MailBagg™ It's a vivid breathing creature, and I never know where it is.
A few weeks ago, my basement was flooded and became an anchor for a 1,500-word discussion with readers. Last week turned to our polarized society, and I wondered if the Indianapolis Colts would use the 14th to draft the Shedeur Sanders to bring the world togetherTh Overall draft picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.
And then this week, I'm going to do the weirdest thing so far:
Discuss the pace of the Colts’ best draft pick Tyler Warren, and my visit to David Letterman’s communications and media building at Ball State and do it in the same short note from my Indystar subscriber group. I will then use that text as an anchor for a 1,500-word discussion with the reader to follow.
I mean, maybe I'll do that. It's not that I'm waiting until the end of writing this weekly Mailbagg to hammer this introduction.
As far as you know.
from: I went to the group last Friday morning
Hello everyone. Late night last night (the Colts in the Draft) and late night tonight (the Pacers in the NBA playoffs). This morning! I speak at the news fair at Ball State University, and I expect thousands of middle school students. Yes! I'm not ready yet!
Last night, I was too busy writing about the perfect draft pick for the Colts, Te Tyler Warren, Pennsylvania, despite his disclaimer: How fast is he? Why didn't he participate in the combine harvester-or career day at Penn State?
from: Mark L.
Question: Can you be perfect and give a warning?
sigh. No.
from: Mark L.
sorry. The old editor inside me couldn't help it. I like columns!
Love my boss, like I've been saying. But you are not one of my bosses, Mark.
Still like you. gimme a hug, you big bulge!
PS In your first text, the "C" in "CAN" should be capitalized. The colon follows the complete sentence? Capitalize a word. This is me, little.
from: Zachary B.
I know you need a hook, but this - the attention to Tyler Warren unknown speed is a weird guy, man.
The Colts have just drafted a skill player and his time at 40 yard dash is a secret - because he refuses to run for an NFL team. As a Colts fan, don't you think this is weird?
Don't confuse "things that you only write" with "you're weird."
from: Doug K.
Long-term reader, first MailBagger™.
Speed doesn't always kill: Dorin Dickerson combines the fastest 40 runs in history in NFL scout. Eleven professional catches, 151 yards in three seasons.
Tyler Warren will be a monster (if any of our QBs can get him to the ball).
Doug
Respect your name signed with two G. Also appreciate the knowledge learned from Dorin Dickerson in 2010. Not sure why you care about Tyler Warren's speed, though.
from: Bill J.
Warren looks slow, but molasses are not slow.
Another note about Tyler Warren's speed? I know you all need a hook, but that's weird, man.
Doyel in the first round of the Colts: Tyler Warren can save everyone's job - if he's fast enough
Doyel in the Horse Team's draft: Chris Ballard usually picks athletes. This year he chose a football player
from: Dr. Sarah:
Love you Taylor Warren column, but for the sake of love for everything, can we not mention that he can play QB? ? ? And I can't see Zaire giving him No. 44.
If you can believe it, when I say Tyler Warren will remind people of the No. 44 who plays for the Dallas Clark - Dallas Clark - I forgot that Zaire Franklin is already wearing No. 44! I bet you can believe, Doc.
To everyone else: I met a doctor in the hospital a few years ago. I was visiting a friend who walked into the doctor's coat wearing a nametag. She emailed me a few times so I recognized her name. Or should she recognize me first? I forgot! But either way, it's one of the exciting "What a small world" moments.
Fast forward a few years, here she's in the mailbag - Correcting my column to remind me that Tyler Warren won't wear the number 44 I tried to give him.
HMPH.
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Doyel in Game 4: Don't lie with the ball. Pacers should win the series - Bucks should lose
The official name of the Ball State News Expo is "JDay+/CCIM+" - the abbreviation of the School of Communication, Information and Media - dating back to 70 years! It was a beautiful event, and I was one of six "featured" speakers…which meant Ball State squeezed out a 45-minute conference trio on me. I chose the topic.
