College Football 2009 Week 1: Cheerleader Edition

Welcome back, college football fans!  What better way to kick off the 2009 NCAA football season than to take a look at COED’s Top 10 Week One Football Preview: Cheerleader Edition?  It’s been a long hot summer and these girls have prepared their bodies, freshened their tans, and worked on some important techniques to do their part to ensure their team will stay atop the polls throughout the season.  Sit back and enjoy as COED walks you through the first week back on the gridiron.

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No. 1 Florida (0-0) vs Charleston Southern (0-0)

Tim Tebow and the defending champion Gators look to make it three out of four this season, and what easier way to start it off than a home slaughtering of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.  The Bucs are 0-16 against FBS opponents all-time and got shattered by Miami in last season’s opener, 52-7.  This game opens with Charleston Southern as a 73-point underdog!  And you almost have to expect the “classy” Urban Meyer will do his best to cover.

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No. 2 Texas (0-0) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (0-0)

The Longhorns will once again open with a non-BCS opponent when they will host the Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe.  Colt McCoy will open up his Heisman campaign without Michael Crabtree and hopes to improve upon last season’s 3859 passing yards and 34 touchdowns.

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No. 3 Oklahoma (0-0) vs. No. 20 BYU (0-0)

Two of the nation’s top 25 will open up this season on a neutral site, playing at the brand new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Oklahoma hopes to avenge last year’s national title game defeat by getting off to a good start – and what better way than beating a constant thorn in the BCS’s side like BYU on a national stage in college football’s first ever game in Jerry Jones’ latest stadium
masterpiece.  Hopefully for Jones, there won’t be too many punts that come close to puncturing any pixels on his ridiculous HD TVs.

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No. 4 USC (0-0) vs. San Jose State (0-0)

With a brand spanking new defense and a true freshman, Matt Barckley, at the quarterback position, questions continue to swirl around the USC Trojans this season.  How will coaching genius Pete Carroll keep up the pace and contend for a national title with a largely untested crew?  He should have no problem with San Jose State, as the Trojans
are 28-1 all-time against WAC opponents.

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No. 5 Alabama (0-0) vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech (0-0)

In perhaps the biggest of the opening week games, we have an epic 5 vs. 7 battle when the Tide takes on the Hokies to kick off the new season.  Bama was riding high last season before running into a wall
known as Florida and then got wiped off the mat by the surprising Utes of Utah in their BCS bowl game.  Bama looks to get off on the right foot this year and a convincing win over Tech is exactly what the doctor ordered.

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No. 6 Ohio State (0-0) vs. Navy (0-0)

While Buckeye constituents will argue that they have USC on their docket, we all know that the Scarlet and Grey have arguably the most boring schedule in the top 10.  Aside from the fact that they aren’t that good, there is a lot going against the Midshipman in this season’s opening tilt in Columbus.  The Buckeyes won the last meeting between these teams in the 1981 Liberty Bowl and they haven’t dropped a home opener since 1978 to Penn State.  Expect Terrelle Pryor to run rampant over the nation’s finest sailors.

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No. 8 Ole Miss (0-0) at Memphis (0-0)

With expectations at Ole Miss higher than the days of Eli Manning, star quarterback Jevan Snead looks to lead his Rebels through the city of Memphis and leave a path of destruction in his wake.  Snead looks to improve on his 2008 season that saw him throw for 2762 yards and 26 touchdowns, not to mention the two passing and one rushing touchdown he had in a memorable win over the Florida Gators.

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No. 9 (tie) Oklahoma State (0-0) vs. No. 12 Georgia (0-0)

In another huge matchup between two teams in the top 12, the Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys who are ranked in a ninth-place tie with Penn State – the highest pre-season ranking in OK State team history.  Expectations are high for the Cowboys, who look to take advantage of a Georgia team that just lost star quarterback, Matt Stafford, and running back, Knowshon Moreno, to the NFL.

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No. 9 (tie) Penn State (0-0) vs. Akron (0-0)

Okay, I digress in my thoughts that Ohio State’s schedule is the most shoddy of the bunch.  Penn State’s schedule is pathetic and the only way they can be considered for the national title is if they win each game – including the only “tough” game home against Ohio State – by 40 points.  I mean, wow, sure they are a talented team, but a non-conference schedule that is highlighted by Akron, Temple, Syracuse, and Eastern Illinois is sad for a team returning stars like Daryll Clark and Evan Royster that hopes to reach the national title game.