(WGR 550) -- Thursday morning, Howard Simon and Jeremy White have been discussing with callers what they would "Spring Clean" from sports. Well, I've got some things to say about that.

Here are my new ideas:

-- First: the easiest. No more BCS, unless you want to turn the BCS into a seven-bowl, eight-team playoff. I know there will be arguments against who the eighth and ninth teams will be, but it's better than Utah, Boise State or any other undefeated school complaining. Plus, as much as I'd love an upset, seeing some formerly-whining underdog get smoked by a two-loss SEC team would be funny. How has Gonzaga fared in March Madness since they started getting their No. 5 seeds?

-- Way less time-outs. Jeremy brought it up, and I love it. Here's how it would work for each major sport:

Basketball: one-per-quarter. Anyone who's seen a team on a run knows that time-outs matter in hoops.

Football: no more time-outs. To keep the challenge system alive, 10-yard penalty for lost challenge.

Baseball: no more mound visits for coaches or non-catchers unless it's a pitching change.

Hockey: system's fine, but if you change goalies in-period, that's your time-out.

-- No more Personal Seat Licenses.

This conversation didn't exist a few years ago.

"Hey, I'd like two season tickets for the Yankees."

"Well, fill out this application... and give me $2,500."

"Cool, here ya go."

"Now, as for the tickets... they start at $100 per game..."

-- All player money is guaranteed. Some sports do it now, but Antoine Winfield might be a Bill still if not for fake money, and then maybe the Bills don't draft 1,000 defensive backs. As a concession, the players eliminate signing bonuses.

-- Quarterbacks and goaltenders are fair game once they leave the pocket or crease, respectively. It works for lacrosse.

-- New repercussion to icing. As in basketball, the non-offending team can "set up" in the offensive zone.

-- No more easy-to-remember division names. Here's how we'd do it in the four major sports:

NFL: Rozelle, Blanda, Montana, Butkus, Payton (or Sweetness) and Nagurski division ("We've won the Butkus!").

NBA: Chamberlain, Erving, Jordan, Bird, Gervin, Maravich, Russell

NHL: Howe, Orr, Plante, Mikita, Gretzky, Lemieux

MLB: Ruth, Mays, Paige, Aaron, Ripken, Gibson

-- Relegation. In the top division of English soccer, the worst three teams are demoted to the second division, while the top three teams from the second division get promoted. Imagine the New York Rangers fighting to stay in the NHL in the last week of the season as the Manitoba Moose are pouring champagne on each other to celebrate their province's first upcoming NHL season since the Winnipeg Jets left town.

-- Just one belt, and less weight classes in boxing. Please.

-- For baseball, basketball and hockey: a Champions League. This would require shorter seasons, but the idea of the six best NHL teams with the four best Russian teams, and two a piece from Sweden, Finland, etc., playing in season would be fantastic.

Imagine: the Sabres have a Saturday game at home in November, then travel to Gothenburg to take on Frolunda HC for a Champions League quarterfinal. Frolunda returns the favor the next month. A true "World Champion."

Better yet... The Red Sox against Japan's best, or Greece's Olympiakos against the Lakers.

-- FANS cannot complain about: facial hair, tattoos, how a player wears his uniform, hairstyles, et. all.

So you're allowed to do what's on the left and do your job, but he's worse at basketball because his wife and kids' names are on his arm?

Does it change the way they play the game? No. Remember the "J.P. Losman stinks cause his hair gets in his eyes?" Goodness gracious, maybe he just stunk. Anyone? I've seen some of the worst tattoos ever while covering sports on some of the most-talented players.

--- I'll add more, throughout the day, but our new comment function allows you to add your ideas below, or email: nick@wgr550.com