Forrest Gump made the sentence famous. The character played by Oscar-winner Tom Hanks kept everything simple, and ended his thoughts with, “…that’s all I have to say about that.” I have a lot of thoughts, but not much to say about any of them (unlike the 1,100+ words I tore off last weekend).
Many folks feel the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four is going to be boring because each of the four number-one seeds made it to tonight’s semifinal action. The network, on the other hand, begs to differ.
Elite programs recognized on a national level draw a greater number of viewers. Duke, the best offensive team among the four, opens against Houston, the best defensive team among the four.
But no, we wanna see George mason? Loyola Chicago? Virginia Commonwealth.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Congratulations to the Manchester Squires, whose senior class deserves the hardware they hoisted last weekend, previously experiencing post-season losses to loaded private school teams like Fort Wayne Blackhawk.
It’s fitting they knocked off the University team whose institution is located in Carmel.
That’s all I have to say about that.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the best Major League Baseball team money can buy, but they are fun to watch. I’m a (very) casual baseball fan, but the shorter games, and these torpedo bats the Yankees are using might draw me back for comparative homerun hitting data, and maybe even some televised games.
That’s all I have to say about that.
The Southeast Conference is testimony to how revenues from an athletic conference network, gate and bowl revenue from college football can quickly accumulate in the new world order and even be used to fund other major and maybe even “Olympic” sports beyond college football.
The result is a bigger, more talented SEC men’s and women’s basketball conference in recent years. The Big Ten (*snort laugh* ten) will reap some of the same monetary benefits.
The future in college sports is in seeing lots of these two powerful conference’s teams in deep postseason action. Get used to it.
That’s all I have to say about that.
It looks like South Bend Saint Joseph, this year’s IHSAA Class 3A boys’ basketball champs, will move to Class 4A. The girls’ champion, Norwell, will move to Class 4A. Each will advance to a higher level due to tournament success factor (TSF), each earning seven points in the most recent two seasons.
A team needs six points covering two consecutive seasons top bump up to a higher enrollment class.
The Norwell squad returns all of its starters, and the Tigers return 71% of their scoring output and three starters to boot.
This makes the early November opener at the Tiger Den a nice showcase between two highly likely top 5-ranked girls’ teams launching their 2025-26 campaigns. Since each team is part of the North semistate, only one can make a trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse February 28, 2026.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Fort Wayne Snider will continue to play in Class 6A football in 2025, and they’ll host Warsaw at Northrup High School’s Spuller Stadium to open the 2025 football campaign. Yet another Tiger squad who will stay in the flames following a state finals appearance.
The fun continues for the Tiger gridders when they host Warren Central, an Indianapolis area elite football program. Although the Tigers’ first of three losses in six games came at the hands of Warren Central, it’s fair to say this high caliber opponent was essential in preparing the Tigers for their run to Lucas Oil Stadium in 2024.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Those traveling to a spring break destination far from home this next week, please travel safely, follow the vehicle in front of you at a reasonable distance, and don’t speed. In terms of the latter wish, the math doesn’t math if you think you’re saving time.
That’s… you know… until next week.