;Who is going to be the next Notre Dame Football coach? &nbsp;I have the odds, and the favorite is not Luke Fickell! &nbsp;Is criticizing Frank Reich and Carson Wentz fair practice?</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts can still go to the playoffs and succeed, but if they miss - what happens to build hope for '22? &nbsp;Tom Brady mocks Colts, but is still hard to hate! Brian Kelly leaving Notre Dame to lead LSU - why aren't more Irish fans upset? &nbsp;Indiana Basketball tonight at Syracuse, a team that had lost to Colgate! &nbsp;Indiana Pacers rookie Chris Duarte goes bonkers, costs team win on historic night for Sabonis.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts are still in the hunt for the playoffs, and believing don't cost nothin', so why not buy in? &nbsp;I have 10 legit reasons to feel good about the Colts. &nbsp;Purdue Basketball is ranked #2 for the first time since 1988! &nbsp;Time for Indiana Basketball to get hot again! &nbsp;Could Spencer Rattler wind up at IU? &nbsp;Indiana Pacers tonight in Minnesota!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts playoff chances cut to a coin flip after loss to Tom Brady and Bucs! Clever Frank Reich is not my favorite version of the coach! Hoosiers fire offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan, who leaves Bloomington with a pile of Tom Allen's money. Pacers lose to more Bucks as Sabonis and Turner struggle!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>"Run the damn ball!" echoed throughout Lucas Oil Stadium, but it didn't penetrate Frank Reich's gray matter until it was too late. &nbsp;Five turnovers is too many against a Tom Brady offense. &nbsp;This loss was beyond sickening with all that was at stake.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Hoosiers last had a 40-point scorer in 1994 at the Breslin Center when Alan Henderson did it. &nbsp;Tonight, Trayce Jackson-Davis got 43 with a variety of thundering dunks against the Thundering Herd of Marshall. &nbsp;Mike Woodson again showed himself eager to treat young men like men instead of boys as they were held accountable for turnovers and sloppy defense. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Basketball had a much better day than IU Football, losers of the Bucket Game against Purdue.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>EVERYBODY practiced today for the Colts. &nbsp;Bucs will be without Antonio Brown and likely Ali Marpet. &nbsp;Tom Brady is the best QB in the NFL - at home. &nbsp;On the road the year, Brady is a middle of the pack mediocrity. &nbsp;Purdue annihilated Omaha. If Indiana loses the Bucket Game, should that be the end of the Tom Allen Era? &nbsp;IU will try to take Mike Woodson's record to 6-0 tomorrow night!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Tampa Buc Buccaneers haven't played well on the road - let's hope that continues against the Colts. &nbsp;Pacers host Toronto tonight! &nbsp;Purdue will beat Omaha senseless this afternoon. &nbsp;The Old Oaken Bucket Game will end Indiana's season regardless of the outcome.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>More football and food - no gender reveals! &nbsp;Score one for "Hard Knocks." &nbsp;Happy Thanksgiving to Indiana sports fans who understand how the world of sports works! &nbsp;We give thanks to the Colts for digging their way out of an 0-3 hole. &nbsp;Thanks to Mike Woodson for teaching defense to the Hoosiers! &nbsp;Thanks to Matt Painter for being a very normal guy! &nbsp;Thanks to the Pacers for hiring a bonafide coach! Thanks to LeBron James for being an example as to what class in NOT!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Tom Brady has won eight straight against the Colts, so Brady is due to lose, right? &nbsp;Injury report for the Bucs lists some his favorite weapons! &nbsp;Indiana Basketball has enough depth to make Rob Phinisee and Miller Kopp very nervous. &nbsp;Pacers welcome LeBron James and the highly dysfunctional Lakers to town tonight. &nbsp;Butler must beat Chaminade!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Optimism Wednesday! Nothing but positive vibes about the Colts as they prepare to host the defending Super Bowl champs Tampa Bay Buccaneers. &nbsp;Indiana Basketball is 5-0 because their defense shows up for 40 minutes. &nbsp;Pacers take on Lakers tonight as they start a long stretch of home cooking! &nbsp;Butler came to life a little bit in the second half yesterday. &nbsp;Most positive thought about the Bucket Game? &nbsp;An Indiana team will win it Saturday!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>For the second straight game, IU has locked down an opponent. &nbsp;Granted, Jackson State is not capable of competing with Indiana, but the Hoosiers defense made scoring nearly impossible tonight. &nbsp;On an additional happy note, Kelvin Sampson's team lost tonight.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts have a chance to run their record to 7-5 by doing what they do - run the ball, take it away, and avoid giveaways and penalties. &nbsp;Butler is losing to Texas A&amp;M because the Bulldogs can't score. &nbsp;Matt Nagy denies he will be fired after Thursday despite being the one guy who doesn't know.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Taylor is going to have to get really hot for the next six games to be in the MVP conversation! &nbsp;How hot? &nbsp;Quenton Nelson is day-to-day with that nasty ankle! &nbsp;Hoosiers will feast on a holiday cupcake tonight! &nbsp;Pacers put the Bulls on blast as I told you they would. &nbsp;Butler will try to find a way this afternoon in Vegas!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>What are the reasons to feel very good about the Colts potential to get to the Playoffs? &nbsp;Is Indiana Basketball really back? &nbsp;Last took the Hoosiers to 4-0, but are we too excited too soon? &nbsp;Pacers have a nice shot tonight at beating the Bulls in Chicago!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Colts physically pound the Bills as Jonathan Taylor sets franchise records - lots of them! &nbsp;Still on the outside in the playoff hunt, but within striking distance! &nbsp;Hoosiers forced Louisiana to miss more than 80% of its field goal attempts in easy win! Deep Purdue wins Hall of Fame Classic over #5 Villanova! &nbsp;Butler in Vegas tonight! &nbsp;Pacers in Chicago!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>

<p>Indiana is going to win games this season because they defend with tenacity every possession. &nbsp;They did that again tonight as they held the Ragin Cajuns to less that 20% from the field, and forced them to miss 25 straight shots over a 13 minute span. &nbsp;Sure, IU turned it over 25 times, but it's November! &nbsp;Mike Woodson became the first IU coach to win his first four games since you know who!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support</a>