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Florida vs. Missouri: Gators determined to knock off "champs," take firm hold of SEC East

Florida's not overlooking Missouri. Instead, the Gators have their sights set on the "champs."

In the two decades of the SEC Championship Game's existence, only four teams from the SEC East have gone to it in consecutive years. The trio that first accomplished it — Georgia, Florida, Tennessee — has been widely considered the class of the division since its inception, and combined for every SEC East title from 1992 to 2009.

The fourth SEC East team to win back-to-back titles is Missouri. And, perhaps more importantly, the Tigers won the last two.

If Florida is going to continue its quest to "restore the order" on Saturday in Columbia, it will require dethroning the champs.