It’s time for New Year’s resolutions. Forget the “I’m going to do 500 push-ups a day” nonsense. Stick to goals such as “I will eat one pie per week, rotating between apple and cherry.” Some other reasonable resolutions:

Ohio State will schedule a challenging nonconference slate. The current 2013 pre-Big Ten gauntlet: Buffalo (not the Bills), San Diego State (decent), Cal (fired its coach) and Florida A&M (a band duel would be entertaining). Georgia plays North Texas the same day OSU plays FAMU. How about trading opponents and playing the Bulldogs?

A weak schedule could keep the Buckeyes out of next season’s BCS title game and hurt Braxton Miller’s Heisman chances. The schedule does get better in 2014 (Virginia Tech, Cincinnati).

Everyone: No more gambling on sports. If you bet on Duke in the Belk Bowl, you know what I’m talking about. The Blue Devils were 11-point underdogs and had the game won. But a bizarre series of events in the final 80 seconds sent Cincinnati home with a 48-34 victory. Amazing.

Baseball players, from T-ballers to big-leaguers, will stop wearing flat-bill hats. The baseball diamond is not a dance club. And while you’re at it, wear those lids straight, not sideways.

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany will realize that his league is just fine with 12 schools. Rutgers and Maryland do nothing for the conference’s reputation. Face it: New York, Baltimore and D.C. aren’t college towns.

Bob Knight and Nick Saban will smile now and then. Just a grin, guys. Nobody will begrudge you for enjoying life for a moment. Same for you, Archie Miller. We get it. You’re intense.

Cam Newton will lose that stupid towel. This kid could be really good if he grows up, but hiding under a piece of cotton isn’t the way to demonstrate leadership.

NFL wide receivers will turn the tables on Ed Reed and aim high when they see the rule-breaking Ravens safety. … Nebraska will play a little defense. Georgia’s running backs are salivating. … A-Rod will donate half his salary to charity. … College football teams with losing records (I mean you, Georgia Tech) will turn down invites to bowl games. … Phil Jackson will move to a cabin in the woods and never be heard from again.