Congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts, the 2007 Super Bowl XLI champions!!! The Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 in a monsoon down in Miami, Florida. The Colts watched as their opening kick off was returned for a Touch down and like many, I found myself screaming at the TV. The entire first half was turnover after turnover by both teams in a torrential down pour. At the half time break, the colts clung to a two point lead but everyone had that feeling that the second half was gonna be fun (if you were a Colts fan :) ).
Coming out from the opening drive of the second half the Colts dominated the Bears and homegrown Rex Grossman struggled a bit in the rain against the Colt defense. All in all, Grossman played a great game and its sad that someone had to loose but at least the Colts are World Champions!
Again Congratulations Coach Dungy, for a long over due and much deserved Super Bowl Ring and Lombardi Trophy.
Congratulations are also in order for Super Bowl MVP: Peyton Manning.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Thank You To Coach Sampson
It has been a long time since IU basketball fans have felt the excitement of taking on top 25 teams and knowing confidently that the Hoosiers can compete and win. This is not an intentional knock at former IU coach Mike Davis though. This is something IU has missed for quite some time, and even before Coach Davis' departure.
Watching #25 IU last night at home vs. #2 Wisconsin was a pleasure. You can see how well coached and prepared the Hoosier players are for each and every game. The air inside Assembly Hall is electric from the time the players enter the building until the last fan has left. We owe it all to Coach Kelvin Sampson. Coach Sampson coming in was already fighting an up hill battle. The stigma that surrounded his departure from Oklahoma combined with the well publicized riff with Illinois over recruiting, had some fans wondering what was going to happen to the program. Well no matter what the outcome of the remainder of this season, Coach Sampson has proven just how great of a coach, educator, and person he is. Seeing a team on the court that is fired up and playing each play is amazing for fans, seeing a coach fired up on the side lines trying to pump up an already ignited home crowd is just spectacular.
Close losses to Butler, Duke, and Kentucky were heart-breakers, but you could feel that IU had the ability and desire to win those games. They just came up a bit short. Going into Connecticut and coming away with a road win in that hostile of an environment shows the heart of the players and the ability of the coach to control the game. Winning at home, against the #1 team in the Big Ten and the #2 team in the NCAA - all we can say is WOW. Not one time in the second half of that game did the group of us watching every think that IU was defeated. When Coach Sampson started pumping up the crowd, we could tell this game was gonna go IU's way. It had too, he was willing it to happen.
Thank you Coach Sampson! Thank you for bringing the excitement back to IU Basketball, for teaching the players how to win, and most importantly thank you for every thing you do for the players, fans, university and community.
Watching #25 IU last night at home vs. #2 Wisconsin was a pleasure. You can see how well coached and prepared the Hoosier players are for each and every game. The air inside Assembly Hall is electric from the time the players enter the building until the last fan has left. We owe it all to Coach Kelvin Sampson. Coach Sampson coming in was already fighting an up hill battle. The stigma that surrounded his departure from Oklahoma combined with the well publicized riff with Illinois over recruiting, had some fans wondering what was going to happen to the program. Well no matter what the outcome of the remainder of this season, Coach Sampson has proven just how great of a coach, educator, and person he is. Seeing a team on the court that is fired up and playing each play is amazing for fans, seeing a coach fired up on the side lines trying to pump up an already ignited home crowd is just spectacular.
Close losses to Butler, Duke, and Kentucky were heart-breakers, but you could feel that IU had the ability and desire to win those games. They just came up a bit short. Going into Connecticut and coming away with a road win in that hostile of an environment shows the heart of the players and the ability of the coach to control the game. Winning at home, against the #1 team in the Big Ten and the #2 team in the NCAA - all we can say is WOW. Not one time in the second half of that game did the group of us watching every think that IU was defeated. When Coach Sampson started pumping up the crowd, we could tell this game was gonna go IU's way. It had too, he was willing it to happen.
Thank you Coach Sampson! Thank you for bringing the excitement back to IU Basketball, for teaching the players how to win, and most importantly thank you for every thing you do for the players, fans, university and community.
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