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Colts pick Ravens coordinator as new head coach
January 25, 2012
Associated PressBaltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano will become head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, the team said Wednesday.
It's the third time Jim Irsay has turned to a defensive-minded coach since replacing his father as team owner in 1997
MoreSocial media to play big role in Super Bowl
January 25, 2012
Scott OlsonA social media command center will monitor the digital fan conversation via Facebook, Twitter and other platforms, and respond
to visitors who need assistance.
MoreNFL decides to add 5,000 tickets to Super Bowl mix
January 24, 2012
Anthony SchoettleNFL officials on Monday said they plan to expand Lucas Oil Stadium's capacity to 68,000 during the Feb. 5 event in Indianapolis.
Capacity for Colts games is typically 63,000.
MoreGiants-Patriots Super Bowl ticket sells for $11,883
January 23, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe average price for Super Bowl tickets sold on NFL Ticket Exchange so far is $4,183, slightly more than last year's championship
game between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, when sales averaged $4,140.
MoreSuper Bowl matchup ‘touchdown’ for city, experts say
January 23, 2012
Scott OlsonThe game will be a sellout no matter which teams are playing. But a showdown between the New England Patriots and New York
Giants is particularly intriguing from an economic impact standpoint.
More$28M didn't get Super Bowl donors many perks
January 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis Super Bowl organizers raised $28 million from 131 mostly corporate donors to put on the NFL’s showcase
event by simply asking—and promising almost nothing in return.
MoreFirms of all kinds hope to benefit from Super Bowl spending
January 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleWhile many of the local companies scoring a Super Bowl windfall predictably will be hotels, restaurants and retail outlets,
there will be a cadre of more unlikely winners from one of the world’s biggest sporting events.
MoreBENNER: 'Nice' doesn't earn you a place on the sideline
January 21, 2012
Bill BennerLet the record show I renewed my Indianapolis Colts season tickets before Jim Caldwell was fired as head coach. But
I do feel a sense of affirmation.
MoreHundreds of houses available as Super Bowl rentals
January 20, 2012
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-area homeowners are looking to cash in by opening up their homes to visitors for daily prices ranging from about
$700 to $9,000, but demand may not come until participants in the big game are settled.
MoreFormer Colts QB Schlichter in trouble again
January 19, 2012
Associated PressFormer Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter violated his bond conditions in a fraud case by twice testing positive
for cocaine and by refusing several times to provide urine samples, according to a federal probation officer.
MoreSuper Bowl parties are boon for fledgling downtown venue
January 19, 2012
Mason King
The operators of the new Crane Bay Event Center two blocks west of Lucas Oil Stadium expect to more than recoup their
$1.2 million investment in renovating the space by hosting high-profile parties before the Super Bowl, including the Rolling
Stone events.
Indiana basketball tourney format to get second look
January 18, 2012
Associated PressA state Senate committee rejected an effort Wednesday to resurrect Indiana's single-class high school basketball tournament,
but the head of the statewide high school athletics governing body agreed to review the current format.
MoreSuper Bowl plans set for former Nordstrom space
January 17, 2012
Scott OlsonAn after-hours nightclub and a sports apparel shop operated by Indianapolis-based Lids Sports Group will occupy much of the
space, dubbed "The Huddle," during the festivities starting on Jan. 27.
MoreCIB expects to lose money during Super Bowl
January 16, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Capital Improvement Board, which manages Lucas Oil Stadium, is budgeting for an $810,000 loss on expenses related to the
game. The city, however, expects a $200 million economic impact.
MorePolice to keep eye on Super Bowl drinking
January 16, 2012
Associated PressIndiana excise police say officers will be watching partiers to make sure public drinking doesn't get out of hand during
the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
MoreNCAA delays decision on stipend for scholarship athletes
January 15, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe National Collegiate Athletic Association will wait to decide on whether scholarship athletes at college sports’
top division will be eligible for as much as $2,000 a year to pay for food, transportation and other incidental expenses.
MoreDowntown businesses make adjustments for Super Bowl weekend
January 14, 2012
Sam StallDowntown businesses that are not in tourist-dependent industries are girding for Super Bowl weekend, hoping their spot in
the big game’s storm shadow brings only a light dusting of logistical, scheduling and personnel hassles.
MoreIndians sign deal to air all 72 home games on TV
January 14, 2012
IBJ StaffDeal with WRTV-Channel 6 will provide most extensive coverage in franchise history.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Noodle readies for Super Bowl rush
January 13, 2012
Mason King
Owner Hal Yeagy expects at least three months of business over 10 days
at the newly nonsmoking Slippery Noodle Inn, and he's spending nearly $300,000 on physical improvements and a temporary
tent to make sure it rocks.
Indiana legislators consider basketball tourney bill
January 11, 2012
Associated PressThe Senate's education committee conducted a hearing Wednesday afternoon on a bill that would force a return of the state's
old single-class basketball tournament, along with provisions to block school districts from starting their academic year
before Labor Day and require the teaching of cursive writing.
MoreUPDATE: Colts tap Eagles exec for general manager's job
January 11, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressRyan Grigson, director of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles, was named the general manager for the Indianapolis
Colts on Wednesday.
MoreLegislation seeks more aid for college athletes
January 9, 2012
Associated PressThe legislation would require large athletic programs to cover all sports-related medical expenses incurred by athletes. In
addition, the legislation would require colleges to continue providing financial aid to students whose athletic scholarships
are revoked despite being in in good standing.
MoreIndiana airports hope Super Bowl brings more business
January 9, 2012
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Super Bowl host committee has listed 17 regional airports as additional landing spots outside of the Indianapolis
area for people headed to the game on Feb. 5.
MoreOutlying Super Celebration sites prepare for fans
January 8, 2012
Associated PressTwenty Super Celebration sites — selected by the Indianapolis Super Bowl XLVI Host Committee with visitors in mind —
include seven located outside the metro area in Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Lafayette-West Lafayette, Muncie, Richmond/Wayne
County, and Shelbyville.
MorePremium prices sought for parking during Super Bowl
January 7, 2012
Associated PressFans who come to downtown Indianapolis on Super Bowl Sunday had better be prepared to pay some big prices to park during the
big game.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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