... Forward: Nick Saban and the 2010 Alabama Campaign

Alabama will open their schedule with two home games. The opener is a warm-up against San Jose State. They have a new head coach, Mike MacIntyre, the 2009 AFCA Football Bowl Subdivision Assistant Coach of the Year.

 

MacIntyre is no stranger to the SEC. He played two years for the Vanderbilt Commodores ('84-'85), under the tutelage of his father, head coach George MacIntyre. He finished his career at Georgia Tech ('87-'88), coached by Bobby Ross.

The San Jose State Spartans won only two games in the entire 2009 season. While great things are expected from the hire of Mike MacIntyre, opening the season with a win against Alabama is unlikely.

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