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Sports Illustrated writers weigh in with their New Year's resolutions.

Peter King Five Things I Think the NFL Should Resolve to Do in 2000: 1. Give more black coordinators -- Terry Robiskie of the Redskins and Willie Shaw of the Raiders come to mind -- serious looks at the head-coaching jobs that come open early in 2000. 2. Get rid of all outdoor artificial turf by the 2001 season. 3. Try to keep Bill Parcells atop the Jets one more year. 4. Open the locker rooms before games, allow players to be miked, and allow players to talk to the media during the game ... oops, I was dreaming there for a minute. 5. Scrap the silly TV doubleheader rule that prevents big national games from being shown in home markets when home teams are televised that same day. Michael Farber That NHL owners counteract their attendance problems by lowering ticket prices and turning the game back to the fans, at least to some small degree. Grant Wahl That we see more patient seniors (Kenyon Martin) and fewer never-to-be freshmen (Leon Smith) in college basketball; more made free throws and fewer falling-out-of-bounds timeouts; more Jay Bilas and less Digger Phelps; more smart guys (Don Garber) and fewer ol' boys (Hank Steinbrecher, Alan Rothenberg) running U.S. soccer. Pierre Maguire That all NHL players do away with hitting from behind, cross-checking and senseless stickwork. And that hockey broadcasters stop talking about "protecting the star players." The league should protect all players. Gary Van Sickle That we stop feeling sorry for John Daly. That I play more golf from the white tees instead of the tips. (The idea is to have more fun, right?) That I watch more televised golf with the sound off, unless Johnny Miller is talking. And that I remember, when at the Masters Tournament in April, to stop and smell the magnolias.

Tim Crothers That Dick Vitale be cloned and forced to watch one of his own broadcasts, so that he could finally understand just how annoying it is for us to listen to him. David Fleming That more of us will worship athletes as society's heroes and stop worrying about all this ugly stuff off the field. That Mike Tyson becomes a boxing star again. That Pete Rose gets into the Hall of Fame. That the NFL continues to do nothing to curb the violent crimes committed by its employees. That, because of political correctness, we all just continue to ignore the fact that Title IX is slowly choking the life out of men's minor sports. That soccer just takes over. That sports radio takes on an even greater role in athletics. That the BCS grows to a point where no more games are played, we just let the computer decide a national champion, in all sports. That the teams with the most money dominate baseball again. That I can learn to be sarcastic in 2000. Jeff Pearlman No more Montreal Expos. No more cell-phone-talking, suit-wearing, tomahawk-chopping, sixth-inning-departing Atlanta Braves fans. No more It's not about the money. No more 64-58 NBA final scores. No more expansion. John Garrity Let's resolve to make Colin Montgomerie a welcome and honored guest when he visits us this year -- with cheers instead of jeers. Ivan Maisel That in his senior season, Purdue quarterback Drew Brees lives up to the hype and finishes higher than 33rd in passing efficiency. That we go more than one day from preseason practice through November without having to read about Notre Dame coach Bob Davie's job security. That the Pac-10 rejoins Division I-A. That the two-quarterback system go the way of the run-and-shoot, the raccoon coat and other autumn fads. That either USC or UCLA wins more than it loses. Let's get Los Angeles interested in college football again, shall we?

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