Brad Wells
Mar 29, 2008 May 23, 2012 6793 7451
For years he was known only to the Internet world as "BigBlueShoe," the self-categorized "schmuck" behind Stampede Blue. Now, Brad Wells not only writes about the Indianapolis Colts at the blog he helped found, but works as the editor of SB Nation Indiana, the sports regional site for SBNation.com.
Known for his foul mouth, poofy hair, and person weakness for anything made with Nutella, Brad is also one of those self-righteous 'Hoosiers' who believes sports is something more than just mindless entertainment. He's the kind who says, with eye-rolling conviction, that 'sports does not build character, it reveals it.'
The only redeeming quality Brad seems to have is he has a genuine love for Indiana sports. He also thinks Indiana sports fans are some of the smartest, most knowledgeable fans in the country.
Brad has covered a Super Bowl and two NFL Drafts for Stampede Blue. He can be stalked on Twitter at @stampedeblue or @sbnationindiana.
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Recent activity
Posted Stampede Blue- Video Mailbag And Podcast on Stampede Blue - 05/23/12 8:24 PM EDT
Posted Colts Trade FB Chris Gronkowski To Bronocs For CB Cassius Vaughn on Stampede Blue - 05/23/12 3:04 PM EDT
Posted Dwayne Allen Asks Questions About The Colts Drafting Back-To-Back Tight Ends on Stampede Blue - 05/21/12 3:13 PM EDT
Posted Colts Kick Tires Around CB Justin King on Stampede Blue - 05/21/12 11:52 AM EDT
Posted Smart Football's Breakdown Of Tom Moore's And Peyton Manning's Offense on Stampede Blue - 05/21/12 11:10 AM EDT
Posted SB Nation Chats With Colts Rookie TE Dwayne Allen on Stampede Blue - 05/20/12 11:02 AM EDT
Posted Grigson Continues Stocking Up On Former Eagles Linemen, Claims OG Zane Taylor on Stampede Blue - 05/20/12 9:37 AM EDT
Posted Samson Satele Was Apparently Very Good In Oakland Last Year on Stampede Blue - 05/18/12 11:13 AM EDT
Posted Rankings: Jim Irsay Seventh Best Owner In NFL on Stampede Blue - 05/18/12 10:23 AM EDT
Posted Colts Sign Draft Picks Josh Chapman And Justin Anderson on Stampede Blue - 05/17/12 9:04 PM EDT
Posted Colts Cut Brody Eldridge, Sign Another Quarterback on Stampede Blue - 05/17/12 3:39 PM EDT
Posted It Is Apparently 'Killing' Andrew Luck That He Cannot Attend OTAs on Stampede Blue - 05/17/12 11:25 AM EDT
Posted 2012 Colts OTAs: Team Signs Four Drafted Players, Harnish Hurt on Stampede Blue - 05/17/12 10:16 AM EDT
Posted Colts Center Samson Satele Reportedly Leaves OTAs on Stampede Blue - 05/16/12 11:18 AM EDT
Posted Grading The 2012 Indianapolis Colts Offseason: Rookie Free Agents on Stampede Blue - 05/16/12 10:40 AM EDT
Posted Colts claim TE Andre Smith off waivers from the Bears on Stampede Blue - 05/15/12 5:19 PM EDT
Posted Jim Irsay Thinks Colts Roster 'Taking Shape,' Front Seven Should 'Impress' on Stampede Blue - 05/15/12 5:09 PM EDT
Posted Colts Copying The Patriots With Two-TE Offense on Stampede Blue - 05/15/12 11:36 AM EDT
Posted 2012 Colts OTAs Begin Today, Or Did They Begin Early? on Stampede Blue - 05/15/12 10:06 AM EDT
Posted Colts Begin 2012 OTAs Tomorrow, May 15th on Stampede Blue - 05/14/12 11:12 AM EDT
Posted NFP: Colts Building Around Andrew Luck, Passing Game on SB Nation Indiana - 05/14/12 10:51 AM EDT
Posted The Colts Continued Trend Of Being Brittle Glass Joes In 2011 on Stampede Blue - 05/14/12 10:28 AM EDT
Posted Happy Mother's Day on Stampede Blue - 05/13/12 11:43 AM EDT
Commented Answer on Grading The 2012 Indianapolis Colts Offseason: The Draft on Stampede Blue - 05/11/12 2:57 PM EDT
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Posted NFP: Chapman Should Anchor Colts Defense, Luck Best QB Prospect on Stampede Blue - 05/11/12 2:07 PM EDT
Commented Well... on Grading The 2012 Indianapolis Colts Offseason: The Draft on Stampede Blue - 05/11/12 12:14 PM EDT
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Posted Grading The 2012 Indianapolis Colts Offseason: The Draft on Stampede Blue - 05/11/12 11:31 AM EDT
Posted SB Nation's Rookie FanChat, A Chance To Interview Colts QB Andrew Luck on Stampede Blue - 05/11/12 9:58 AM EDT
Commented "Just because my wife defers to me for major purchases like cars and the house, does not make her a puppet" on Bash The G.M. And Then Praise The G.M. on Stampede Blue - 05/10/12 3:53 PM EDT
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Commented So why do you get so upset when people disagree with your articles? on Bash The G.M. And Then Praise The G.M. on Stampede Blue - 05/10/12 2:56 PM EDT
Posted Bash The G.M. And Then Praise The G.M. on Stampede Blue - 05/10/12 1:38 PM EDT
Posted Grading The 2012 Indianapolis Colts Offseason: Free Agents on Stampede Blue - 05/10/12 10:33 AM EDT
Posted Grading The 2012 Indianapolis Colts Offseason: Player Loses on Stampede Blue - 05/09/12 1:01 PM EDT
Posted Colts Defensive Coordinator Greg Manusky Is Probably More Than A Little Upset on Stampede Blue - 05/09/12 11:32 AM EDT
Posted Interesting Idea: Why Not Cancel Local Blackouts Rules In Indianapolis? on Stampede Blue - 05/09/12 9:00 AM EDT
Posted Coby Fleener, NFL TE, Is A Pretty Darn Good Writer on Stampede Blue - 05/09/12 7:00 AM EDT
Recommended "Will Tarvaris Jackson hang onto the starting job? " on SBNation.com - 05/08/12 8:53 PM EDT
Posted Luck Willl Attempt To Workout With Receivers, Including Reggie Wayne on Stampede Blue - 05/08/12 8:00 AM EDT
Commented McGlynn and Justice on Premature Guessing Of The 2012 Colts 53-Man Roster on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 12:44 PM EDT
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Recommended weird science? on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 11:00 AM EDT
