With Week 8 coming at you at full speed this weekend, we will take a look at the first BCS top ten rankings of the 2009 season.   While Bama fans would probably prefer the AP poll since their Crimson Tide have taken over the top spot, we here at COED are more interested in the BCS because it makes us think of Bottomless Cheerleading Squads…  (more…)

For the first time seemingly all season, last week was rather quiet in the top ten – on the field.  Off the field, the cheerleaders and annual beer pong tournaments were making plenty of noise on campus.  With only a few weeks to go before Halloween gives us the hottest mix of scantily clad girls with BACs pushing 0.4, let’s take a look at this week’s matchups for the best of the best in college football…

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No. 1 Florida (5-0) vs. Arkansas (3-2)

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2:30 pm, CBS (HD) / Online

The return of Tim Tebow helped propel the top ranked Gators to a 13-3 win on the road over LSU.  This big time win despite the vulnerability surrounding their top dog made it all but certain that this Florida squad is poised for its third title in the past three years…and no, not even Ryan Mallett can stand in their way this week.

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No. 2 Alabama (5-0) vs. No. 22 South Carolina (5-1)

Saturday, Oct. 17, 6:45 pm, ESPN (HD)

After an impressive dismantling of a then-ranked No. 20 Ole Miss team last week, Bama has finally leapfrogged Texas and is enjoying the week from the No. 2 slot.  This week they face another test as they take on Steve Spurrier’s team who has already upset a then-No. 4 ranked Ole Miss team (yes, we can see the trend of Ole Miss’ ranking continually dropping).

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No. 3 Texas (5-0) vs No. 20 Oklahoma (3-2)

Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 am, ABC (HD)

And this week Texas will have the opportunity to make a statement with a giant game left on their schedule against the hated Sooners from up north.  This will be a much bigger storyline now that we have the epic McCoy vs. Bradford shootout on the docket.  Expect this to be a Big 12 dogfight – and no, Mike Vick is not invited. (more…)

Week 6 is upon us in the land of college football, and many campuses are starting to get hit with the colors of autumn, the crisp coldness in the air, and most importantly, the two or three extra shots needed to keep warm in the student section during the game. With a continual whirlwind knocking the top teams out of the rankings each week, expect more of the same this week. The key matchup will center around the health of Tim Tebow, while the rest of the top ten will be looking over their shoulder (directly at the opposing cheerleading squad) hoping not to get knocked off their top 10 perch.

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No. 1 Florida (4-0) at No. 4 LSU (5-0)

Saturday, Oct. 10, 7:00 pm CBS (HD) / Online

Obviously, this is the game of the week and probably the game of the season to this point. And we are hours away from kickoff and still wondering about whether or not Tim Tebow will play and if he does, how effective he will be. Get ready for a great battle in the SEC that could have national title implications down the road.

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No. 2 Texas (4-0) vs. Colorado (1-3)

Saturday, Oct. 10, 6:15 pm, ESPN (HD)

This could be a blood bath. Colorado is having a dismal season that has already seen a loss to Colorado State and a trouncing put on them by Toledo, but they haven’t experienced pain yet like they will this coming Saturday night in Texas.

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No. 3 Alabama (5-0) at No. 20 Mississippi (3-1)

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2:30 pm CBS (HD) / Online

If this matchup occurred prior to Ole Miss’ SEC opening loss at South Carolina, perhaps we’d be talking about it like the Florida/LSU game. But Mississippi did as we all expected and lost to an unranked team while holding on to a top 5 spot. The question is, can they rebound in their first true test since the Carolina game and show the nation that they are an elite team with a victory over Saban’s Tide?

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No. 5 Virginia Tech (4-1) vs Boston College (4-1)

Saturday, Oct. 10, 7:00 pm CBS (HD) / Online

Boston College has been a thorn in the ass for the Hokies in recent past, with the Eagles winning the past three regular season meetings. After big wins over Nebraska and Miami (FL), is this Virginia Tech team battled tested enough to withstand a let down loss to BC?

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No. 6 Boise State (5-0) at Tulsa (4-1)

Wednesday, Oct. 14th, 7:00 pm, ESPN (HD)

This game is not until next Wednesday, but this looks to be a great match-up between the top teams in the WAC and C-USA conferences.

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No. 7 USC (4-1) is on bye

An off week for the Trojans after a big win at Cal, but they open right back up on the road with a tough game against the Irish in South Bend next week.

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No. 8 Cincinnati (5-0) at No. 23 South Florida (5-0)

Thursday, Oct. 15, 6:30 pm, ESPN (HD)

Yes, you read that correctly, the Bearcats are indeed ranked No. 8. Their next game isn’t until Thursday, October 15, where the smart money is on Cincy falling to a very dangerous and undefeated South Florida squad on the road.

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No. 9 Ohio State (4-1) vs. Wisconsin (5-0)

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2:30 pm, ESPN / ABC (HD)

A big game for the Big Ten this weekend as the Badgers take their undefeated record to The Shoe in hopes of burying the Buckeyes back into the middle of the Big Ten race. Ohio State has only allowed 59 points through three games this season and only 14 in the past three. The Wisco run offense vs. Ohio St run defense will be the key to this game.

