By: Kipp Branch

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a great 2019.

Here are my 20 sports wishes for 2020.

1.The Brunswick High Pirates win a minimum of 8 regular season games, break that six-game losing streak to Glynn Academy and win a region football championship.

Also, both Frederica and Glynn have fine football seasons in 2020.

Sean Pender’s Pirates are about to go on a nice run over the next 3-4 years.

2. Jake Fromm returns for his senior season and leads the Georgia Bulldogs to a 12-0 regular season, a SEC title win over Auburn, and a National Championship win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff.
3. The Atlanta Braves win the World Series in 2020, and pick up a top line starter by the trading deadline.

This team is on the cusp of being really good for a long time.

4. Ronald Acuna Jr. wins the National League MVP and hits 50 HR’s in the process.

This kid is a generational type player that will be the face of the franchise for the next decade.

5. Local Glynn County High School basketball teams make deep runs in the state playoffs.

Pirate nation, you better appreciate what you have in head coach Chris Turner.

6. Deep playoff runs for BHS, Frederica Academy, and Glynn Academy baseball squads next spring.
7. The UGA baseball team makes it into a Super Regional in 2020.
8. The UGA basketball team earns a bid to the big dance March Madness.
9. Georgia Tech football team winning 6-7 games in 2020 and going to a bowl game.
10. Clemson, Oklahoma, and Texas join the SEC, while the conference boots Missouri. Then Auburn makes a permanent move to the SEC East and the conference moves to 9 conference games per season to eliminate at least one cupcake game per season.
11. UCF and South Florida join the ACC.
12. Florida State becomes Florida State again and Florida continues to improve under Dan Mullen.
13. The Atlanta Falcons draft Derrick Brown to improve that defense and spend 15 million per season to get Nick Saban as their new head coach.

Falcon press conferences with Saban at the helm would be must see TV.

14. The Jacksonville Jaguars trade for Matthew Stafford at QB and bring in an offensive minded head coach.

Stafford with that defense would be a winning combination in Jacksonville and fill the damn stadium.

15. Jason Bishop improves his overall sports knowledge. That will be a tough one. I know I’m asking a lot on this wish.
16. The Miami Dolphins draft Tua. He can’t wear #13 though because Marino’s number is retired.
17. The Atlanta Hawks winning 30 games. The Hawks are bad. Did I say the Hawks are very bad?

18. UGA hiring Hugh Freeze as the new Offensive Coordinator but keep a close watch on cell phone usage. The entire SEC would be very afraid.

19. Gus Malzahn is given a lifetime contract at Auburn. One could only hope right?

20. And finally, Kirby Smart continues to be known as The Gator Daddy!

Have a great 2020 all!