Alabama 2012 Preview

The Crimson Tide won the BCS title last fall, but in my opinion, they did not deserve that title. As a matter of fact, most people outside of ESPN and the South don't believe that Alabama was the national champ. For instance, they failed in their quest to win the SEC West, and therefore never played in their conference championship, what many are considering a must for competing in any new playoff plan. That being said, Alabama will likely have a battle on their hands in 2012 to even get close to repeating their 12 win season of 2011. Holes have been opened in plentiful numbers, and even though talent always remains supreme for Nick Saban, he is forced to rebuild yet again from graduation and early departures. READ MORE