Here on FanIQ, one of the main things that fall into all of the above categories is the all-important cheerleader.
Over the past year or so, cheerleaders have been everywhere. They even made an appearance in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In the NBA, they became a bit of a distraction. I've already told you how thankful I am for the Celtics dance team, but the announcers were a bit tongue-tied over Bridget from the Denver Nuggets.
It's understandable how a guy can be rendered speechless by something like that. It's not half as bad as Kenny Albert, who referred to the Green Bay Packers as the "Knockers," most likely in homage to the Titans cheerleaders. I can see how someone could make a mistake like that.
Kenny Albert isn't the only one who finds cheerleaders distracting. Michael Strahan said that he thinks the only reason teams even have cheerleaders is to distract members of the opposing team. I suppose that's reasonable. I'm not sure how often it works, but one thing is for sure; it works on Ben Roethlisberger. He has a serious problem with cheerleaders, and wishes that they would just leave him alone. Forget Big Ben, his new nickname is Ben-Gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But seriously, Ben, what gives? You can't enjoy this?
If Ben thinks it's tough paying attention on the field, imagine trying to play a video game against a cheerleader? There's no way I could keep my focus. Plus, if you were (for some insane reason) playing the cheerleading game on the Wii, you'd probably get smoked by someone like this.
She wasn't one of the Pro Bowl cheerleaders, but then again, there were quite a few snubs last year at the Pro Bowl, and not just the players, either. As far as I'm concerned, any Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who didn't get picked is a snub. I'm not a Cowboys fan by any stretch, but there's no denying their cheerleader superiority. Don't believe me? Check out the calendar.
Are there any cheerleaders out there better than the Cowgirls? Probably not, but if they exist, you probably have to go abroad to find them. In our 3-part USA vs Europe basketball cheerleaders/dancers breakdown, however, you might notice that as awesome as they are in Europe, they probably still can't measure up to the ladies in Dallas.
European cheerleaders match up well with the USA, but what about NCAA football vs the NFL? We covered that, too. Wondering who won? Well... take a look. Or just think about it... who's usually better, college or the pros?
One thing that hurt the college game was definitely the kind of people who make decisions at Idaho. The Vandals had a real good thing going with their cheer squad, but chose to do some uniform alterations that resulted in uniforms that were less skimpy and revealing than the old ones. What a bunch of party poopers.
It probably doesn't matter too much, though, since the Vandals weren't really in the running for the best college cheerleaders anyway. That one ended up going to UCLA in a runaway win, with their huge collection of celebrity star power. Are they even cheerleaders down there in LA, or just paid actresses? Who cares? In what shouldn't really shock anyone, UCLA won the basketball bracket as well. Man, they're really doing it right at UCLA now.
I know it's not really cheerleaders, but I feel like I need to give an update on the Illinois gymnastics team locker room camera incident. Turns out, the camera was in the men's locker room, so the coach was completely missing out on girls like this... he doesn't know what he's missing, apparently.
Speaking of cameras, spying on the Patriots cheerleader auditions was an interesting event. That's where the Caitlin Davis story began. That's a tragic one... and it ended with her huddling over an incredibly inebriated friend who had swastikas and penises drawn all over his body. Bad move, Caitlin.
The incident cost poor Caitlin her job. For that, I am not thankful. On second thought, it will give her more time to relax by the pool. So maybe that's a blessing in disguise. I'll let you be the judge.
Caitlin's misfortune drove us to do a little digging and come up with the 10 biggest cheerleader scandals of all time. That was definitely some grueling research.
But no matter what they do, cheerleaders will always hold a special place here on FanIQ, as well as a special place in the hearts of many. Thank you, cheerleaders, for making an enjoyable event just a little more enjoyable for the rest of us. Without you, sports would just be... well, sports, without cheerleaders. And no one wants to think about that.
THANKS!!!
so, you guys better prepare for something big from your ladies!!!! Tell them its only pictures! Cant touch or feel them!
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