Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fl) Last year the University of Alabama opened its campaign at 20-to-one odds. This year they the favorite to repeat. Nick Saban has finally won over any remaining skeptics in Las Vegas. This year they are a two-and-a-half-to-one favorite.

Apparently, the six bye weeks in the SEC schedule, the shuffling of players on defense, and yet another offensive line makes no difference as odds makers not only see the Crimson Tide as favorites, but big favorites.

Second place goes to Ohio State who plays in the softer Big 10. They come in at six-and-a- half-to-one odds, three times higher than Alabama. They are also picking it to come down to Alabama and Ohio State for all the marbles in the BCS game.<...

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