The Dawn Treader

Ever had the old golf ball come to rest under a tree ... or on a root ... or plugged in a bunker.

I've got the solution.  Each player is allowed one throw per hole.  It counts as a stroke, of course.  But it will alleviate tremendous frustration and anxiety, and it will spare many a golf club from irreparable damage.

Come on.  Admit it.  We like to see high scoring football games.  Defensive games are mind numbing and boring.

What would really help football is to eliminate the offsides rule for wide receivers.  Receivers could line up anywhere on the field ... behind the line of scrimmage ... or in the end zone ... or where ever ... they can be always be in motion too.

It would really stretch out the defense and create more excitement in the running game too.  And imagine the bone crushing, blind side blocks that wide receivers (who started out back in the defensive secondary) could plant on unsuspecting line backers who never saw them coming.  Talk about exciting.

Ever wonder why tennis has lost so much prestige and viewership in the modern era?

Simple.  It has become boring to watch.  It is all about power and big serves.  Yawn.

Where are the long points?  Where are the heart-stopping rallies of the Bjorn Borg -vs- John McEnroe era?

Tennis fans have been robbed of excitement because of technology and the emphasis on the big serve.  The solution?

Get rid of the second serve.  You get one serve.  Exit the era of the double fault.  Enter the era of the single fault.

Players would be forced to ease up and get that serve in.  The result?  More drama, higher viewership, and a resurgence in the sport of tennis.

The inspiration for this series comes from two people: Tgirsch and my brother Richard.

Tgirsch started it all when he suggested doing away with the offsides rule in soccer.  I spoke to my brother Richard about it, and we began dreaming up all kinds of rules changes which would revolutionize sports.

Here is our first idea.  Raise the basketball hoop from ten feet to twelve feet.