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LSU's trip to Alabama isn't just the biggest game this week (which isn't necessarily saying much, given the rest of the slate). According to SportsNation, this one is the biggest game remaining before conference championship games. Bloggers, some more impartial than others, have been busy all week making sense of the showdown in Tuscaloosa.

• "The supposed "Throwdown in Tuscaloosa" might appear to be a huge game on paper, matching #3 Alabama and #9 LSU, but with the way that Florida is finally beginning to dominate, it might not matter who wins that game. Nobody doubts that Florida has probably the most talented team in the country, but before thrashing Georgia in The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (I don't care what it's called now, that's what it is), nobody was sure if the Gators could indeed go wire-to-wire before heading off to Pasadena. Add to that the fact that Tebow set the SEC record for career rushing TD's by passing (who else?) former Bulldog Herschel Walker and Florida is finally showing why a lot of Gators supporters booked their tickets to Southern California a long time ago." Read afjumpman23's full post
• "Alabama will beat LSU. I'm stating that with an unbiased opinion. Bama just has an all around better defense and after much practice, they've fixed their offense too. This week there will be a strong passing game and an even better running game out of Mark Ingram. Rolando McClain is scary nasty and all of this ESPN hype has rev'd LSU up. LSU's only loss is to Florida by 10 pts. The Tigers have a strong argument. Jordan Jefferson is having a pretty good season with 11 TDs. McElroy has 9, but he hasn't tossed one in since the [Kentucky] game." Read RollFreakinTide37's full post
• "Not sure why this is being billed as a good game, but it certainly is important for Alabama if they want to stay in the national title race. The rumor is that McElroy is going to air it out more...not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Against LSU, I'd probably play it safer and run Ingram. As long as Alabama doesn't come up with anything to shoot themselves in the foot, with Ole Miss out of the way this season has a feel of full steam ahead to an Alabama-Florida SEC Championship game. Boring and low-scoring, this one will be." Read nunyabiz81's full post