BigRich’s Christmas

That time again already?
Santa BigRich has been super busy since carving turkey, updating the naughty and nice lists from area players and coaches hopeful for that special present under the tree.
There’s been a lot, so buckle your jingle bells and let’s get started.
To Baylor Scheierman, what else could a guy want? Everyone back home loves watching you play, kid. 
I do have to ask, though, which goes against this entire piece. What does BigRich have to do to get a game-worn jersey? You know where to find me.
To Nate Boerkircher, an important phone call from the league in April.
To Matt Rhule, hitting it big in Vegas.
To Dani Busboom Kelly, don’t read the internet. Idiots live there. 
To Fred Hoiberg, a March winning streak. 
To Kent Pavelka, heart medication. 
To Mike Ekeler, whatever you want. Thank you for fixing the special teams. 
To Curt Cignetti, Google me.
To Ryan Day, Google Curt Cignetti.
To my entire fantasy football lineup, coal. 
To Penn State fans, coal. Be careful what you wish for, from a suffering Husker football fan.
To Trev Alberts, coal. 
To Kirk Ferentz, double coal.
To Wisconsin football fans, welcome to purgatory. Penn State may be joining us soon.
To Bill Belichick, a clue.
To the Los Angeles Dodgers, what do you get someone who has everything? 
To any and all area basketball teams, as many games scoring 67 as possible. 
To Logan Svoboda, two fists up in February.
To Canon Allen, a triple-double. 
To Ryan Staehr, swished threes.
To Kenna Merrihew, a 20-20 game. 
To Owen Jacobsen, a healthy wrestling season. 
To Kaitlyn Staehr, a day at the beach this spring. 
To Scott Phillips, all of the 5-second calls. 
To Kevin Asher, wins in March in PBA and Mitchell Field. 
To Rod Havens, a fast-forward to Feb. 13. 
To Cash Garrett, a hole in one. 
To the Aurora football team, no bus issues over the next two years. 
To Wyatt Dose, just a couple weeks without injury, at least. 
To Jereme Jones, a winning record as a new 11-man coach.
To Greg Wood and Philipp Mancuso, coach Jones’ 6-man playbook. 
To Landen Rojewski, all the touchdowns.
To the new Bearcat quarterback who throws Landen Rojewski the football, just know he’s down there somewhere. 
To Kyler Rojewski, a tackling bonus. 
To Gahvi Lesiak, teammate of the year.
To Peyton Hofmann, a quad-double. Is that even possible?
To Brodey Spurling, a 50-foot triple jump.
To Gracie Kreutz, your new favorite running shoes.
To Avery Reeson, the Hornet unsung hero. 
To the Norris Titans, chill out. Let the rest of us have a chance. 
To the Central City Bison, a peace offering. It is the Christmas season after all. 
To Carson Klute, 20-plus years of continued Hawk excellence.
Merry Christmas!
RICHARD RHODEN can be reached at sports@hamilton.net.