A Cleveland Christmas List

A Cleveland sports fan's Christmas list...

For THE Ohio State University football program:

A competitive BCS Championship Game capped off with a Buckeye victory.
A silencing of the SEC propaganda machine.
Another great recruiting class for Coach Sweater Vest.
A trip to New York for Beanie Wells.
That Rich Rodiriguez's rivalry game struggles at WVU carry over to up north.

For the Cleveland Cavaliers:

A way to dump the awful contracts of Larry Hughes, Damon Jones, et al.
Some legitimate play making help for LeBron James and Boobie Gibson.
Another late season run reminiscent of the 2006-2007 season and playoffs.
That LeBron rises up and stays here forever.

For the Cleveland Indians:

A power bat for one of the corner outfield spots.
An affordable contract extension for C. C. Sabathia.
The rebirth of Pronk.
That Grady, Frankie G and the As Man continue to amaze with their gloves (and bats).
That Victor Martinez remains the heart of this team for a long time.
That the heat gets turned off of Eric Wedge for a while.
Another amazing season in 2008 where the Tribe proves their team is greater than the sum of its parts, complete with revenge on the Massholes.

For the Cleveland Browns:

Sort Term
A win over San Fran, a Brady Quinn appearance and a Colts win over the Titans.
A spot in the postseason versus the Appalachian Inbreds and a win over them.

Long Term
Another great draft and free agent class in 2008.
Some effective defensive linemen.
A new deal for Jamal Lewis.
A long term resolution of the QB situation.
Continued development of the juggernaut offense of Rob Chudzinski.
Continued health and lack of injuries for the team.
Consecutive winning seasons for the first time since the 80's.
That Cleveland Browns stadium continues to be a happy place on Sunday afternoons.. or maybe even Monday Night.

Buckeyes Spring Depth Chart Announced

Yes, I am aware that the Ohio State Buckeyes Mens' Basketball Team is in the Final Four playing against my next door neighbors the Georgetown Hoyas. But there is always time for a OSU Football Update. Coach Sweater Vest announced the depth chart for the upcoming spring practice schedule and it looks like more of a circa 2002 OSU than last years high scoring 2006 squad.

Offense LT - Alex Boone, Jr.; Josh Kerr, Fr.
LG - Steve Rehring, Jr.; Kyle Mitchum, Jr.
C - Jim Cordle, So; Connor Smith, Fr.
RG - Ben Person, Jr.; Bryant Browning, Fr.
RT - Kirk Barton, Sr.; Jon Skinner, Jr.
WR - Brian Robiskie, Jr.; Devon Lyons, Jr.
WR - Brian Hartline, So.; Albert Dukes, Jr.
WR - Ray Small, So.
TE - Rory Nicol, Jr.; Jake Ballard, So.
TB - Chris Wells, So.; Maurice Wells, Jr.
FB - Dionte Johnson, Sr.; Trever Robinson, Sr.
QB - Todd Boeckman, Jr.; Robbie Schoenhoft, So.; Antonio Henton, Fr.
Defense
LDE - Lawrence Wilson, Jr.; Robert Rose, So.
LDT - Todd Denlinger, So.; Nader Abdallah, Jr.
RDT - Doug Worthington, So.; Dexter Larimore, Fr.
RDE - Vernon Gholston, Jr; Alex Barrow, Jr.
SLB - Larry Grant, Sr.; Curtis Terry, Sr; Thaddeus Gibson, Fr.
MLB - James Laurinaitis, Jr.; Austin Spitler, So.
WLB - Marcus Freeman, Jr.; Ross Homan, So.
LCB - Malcolm Jenkins, Jr.; Andre Amos, So.
FS - Nick Patterson, Jr.; Aaron Gant, So.
SS - Jamario O'Neal, Jr.; Kurt Coleman, So.
RCB - Donald Washington, So.; Brandon Underwood, Jr.

We'll see how the QB and RB battles shape up and how the Buckeyes phyche is after the 41-14 ass kicked they received from Florida. Coach Sweater Vest has to have a hell of a run to make up for that debacle.