... you see is "Mt. Cody" hoisting the SEC Championship Trophy after the Tide totally embarrassed the Florida Gators in Atlanta last year. That was a team with many returning starters.

This year Alabama has fewer returning starters than any of the SEC teams, yet they are picked to once again win the SEC and also the national championship.

Say what?

I thought a team had to be experienced, that they had to return a ton of starters to have a chance to repeat. What do the pollsters and bookies know that makes this time proven saying mean nothing this year?

Quite simply, they all know that many of the newcomers are people that Tide fans and coaches have been waiting to move into starting jobs. Most come with lots of valuable play...

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