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No. 10 TCU (4-0) at Air Force (3-2)

Saturday, Oct. 10, 6:30 pm CBSC (HD)

Two of the top rushing offenses in the nation will be battling it out in Colorado Springs this weekend. The Horned Frogs are no. 13 in the land, while the Falcons sit at no. 2. TCU looks to remain the only unbeaten team in the MWC conference.

As we mention on a weekly basis, no team or cheerleader is safe as they appear on COED’s college football preview.  A top 10 ranking has been a gauntlet for teams to stay on pace for a shot at a BCS bowl, as four more top 10 teams fell last week (10 total in four weeks) – Mississippi, Penn State, California, and Miami (FL) – and Cal got absolutely shattered by Oregon. (more…)

After an excellent Week Three that saw the perpetually overrated USC Trojans drop out of the top 10 after falling to an unranked Washington team and an enormous leap by Miami into the nine-slot after slaughtering a talented Georgia Tech team, we look forward to an even better week as conference play opens up across the rest of the college football nation.  Cheerleaders beware, this is a dangerous week for upsets since only one of the top 10 teams will be facing a ranked opponent. (more…)

Calls for the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana grew louder this week, coming from a highly unlikely group: the police. In a 180-degree shift in position, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents, along with police chiefs and elected sheriffs from around the state announced their support for the legalization and taxation of marijuana.

“Weed is good.  Weed is right.  Weed works,” said Dorchester County Sheriff B.D. Squire, spokesman for the group. The change comes after calculating how much tax revenue could be produced by legalizing marijuana.

“There was a half-million dollar bust a couple weeks ago in Berkely County,” said state Agriculture Secretary Hugh Weathers, “if that pot was taxed at anything near the rate of tobacco… well that would be about $500 million straight into the state coffers. Can you imagine what kind of income we’d pull in if it was planted on proper farms and not just in little patches in the woods? We wouldn’t be having a ’stimulus’ debate because we wouldn’t need the money.”

Check out the whole story here!

Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein were both critically injured late Friday night in a plane crash that killed 4 other passengers, authorities are reporting.

“The Learjet 60 crashed on takeoff at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport at 11:53 p.m. Friday” and both Barker and Goldstein were transported to the Joseph Still Burn Center, in Augusta, Georgia, suffering “extensive burns”.

Although earlier reports feared musicians Gavin DeGraw and Perry Ferrell were on the plane as well, those facts have proven to be false at this time.

While it’s unclear what caused the crash, authorities say they saw sparks “coming off the runway” during take-off.

If we at COED find out anything more about this tragedy, we’ll let you know. Click here for updates.

Welcome back, football fans, for another installment of College Football Preview Cheerleader Edition. We’ve got games, stats, predictions–and a ton of freakin’ cheerleaders. We’re not saying it’s the best way to check out what games are coming up for the weekend, but…wait a minute…Yes we are!

Check out College Football Week Three: Cheerleader Edition after the jump! (more…)

Partying With College Cheerleaders: USC’s Allison Whitney

I’ve decided to start a new segment that I’m 100% sure will have zero objections: “Partying with College Cheerleaders.” Allow me to introduce one of the Gamecocks of South Carolina by the name of Allison Whitney.

Most of her glory days were in the 2005-2006 season and she was nice enough to share her pictures with the world at one of the infamous photo sharing websites. There are a couple of things to note here.

First of all, one of the pictures contained the caption “Me at Cockfest.” I don’t care how juvenile that sounds. It’s amazing. Second. There is no second. I’m still laughing from the word Cockfest. [UnCoached]

Internships of the Rich and Famous

Worried that your coffee runs and demotion to the status of an indentured servant are for nothing?

Fret not, as these famous designers, actors, and sports stars prove you are in good company, and if everything works out, you, too, can become as successful and world-renowned as them. [CollegeOTR]

Stephen Colbert’s Strange Request To The Princeton’s Class of 2008

“Gandhi said, ‘you must be the change you want to see in the world,’” Stephen Colbert told an audience of thousands at the Class Day ceremony this afternoon. “But may I also point out he drank his own urine, so let’s not go overboard on his advice.”

The host and executive producer of “The Colbert Report” and a one-time presidential candidate in his home state of South Carolina, Colbert drew laughter and applause from the assembled senior class and their families as he poked fun at Princeton traditions and urged the class to maintain the status quo after graduation.

Though the Class of 2008 “can change the world,” Colbert said, he pleaded with its members to “please don’t do that.”

“Some of us like it the way it is,” he explained. “Personally, things are going great for me right now.” [The Daily Princetonian]

The Funniest Name In College Football

Rivals of Marshall football and sports blogs around the country are going to have a field day with this guy, once football season rolls around. What were his parents thinking? I almost feel badly for him. [Losers With Socks]

Nine Signs He’s a Frat Guy

The darker it is, the more beer that’s present, the more likely it is that girls will be back-humped by a frat guy. It’s the frat boy’s way of saying, “Hello, I’m drunk and you have a vagina, please let me stimulate my penis while grinding on you.” Because this usually takes place in a dark basement, it means it’s somehow OK. Most don’t even mind that you can feel their aroused penis slithering over your leg while dancing at a party.

He’s probably a frat guy if… [CollegeOTR]