No. 1: Alabama Crimson Tide

The One Great Season College Football Countdown ends Friday. We've been counting down the preseason Top 25 teams in 2010. Today's No. 1 is Alabama.

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Only a few programs can take heavy personnel hits and still be a near-unanimous pick to play for another national championship, and with a retooled defense, Alabama will show why it's one of those teams in 2010.

The Crimson Tide are the easy No. 1 pick in the OGS Preseason Countdown.

What will make Alabama's defense so special this year? How about a great offense, for starters? Yep, it's true, Nick Saban will win with offense this year. It's been a while since that was the trend in Tuscaloosa.

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