Predictions for 2009

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Some random musings on what may transpire in the upcoming year:

– The Cleveland Browns hire Scott Pioli (yeah, tough to see this one coming after recent events) but while go with another unproved head coach at the NFL level. Fan anxiety quickly dissipates as the Browns return to its climb out of obscurity and give fans reason to believe the future will be better than the past.

– In the world of sports media, a significant mainstream media vs. blogosphere conflict will play out in 2009. Popular sports sites such as Deadspin and Pro Football Talk will continue to fire away at the establishment until a redrawing of the lines becomes inevitable. So far, its seems ESPN’s response to this is to continue much of what its already been doing – which is being a massive sports media conglomerate. But sooner or later the conflict of interests will become to apparent (BCS and SEC anyone) that fan sentiment will to turn away from the big boys. ESPN will respond in kind.