After two bad losses to open the 2011 NFL season, the Indianapolis Colts are close to confirming everyone's worst fears about the team without Peyton Manning. Tonight's prime-time matchup with the defending AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) at Lucas Oil Stadium can either establish one and for all that the Colts can't contend without their four-time MVP starting … [Read more...] about Indianapolis Colts — And Fans — Need to Prove Themselves Against Pittsburgh
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Indiana Hoosiers Open Kevin Wilson Era with Loss
I'm not quite sure that was the way the Indiana University football team wanted to begin its new era. Playing their first game of the 2011 season and under new coach Kevin Wilson, the Hoosiers looked pretty much like, well, the Hoosiers -- the IU teams of the last three seasons under Bill Lynch and the IU teams throughout the program's history -- in a 27-20 loss to in-state … [Read more...] about Indiana Hoosiers Open Kevin Wilson Era with Loss
Indianapolis Colts-Washington Redskins Preseason Primer
The Indianapolis Colts will defend their home turf for the first time this season. Well, sort of. That's really to say the team will get to see if the young players it's counting on in 2011 are up to defending the home turf when the games matter as the Colts welcome the Washington Redskins to Lucas Oil Stadium in preseason action at 8 p.m. … [Read more...] about Indianapolis Colts-Washington Redskins Preseason Primer
Indianapolis Colts Are Right to Stick with Jim Caldwell
More than a week removed from the Indianapolis Colts' season-ending 17-16 loss to the New York Jets in a wild-card playoff game at Lucas Oil Stadium, much has been made about why the team did not advance further into the postseason and about what it should do this offseason. A good portion of those discussions has involved Colts coach Jim Caldwell and his questionable … [Read more...] about Indianapolis Colts Are Right to Stick with Jim Caldwell
Big Ten Championship Game site? Likely Lucas Oil Stadium
Today, the Big Ten Conference announced that Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, home of the Colts, has been chosen as the proposed site for the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game, to be played in December of 2011. The conference office now begins a 30-day period to negotiate a one-year agreement with Indiana Sports Corp and Lucas Oil Stadium to host the game. … [Read more...] about Big Ten Championship Game site? Likely Lucas Oil Stadium