The Replay: Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, and the IU Hoosiers

Every Friday, we post up The Replay: where hot shots and airballs collide. It’s your weekly roster of the most entertaining sports stories playing out in arenas local, statewide, and national.

» Laser (Pointer) Rocket Arm? In advance of Sunday’s playoff showdown between the Colts and Broncos, the Indy Star‘s Gregg Doyel thinks something’s amiss with Peyton Manning. But there was a time …

» Shave Review: Andrew Luck gets (much-needed) style points for finally saying what we knew all along: That neck beard? Oooof. Still, it’s never not funny:

» Enshrine Time: ESPN’s Mike Wells reports two former Colts are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

» Down and Out: Indiana fans seemed grateful that, against Michigan State, the Hoosiers broke at about the same time as Twitter (an outage occurred late in the first half) in the 70-50 loss to the Spartans on Monday:

Hoosier loyalists in search of something to soothe the soul should apply a little Victor Oladipo. Silky:

» Now Read This: IM contributor Keith Roach profiles the most (brutally) honest personality in Indy sports media: Dan Dakich.

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