Back the Crimson Tide on the NCAA Football Odds vs Florida Gators

The 2010 college football betting season is set to begin, but before the first week of NCAA football odds go off the board on Thursday night, we are revving you up by looking at some of the biggest matchups of the year.

Today, we begin with our look at a matchup that has decided not only the winner of the SEC, but the winner of the National Championship as well.

However, instead of this being on the neutral field of the Georgia Dome, the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide will meet in Tuscaloosa.

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Florida Gators vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

Game Date/Time: Saturday, October 2nd, TBA

Game Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium

TV/Radio Broadcast: TBA

For those of you that think the Gators are going to have to do more than just replace Tim Tebow, you have another thing coming.

Yes, there’s no doubt that trying to replace arguably college football’s greatest player of all-time is going to be a daunting task. Though he isn’t nearly the same type of quarterback, John Brantley is a fantastic drop back passer and delivers a fantastic ball when given time in the pocket. From this standpoint, the Gators will probably be just fine.

The issue is going to be replacing all of the other keys to the puzzle. Men like Brandon James, Riley Cooper, Jermaine Cunningham, Joe Haden, Major Wright, Carlos Dunlap, Brandon Spikes, Maurkice Pouncey, and Aaron Hernandez were huge cogs to this team’s success in recent years.

They’re all playing ball on Sundays now and will have to be replaced by underclassmen. It’s not often that you see a team end up with ten starters heading to the NFL at one time, especially not when they’re still starting the year ranked No. 4 overall in the nation.

Urban Meyer has built a fantastic program, but we aren’t so sure it’s up to snuff after suffering all those losses.

Nick Saban has a similar problem, except that almost all of his losses came on defense. This was already regarded as one of the deepest ‘D’s in the nation. However, now that only one of the 11 starters is back from a defense that averaged allowing just 244.3 yards and 11.7 points per game has to be a tad bit concerning.

Many remember how good that Alabama defense was in last year’s run to the National Championship, but few remember how good the ‘O’ really was. That unit averaged 403.0 yards and 32.1 points per game, and all 11 starters return for the 2010 season.

Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram has to be licking his chops about the idea of going against these Gators again; especially at home. You should be stoked as well!

The Crimson Tide originally opened up as 3.5 point favorites in this crucial SEC battle. If you can find them at anything less than a touchdown on the NCAA football odds come game time, be sure to grab them, as Alabama is clearly the superior team in this match-up.

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