I'm not sure today who is going to win this year's national title but go ahead and put Alabama down for winning it next year.
The release of the Southeastern Conference's 2013 schedule Thursday instantly makes the Crimson Tide next year's lock-down favorite.
Crimson Tide fans, book your vacation plans to sunny California.
In fact, the toughest game on Alabama's 2013 SEC schedule might be against a former Big 12 conference also-ran. The Crimson Tide opens at Texas A&M, where quarterback Johnny Manziel, aka "Johnny Football," might pose some problems.
After that? Alabama gets Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana State at home and misses East powers Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Alabama closes the regular season at Mississippi State (small sweat) and then at Auburn (no sweat).
There were other 2013 schedules revealed Thursday, but it was basically over when the league arranged its release in alphabetical order, starting with ALA.
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