i hade the same perdiciment, i was gonna wait to but the 09s but i went with the 08s theres really no difference, just depends on which graphic you dig the most when u think about it their gonna be covered in snow half the time so whats the point of a fancy graphic
only thing that has the old school line look is the chronics and EPs, but the blends look nice as well, but otherwise i think the graphic jobs for this year didnt meet up to the standards they were expected to have