... has come to peer into my Magic 8 Ball to get predictions on how the season is going to go. Here are my predictions for 2010:

1. Alabama will not win the National Championship.

Yes, I know that Alabama is the preseason favorite, and I'd be shocked to see them anywhere but No. 1 in the preseason AP and Coach's Polls.

That, Crimson Tide fans, is the kiss of death.

According to the College Poll Archive Website, the AP No. 1 preseason pick has only finished No. 1 in the final poll ten times since 1950. That's a pathetic 17% for those playing at home.

Oh, and for those curious about what those statistics say about the BCS era (1998 to the present), only 2 out of 12 started and finished on top (17% again!).The average ran...

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