But it has often looked like a dream over the past few years.

BBC: Iraq's Olympians row amid gunshots and bomb blasts

Sunderland might have seemed like a dream move - but, as Micky Adams found out last year when he went to Leicester with Dave Bassett, being the secondary element of a partnership allows you little room to do your work.

BBC: The not-so dynamic duo

So it's a nice dream and all, but we kinda like things on the search front as they are: functional, predictable, and not too flashy.

ENGADGET: Google's Amit Singhal tells us about the dreams search engines are made of

But Kurds like Bahir Ahman(ph) acknowledge true independence is still only a dream.

NPR: Flag Symbolizes Divisive Issue of Kurdish Autonomy

His dream, like every other executive at every network but Fox, is to find a show that cannot only holds its own against American Idol, but finally knock it down a peg or two.

NPR: 'Idol' Delivers Ratings Power for Fox

Of course, the NFL has no plans to start a lottery system there's been no concerns about widespread tanking at the end of the season to get a better draft pick like there has been in the NBA, but hey, Viking fans can dream, can't they?

WSJ: What If the NFL Had a Draft Lottery?