re: Bama getting the SEC schedule switched around to benefit them?

Really, its the SEC office that makes the schedule. They make out the conference schedule for each team, and there's been a pattern leaving this many open weeks for teams to take advantage of. For instance, Alabama plays five straight SEC games in five weeks for the third straight year in 2010. They don't have an opportunity to have a bye before any of those games because the SEC scheduled another SEC game for them. Alabama's only options for a bye week (and its been this way the past few years) are in week 1,2,3,9, or 12. Logically, Alabama always chooses week 9.