Jim McElwain stands to win the biggest game of his head-coaching career, send the Florida Gators to Atlanta and notch his first signature win on Saturday.
With all due respect to the Rocky Mountain showdown between Colorado State and Colorado, that’s not really moving the needle down in SEC Country. McElwain was, for what it’s worth, 2-1 against Colorado during his tenure at Colorado State.
The Gators stuck to the script this week. The LSU game is the most important simply because it’s the next game. Not because it’s LSU, or because a win would send the Gators to the SEC Championship game, just because it’s the next one.