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For this Insider series, we had a simple plan. Take Mark Schlabach's preseason Top 25 and dig into the numbers and trends. Can the stats, trends, stars and systems that defined each program last season come through again in 2009?

Well, we asked the coaches, the guys who spent all spring and are working all summer in the hope to make their team a success again in the fall. Some of them buy the numbers; some don't. Some have new ideas of their own and new concepts to reveal. Find out about all of it right here.

TOP 25 INTEL

	Team	Schedule	Storyline
	No. 25 Florida State	2009 Schedule	On the run -- A former quarterback factory may have one of the most effective ground attacks in the country. Believe it.
	No. 24 BYU	2009 Schedule	First and go -- The Cougars were the best team in the nation on first down last season. They'll need to continue the trend against a tough slate.
	No. 23 Utah	2009 Schedule	Solutions at hand -- Utah lost plenty from a team that didn't lose a contest. But coaches can barely believe how much talent remains.
	No. 22 Kansas	2009 Schedule	Rock 'n' run -- The Jayhawks fell back last year when they struggled to run effectively. The '09 team will turn back the clock two years.
	No. 21 North Carolina	2009 Schedule	Dropping a depth charge -- Butch Davis, a recruiter and builder, is beginning to assemble the kind of roster that can keep the Heels ranked to stay.
	No. 20 Nebraska	2009 Schedule	Back in the hunt -- Bo Pelini isn't satisfied with a 9-4 record. Getting an improved defense back up to "blackshirt" status is the goal.
	No. 19 Iowa	2009 Schedule	Ready to evolve -- You don't plug the hole left by Shonn Greene, you evolve with what you have. But Iowa may have plenty.
	No. 18 TCU	2009 Schedule	Out for more -- The Horned Frogs face the task of remaining relevant after losing a load of talent. The roster, and the staff, might be ready.
	No. 17 Notre Dame	2009 Schedule	BCS in sight -- Call it hype all you want, but a look at the assembled talent and the constructed slate points Notre Dame to a big bowl.
	No. 16 Georgia	2009 Schedule	Better after Stafford? -- Joe Cox has the belief of his coaches and other players. Are the Dawgs really better minus the No. 1 pick? Maybe.
	No. 15 Georgia Tech	2009 Schedule	Ground control -- If Tech can augment its powerful rushing attack with even an ounce of a threat from the passing game, watch out.
	No. 14 Boise State	2009 Schedule	Smurf lockdown -- For years, Boise State relied on huge point totals to win. Now it has a defense that can dominate as well.
	No. 13 Cal	2009 Schedule	Defense the best? -- This team has a Heisman hopeful in Jahvid Best. It also has a defense primed to be the Pac-10's best.
	No. 12 LSU	2009 Schedule	Fine import -- LSU has recruited like crazy under Les Miles, but landing John Chavis from Knoxville may be a defining moment for the Tigers.
	No. 11 Oregon	2009 Schedule	Running wild -- Welcome to the best rushing attack in the country. Really. Thing is, under Chip Kelly, that's just the beginning.
	No. 10 Oklahoma State	2009 Schedule	Achieving balance -- When you consider their almost absurd level of balance, the Pokes might have the best offense in the country.
	No. 9 Penn State	2009 Schedule	All systems go -- The Nittany Lions have been making subtle additions to the offense for years now, but an effective running game still wins here.
	No. 8 Alabama	2009 Schedule	The swagger is back -- In 2009, the returning 'Bama swagger, and mystique, if you will, is nearly all on defense.
	No. 7 Ole Miss	2009 Schedule	Theme is "Unsatisfied" -- After a 9-4 season, Rebels aim even higher behind a powerful returning offensive attack.
	No. 6 Ohio State	2009 Schedule	Pryor takes control -- Ohio State faces a huge transition, but Terrelle Pryor gives them a true game-changer at quarterback.
	No. 5 Virginia Tech	2009 Schedule	Offense grows up -- Even in a year where the offense was on training wheels, Virginia Tech still won the conference and captured a BCS bowl game.
	No. 4 USC	2009 Schedule	Reloading the defense -- This season will show the perfect confluence of what USC has come to represent, both from a talent standpoint and as a program.
	No. 3 Oklahoma	2009 Schedule	Strength upon strength -- In Norman in '09, though, "Change is here!" ought to also mean: Business as usual.
	No. 2 Texas	2009 Schedule	All the pieces --Last year, Texas was one toe, one inch, one shove, one deflection, one trip, one blip or one unanswered prayer from the title game. Just one would do.
	No. 1 Florida	2009 Schedule	The Tebow show --when it's all said and done, the Gators will succeed if they forget the off-hand critiques and simply worry about the wins and losses.