I introduced the title of a session twice: “Your story will be won or lost before you start writing.”
Title of my other meetings: “Really talk about writing.”
I start each session and tell the course some of the following forms:
"Let me say two things, it doesn't sound like it, but I promise both are true. First of all, I love others. I love questions. So be ready to end the question.
"And, two, I have a form of adding, which means I'll notice everything. It's important to my work - I've noticed everything - but when I talk to large groups, it can be a problem. Because I noticed everything, I'm going to distract now. So I'm asking you now, please don't talk to the people next to you, or even giggle with your friends because you think I'm funny.
"If you agree, please nod."
The whole class nodded, all three times. These are about 100 children, ranging in age from 12 to 17 years old.
And I don't have to kick Anyone go out. One of the most impressive kids I've ever spoken to. Probably related: This is my first warning. Think I will continue to do this!
Anyway, people had ideas when I told the text group about my visit to Ball State.
from: Ric M.
Will anyone put your speech on YouTube? I really want to hear it.
Oh, I hope not. My speeches are always fun, the kids are always laughing, but as one title says: I keep it real. Another rule for my class, wherever I go: "No tweets. No videos on social media. I'll be transparent in this room, but have to stay in this room!"
There are also several teachers in each course, and then all of them come to tell me that I should teach! oh! ! ! Maybe one day.
from: Cheryl F.
Thank you for going to J-Day! I went to high school and was a Qiuzhou News alum. You will inspire some kids today!
Hopefully, Cheryl. That's the goal. The contributions of David Letterman, coupled with Ball State’s press legacy, make it a great place.
from: Rick S.
You will do a great job! For me, sports have always been a story about humanity and you have a great way to start from that place. I'm sure those young journeys will get a lot from you
Kids always want to hear my favorite stories and based on the stories I mentioned, I giggle or cry - sometimes both will laugh.
from: Diana D.
If you speak as well as writing - I know you'll see from watching the videos, those kids will do something special.
I was really not ready, just winged and discovered a neat little interactive trick in the process. I told the kids what they didn't do in their story - the next thing I know is that I'm writing an example on a blue grease board and then hovering in red and drawing a line through it.
At the end of the past two sessions, when I wrote a taboo on the board, the kids were walking to the front of the class, circled it around and drew a line through it! Of course I let them. Then kick them out.
I'm kidding. perhaps. Without video, who should say it?
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from: Sid B.
My interest in Mailbagg tends to focus on your witty replies.
Thank you Sid. When I'm on cbssports.com I have another form of Mailbagg. We call it Hate emails - OK, that's what I think - I printed out the meanest emails I received every week...and immediately tear these readers apart. That was another era. There is another me.
from: Mike C.
ha. I often think of Jason Bean's articles. Seriously - Where is that guy? Time will prove.
I was very thick here last week and was praised for Jason Bean's popularity in town, didn't it?
Doyel put it in a thick place: Do you like Colts Scout QB Jason Bean? I did it!
from: Randy R.
Hey, Greg. I wonder if you can answer a question that has bothered me for a while. I think the Colts have a quarterback and I believe he is from Kansas. I don't remember his name, but he did impress us in the preseason. Why don't we hear anything about him? Wondering if you can give me your thoughts on this question.
Are you dragging me, Randy? I'll devote the entire part of Mailbagg last week to the former Kansas QB Jason Bean and in the story I wrote last year - in the preseason, he really impressed us at the time. Then I praised a lot of people for knowing his name. I put it in a thick place!
You ask me...what?
from: Randy R.
Top columnist in the country? Don't know, but I agree, and it's nice to hear it! Just like any MVP in sports! If Hoosiers can't be a national champion, then you can.
oh. The same person wrote the last two notes, which seemed great.
wait. Don't you know I won?
Are you dragging me, Randy?
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