Summer hangs on showing no intent of giving way to the mild fall days we think of when we dream of college football. Still, while the dog days of summer may hold on for a few weeks longer, the 2009 Alabama season is little more than a week away.

The Tide will take a talented, and for the most part battle tested team, and head east out interstate 20 to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Georgia Dome.

For the second season in a row Alabama will open against a team considered the odds on favorite to walk away with the ACC crown.

Both teams will likely experience a few opening game jitters though neither is likely to look as inept as the Clemson team the Tide faced in last years opener.

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