Like most Americans, I love sports. But they are, by no means, perfect.

You could embody all seven of the deadly sins in the sports realm. Ladies lusting over the likes of Grady Sizemore and Tom Brady; the eternal greed of Scott Boras; the sloth that is Prince Fielder; the list goes on and on.

But my biggest beef with sports is when every0ne (and I mean everyone) notices something wrong with sports, yet nothing is done to fix it. When there is something so blatantly wrong in any given sport, there is no reason why it should not be changed. This is especially true when the solutions are just as blatant. Maybe the head honchos in each sport are just stubborn. Maybe they relish in the fact that their system is imperfect. Or maybe they are just oblivious to these issues. Well, if this is the case, I will gladly take it upon myself to enlighten them. They are as follows:

1) NFL Overtime Rules

Last night, the Patriots played the Jets for first place in the AFC East. Regulation ended with Matt Cassel conducting a very Brady/Favre-esque last-second drive, culminating with a pass to Randy Moss to tie the game and send it to overtime (note: guess who Randy Moss was covered by? None other than former-Patriot Ty Law, who the Jets signed a little more than 48 hours before the game). Move to overtime. The Jets win the coin toss, drive downfield, and win the game without the Patriots ever touching the ball.

There is no reason: the NFL hasn't abandonded their OT rules and adopted the college football overtime.

How many times can you remember your team losing in OT without ever getting a chance to rebuttle? And even if your team wins like this, doesn't it feel a little cheap? Almost like you're playing a game of Monopoly and you flip over the board before everyone realizes you just landed on Boardwalk and owe someone $5000 when you only have a pewter racecar to your name?

It's not like the solution to this is real difficult to think up. College football's already done the work for you. I'm even willing to say that college football has the most exciting OT of any sport. Even better than the shootout in hockey (more on that later). Every team gets a chance at the ball, and after 2 OT's, teams have to go for 2 on conversions. Absolutely breath-taking. Everytime. I can understand if the NFL wants to alter those rules a bit, (perhaps back up the starting field position by 10-15 yards) but something must be done! Each off-season the NFL meets to discuss rule changes to make the game better. Why hasn't this been resolved yet? Here's looking at you Roger Goodell.

2) NCAA Football BCS vs. Playoffs

As if this hasn't been discussed enough. You've heard it all too many times, but I'd just like to reiterate this point one more time.

There is no reason: there isn't a playoff to determine the national champion in college football.

Here's another situation where all the league has to do is look directly below them to find a viable solution. Division 1AA (or whatever it's called now) uses a playoff system to determine the winner each year, which has been Appalachian State the last 3 years. And no one's complaining down there.

There have been arguments across the board by pro-BCS advocates. It'll make the season too long, the regular season would mean less, fans would care less week to week, there are too many endorsements for the bowl games. Whatever. If President-elect Barack Obama, says the one thing he would change in sports is BCS system, I'd listen.

A college playoff would be the most exciting thing 3 weeks in sports since March Madness. Imagine all the new rivalries that would come out of this. You can't tell me that the regular season games would be meaningless, either. Since USC lost to Oregon St. this year and tumbled down the rankings, how many of you have actually watched their games? Or realized that they're playing unbelievable defense. The current BCS ranking system has turned the regular season into a waiting game to see when a team will get upset and blow their shot at a national title. After that first loss happens, no one cares if they finish 12-1 or 6-7. It just doesn't matter. Change to a playoff, and every game will determine your seed, if you face this team or that team in the playoffs, and people will once again care.

3) NHL Point System

Personally, I would like to see the NHL become relevant again in sports pop-culture. And I think it could do it with a little time. Hockey is one of the more visually appealing games to watch and attend, given the prices of tickets across the league. But here's a tip for NHL. Ditch the one point for an OT-loss.

There is no reason: NHL teams should get a point just for losing in OT.

Since when do we reward our athletes for being second best? Never. So why in today's NHL, with the grittiest athletes of any sports, should we give them half the reward of a win, for a loss? Especially as teams get closer to the playoffs, teams can start jockeying for ties in regulation, rather than gunning for wins. The OT-point also devalues the shootout, which should be the most exciting one-on-one showdown in all of sports. The NHL needs to draw that line between winners and losers, and stop rewarding teams for being good, but not good enough.