By: Kipp Branch

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

Christmas is upon us once again. My girls have given me their annual list of items they want from Santa. I have dropped a few hints about things I want Santa to bring me as well.

I want to shake things up and come up with a sports list of things I would like Santa to grant in 2016 and 2017.

Santa please bring Brunswick High a new football coach with a championship resume. 30 plus juniors return from a talented squad that underachieved in 2016.

Santa please not a fourth straight loss to Glynn Academy in football. Life as a Pirate has been tough around here Santa.

Santa please deliver a City Championship and a deep playoff run to Altama Avenue next fall for the Pirates.

Region Championships for Pirate girls and boys basketball

A winning season for the Pirate baseball team to set the table for a title run two years from now.

A State Football championship for the MCA Bucs this weekend.

A 9-1 regular season and a deep playoff run for the Glynn Academy Red Terror football team in 2017.

State Titles in golf, tennis, and soccer for the Spring Sports Monster known as Glynn Academy Athletics.

A State Title for Glynn Academy baseball in 2017

Santa please a total house cleaning in Jacksonville and a new coach with a championship resume for the Jaguars.

Please Santa deliver at least one home game sellout for the Jags in 2017.

Santa please deliver a SEC Football Title to Athens, Georgia next fall.

Please Santa not a fourth straight loss to Florida for my Bulldogs, and please Santa while we are at it how about a 0-12 record for the Gators in football in 2017.

Please deliver a top 3 recruiting class for UGA in February.

Santa please bring some power to the Atlanta Braves roster, and please not another last place finish.

Please solve the traffic issues in and around the Braves new stadium in Cobb County

A March Madness Berth for the UGA men’s basketball team

A College World Series Berth for the UGA Baseball team.

A NL Cy Young Award for Adam Wainwright

A Pro Bowl Berth for Darius Slay, and Super Bowl for my Detroit Lions

One more PGA tour win for Davis Love III, and then he goes on the Senior Tour and beats the brakes off of everyone.

A LPGA tour win for Katie Burnett.

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A NFC South title for the Falcons.

An Eastern Conference Finals berth for the Atlanta Hawks.

Please make Coastal Georgia a place where college recruiters set up shop to recruit local athletes.

An ACC Title for the GT Yellow Jackets in football in 2017

Losing seasons for Auburn, and Tennessee in football in 2017.

Santa please let Nick Saban retire.

State Titles across the board for Frederica Academy in 2017.

State Titles for all local recreation teams in Glynn County.

Championships for all College of Coastal Georgia in all sports.

A US Open title in 2017 for Zach Johnson and a Green Jacket for Matt Kuchar.

A fat free agent contract for Justin Coleman of the New England Patriots

A call up to AAA for former Red Terror Bo Way, and a ticket to the show in the near future.

Well there you have it Santa. I hope I haven’t asked for too much or left anyone out. Thank you for 2016 and I hope you make all of the requests in 2017 come true.

Santa I know I already asked but please not another loss to the Red Terrors in football.

Merry Christmas to all.