Commented Yes on Premature Guessing Of The 2012 Colts 53-Man Roster on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 11:00 AM EDT
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Posted Premature Guessing Of The 2012 Colts 53-Man Roster on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 10:53 AM EDT
Posted Happy Birthday Mr. John Unitas on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 10:24 AM EDT
Commented You on How Does RB Vick Ballard Fit In With Colts? on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 10:16 AM EDT
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Posted Colts QB Andrew Luck Is Working On His Deep Ball, Throwing Mechanics on SB Nation Indiana - 05/07/12 10:14 AM EDT
Posted How Does RB Vick Ballard Fit In With Colts? on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 9:47 AM EDT
Posted What We Learned From The Colts 2012 Rookie Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/07/12 7:24 AM EDT
Commented Overall on Jabin Sambrano And Griff Whalen Impress At Colts Rookie Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/06/12 4:35 PM EDT
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Commented Drafted on Jabin Sambrano And Griff Whalen Impress At Colts Rookie Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/06/12 4:17 PM EDT
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Posted Jabin Sambrano And Griff Whalen Impress At Colts Rookie Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/06/12 4:07 PM EDT
Posted Andrew Luck Draws Rave Reviews At Colts Rookie Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/06/12 2:35 PM EDT
Posted PHOTOS Of Andrew Luck And Others At Colts Rookie Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 2:24 PM EDT
Posted Colts Hire T.J. McCreight As Director Of College Scouting, Announce Other Front Office Moves on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 2:16 PM EDT
Commented Um on Luck A Calming Presence At Colts First Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 1:06 PM EDT
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Commented Positive or negative on Luck A Calming Presence At Colts First Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 1:05 PM EDT
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Posted Luck A Calming Presence At Colts First Minicamp on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 12:58 PM EDT
Posted Andrew Luck's Throwing Mechanics Issues on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 11:21 AM EDT
Commented Thx on 2012 Colts Rookie Minicamp Begin Today For Andrew Luck on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 10:42 AM EDT
Posted 2012 Colts Rookie Minicamp Begin Today For Andrew Luck on Stampede Blue - 05/04/12 10:31 AM EDT
Commented Added Ballard on Breaking Down The Colts 2012 NFL Draft on Stampede Blue - 05/02/12 1:50 PM EDT
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Commented Ballard on Breaking Down The Colts 2012 NFL Draft on Stampede Blue - 05/02/12 1:41 PM EDT
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Recommended I really liked this draft on Stampede Blue - 05/02/12 11:31 AM EDT
Commented "We traded in our old BMW for a brand spanking new one, that handles even better." on Breaking Down The Colts 2012 NFL Draft on Stampede Blue - 05/02/12 11:31 AM EDT
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Posted Breaking Down The Colts 2012 NFL Draft on Stampede Blue - 05/02/12 11:15 AM EDT
Recommended Summers eve.... on Stampede Blue - 05/01/12 4:45 PM EDT
Posted Yes, There Was Apparently A Bidding War For "Mr. Irrelevant" Chandler Harnish on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 2:41 PM EDT
Commented Thank you! on 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 12:13 PM EDT
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Commented Mark Sanchez on 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 12:07 PM EDT
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Commented Fugger on 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 12:07 PM EDT
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Commented Dang on 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 12:06 PM EDT
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Posted 2012 Indianapolis Colts Reportedly Sign Fourteen Undrafted Free Agents, Including Stanford WR Griff... on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 12:03 PM EDT
Commented Value? Sleeper? on 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 11:36 AM EDT
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Commented ACL on 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 11:28 AM EDT
Commented "Do you really believe this? Really? Are you sure?" on 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 11:23 AM EDT
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Posted 2012 NFL Draft Grades: The AFC on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 11:20 AM EDT
Posted 2012 NFL Draft Grades: Indianapolis Colts And The AFC South on Stampede Blue - 04/30/12 10:53 AM EDT
Commented Excellent on 2012 NFL Draft - AFC South Recap on Stampede Blue - 04/29/12 9:25 PM EDT
Recommended You dont need to go 3-13 to draft well you tool... on Stampede Blue - 04/29/12 9:25 PM EDT
Commented Based on where in the draft on 2012 Indianapolis Colts Undrafted Free Agents [UPDATE] on Stampede Blue - 04/28/12 10:34 PM EDT
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Commented Disagree on 2012 Indianapolis Colts Undrafted Free Agents [UPDATE] on Stampede Blue - 04/28/12 10:29 PM EDT
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