Crimson Red Sports

ESPN is showing the defending national champions some love.

On his "100 Days Till Kickoff" notebook, Mark Schlabach put three Alabama games under his Top 10 Games for the upcoming college football season.

Alabama's game with Michigan in Texas on Sept. 1, which solidified a 7 p.m. time slot Tuesday, is ranked as the most anticipated game of the year. The Tide's game with Arkansas two weeks later ranks third, while the rematch of the BCS National Championship game with LSU comes in seventh.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/crimson_tide_has_3_spots_on_es.html

Picking Oregon to beat LSU for the BCS championship is pretty insane in my opinion... LSU might just be the team to beat this year...

That is an insane pick, considering that LSU demolished Oregon last year.

You know this is one thing that is on my Mind. Last year don't count this year. We can't judge off last year or win games off last year. I know if we could we would win the BCSCG now. It is going to be a season of 2nd chances are out the window after last years' BCSCG. RTR!

You said it!  The ball has to bounce the right way.  Last year, the start aligned for Bama, with 3 or 4 other teams having to lose for Bama to make the BCSCG.  (The ball definitely bounced the wrong way in the first game v. LSU).  This year should be the same, with the tough SEC competition all gunning for Bama.