... of the season immediately following BCS championships from the inception of the series in 1998 to today, history may not be kind to returning champ Alabama in 2010.

Of the 11 National Champions before Alabama, none has repeated as champion the following season.  However, some teams, such as Florida State, the loser to first BCS champ Tennessee, and 2001 champ Miami, managed to claw their way back to the championship game the next year.  Miami would go down to the Ohio State University. The Seminoles won on their return trip.

Oklahoma made it twice in a row to the game only lose both times.  Ditto Ohio State. USC followed up a championship with a loss the next year to Vince Young and Texas.  So following up a cha...

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